21 ascii conversion 1 (ascii), 1 ) operation, 2 ) format – Yaskawa MP900 Series Ladder Programming Manual User Manual
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5.3 Numeric Operation Instructions
5.3.21 ASCII Conversion 1 (ASCII)
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5.3.21 ASCII Conversion 1 (ASCII)
( 1 ) Operation
The input text string is converted to ASCII and stored in the output data. The text string is case sensitive.
The input text string can contain up to 32 characters (16 words).
Storage Location of ASCII Values for Input Text String
If the text string contains an odd number of characters, the upper byte of the last word is set to zeros.
( 2 ) Format
∗ 1. ASCII text
∗ 2. C and # registers cannot be used.
Output data
Input text string
Converted to ASCII.
C
B
A
Lower byte
Upper byte
Lower byte
Upper byte
1st word in
output data
2nd word in
output data
1st
character
2nd
character
3rd
character
'A'
0
'B'
'C'
Input text string
Output data
Icon:
Key entry: ASCII
Parameter Name
Applicable Data Types
B
W
L
F
A
Index
Constant
Input text string (Src)
×
*1
Output data (Dest)
×
{
*2
×
×
×
×
×