Correcting The Clock From An Ntp Server; Reading The Clock Data; Logging - Omron NX-series User Manual

1 Data Management and Clock Functions
Changing Clock Data from the Sysmac Studio
You can use the Sysmac Studio to synchronize the clock data of the built-in clock with the clock on the
computer.
Changing the Clock Data from an NTP Server
You can use an NTP server on EtherNet/IP to set the clock data.
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Correcting the Clock from an NTP Server

Application
In a network system, the clock data must be shared by the entire system. NTP is supported to enable
easy time synchronization.
Specifications
An NTP client is provided.
Refer to Section 2 Automatic Clock Adjustment on page 2 - 1 for details.
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Reading the Clock Data

If the clock data is incorrect, the incorrect value is read.
Reading the Clock from System-defined Variables (Writing Is Not
Possible)
You can use the following system-defined variable to read the clock data.
_CurrentTime (System Time)
For the details on how to read, refer to 8-5 Read and Write Services for Variables on page 8 - 39.
Sysmac Studio Procedure
You can select Controller Clock from the Controller Menu of the Sysmac Studio to display the clock
data.
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Logging

When you change the clock data, an event is recorded in the event log.
However, nothing is recorded in the event log if the time is corrected for the NTP.
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