Convert/Assign
This function block is used to convert signals of one data type to signals of another data type.
It can also be used to assign values of a single data type (if the input and the output have the same data type).
Parameters
The parameter dialog can be used to select the data type and the number of elements for the source and destination.
Signals
| Name | I/O | Type(s) | Function |
| X | I | BIT, BYTE, WORD, FLOAT, LONG | Input signal |
| Y | O | BIT, BYTE, WORD, FLOAT, LONG | Output signal |
Visualization
The color of the selected data types and the number of elements (if greater than one) will be depicted in the symbol.
Comments
The data type of the input can be assigned by creating a new connection.
If the data type is changed by the parameter dialog, all invalid connections will be deleted.
Example
The following example shows how to convert a BIT vector into a single WORD value and back into a BIT vector.