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Multiplying time by integer in Codesys

I want to multiply a TIME variable by an integer. Documentation says that you can use * with TIME variables but when I try:

CYCLE_TIME          : TIME := T#5MS;
CYCLE_TIME_OFFSET   : TIME := CYCLE_TIME * 2;

Or

CYCLE_TIME          : TIME := T#5MS;
CYCLE_TIME_OFFSET   : TIME := CYCLE_TIME * TO_TIME(2);

Or

CYCLE_TIME          : TIME := T#5MS;
CYCLE_TIME_OFFSET   : TIME := (CYCLE_TIME * T#2MS);

I get an error I don't understand:

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Can I multiply time by an integer, if so, how?

Solution

  • While codesys does support TIME multiplication, strangely it seems to not support it at compile time (in the definition). For example:

    t1: TIME := T#5MS;
multiplier: UDINT := 2;
t2: TIME := t1 * multiplier;

    Gives C0073: Cannot multiply multiple operands of type 'TIME', while

    t1: TIME := T#5MS;
multiplier: UDINT := 2;
t3: TIME := MUL(t1, multiplier);

    Gives C0007: Expression expected instead of 'MUL'.

    Using any of the two above at runtime works as expected:

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    If you absolutely must multiply TIME in the definition phase, then you can always cast TIME to UDINT/DWORD (TIME <=> UDINT/DWORD, where 1 equals to 1 millisecond, so 12345 is 12 seconds and 345 milliseconds), do whatever operations you want, and then cast it back to TIME:

    t6: TIME := UDINT_TO_TIME(TIME_TO_UDINT(t1) * multiplier);

    Result of t6