# External Identifier - 10045

The string sent in External identifier is included in the result as VIN number. It is possible to provide up to 2 identifiers to be passed from Fieldbus for task selection.

Name in SoftPLC: EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER

Converter | Signal Type | Value Type | Size Min [bit] | Size Max [bit]
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Standard | State | String | 8 | 800
IdentifierU32Hnw | State | String | 8 | 800
IdentifierU32 | State | String | 8 | 800

To avoid duplicating signals, it is possible to define Value Converters.

Converters are used to support more than one representation of the same signal (for example Angle/Torque Status can both be represented bitwise or as a status character).

## Devices

- Fieldbus: TRUE

- Indicator Box: FALSE

- Internal I/O: FALSE

- Operator Panel: FALSE

- Tool Functions: FALSE

- ST Selector: FALSE

- Stacklight: FALSE

- TLS Tag: FALSE

- I/O Expander: FALSE