Output PC time to PLC for time sync

russrmartin · Sep 11, 2007

Hey guys, do any of you know if I can and how to send the date and time from iFIX to a PLC for time stamping? Basically, if we download a new program etc, we'd like to have the 5000 write values to correct the date and time right away to sync it with iFIX again, but are not sure how to get the PC time into iIFIX so it can be written to the PLC. Thanks.

Russ

PeterW · Sep 11, 2007

GSV to read and SSV to write.

WALLCLOCKTIME object.

russrmartin · Sep 11, 2007

Please read the post

Peter,

Thanks for the post, but the issue is not reading or writing the PLC, it's getting the value from the PC to write? Do you know how to do this within iFIX.

Russ

Oakley · Sep 11, 2007

How about sending a time sync bit at the same time every day to the PLC. Then in the PLC set the wallclock.

mgvol · Sep 11, 2007

Look in your RSLogix5000 Tools folder. There should be a Logix 5000 clock update tool; you can run this as a service and it will synchronize the Logix CPU clock with the PC clock. Note: you do have to use RSLinx to configure the path to the CPU.

SLC_Integrator · Sep 11, 2007

Clock update tool works really well. It only needs an UNLICENSED copy of Linx to work though. Its available as a free download from the Rockwell website.

It will run in the background and synch all the PLCs on the network as often as you like. I used it on a CLX network where they wanted accurate time stamps for billing and inventory. I synch once a day and it stays pretty much within 1 second.

russrmartin · Sep 11, 2007

still unclear

Thanks guys, but I'm still a little unclear. Does this tool sit on the iFIX box and write to the PLC? (That's how it sounds) Or is this something that is configured in the 5000 project?

SLC_Integrator · Sep 11, 2007

Its just a little standalone utility program that installs on the iFix box and runs in the background, a bit like linx.

menotis · Jul 20, 2016

Hi russrmartin, you dont need anything of that,if you want to get or send the date when you press a button(right click on the button->edit script

Private Sub CommandButton1_click()

Write System.CurrentDayDate,"DayVar"

'DayVar is your variable in the database when you want to save the value'
'in this case of the day, could be hour ,minutes month etc'
'copy and paste this code and should work'

End Sub

Lare · Jul 20, 2016

menotis said:
Hi russrmartin, you dont need anything of that,if you want to get or send the date when you press a button(right click on the button->edit script

Private Sub CommandButton1_click()

Write System.CurrentDayDate,"DayVar"

'DayVar is your variable in the database when you want to save the value'
'in this case of the day, could be hour ,minutes month etc'
'copy and paste this code and should work'

End Sub

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Output PC time to PLC for time sync

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