# TimeRead2

## `TimeRead2` (FB)

FUNCTION\_BLOCK TimeRead2

### Short description

> Reading the current date and the current time.\
> Variant 2: Read time, as with Alarm Manager | Warning - always place only one TimeRead block per project. Also only one variant!

### Representation

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### 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.

### CODESYS

InOut:

| Scope  | Name             | Type   |
| ------ | ---------------- | ------ |
| Output | `datDateAndTime` | `DT`   |
| Output | `todTime`        | `TOD`  |
| Output | `dtDate`         | `DATE` |
| Output | `xIsLeapYear`    | `BOOL` |


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