2.1.7 Sink Data Conversion
Since DGI only can handle 8-bit values natively, all values received by DGI are remapped according to the
rules in the following table.
| Data Type | Conversion |
|---|---|
| Int8 | Cast to uint8. 2ʼs complement value is retained. |
| Uint8 | |
| Int16 | 2ʼs complement value is retained. Split into two uint8 values. Big endian. |
| Uint16 | Split into two uint8 values. Big endian. |
| Int32 | 2ʼs complement value is retained. Split into four uint8 values. Big endian. |
| Uint32 | Split into four uint8 values. Big endian. |
| Float | Cast to Int32 |
| Double | Cast to Int32 |
| XY8 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XYu8 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XY16 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XYu16 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XY32 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XYu32 | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XYFloat | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| XYDouble | X-value sent first, then Y-value |
| String | The ASCII values of each character is sent. A null termination is added. |
| StringFloat | Sent as a Int32 with the string following |
| Boolean | False is sent as 0, true as 1 |