Scheduling

Configuration schedules allow information held in configuration slots (see page 3-80) to be activated at specified times and days of the week. Schedules operate on a weekly basis.

A schedule includes the following information:

ƒA schedule name. When the schedule is uploaded to the RTM device, the schedule name will be displayed in the Current Schedule field in the Configuration dialog.

ƒUTC Offset (see Scheduling and Time Zones, page 3-96).

The schedule file can be uploaded to RTM devices in many time zones, ensuring that the configuration files will be activated at the same moment on each device.

It will then contain a number of schedule items, each specifying the following details:

ƒConfiguration Slot - the number of the stored slot (1 to 8) to copy to the 'active' slot

ƒLoad Time - time configuration slot should be copied in the specified schedule time zone (HH:MM:SS)

ƒThe days of the week when this is to be applied, This can be a single day, or a list of days (Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun).

ƒStart Error Reporting Holdoff Period (seconds)

ƒStop Error Reporting Holdoff Period (seconds)

ƒStart Error Logging Holdoff Period (seconds)

ƒStop Error Logging Holdoff Period (seconds)

The changeover between configurations may cause an excessive number of spurious errors to be generated. The Error Logging and Reporting Hold-Off Periods are provided so that logging and reporting of errors can be suspended before, during and after the changeover, if required.

One schedule item must be specified as the baseline (the first item to be loaded). This allows the RTM unit to synchronize; if it is switched on in the middle of a weekly schedule for example.

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