===== TIA Coding of data types =====
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The following table lists the coding of data types for the [[#any|ANY]] pointer:
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^Hexadecimal code^Data type^Description|
^B#16#00|NIL|Null pointer|
^B#16#01|BOOL|Bits|
^B#16#02|BYTE|bytes, 8 bits|
^B#16#03|CHAR|8-bit characters|
^B#16#04|WORD|16-bit words|
^B#16#05|INT|16-bit integers|
^B#16#06|DWORD|32-bit words|
^B#16#07|DINT|32-bit integers|
^B#16#08|REAL|32-bit floating-point numbers|
^B#16#0B|TIME|Time duration|
^B#16#0C|S5TIME|Time duration|
^B#16#09|DATE|Date|
^B#16#0A|TOD|Date and time|
^B#16#0E|DT|Date and time|
^B#16#13|STRING|Character string|
^B#16#17|BLOCK_FB|Function block|
^B#16#18|BLOCK_FC|Function|
^B#16#19|BLOCK_DB|Data block|
^B#16#1A|BLOCK_SDB|System data block|
^B#16#1C|COUNTER|Counter|
^B#16#1D|TIMER|Timer|