About Display Formats (Date/Time Display)

Date Time Display Specification

Date and Time

Selection Example

mm/dd/yyyy (ddd) hh:nn:ss

08/15/2017 (Tue) 14:35:23

yy/mm/dd PP ii:nn

17/08/15 PM 05:23
yyyy/mm/dd 2017/08/15
yy/m/d 17/8/22
mm/dd/yyyy 08/15/2017
mm/dd/yy 08/15/17
dd/mm/yyyy 15/08/2017
dd/mm/yy 15/08/17

mm/dd

08/15
dd/mm 15/08
hh:nn 14:55
hh:nn:ss 14:55:23

PP ii:nn

PM 05:23
pp ii:nn:ss am 11:55:36
ii:nn pp 05:23 pm
ii:nn:ss PP 05:23:45 AM

You can also type your own format in [Format].

[Format] Description Current Date and Time Display Value
YY 4 digits of a calendar year. 2018/03/09 (Friday) 8:07:05 AM 2018
yyyy
yy Last 2 digits of a calendar year. 18
MM 2 digits of a calendar month. 03
mm
m Single digit of a month. 3
DD 2 digits of a calendar date. 09
dd
d Single digit of a date. 9
ddd Day of week. Fri
HH 2 digits of hours in 24h format. 08
hh
h Single digit of hours in 24h format. 8
i Single digit of hours in 12h format. 8
ii 2 digits of hours in 12h format. 08
n Single digit of minutes. 7
NN 2 digits of minutes. 07
nn
s Single digit of seconds. 5
SS 2 digits of seconds. 05
ss
PP Display "AM" or "PM". AM
P Display "A" or "P". A
pp Display "am" or "pm". am
p Display "a" or "p". a
" "
Example: yyyy "year"
Add characters as a separator. 2018 year

Example of Date/Time Display Object

Variable Type External Device Data

Display Unit

Date/Time Display Object
Time Zone Summer Time Variable
DATE_AND_TIME 2017/5/8 11:15

+5

+1

Yes 2017/5/8 5:15 2017/5/8 11:15
No 2017/5/8 6:15 2017/5/8 11:15
TIME_OF_DAY 11:15 Yes 11:15 11:15
TIME 11:15 No 6:15 6:15
DATE 2017/5/8 Yes 2017/5/8 2017/5/8