Article - CS281047

Calculation of Floating-Point values in KEPServerEX / ThingWorx Industrial Connectivity

Modified: 10-Apr-2018   


Applies To

  • Kepware Server (formerly KEPServerEX) 5.20.396.0 to 6.4.321.0
  • ThingWorx Kepware Server (legacy) 8.0 to 8.1

Description

  • How is decimal precision handled for Floats and Doubles? 
    • If the number is designed to show 3 decimal places, will the number 3.5 be displayed as 3.500 or as 3.5?
  • What are the options in KEPServerEX to configure the display of numeric fields?
    • Can the number of decimal places be changed, instead of 3?
    • Can the number of decimal places displayed be fixed, instead of having the zeros on the right removed?
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