EndiannessChanger

This simulation component changes the byte order of an input value.

When to use

Use this simulation component if you need to change the byte-order when exchanging data between systems with different endianness.

How to use

Add this simulation component from the simulation component library. Define the DataType of the Input signal whose byte order should be changed.

Parameters

DataType

The data-type of the input signal.

Inputs

Input

An input indicating a value whose byte order will be changed. The data-type can be specified by the DataType property.

Outputs

Output

An output indicating the input value with changed byte order.

Example

In this example, data is exchanged between Kuka.OfficeLite, the virtual robot controller from KUKA, and a Siemens PLC. Since these two systems are using different endianness, an EndiannessChanger is needed to exchange non-boolean values.

The following figure illustrates, how the byte-order is changed:

A RobotControllerConnector is used to connect to Kuka.OfficeLite and a PLCConnector is used to connect to the Siemens PLC. To change the byte-order of all non-boolean signals, an EndiannessChanger is used, as shown in the figure below.

The properties of the EndiannessChanger are defined as follows: