Timer

In addition to the operating hour counter, four independent timers are available.

The process data objects for controlling and evaluating the timers are disabled in the factory settings. Enabling.

The counter values of the timers are saved every 15 minutes in a non-volatile memory at the same time as the operating hour counter. The saved counter values are retained even after switching the supply voltage off and on again.

Starting a timer

Set the variable "Timer start" in the process data object UCP Outputs Channel n to 1.

Stopping a timer

Set the variable "Timer start" to 0.

Reading the counter value of a timer

The counter value is located in the variable "Timer" in the process data object UCP Inputs Channel n. Unit: seconds.

Setting a timer to zero

Apply a rising edge to the variable "Timer reset" in the process data object UCP Outputs Channel n.

Saving counter values manually

When the machine is shut down in a controlled manner, it is a good idea to save all counter values beforehand.

  • Operating hour counter
  • Timer
  • Counter

As the counter values are only saved every 15 minutes, 15 minutes could otherwise be lost.

Note

The lifetime of the memory is reduced with each saving operation

After a certain number of saving operations, the memory is defective.

  • Do not save the counter values manually more often than is necessary.

Use this procedure to save all counter values in the non-volatile memory:

1. Write the value 1 in the CoE parameter FB00:01hex "Request".
2. Check the value of the CoE parameter FB00:02hex "Status":
Value 255: The saving operation is running.
Value 1: The saving operation was successfully completed.