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A local clock set up through the Time Management Page: This option will appear
under the name of the local clock you have set up. Refer to "The Time Man
agement Screen" on page 146 for more information on how to configure and
read the System Time. Local timescale allows a Local Clock to apply a time offset
for Time Zone and DST correction.
The incoming input time information may be provided as local time, but System
Time may be configured as UTC time, so internal computations need to be per
formed. With the Timescale field set to “Local”, select the name of a previously cre
ated Local Clock. The Time Zone and DST rules, as configured in the Local Clock
will be applied to the front panel time display. See .
Note: The Timescale of the ASCII input (as configured in the ASCII time
source) must be set correctly, especially if other input references are
enabled.
Failure to configure the Timescale of the ASCII input correctly could result
in time jumps occurring in the System Time when input reference changes
occur. These time jumps could affect NTP and normal operation of the sys
tem.
Baud Rate : Determines the speed that the output port will operate at.
Data Bits : Defines the number of data bits for the output port.
Parity : Configures the parity checking of the output port.
Stop Bits : Defines the number of stop bits for the output.
5.2.4.7 Configuring the Relay/Alarm Output
To manage the alarm relays:
1.
Via the INTERFACES > Alarm Output drop-down menu, navigate to the Alarm Output
entry for the card you wish to configure. Depending on the path taken, …
… click Edit or the GEAR button to edit the Alarm Output settings, or
… click Status or the INFO button to view the current settings for the Alarm
Output :
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