Data type in FactoryTalk Linx Gateway and OPC UA/DA Client

The data type shown in the UA Tag List and
Tag Browsed
pane uses the type names utilized by
Logix5000
which is somewhat different from the names defined by OPC UA and DA. To clarify the map of the data type shown in different applications, the following table lists the corresponding data type relationship.
FactoryTalk Linx Gateway
OPC DA
OPC UA
BOOL
VT_BOOL
Boolean
USINT
VT_UI1
Byte
SINT
VT_I1
SByte
INT
VT_I2
Int16
UINT
VT_UI2
UInt16
DINT
VT_I4
Int32
UDINT
VT_UI4
UInt32
LINT
VT_I8
Int64
ULINT
VT_UI8
UInt64
REAL
VT_R4
Float
LREAL
VT_R8
Double
STRING
VT_BSTR
String
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