Appendix C - Daylight Saving Time Rules; Western European Summer Time; Central European Summer Time; Eastern European Summer Time - Novatech Kronos 2 Series User Manual

Appendix C – Daylight Saving Time Rules

Western European Summer Time

Known as British Summer Time (BST) in the United Kingdom. Daylight saving time starts at 01:00 local
time on the last Sunday in March and ends at 02:00 local time on the last Sunday in October.
Selected by using
DST_RULE = EUROPE_W
in the configuration file.

Central European Summer Time

Daylight saving time starts at 02:00 local time on the last Sunday in March and ends at 03:00 local time on
the last Sunday in October.
Selected by using
DST_RULE = EUROPE
or
DST_RULE = EUROPE_C
in the configuration file.

Eastern European Summer Time

Daylight saving time starts at 03:00 local time on the last Sunday in March and ends at 04:00 local time on
the last Sunday in October.
Selected by using
DST_RULE = EUROPE_E
in the configuration file.

North American DST Rule

Daylight saving time starts at 02:00 local time on the second Sunday in March and ends at 02:00 local time
on the first Sunday in November.
Selected by using
DST_RULE = US
in the configuration file.
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