Time-of-Day Clock
- Gary Cane
Operator Menu Location: Generic Hardware Operators 
Time
Operator Bitmap:
Functional Description:
The Time-of-Day Clock generic hardware operator provides access to a real-time clock resource in the physical hardware. When the generic operator is linked to a specific hardware resource, the operator outputs report the current time in hours ( 
), minutes ( 
), and seconds ( 
).
The operator can be configured for 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour reporting. In 12-hour format, digital output 
indicates if time is AM (LOW) or PM (HIGH).
The operator has a track & hold input which freezes its outputs while HIGH; while the input is LOW, the outputs track the real-time clock. The hold feature is useful to maintain the time that an event occurred.
User-Defined Properties:
Object Name. A string label that identifies the operator
Time Format. The format that the time is to be reported in: 12-hour or 24-hour.
Display Track & Hold Input. This property determines if the track & hold input pin is visible in the schema diagram. Design Pad issues a warning upon processing the schema when the pin is visible but not connected. The warning message is not issued when the pin is not visible (when this property is not checked).
Comments: None.
See Also: Time-of-Day Clock, Set Clock, Alarm Clock, Stop Watch