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Calculating Sum of 50th Byte from UDT Array

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Greetings everyone, A User Defined Type (UDT) consists of 100 bytes, while a dedicated datablock contains 200 arrays of UDT. How can I calculate the total sum of the 50th byte from each UDT array?Thank you!

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Do the bytes in this data set have unsigned values ranging from 0 to 255?

In essence, bytes can be seen as whole numbers within a range of 0 to 10000.

Bytes consist of 8 bits and have a range of 0 to 255. Please provide more specific details about your issue. Are you referring to the 50th byte, a particular integer within the 50th byte, or something else entirely?

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Assume we have a total of 100 bytes comprising 50 INT values within a UDT structure. This data block consists of an ARRAY[0..199] with the same UDT structure (100 bytes, 50 integer values). The goal is to calculate the sum of the 24th integer value from the first ARRAY UDT (at datablock address 48) + the 24th integer value from the second ARRAY UDT (at datablock address 148) + ... + the 24th integer value from the 199th ARRAY UDT (at datablock address 19948). Does this explanation clarify the objective effectively?

umencho proposed an example where a datablock consists of 50 INT values stored in a UDT structure totaling 100 bytes. The datablock has an ARRAY structure of the same UDT repeated 199 times. The goal is to sum the 24th INT values from each ARRAY UDT starting from address 48 up to address 19948. Do you understand the task described above? Have I effectively communicated the objective? Are the members of your UDT individual bytes or INTs? While the UDT itself is 100 bytes, is each member an INT or a series of consecutive bytes representing an INT?

I understand your point that all UDT members are of type INT. However, I have encountered a different scenario where not all UDT members are of type INT. Let's consider a case where all UDT members are of type INT, such as when reading a weight value in kilograms.

When sharing the UDT as source code, specify if it is an array consisting of 50 integers or 50 named integers. This distinction determines if the elements to be summed can be accessed symbolically, allowing for the use of SCL code to achieve the desired outcome.

Sample code showcasing two distinct User-Defined Types (UDTs): UDT1 Definition: TYPE UDT1 STRUCT aData:ARRAY[1..100] OF INT; END_STRUCT END_TYPE UDT2 Definition: TYPE UDT2 STRUCT iData1:INT; iData2:INT; iData3:INT; // Additional fields up to iData50 iData50:INT; END_STRUCT END_TYPE Within the DATA_BLOCK DB1, there are arrays of UDT1 and UDT2: DATA_BLOCK DB1 STRUCT aUDT1:ARRAY[0..199] OF UDT1; aUDT2:ARRAY[0..199] OF UDT2; END_STRUCT BEGIN END_DATA_BLOCK The function FC1 calculates the sum of specific elements in the UDT arrays: FUNCTION FC1 : Void VAR_TEMP j:INT; Sum1:DINT; Sum2:DINT; END_VAR Sum1:=0; Sum2:=0; FOR j:=0 TO 199 DO Sum1:=Sum1 + DB1.aUDT1[j].aData[24]; Sum2:=Sum2 + DB1.aUDT2[j].iData24; END_FOR; END_FUNCTION

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Answer: 1. How can I calculate the total sum of the 50th byte from each UDT array in a datablock? Answer: To calculate the total sum of the 50th byte from each UDT array in a datablock, you can iterate through each UDT array and sum up the 50th byte from each array.

FAQ: 2. Is there a specific formula or method to compute the sum of the 50th byte from multiple UDT arrays?

Answer: Answer: There is no specific formula, but you can loop through each UDT array in the datablock and add up the 50th byte from each array to get the total sum.

FAQ: 3. Can you provide an example code snippet to demonstrate how to calculate the sum of the 50th byte from UDT arrays?

Answer: Answer: Sure, here is a basic example in pseudocode: total_sum = 0 for each UDT_array in datablock: total_sum += UDT_array[49] // 49 represents the 50th byte index (0-based) This loop iterates through each UDT array in the datablock and adds up the 50th byte from each array to the total sum.

FAQ: 4. How can I efficiently calculate the sum of the 50th byte from UDT arrays in a large datablock?

Answer: Answer: To efficiently calculate the sum of the 50th byte from UDT arrays in a large datablock,

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