Thanks to all of you. I appreciate the help. Jeff Hurt Indeck --- mike.stewart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I do the same as Dirk. It's easier for other people > to read the sequence > code. Also if I am displaying the time to > technicians, I always convert > it to minutes. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Pauwels, Dirk > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:06 AM > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Displaying time left on a > timer > > I always use the start - stop_timer command. It's > easy afterwards for = > =3D > other people to read the sequence. I usually also > reset the TIMR1V to = > =3D > zero when the timer is stopped. It's a habit > > Rgds, > > Dirk > > -----Original Message----- > From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > =3D > On Behalf Of Sascha Wildner > Sent: dinsdag 22 mei 2007 16:38 > To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [foxboro] Displaying time left on a > timer > > > Pauwels, Dirk wrote: > > We show the TIMER.TIMR1V parameter on the screen > when the timer is > > activated, it's in seconds offcourse. If you need > minutes use a calc = > =3D > or > > do the math in the sequence like Mike says. > > Hi, > > related question: As TIM blocks used for countdowns > in most of the=3D20 > cases, is there any real gain in using START_TIMER() > and STOP_TIMER() = > =3D > still? > > I usually configure my TIM blocks like this (for the > first timer): > > TIMER.TIMR1R =3D3D :TIMER.POS_V1.~ > > ...and write (a negative value) directly to > TIMER.TIMR1V. > > Regards, > > --=3D20 > Sascha Wildner > erpicon Software Development GmbH > Neusser Str. 724-726 > 50737 K=3DF6ln > Germany > > Phone: +49 221 9746089 > Fax: +49 221 9746099 > eMail: swildner@xxxxxxxxxx > =3D20 > =3D20 > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed > by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info > you obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > =3D20 > foxboro mailing list: > //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: =3D > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Djoin > to unsubscribe: =3D > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Dleave > =3D20 > =20 > =20 > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed > by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info > you obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > =20 > foxboro mailing list: > //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: = > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Djoin > to unsubscribe: = > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dleave > =20 > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed > by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info > you obtain here at > your own risks. Read > http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: > //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: > mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > > > _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave