Node.js package to decode BCD datetime buffers used by Siemens and Rockwell PLCs into a normal javascript date objects.
The format of the BCD date is as follows
| Byte | Contents | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Year | 90-89 |
| 1 | Month | 1-12 |
| 2 | Day | 1-31 |
| 3 | Hour | 0-23 |
| 4 | Minute | 0-59 |
| 5 | Second | 0-59 |
| 6 | 2 MSD of ms | 0-99 |
| 7 (1st nibble) | LSD of ms | 0-9 |
| 7 (2nd nibble) | Day of week (unused) | 1-7 |
var bcdDate = require('bcd-date');
var buffer = new Buffer('1012231130301235', 'hex');
var date = bcdDate.decode(buffer);
var buffer = bcdDate.encode(date);
// date == date at 2010-12-23 11:30:30.123
// buffer == buffer of 1012231130301235
// decode as UTC
var date = bcdDate.decode(buffer, true);
// encode as UTC
var date = bcdDate.encode(buffer, true);
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Decodes a BCD datetime buffer into a normal javascript date object
The npm package bcd-date receives a total of 6 weekly downloads. As such, bcd-date popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that bcd-date demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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