U90 Ladder Software Manual
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A Timer value can be displayed in a Display as a current or elapsed value/
The Resolution field is Read-only. The resolution is a function of the Timer Preset Value.
You cannot change the resolution of a timer when the application is running.
A timer's current value can be changed at any time, including when the timer is active. The new
value can be either greater or smaller than the previous value; storing 0 into a timer's current
value stops it immediately.
A change of Timer Preset value without changing the resolution will take effect when the timer
restarts.
Changing the resolution of the timer's preset value does not affect the current resolution; it is
therefore recommended that the resolution not be changed while the timer is active.
How Timers work
A Timer operand allows you to count time according to certain logic conditions.
A Timer has
Preset value
Current value
Start and Run condition
Bit Value
When the timer's Start & Run Condition is OFF, the timer's Bit Value is also OFF.
When the timer's Start & Run Condition rises, the timer's Preset Value is loaded into the timer's Current Value.
The timer begins to run. Note that the timer's Bit Value is OFF.
If the timer's Start & Run Condition remains ON during subsequent PLC cycles, the Current Value of the timer
continues to decrement.
When the timer has decremented to 0, and the timer's Start & Run Condition is still ON, the timer's Bit Value
turns ON. Note that when the timer has finished running, its Current Value is 0.
If the timer's Start & Run Condition falls while the timer is decrementing, the timer stops running. The current
value of the timer remains.
Timer Reset takes precedence over the timer's Start & Run Condition. When the timer' Reset Condition rises, the
timer's Bit Value turns OFF. The timer's Preset Value is loaded into the Current Value, and the timer's Start &
Run Condition cannot activate the timer as long as Reset is ON.
When the timer's Reset Condition falls while the timer's Start & Run Condition is ON, the timer begins to run,
exactly the same as when the timer's Start & Run Condition rises.
Below, pressing Key #1 on the Vision keypad activates TD1, which is preset to 5 seconds. If Key #1 is held
down for 5 seconds, TD1 decrements to zero. O1 switches on.
If, however, Key #1 is released before TD1 has finished, the timer stops. When Key #1 is pressed again, TD1
again begins to decrement from 5 seconds.