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Date / time / location
The entry Date / Time / Location can be found under general settings.
The system value parameters are displayed first.
• Time zone – 01:00 means the time zone " UTC + 1 hour ". UTC stands for
"Universal Time Coordinated", also known as GMT (= Greenwich Mean
Time).
• Automatic time change – If " Yes ", the time will switch over automatically
to summertime according to the specifications of the European Union.
• Summertime – " Yes " if summertime is active. Can only be changed if the
"Automatic time change" is set to "No".
• Date – The current date (dd.mm.yy).
• Time – The current time
• GPS latitude – Geographical latitude according to GPS (= global position -
ing system)
• GPS longitude – Geographical longitude according to GPS
• Sunrise – time
• High sun – time
• Sunset – time
• Solar altitude – Specified in ° as measured from the geometric horizon
(0°), zenith = 90°
• Direction of the sun – Specified in ° as measured from the north (0°)
The values for geographical latitude and longitude are used to determine the location-specific solar
data. That data can be used in functions (e.g. shading function).
The factory default settings for the GPS data are for the location of Technische Alternative in Ama
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liendorf, Austria.
North = 0° East = 90° South = 180° West = 270°