# read DI as binary!?

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/read-di-as-binary/3392>\
**Category:** Robot Controller\
**Created:** [February 25, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/read-di-as-binary/3392 "2010-02-25T15:31:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![andy\_c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@andy\_c](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/andy_c)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/read-di-as-binary/3392/1 "2010-02-25T15:31:43Z")

</div>

Hi guys,

i have a problem, i want to read my DI signals as binary, it is 5 DI signals, and my DI1 signal should be given the bin nr 1 and my  
DI2 should be given nr 2 and som on!!  
Is this posible to do!?!?

Iv’e been looking into the manuals and havent found anything that i think could help me!

BR

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![zealous\_swe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@zealous\_swe](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/zealous_swe)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/read-di-as-binary/3392/2 "2010-02-26T09:26:13Z")

</div>

I quess what you would like to do is to create a Group Input signal instead?

-Name “Sig1” -SignalType “DI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 0"  
-Name “Sig2” -SignalType “DI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 1"  
-Name “Sig3” -SignalType “DI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 2"  
-Name “Sig4” -SignalType “DI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 3"  
-Name “Sig5” -SignalType “DI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 4"

-Name “AllSignals” -SignalType “GI” -Unit “PLC” -UnitMap " 0-4"