Studio 5000 Make your own BCD?

[LoganB]

Studio 5000 v24.11 on a 1769-L33ERM

Pretty simple question today! I have a piece of testing hardware with four outputs wired to four inputs on my PLC. The testing hardware sends different BCD values to the PLC based on the test result. I want to convert those four inputs into an integer value in the PLC.

I know I can brute force it with 16 lines of logic, one for each possible outcome, but is there an easier/shorter/neater way to do this? Haven't had my coffee yet this morning :angr:

TIA!

 

[LoganB]

BTW, I already tried to directly activate bits in a DINT and that didn't work.

   Input.0                        INT.0
-----]  [----------------------(  )-----------

The outputs don't activate...

 

[LoganB]

However, upon further examination, the outputs DO activate once you put a JSR in place.

Now off to get that coffee

 

[dmargineau]

Frd.

 

[Contr_Conn]

I am lost, are you done or still asking for another solution vs 16 rungs?

In case you need solution:
If input 16 bits, output 16 bits (INT) then use: COP (Input, Output, 1)
If input 16 bits, output 32 bits (DINT) then use: BTD (Input, 0, Output, 0, 16)

 

[LoganB]

The inputs will directly activate the bits of the INT in the program, so I have my solution. I had my solution before, I just forgot the JSR. You'd think eventually that little mistake would go away with experience, but somehow it keeps on sneaking back into my life