ControlLogix 5000: Integer to ASCII Conversion

[Colt Hero]

I know there's the DTOS Function, but I have a value of "35" that is really "0035", and that's how I want it converted. Looks like the function might only be returning "35" in ASCII? Is there any function where you can specify digit count/right-justify/fill zero ... or something like that ... or do I just have to plug the zeros in myself with peripheral logic?

 

[Jsu0234m]

I don't know if this will help you or not but i got myself into a pickle one time trying to convert runtime and linetime values like 01:27:37 back into seconds so i could build a uptime percentage from a PLC.



I thought no problem, I'll convert the line time and runtime hh:mm:ss back into seconds and just divide one by the other and figure out the uptime percentage. Nope, it turned into a huge Chinese finger trap of a conversion screenshot attached.



I'm pretty sure you are going to have to use the middle string blocks to pull out what you need and Insert blocks to put it back together.

 

[drbitboy]

PLC programming is like C programmning: all the power of assembler with all the convenience of assembler.


Here it is for MicroLogix 1100; ControlLogix has DTOS and INSERT instead of AIC and ACN, but I would think it would be similar.


A bit of a problem with negative numbers though .