9300 Series User’s Guide Meter Clock Configuration
Chapter 3 - Default Meter Functionality Page 49
Fine Tuning Over Condition Monitoring
If you want to fine-tune over condition monitoring, the only setup registers you
should change are SusUntlON and SusUntlOFF.
SusUntlON determines how long the modules wait after an over condition is
detected before reporting it. This gives the monitored value a short period to
correct itself before the event is registered with the module, so that very brief over
conditions are ignored. Similarly, SusUntlOFF is the amount of time a normal
value must be present before the module considers normal operation to be
restored. Both SusUntlON and SusUntlOFF values are entered in seconds (the
default value for both is 30 seconds).
Refer to the online ION Programmer’s Reference for more information about the
Relative Setpoint module.
Meter Clock Configuration
The Clock module controls the meter’s internal clock which provides timestamps
for data logged by the device. The clock needs to be configured properly to ensure
that logged data has accurate timestamp information. The Clock module also
receives the time synchronization signals sent to it by the workstation running
ION software, updating the device’s clock when required.
The setup registers in the Clock module specify timezone and Daylight Savings
Time (DST) parameters and time synchronization functions.
NOTE
When modifying setup registers of the Clock module, use the Format option to convert between UNIX and
conventional time. Refer to the description of the Clock module in the online
ION Programmer’s
Reference
for more details.
Refer to the technical note Time Synchronization and Timekeeping for further details
on using the meter’s time synchronization functions.
Setup Register Function Default
TZ Offset The timezone the device is in, relative to Greenwich Mean Time 0
DST Start Date and time when DST begins 0
DST End Date and time when DST ends 86,400
DST Offset The amount of time the clock is changed when DST begins or ends 0
Time Sync Source The communications port that receives time sync signals COM1
Time Sync Type The type of time sync signal (Local or Universal time) UTC
Clock Source Specifies the clock’s time synchronization signal source (line frequency, communications signals, or
internal crystal) Internal