Logix5000 Clock Update Tool V2.2.
5/24/2013
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What Is It?
Free-of-charge application that allows you to manually and automatically synchronize controllers wall clock time with PCs time
Automatic synchronization can be scheduled at intervals as fast as every minute and as slow as one month
Allows for configuration of up to 110 different devices, and up to 3 independent synchronization schedules. Improved version of tool called Chronos Requires RSLinx Classic Lite
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How Will It Help Me? Allows easy and unattended synchronization of devices time
Takes care of devices clock drift Need not to worry about daylight saving time or leap year changes
It increases the effectiveness of time-stamping Eliminates the need to reset the devices clock after maintenance or power cycle Doesnt require specialty synchronization module in each rack
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Tool Overview
Add schedule Remove schedule PCs clock
Add device
Schedules
List of devices
Activity Log
Time and date when last update occurred
Free-running time difference
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Features
Allows for Manual synchronization, or up to three independent schedules Uses PCs regional settings for date and time formatting
Solves Daylight Savings Time and Leap year issues
RSLogix 5000 and firmware version independent Appears on the Custom Tools menu of RSLogix 5000 (v13 and higher) Supports Logix5000 and others devices
See on-line help for detailed list of products supported
Accuracy is dependent on controller and network load Ability to start when Windows starts, and minimize to the system tray to synchronize devices in the background Leverages RSLinx Classic Lite
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Accuracy (Logix5000 Controllers)
Actual accuracy will depend on Controllers load, network type, network traffic, and may be affected by the Overhead Time Slice In the tests we administered
Time Difference (ms)
Accuracy Test
99% of readings indicated that the controller and PC were less than 100ms apart 93% of readings indicated that the controller and PC were less than 50ms apart
300 250 200 150 100 50 0
Based on these test results, this tool may not be appropriate for Sequence of Events Applications Accuracy for PLC5 and SLC500 will be within one second, because these controllers only support 1 second resolution Accuracy for the MicroLogix 1500 will be within two seconds, because the MicrolLogix only supports a 2 second
resolution
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Supports for Features Planned for V16
Supports Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) (Formerly known as GMT). Sets Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time based on the users PC settings Requirements
Device to be synchronized and PC must reside in the same time zone. Requires V16 or higher Firmware for new features. Devices with pre-V16 firmware will store the local time, ignoring the time zone and daylight saving time.
Note: Users should avoid setting the Time
Zone or Daylight Savings Time from RSLogix 5000, as any changes will be overwritten during the next synchronization.
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Anomalies Corrected in This Version V2.2.3
Resolved anomaly where tool did not support PLC5 and SLC devices Changed the base time for v16 from 1/1/1972 to 1/1/1970 Added support for 1756-L61S and 1756-L62S (GuardLogix) Added new help file with list of supported devices
V2.2.3
Tests for RSLinx Requirement during the installation and also before starting the tool
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In Conclusion Allows easy, unattended, time synchronization for Logix5000 controllers and other devices Distributed Free of Charge RSLogix 5000 and Firmware independent.
Relies only on RSLinx Classic Lite
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