System Administration; Querying The Firmware Version; Adjusting The Time - Moxa Technologies ioThinx 4530 Series User Manual

ioThinx 4530 Linux Manual
Setting Dynamic IP Addresses:
To configure one or both LAN ports to request an IP address dynamically use the
static
in the
Default Setting for LAN1
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.127.254
network 192.168.127.0
netmask 255.255.255.0
broadcast 192.168.127.255
iface eth0 inet dhcp

System Administration

Querying the Firmware Version

To check the ioThinx 4530 controller's firmware version, type:
moxa@Moxa:~$ kversion
ioThinx 4533-LX version 1.0
Add the –a option to create a full build version:
moxa@Moxa:~$ kversion –a
ioThinx 4533-LX version 1.0 Build 19032720
Master Infomation:
45MR Module Scan Time: 0 ms

Adjusting the Time

The ioThinx 4530 controller has two time settings. One is the system time, and the other is the RTC (Real
Time Clock) time kept by the ioThinx 4530 controller's hardware. Use the
current system time or set a new system time. Use the
or set a new RTC time.
date MMDDhhmmYYYY
Use the
MM = Month
DD = Date
hhmm = hour and minute
moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo date 032123192019
Thu Mar 21 23:19:00 UTC 2019
Use the following command to set the RTC time to system time:
moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo hwclock –w
moxa@Moxa:~$ sudo hwclock
2019-03-21 02:09:00.628145+0000
NOTE
Click the following links for more information on date and time:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/system-administrator/ch-sysadmin-time.html
https://wiki.debian.org/DateTime
iface
command, as follows:
command to set the system time:
Dynamic Setting using DHCP
iface eth0 inet dhcp
hwclock
command to query the current RTC time
2-8
Getting Started
dhcp
option in place of
date
command to query the