Clock¶
DateTime¶
This plugin provides the Date and Time
This plugin is not loaded by default, so to use it you will first need to add it to your VCPs YAML config file.
YAML configuration:
data_plugins:
clock:
provider: qtpyvcp.plugins.clock:Clock
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class
qtpyvcp.plugins.clock.Clock[source]¶ Clock Plugin
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time¶ The current time, updated every second.
- Parameters
format (str) – Format spec. Defaults to
%I:%M:%S %p. See http://strftime.org for supported formats.- Returns
MM:SS AM
- Return type
The current time as a formatted string. Default HH
Channel syntax:
clock:time clock:time?string clock:time?string&format=%S
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date¶ The current date, updated every second.
- Parameters
format (str) – Format spec. Defaults to
%m/%d/%Y. See http://strftime.org for supported formats.- Returns
The current date as a formatted string. Default MM/DD/YYYY
Channel syntax:
clock:date clock:date?string clock:date?string&format=%Y
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