Configuration and operation
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2. Connect the power cable to the removable 2-terminal block and plug it into the device.
3. Power on the device.
4. Start akYtecToolPro.
5. Click the toolbar item
Add devices
.
6. In the opened dialog select the interface
Ethernet.
7. Select
Find device.
8. Enter the IP address (Factory setting: 192.168.1.99) and click
Search.
9. If the correct device is found, select it and click the button
Add devices
to add the device to the project.
10. If the device is password protected, enter the correct password.
If you forgot the password, restore the factory settings (Sect. 6).
4.2 Real-time clock
The module has a real-time clock (RTC) with a back-up battery (Sect. 4.3). The RTC time is counted as UTC
in seconds, starting from 01/01/2000, 00:00.
To set the time, click the toolbar icon
Real-time clock
(Fig. 4.1).
Use the button
Synchronize with PC
to synchronize the RTC with the PC clock.
Select your time zone from the drop-down list below. You can also set the time zone in the range -720...+840
min. with a 60 min. step in the parameter group
Real-time clock
.
Use the button
Save
to save the parameters in the device memory.
Fig. 4.1. Real-time clock parameters
The RTC is used for calculation of measuring timestamps (Sect. 4.8.5) and of
Time (ms)
parameter.
Time (ms)
is a cyclic time in milliseconds that starts with turning on and stops with turning off of the device. It
is reset to zero at the end of cycle (4294967295 ms). The parameter is used for device diagnostic purposes.
To set the RTC time over Modbus network, proceed as follows:
1. Write the new time in the parameter
New time.
2. Set the parameter
Apply new time
= 1 and hold the value for at least 1 second.
3. Set the parameter
Apply new time
= 0 and hold the value for at least 1 second.
The time value cannot be changed more than once per second.
