TN ITME107 InTouch vs InTouch Machine Edition: Tag Data Types
Description
Describes the differences in tag types between traditional InTouch and InTouch Machine Edition.
- Author: Dillon Perera
- Published: 05/29/2015
- Applies to: InTouch and InTouch Machine Edition
Details
| English | InTouch Machine Edition | Traditional InTouch | ||
| True/False or 0/1 values | Discrete Tag | 1 bit. 0 or 1 | Boolean Tag | 0 or 1 |
| Whole number values, such as 5, 10, -15 | Integer Tag | 32bit signed. –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 | Integer Tag | 32 bit signed. –2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 |
| Numbers with decimal places, such as 1.5, 7.9430, and -3.0 | Real Tag | 64bit signed. 1.7E +/- 308 (15 digits) | Real Tag | Math done in 64bit, but stored as 32bit. -3.4 x 1038 and 3.4 x 1038 |
| Line of text, such as "Line of text" | String | ASCII and Unicode. up to 1024 characters | Message | ASCII. Up to 131 single byte characters |