PC (PLC) Time
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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.

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