LDT_To_DTL_UTC

 Function - Converts a long date and time (LDT) to a field-expanded calendar date and time (DTL), expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

• No time-zone or daylight-saving adjustment is applied.
• Use DTL_To_LDT_UTC to perform the reverse conversion.
• For a local-time conversion, use LDT_To_DTL_Local.

Inputs

Input	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Default	Description
input	LDT	N/A	N/A	No default	The timestamp to convert.
output	DTL	N/A	N/A	No default	A variable where the field-expanded DTL timestamp is written. See DTL Structure Members.

Outputs

Output	Data Type See Data Types.	Range	Unit	Description
Q	BOOL	FALSE, TRUE	N/A	If TRUE, the conversion completed successfully.

DTL Structure Members

Member	Data Type	Range	Description
Year	UINT	1677 to 2262	The calendar year.
Month	USINT	1 to 12	The calendar month.
Day	USINT	1 to 31	The calendar day of the month.
Hour	USINT	0 to 23	The hour of the day.
Minute	USINT	0 to 59	The minute of the hour.
Second	USINT	0 to 59	The second of the minute.
Nanosecond	UDINT	0 to 999,999,999	The sub-second part, in nanoseconds.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

// Obtain the current time, then convert it to a UTC calendar date and time.
Ok := LDT_Now(MyLDT);
IF Ok THEN
   Ok := LDT_To_DTL_UTC(MyLDT, MyDTL);
   IF Ok THEN
      // MyDTL now holds the current UTC calendar date and time.
   END_IF;
END_IF;