CDate

CDate (FB)

FUNCTION_BLOCK CDate

Short description

Conversion of the date components day/month/year into a date (YYYYMMDD)

Representation

Interfaces

Inputs

Outputs

Name	Data type	Value range	Initial value	Function
datYYYYMMDD	DATE			Date in format YYYYMMDD

Setpoints / parameters

Name	Data type	Value range	Initial value	Function
iDD	INT		1	Specification of the day in format DD (1..31)
iMM	INT		1	Specification of the month in format MM (1..12)
iYYYY	INT		1970	Specification of the year in format YYYY (1970..2099)

Function description

General

This function block is used to form the date datYYYYMMDD from the individual components iDD, iMM, and iYYYY. The logical input limits of the individual components are monitored and corrected if necessary. This block can, for example, be used for input in a visualization.

CODESYS

InOut:

Scope	Name	Type	Initial
Input Const	iDD	INT	1
Input Const	iMM	INT	1
Input Const	iYYYY	INT	1970
Output	datYYYYMMDD	DATE