Campbell Scientific CR9000X Measurement and Control System - Manual (Page 381)

Section 9. Program Control Instructions
based on a record number. (Refer to the example program.) The variable in
which the number of seconds is stored should be formatted as Long. The
default size for strings is 16 characters. Ensure that your string variable is sized
large enough to accommodate all values returned by the function
Parameter Enter SECSSINCE1990 PARAMETERS
Date
Variable String
The Date parameter is a variable formatted as a string that holds the date
to be used in the function.
DataOption
Constant
Code
1
2
4
Sets what format that the data string uses
Date Format
"MM/DD/YYYY HH:mm:ss.uu"
"DD/MM/YYYY HH:mm:ss.uu
"CCYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.uu"
Where:
MM = Month; DD = Day
YY = Year CC = Century
HH = Hour mm = minutes
ss = Seconds uu = microseconds
Timer
Used to return the value of a timer.
Syntax
Variable
= Timer( TimNo, Units, TimOpt )
Remarks
Timer is a function that returns the value of a timer. TimOpt is used to start,
stop, reset, or read without altering the state (running or stopped). Multiple
timers, each identified by a different number (TimNo), may be active at the
same time.
Parameter
& Data Type
Enter TIMER PARAMETERS
TimNo
Constant,
Variable, or
Expression
An integer number for the timer (e.g., 0, 1, 2, . . .) Use low numbers to conserve memory;
using TimNo 100 will allocate space for 100 timers even if it is the only timer in the program.
Units The units in which to return the timer value.
Constant Alpha
Code Numeric
Code
Units
USEC 0 Microseconds
MSEC 1 Milliseconds
SEC 2 Seconds
MIN 3 Minutes
TimOpt
Constant
The action on the timer. The timer function returns the value of the timer after the action is
performed
Code Result
0 Start
1 Stop
2 reset and start
3 stop and reset
4 read only
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