Mapping of the datatypes

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All variables in zenon are derived from IEC data types. The following table compares the IEC datatypes with the datatypes of the PLC.

Mapping of the data types from the PLC to zenon data types

PLC

zenon

Data type

Bit

BOOL

8

Wort_mV

INT

1

Wort

UINT

2

Long_mV

DINT

3

Long

UDINT

4

STRING

STRING

12

Data type

The property "Datenart" is the internal numerical name of the data type. It is also used for the extended DBF import/export of the variables.