TN ITME107 InTouch vs InTouch Machine Edition: Tag Data Types
Last updated: February 28th, 2025Description
- Author: Brian Schneider
- Published: February 28th, 2025
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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 |
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