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Defining Time
Now that we have determined what an event is and how to define an event, we
can move on to how the Taralist controller keeps track of time. By default the
Taralist controller does not know what time it is so this must be defined. The
only way of doing this is from the NCD Base Station software. Once your
controller is connected to the computer and the program is launched, the first
thing to do is tell the Taralist Controller what time it is. You may do this manually
or you can Sync the time with your PC. The settings for this are located on the
right side of the ‘TARALIST Time Activated Relay Configuration’ tab. The user
can do this by simply clicking the Sync Time with PC Time button or by filling in
the Year, Month, Day, Week Day, Hour, Minute, Second parameters and then
clicking the Set Time Manually button.
Time Compensation
Another feature that must be noted is that the Taralist controller’s time may drift
by as much as a second each day. How much the controller drifts is determined
by Temperature, Power Supply, and specific application differences. This has
been accounted for in the design of the Taralist Controller and NCD Base Station
software using the ‘Time Compensation’ feature found on the ‘TARALIST Time
Activated Relay Configuration’ tab. Once this Button is clicked, a new window
will open.
Using this Feature, the user can add
or subtract a specified amount of
seconds in the Taralist Clock each
day or only on a certain day to
compensate for time drift in the
Taralist Controller.
