PC (PLC) Time
Block name
B99_PCTIMENODE
ST call
PROGRAM TEST B99 VAR LINT1 : LINT; // CAS V SEKUNDáCH SINT1,SINT2,SINT3 :SINT; END_VAR LINT1 := LIB.CORE.V1_0.B99_PCTIMENODE(LOCAL:=TRUE, SEC=>SINT1,MIN=>SINT2,HOUR=>SINT3); END_PROGRAM
Library
LIB\CORE
Version
V1.0
Description
The block returns UTC or local time, together with iother time units.
Inputs
| Input | Type | Description | Default value |
| LOCAL | BOOL | Local or UTC time? (UTC = false, Local = true) | True |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Description |
| ⇒ | LINT | Time in s |
| MSEC | INT | Milliseconds (May not be supported for certain platforms) |
| SEC | SINT | Seconds |
| MIN | SINT | Minutes |
| HOUR | SINT | Hours |
| DAY | SINT | Days |
| WDAY | SINT | Day of week (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, …, 6 = Saturday) |
| MON | SINT | Months |
| YEAR | INT | Years |
| DAYLIGHT | BOOL | daylight=true means that the Daylight saving time (DST) is active (only makes sense for local time) |
| REMAINDAY | SINT | Remaining days until end of the month (last day: remainday = 0) |
Function
The block outputs the real time of the SoftPLC. The output ⇒ gives total time in seconds starting at 1.1.1970, 0:00, and the wday output indicates the day of week (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, …, 6 = Saturday).
The parameter local specifies if the time to consider is UTC or local time (local=true means time of the PC or PLC-preset time zone).
Poznámka
For MiniPLC platform-based controllers, the msec output = 0.
Application example
The block is used for periodical launching of programs and events, such as meter reading (e.g. last day of the month at 23:00), or for general time/date based calculations.