Conversion instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
DT_TO_UDINT
DATE_AND_TIME into Unsigned DOUBLE INTEGER
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PLC types
Availability of DT_TO_UDINT (see page 1319)
Data type I/O Function
DT Input input data type
UDINT Output conversion result
Description
DT_TO_UDINT converts a value of the data type DATE_AND_TIME into a value of the data type
Unsigned DOUBLE INTEGER according to its internal format, which is seconds elapsed since
"2001-01-01-00:00:00".
Data types
Example
In this example the function has been programmed in ladder diagram (LD) and structured text (ST).
POU header
All input and output variables used for programming this function have been declared in the POU
header.
LD
ST
When programming with structured text, enter the following:
UDINT_value := DT_TO_UDINT(DT_value);