100/180 mm PAPERLESS GRAPHIC RECORDER: USER GUIDE
HA028910
Issue 13 Sep 16
User Guide
Page 234
4.7.6 Clock category
This job causes the System Clock to be Preset to the value entered in Instrument Confi guration (Preset
Hour, Preset Minute) (
Section 4.3.1
). This job can be used to synchronise a number of recorders as fol-
lows:
a. For each recorder, set up one input channel as
Input Type
Digital
Closed String
Synch (for example)
Enable
Trigger
Active when
Synch
Job 1 category
Clock
Job 1 action
Preset
Job 1 On
Active
b. For each recorder, set the same preset hour and minute in Instrument Confi guration.
c. For each recorder provide a simultaneous pulse or contact closure to the digital input previously set up.
The recorders will all be automatically set to the preset time on receipt of the input.
An alternative way of synchronising recorders is via an SNTP time server as described in
section 4.5.1
.
Job Number
Action
Category
On
Active
1
Clock
Preset
Select 'Active', 'Inactive' or
'Acknowledgement'
Figure 4.7.6 Clock job menu layout
Notes
1 Whenever a time change occurs, a green line is drawn across the chart in vertical trend mode.
2 The clock presets to the ‘Preset Hour’ value set in Confi g/Instrument menu. If, however, ‘Use
Summertime (DST)’ is enabled in System/Locale confi guration, then an hour is added whilst
daylight saving time is in operation.
4.7.7 Counter category
If Counters (section 4.3.13) are enabled, the following jobs become available:
Preset counter
Loads the selected counter with the preset value set in the confi guration for that counter.
Disable counter Stops the selected counter.
Increment
Adds 1 to the selected counter’s value.
Decrement
Subtracts 1 from the selected counter’s value.
Preset group
Loads all the counters in the specifi ed group with their ‘Preset’ values.
Disable group
Stops all counters in the specifi ed group.
Figure 4.7.7 Counter job menu layout (group action)
Select 'Preset', 'Disable', 'Increment',
'Decrement','Preset group', 'Disable Group'.
Job Number
Action
Category
Group
On
1) Group 1
1
Counter
Preset Group
Acknowledgement
Select Required Group
Select 'Active', 'Inactive'
or 'Acknowledgement'
