Created Date: June 09,2005

Created by: jeremyvance

I'm trying to compare a timer's current value to a constant (if TA2 is>= 3 seconds do this...). I'm using a DL06.

Can someone please help me.

Created Date: June 09,2005

Created by: bcarlton

You should be able to do that. The right side must be either a V register or a constant. An example of this using your instance would be TA2>= K30 (because standard timers have 1/10th second resolution).

Created Date: June 10,2005

Created by: franji1

What's good about the relationals on timer/counter accumulators and K values is that the accumulators are BCD and the K values are BCD/HEX. So when you do

TA2 K30

--]>= [--

you really are comparing the accumulator to the value 30.

Created Date: June 10,2005

Created by: jeremyvance

Thanks guys, I had it reversed because the logic really needed to be less than. Thanks!

Created Date: June 10,2005

Created by: bcarlton

Ah - you found out that constants (K) are not permitted on the left side.

Created Date: June 10,2005

Created by: elevmike

Originally posted by bcarlton:

Ah - you found out that constants (K) are not permitted on the left side.

I guess I must have been lucky. I never realized this.

Created Date: June 13,2005

Created by: marksji

Originally posted by elevmike:

I guess I must have been lucky. I never realized this.

News to me too... and I use a BUNCH of compares... Guess it just never came up.

Created Date: June 14,2005

Created by: jeremyvance

thanks guys for the help. Works great. I guess I'm not the only one who learned something here. http://forum1.automationdirect.com/board/smile.gif