Time (time keyword), General – Yaskawa SMC–4000 User Manual
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TIME (Time Keyword)
[General]
DESCRIPTION:
The TIME operand contains the value of the internal free running, real time clock. The returned value
represents the number of servo loop updates and is based on the
command. The default
value for the TM command is 1000. With this update rate, the operand TIME will increase by 1 count
every update of approximately 1000usec. Note that a value of 1000 for the update rate (TM command)
will actually set an update rate of 1/1024 seconds. Thus the value returned by the TIME operand will be
off by 2.4% of the actual time.
The clock is reset to 0 with a standard reset or a master reset.
The keyword, TIME, does not require an underscore (_) as with the other operands.
USAGE:
EXAMPLES:
Used as an Operand
Yes (without underscore)
Minimum value
0
Can be Interrogated
No
Maximum value
2147483647
Format
TIME
MG TIME
Display the value of the internal clock
Myvar = TIME
Assign TIME to Myvar
# Loop
Loop label
X = X + 1
Increment counter
JP # Loop, X, <500
Check if counter is less than 500
MG “Duration =”, TIME - Myvar
Print message