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Step 7 Elementary Data Types

This document describes common data types used in PLC programming including their size, format, range, and examples. It outlines the basic data types of BOOL, BYTE, WORD, DWORD, INT, DINT, REAL, S5TIME, TIME, DATE, TIME_OF_DAY, and CHAR along with their purpose and specifications. S5TIME format is also explained showing the binary codes used for different time bases of 10ms, 100ms, 1s, and 10s.

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Step 7 Elementary Data Types

This document describes common data types used in PLC programming including their size, format, range, and examples. It outlines the basic data types of BOOL, BYTE, WORD, DWORD, INT, DINT, REAL, S5TIME, TIME, DATE, TIME_OF_DAY, and CHAR along with their purpose and specifications. S5TIME format is also explained showing the binary codes used for different time bases of 10ms, 100ms, 1s, and 10s.

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Step 7 Elementary Data Types


Type and

Size Format

Range and Number

Description

in

Notation

Options

Bits

Example in STL

(lowest to highest
values)

BOOL (Bit)

1 Boolean text

TRUE/FALSE

TRUE

BYTE (Byte)

8 Hexadecimal

B#16#0 to B#16#FF

L B#16#10

number
WORD (Word)

16 Binary

L byte#16#10
2#0 to

number

2#1111_1111_1111_1111

Hexadecimal

W#16#0 to W#16#FFFF

number

L 2#0001_0000_0000_0000

L W#16#1000
L word#16#1000

BCD

C#0 to C#999

L C#998

Decimal

B#(0,0) to B#(255,255)

L B#(10,20)
L byte#(10,20)

number
unsigned
DWORD
(Double word)

32 Binary
number

2#0 to
2#1111_1111_1111_1111_
1111_1111_1111_1111

L
2#1000_0001_0001_1000_
1011_1011_0111_1111

Hexadecimal

W#16#0000_0000 to

L DW#16#00A2_1234

number

W#16#FFFF_FFFF

L dword#16#00A2_1234

Decimal

B#(0,0,0,0) to

L B#(1, 14, 100, 120)

number

B#(255,255,255,255)

L byte#(1,14,100,120)

-32768 to 32767

L 101

unsigned
INT (Integer)

16 Decimal
number

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signed
DINT (Double
integer)

32 Decimal
number

L#-2147483648 to

L L#101

L#2147483647

signed
REAL

32 IEEE

Upper limit

(Floating-point

Floating-point +/-3.402823e+38

number)

number

L 1.234567e+13

Lower limit
+/-1.175495e-38

S5TIME

16 S7 time in

S5T#0H_0M_0S_10MS to

L S5T#0H_1M_0S_0MS

(SIMATIC

steps of

S5T#2H_46M_30S_0MS and

time)

10ms

S5T#0H_0M_0S_0MS

S5TIME#0H_1H_1M_0S_0MS

(default)
TIME (IEC
time)

32 IEC time in

T#24D_20H_31M_23S_648MS L T#0D_1H_1M_0S_0MS

steps of 1

to

ms, integer

T#24D_20H_31M_23S_647MS

L TIME#0D_1H_1M_0S_0MS

signed
DATE (IEC
date)

16 IEC date in
steps of 1

D#1990-1-1 to

L D#1996-3-15

D#2168-12-31

L DATE#1996-3-15

day
TIME _OF_DAY
(Time)
CHAR
(Character)

32 Time in steps TOD#0:0:0.0 to


of 1 ms
8 ASCII

L TOD#1:10:3.3

TOD#23:59:59.999

L TIME_OF_DAY#1:10:3.3

A', 'B' etc.

L 'E'

characters

S5TIME NOTES
Underscores in time and date are optional
It is not required to specify all time units (for example: T#5h10s is valid)
Maximum time value = 9,990 seconds or 2H_46M_30S

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S5TIME Format

Time base Binary Code


10 ms

00

100 ms

01

1s

10

10 s

11

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