BOOL Address of a binary bit - a logical Boolean on or off state. This type is typically used for contacts or coils.
CHANNEL This is a special data type, for backward compatibility. It is an address (non-bit) to data of any type (unsigned or signed, one or more words), so can be used in place of any of the above data-types except NUMBER and BOOL. The data type is weak, and so checking is limited (e.g. CX-Programmer cannot check if the address is being used for BCD or binary values).
DINT Address of a signed, double binary word.
INT Address of a signed, single binary word.
LINT Address of a signed, quad binary word.
NUMBER A literal numeric value. Not an address. The value can be signed, or floating point.
NUMBERs are used for any literal value or for timer/counter identifiers (in this case, only unsigned integer values are allowed). Floating point values are only suitable within IEEE REAL type operands.
