PLC DateTime string in RSView32

[pr_wainwright]

Hi,
Is it possible to get the date and time as a string from a PLC & display on a RSView32 graphic page? I assume the 'system\DateAndTimeString' in RSView32 takes the date and time from the PC that RSView32 is installed on.

Thanks
Paul.

 

[MarkNightingale]

Paul,

I know you can get the date and time from the PLC using the Get System Value (GSV) instruction, but I think it can only go to a DINT or INT.

Mark

 

[pr_wainwright]

Thanks Mark, I will give it a go.

Regards
Paul.

 

[rdrast]

Probably, yes. It depends on the PLC.

One of my core-logic routines for Logix processors that I drop in every program I do is responsible for creating a formatted string in the PLC, that shows the date and time..

It updates it on a one second time base.

(Attached sample RSLogix 5000 program)

 

[pr_wainwright]

Thanks rdrast. Paul.