PCS7 (Step 7 v6.0++HF1)
I am trying to Convert Time data type to Real data type. Are their existing function blocks available?

Goal is to capture the ET "Expire Time" with Timer On / Timer Off functions and transfer to blocks as Real Value

Thanks
Mike

Time to Real format conversion can be performed by following the below steps:

1. Write Time tag to a placeholder location in a user DB
2. Readback from user DB location as a Double Word and convert to Double Integer
3. Time tag measures time in milliseconds so to get seconds divide the value by 1000, divide further if you want minutes, hours or days.
4. Double Integer can be converted to Real using DI_R standard library block

See attached screenshot for clarification.