Hex text to number HEX → DINT

Reads hex text as a number, like "2A" → 42.

TagAfter two scans
HexIn'FF'
HexNum255

How it's used

Use it to read a hex code sent by a device.

TagValue
HexIn'FF'
Status255

FF is 255.

Operands

OperandData typeRead or write
SourceSTRING or a numberReads
DestDINTWrites

Common mistakes

  • Expecting FFFFFFFF to be largeFFFFFFFF is -1 in a DINT.