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TimeRead
TimeRead (FB)
FUNCTION_BLOCK TimeRead
Short description
Reading the current date and the current time.
Variant 1: Reading as since the start | Attention - always place only one TimeRead block per project. Also only one variant!
Representation
Interfaces
Inputs
Name
Data type
Value range
Initial value
Function
xEN
BOOL
Enable / disable time reading
Outputs
Name
Data type
Value range
Initial value
Function
datDateAndTime
DATE_AND_TIME
Current date and current time
todTime
DATE
Current time
dtDate
DATE
Current date
Setpoints / Parameters
Name
Data type
Value range
Initial value
Function
stTimeZoneInformation
DTU.RTCLK.TIME_ZONE_INfO
DTU.gc_tziTimeZoneCET;
Time zone (default: CET)
Function description
General
This function block is used to read the current date and current time.
The time zone is set via the data type TIME_ZONE_INFO.
