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January 15, 2020  in ControlLogix  tagged GSV / UDT by Ricky

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› FactoryTalk Visibility Animation Today we’ll discuss how to structure a tag to hold the system clock using the command GSV with a UDT (User De ned Data Type).
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We use the GSV (Get System Value) command to pull data from the system, and copy that data to a tag. This allows us to use system data
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In contrast, if we copy the data to a standard array, our tags would be Time[0] for the year, Time[1], for the month, etc. Therefore, by
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› January 2020 Data Type is simply the way data is structured within a tag. Basically, we are adding a new “Menu Item” to our Data Types.

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› ControlLogix Meanwhile, I’ll go to “Controller Tags” . Controller tags are Global. This will give the ability for any program to access your system time. Under
Edit tags, I’ll add a new tag called “Time” with the “DateTime” Data Type. This is the Data Structure that we just created.
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In effect this gives us Time.Year, Time.Month, Time.Day, Time.Hour, Time.Minute, Time.Second, and Time.Microsecond.

Add the GSV Command

Finally, add the GSV Command to our logic. Since the system time might be used by all logic, I’ll just add it to the Main Routine. Add a GSV
Command. The class will be “WallClockTime”. Likewise, the attribute will be “LocalDateTime” to account for the time zone. Notice there is no
selection for the Instance. In reality, there can be no other present time than “right now”. There is no other instance. Store the result to
Time.Year.

Now that we have the GSV in place, I will nalize my edits and go to “Controller Tags”. When in Run mode, you will see the time similar to
what is shown below. Your tags will update every processor scan.

Please feel free to post any questions you have on creating the GSV with a UDT! Now that your system time is in a tag, you can use this for
time stamps, generating reports at certain times, or even a blow a horn for lunch break!

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— Ricky Bryce

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