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Setting station RTC
(Real Time Clock)
4-12
Point to Point and FTP Communication
The station clock is very important as every field data stored by the station is
related to time taking, as a reference, the station RTC.
Being connected through the cable, the station clock can be set with a good
accuracy (the PC clock is used).
After on site installation, having no direct connection between controller PC
and remote station, RTC will be set, if required, by means of a cell phone,
sending an SMS to the station.
As the SMS delivery time is not known, the SMS command sent by the user
generate a message, sent by the station, to itself. If, as usual, the station
receives its message within 30 seconds it takes the time information coming
within the message as the time reference to be used to set its clock.
A confirmation message is then sent to the user mobile phone.
The internal clock can also be set automatically by GPS sending the
#SMSGCSAx* command; in this case the internal clock updating depends on
the GPS strength. For further information see pag. 5-18 .
The picture (on the previous page) shows the "000WX50803" station. Please
note that the station clock (RTC) has not been set as it shows the date, in the
"Station Date & Time" frame on the left bottom side, 5
Hit the button Enable Setting, on the bottom right side, to modify the
settings of your station.
You should remember the setting password that have been set the first
time this software has been run. You will be asked to type it to be allowed
to modify the station settings.
Type the setting password to be allowed to change RTC.
Hit the Set Clock button (left bottom side), the following message will be
displayed:
Click Yes to synchronize the station clock with your PC.
The station clock is now set.
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Mar 2015.
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