Data Type
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Data Type
Specify using the commands whether read/write data is to be handled as ASCII (or JIS8 code)
character data, or as hexadecimal numerical data.
Name
Code
Description
ASCII data
A
A character of data occupies 1 byte (1 address) on a Tag as an ASCII code
or a JIS 8 code.
HEX data
H
A character is handled as hexadecimal data. Therefore, only characters from
“0” to “F” are accepted. Two characters of data occupy 1 byte (1 address) on
a Tag.
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Example of ASCII Representation
When writing “V720” to four bytes of memory of page 00 using ASCII data, the data will occupy
the Tag’s memory as follows:
Byte 0
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Page 00h
5
6
3
7
3
2
3
0
Content
V
7
2
0
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Example of Hexadecimal Representation
When writing “12345678” to four bytes of memory of page 01h using hexadecimal data, the data
will occupy the Tag’s memory as follows:
Byte 0
Byte 1
Byte 2
Byte 3
Page 01h
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
