Date and time instructions
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Part II IEC Instructions
ADD_DT_TIME
Add TIME to DATE_AND_TIME
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PLC types Availability of ADD_DT_TIME (see page 1318)
Data type I/O Function
DATE_AND_TIME 1st input augend
TIME 2nd input addend
DATE_AND_TIME output sum
Description
ADD_DT_TIME adds the value of a variable of the data type TIME to the date and time stored in
the variable of the data type DATE_AND_TIME. The result is stored in a variable of the data type
DATE_AND_TIME.
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:
DT_result := ADD_DT_TIME(DT_value, TIME_value);