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4-6 Understanding the I/O Image
Regardless of the Datalink combination, x1 will always contain the LSW
and x2 will always contain the MSW. In the following examples,
parameter 242 - [Power Up Marker] in a PowerFlex 70 drive contains a
value of 88.4541 hours.
The following example shows an unlike Datalink pair of A2 and B1.
With A1 already assigned, the next two available Datalinks were used.
32-bit data is stored in binary as follows:
Example: Parameter 242 - [Power Up Marker] = 88.4541 hours
MSW = 13
decimal
= 1101
binary
= 2
19
+ 2
18
+ 2
16
= 851968
LSW = 32573
decimal
851968 + 32573 = 884541
Datalink Most/Least Significant Word Parameter Data (decimal)
A1 LSW 242 32573
A2 - Not Used - 0 0
A1 - Not Used - 0 0
A2 MSW 242 13
A1 LSW 242 32573
A2 MSW 242 13
Datalink Most/Least Significant Word Parameter Data (decimal)
A2 MSW 242 13
B1 LSW 242 32573
MSW 2
31
through 2
16
LSW 2
15
through 2
0
Most Significant Word Value Least Significant Word Value
0000000000001101 0111111100111101
Bit 31302928272625242322212019181716 1514131211109876543210
851968 32573