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Device Manual Supplement: Acyclic data records and Command interface (AC14 and AC4S)
2017 / 09
Command channels
NTP server
IP address
IP address (IP-V4) of the
NTP server
2 words Per segment of an IP address: 0 ....255
0x00 = 000
0x01 = 001
...
0x0FF = 255
Example:
IP address: 192.168.150.5
192 = 0xC0 (high byte)
168 = 0xA8
150 = 0x96
005 = 0x05 (low byte)
The duration of the synchronisation process depends on the settings of the NTP server. This
means that the synchronised system time is not immediately available after activation of the
NTP client.
► Do not query the synchronised system time immediately after activation of the NTP client.
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Command response channel (device >>> fieldbus master)
16706
Offset
Word no.
Bit
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
reflected user ID
2
reflected command number
3
reserved
Command status
(
4
command error code
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Possible command error codes
16707
Error Code
Error
Description
0x00
no error
0x01
IS
Wrong parameters transmitted. NTP server settings were not transmitted.
Error code appears if command status = FAILED