Time conversion
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Time conversion

Block name

B100_TIME_CONVERSION

ST call

PROGRAM B100_TEST
VAR 
  XSEC, XMIN, XHOUR: UDINT;
   YSEC ,YMIN, YHOUR: UDINT;
   FB: LIB.CORE.V1_0.B100_TIME_CONVERSION;
END_VAR
 
  FB(SEC := XSEC MIN := XMIN, HOUR := XHOUR, YSEC => YSEC, YMIN => YMIN, YHOUR => YHOUR);
END_PROGRAM

Library

LIB\CORE

Version

V1.0

Description

The block is used for conversions of time and date values to the required formats.

Inputs

Input	Type	Description	Default value
SEC	UDINT	any number of seconds	0
MIN	UDINT	any number of minutes	0
HOUR	UDINT	any number of hours	0
DAY	UDINT	any number of days	0
MON	UDINT	any number of months	0
YEAR	UDINT	any number of years	0

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
YSEC	UDINT	number of seconds
YMIN	UDINT	number of minutes
YHOUR	UDINT	number of hours
YDAY	UDINT	number of days
YMON	UDINT	number of months
YYEAR	UDINT	number of years

Function

The input signals may have any value greater or equal zero. The output returns date and time in the equivalent correct format. A month is considered to have 30 days. A year is considered to have 365,25 days.

Application example

The function adds inputs 85 s, 75 min and 5 hours. The result is a sensible value of 6 hours,16 mins and 25 s.

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