F_GetCurExtTime

F_GetCurExtTime 1:
F_GetCurExtTime 2:

Outdated function

This function is outdated. Use the function F_GetCurExtTime64 instead.

The function returns the external time in TwinCAT distributed clock system time format (T_DCTIME).

FUNCTION F_GetCurExtTime: T_DCTIME

F_GetCurExtTime 3: Inputs

VAR_INPUT
   DcToExtTimeOffset : T_LARGE_INTEGER;
   DcToTcTimeOffset  : T_LARGE_INTEGER;
END_VAR

Name

Type

Description

DcToExtTime
Offset 

T_LARGE_
INTEGER

Time offset between the TwinCAT "Distributed Clock" system time and an external time

DcToTcTime
Offset  

T_LARGE_
INTEGER

Time offset between the TwinCAT "Distributed Clock" system time and the TwinCAT system time

Requirements

Development environment

Target platform

PLC libraries to include

TwinCAT v3.1.0

PC or CX (x86, x64, ARM)

Tc2_EtherCAT