MC-Basic:SYSTEM.HOSTINTEGER

Read the value of a Long variable in DPRAM written by the host. There are 16 general purpose Long variables available for use by the host in order to communicate information quickly to the softMC.

Short form

Sys.Hint

System.Hint

Syntax

?Sys.HostInteger[<index>]

?System.HostInteger[<index>]

Availability

All versions

Type

Long

Range

MinLong to MaxLong
<index>: integer 1 to  8

Default

0, value of the DPRAM variable

Scope

Task or Terminal

Limitations

• Read only
• Not supported in EtherCAT system

Examples

val1 = System.HostInteger[12]