Binary Mode vs BCD Mode

[JaySharp90 0]

Hi all,

I have created a program using the binary counter and timer instructions and everything works fine (yay!), but I am not entirely sure if there is a major difference between using Binary mode or BCD Mode on the PLC. Does it just come down to personal preference or is there an advantage to using a particular mode over the other?

Also, does the operating mode affect anything besides counter/timer? The option in CX-Programmer seems to indicate it doesn't.

Cheers,

Jay

[Jay Anthony 118]

The advantage to Binary mode is being able to use a much larger setpoint (#FFFF=65535) over (#9999=9999),