diff --git a/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.cpp b/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.cpp
index 2d6039dd..eb076155 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.cpp
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- ***
- *** This file was generated using the 4DIAC FORTE Export Filter V1.0.x NG!
- ***
- *** Name: TIMESTAMP_NS
- *** Description: creates a Unix-Epoch-Timestamp in nanoseconds that is accepted by InfluxDB 2.0
- *** Version:
- ***     1.0: 2024-10-14/Monika Wenger -  -
+ *
+ * This file was generated using the 4DIAC FORTE Export Filter
+ *
+ * Name: TIMESTAMP_NS
+ * Description: creates default a Unix-Epoch-Timestamp in nanoseconds use other start dates for other timestamp types
+ * Version:
+ *     1.0: 2024-10-14/Monika Wenger - initial commit -
  *************************************************************************/
 
 #include "TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.h"
@@ -31,17 +31,20 @@
 
 DEFINE_FIRMWARE_FB(FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS, g_nStringIdTIMESTAMP_NS)
 
+const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmDataInputNames[] = {g_nStringIdstartDate};
+const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmDataInputTypeIds[] = {g_nStringIdDATE_AND_TIME};
 const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmDataOutputNames[] = {g_nStringId};
 const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmDataOutputTypeIds[] = {g_nStringIdULINT};
-const TForteInt16 FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEIWithIndexes[] = {-1};
+const TDataIOID FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEIWith[] = {0, scmWithListDelimiter};
+const TForteInt16 FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEIWithIndexes[] = {0};
 const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEventInputNames[] = {g_nStringIdREQ};
 const TDataIOID FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEOWith[] = {0, scmWithListDelimiter};
 const TForteInt16 FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEOWithIndexes[] = {0};
 const CStringDictionary::TStringId FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmEventOutputNames[] = {g_nStringIdCNF};
 const SFBInterfaceSpec FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmFBInterfaceSpec = {
-  1, scmEventInputNames, nullptr, scmEIWithIndexes,
+  1, scmEventInputNames, scmEIWith, scmEIWithIndexes,
   1, scmEventOutputNames, scmEOWith, scmEOWithIndexes,
-  0, nullptr, nullptr,
+  1, scmDataInputNames, scmDataInputTypeIds,
   1, scmDataOutputNames, scmDataOutputTypeIds,
   0, nullptr,
   0, nullptr
@@ -49,17 +52,27 @@ const SFBInterfaceSpec FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::scmFBInterfaceSpec = {
 
 FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS(const CStringDictionary::TStringId paInstanceNameId, forte::core::CFBContainer &paContainer) :
     CFunctionBlock(paContainer, scmFBInterfaceSpec, paInstanceNameId),
+    var_startDate(0_DATE_AND_TIME),
     var_conn_(var_),
     conn_CNF(this, 0),
+    conn_startDate(nullptr),
     conn_(this, 0, &var_conn_) {
 }
 
 void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::setInitialValues() {
+  var_startDate = 0_DATE_AND_TIME;
   var_ = 0_ULINT;
 }
 
-void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::readInputData(TEventID) {
-  // nothing to do
+void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::readInputData(const TEventID paEIID) {
+  switch(paEIID) {
+    case scmEventREQID: {
+      readData(0, var_startDate, conn_startDate);
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
 }
 
 void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::writeOutputData(const TEventID paEIID) {
@@ -73,7 +86,10 @@ void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::writeOutputData(const TEventID paEIID) {
   }
 }
 
-CIEC_ANY *FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getDI(size_t) {
+CIEC_ANY *FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getDI(const size_t paIndex) {
+  switch(paIndex) {
+    case 0: return &var_startDate;
+  }
   return nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +107,10 @@ CEventConnection *FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getEOConUnchecked(const TPortId paIndex) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-CDataConnection **FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getDIConUnchecked(TPortId) {
+CDataConnection **FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getDIConUnchecked(const TPortId paIndex) {
+  switch(paIndex) {
+    case 0: return &conn_startDate;
+  }
   return nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -103,15 +122,15 @@ CDataConnection *FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::getDOConUnchecked(const TPortId paIndex) {
 }
 
 void FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS::executeEvent(const TEventID, CEventChainExecutionThread *const paECET) {
-  var_ = func_TIMESTAMP_NS();
+  var_ = func_TIMESTAMP_NS(var_startDate);
   sendOutputEvent(scmEventCNFID, paECET);
 }
 
-CIEC_ULINT func_TIMESTAMP_NS() {
+CIEC_ULINT func_TIMESTAMP_NS(CIEC_DATE_AND_TIME st_lv_startDate) {
   CIEC_ULINT st_ret_val = 0_ULINT;
 
-  #line 2 "TIMESTAMP_NS.fct"
-  st_ret_val = func_TIME_IN_NS_TO_ULINT(func_SUB<CIEC_TIME>(func_NOW(), 0_DATE_AND_TIME));
+  #line 5 "TIMESTAMP_NS.fct"
+  st_ret_val = func_TIME_IN_NS_TO_ULINT(func_SUB<CIEC_TIME>(func_NOW(), st_lv_startDate));
 
   return st_ret_val;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.h b/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.h
index e511d4d9..b1b6e384 100644
--- a/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.h
+++ b/src/modules/utils/timing/TIMESTAMP_NS_fct.h
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@
  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
- ***
- *** This file was generated using the 4DIAC FORTE Export Filter V1.0.x NG!
- ***
- *** Name: TIMESTAMP_NS
- *** Description: creates a Unix-Epoch-Timestamp in nanoseconds that is accepted by InfluxDB 2.0
- *** Version:
- ***     1.0: 2024-10-14/Monika Wenger -  -
+ *
+ * This file was generated using the 4DIAC FORTE Export Filter
+ *
+ * Name: TIMESTAMP_NS
+ * Description: creates default a Unix-Epoch-Timestamp in nanoseconds use other start dates for other timestamp types
+ * Version:
+ *     1.0: 2024-10-14/Monika Wenger - initial commit -
  *************************************************************************/
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include "funcbloc.h"
+#include "forte_date_and_time.h"
 #include "forte_ulint.h"
 #include "iec61131_functions.h"
 #include "forte_array_common.h"
@@ -28,9 +29,12 @@ class FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS final : public CFunctionBlock {
   DECLARE_FIRMWARE_FB(FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS)
 
   private:
+    static const CStringDictionary::TStringId scmDataInputNames[];
+    static const CStringDictionary::TStringId scmDataInputTypeIds[];
     static const CStringDictionary::TStringId scmDataOutputNames[];
     static const CStringDictionary::TStringId scmDataOutputTypeIds[];
     static const TEventID scmEventREQID = 0;
+    static const TDataIOID scmEIWith[];
     static const TForteInt16 scmEIWithIndexes[];
     static const CStringDictionary::TStringId scmEventInputNames[];
     static const TEventID scmEventCNFID = 0;
@@ -49,12 +53,16 @@ class FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS final : public CFunctionBlock {
   public:
     FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS(CStringDictionary::TStringId paInstanceNameId, forte::core::CFBContainer &paContainer);
 
+    CIEC_DATE_AND_TIME var_startDate;
+
     CIEC_ULINT var_;
 
     CIEC_ULINT var_conn_;
 
     CEventConnection conn_CNF;
 
+    CDataConnection *conn_startDate;
+
     CDataConnection conn_;
 
     CIEC_ANY *getDI(size_t) override;
@@ -63,14 +71,15 @@ class FORTE_TIMESTAMP_NS final : public CFunctionBlock {
     CDataConnection **getDIConUnchecked(TPortId) override;
     CDataConnection *getDOConUnchecked(TPortId) override;
 
-    void evt_REQ() {
+    void evt_REQ(const CIEC_DATE_AND_TIME &pastartDate) {
+      var_startDate = pastartDate;
       executeEvent(scmEventREQID, nullptr);
     }
 
-    void operator()() {
-      evt_REQ();
+    void operator()(const CIEC_DATE_AND_TIME &pastartDate) {
+      evt_REQ(pastartDate);
     }
 };
 
-CIEC_ULINT func_TIMESTAMP_NS();
+CIEC_ULINT func_TIMESTAMP_NS(CIEC_DATE_AND_TIME st_lv_startDate);