Programmable Logic Controllers
Pico Controllers
PicoGFX Value Display Functions
Date and Time Display Functional Description
This screen display element can be used to display the date and time of the device real-time clock on the display.
You can also select international display formats according to the device system languages plus the USA display format.
The table below shows selectable display formats with the date and time formats according to country setting. You can also choose a further four formats within these display formats.
Scaling Display Elements
Requirement: You have already selected the screen element to be edited in the current screen.
- Position the screen element as required. Arrange it as far left as possible as it may cover the entire display width.
- Select the required font size by using the vertical zoom function.
The seven-segment display allows up to four numbers to be displayed with separators (see the highlighted areas in the table: Date and time formats according to country setting).
| Possible font sizes | Max. number of lines/characters |
|---|---|
| Normal | 4/16 |
| Double | 2/8 |
| (seven-segment display) | 1/4 |
Setting Display Element Parameters
Date formats tab
The Properties field window contains the list boxes for the country setting and format.
Country setting
- Select one of the 14 possible country settings according to the following table.
Format
- Select one of the four possible formats as shown in the following table.
Apart from date format 2, the visualization device can display all formats as a seven-segment display. However, a maximum of only four characters with separators can be shown (see highlighted sections in the following table). The highlighted sections for date and time can be shown in the seven-segment display.
| Country settings | Date and time | Date format 1 | Date format 2 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | DD.MM.YY hh:mm |
DD.MM.YYYY | WD DD.MM.YY (Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su) |
hh:mm |
| English | DD/MM/YY hh:mm |
DD/MM/YYYY | WD DD/MM/YY (Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su) |
hh:mm |
| English (USA) |
MM/DD/YY hh:mm |
MM/DD/YYYY | WD DD/MM/YY (Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su) |
hh:mm |
| Spanish | DD/MM/YY hh:mm |
DD/MM/YYYY | WD DD/MM/YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| French | DD/MM/YY hh:mm |
DD/MM/YYYY | WD DD/MM/YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Italian | DD/MM/YY hh:mm |
DD/MM/YYYY | WD DD/MM/YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Portuguese | DD-MM-YY hh:mm |
DD-MM-YYYY | WD DD-MM-YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Dutch | DD-MM--YY hh:mm |
DD-MM-YYYY | WD DD-MM-YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Swedish | YY-MM-DD hh:mm |
YYYY-MM-DD | WD YY-MM-DD (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Polish | YY-MM-DD hh:mm |
YYYY-MM-DD | WD YY-MM-DD (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Turkish | DD.MM.YY hh:mm | DD.MM.YYYY | WD DD.MM.YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Hungarian | YY.MM.DD hh:mm | YYYY.MM.DD | WD YY.MM.DD (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Czech | DD.MM.YY hh:mm |
DD.MM.YYYY | WD DD.MM.YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
| Russian | DD.MM.YY hh:mm | DD.MM.YYYY | WD DD.MM.YY (weekdays in national language) |
hh:mm |
Table: Date and time formats according to country setting.
Visibility Tab
A Boolean associated variable can be used to show/hide the screen element in the screen.
In this way, for example, two date and time screen elements can be positioned on top of each other. One shows DD-MM, the other hh:mm in the seven-segment display. The Boolean associated variables can be alternated and also time-triggered so that both elements are displayed.