EDS-508A/505A Series User’s Manual
Featured Functions
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NOTE
The EDS does not have a real time clock. The user must update the
Current Time
and
Current
Date
to set the initial time for the EDS after each reboot, especially when the network does not
have an Internet connection for an NTP server or there is no NTP server on the LAN.
Current Time
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User adjustable time.
The time parameter allows configuration of the
local time in local 24-hour format.
None
(hh:mm:ss)
Current Date
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User adjustable date.
The date parameter allows configuration of the
local date in yyyy/mm/dd format.
None
(yyyy/mm/dd)
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time (also know as
DST
or
summer time
) involves advancing clocks (usually 1
hour) during the summer time to provide an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon.
Start Date
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User adjustable date.
The Start Date parameter allows users to
enter the date that daylight saving time
begins.
None
End Date
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User adjustable date.
The End Date parameter allows users to
enter the date that daylight saving time
ends.
None
Offset
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User adjustable hour.
The offset parameter indicates how many
hours forward the clock should be
advanced.
None
System Up Time
Indicates the EDS’s up time from the last cold start. The unit is seconds.
Time Zone
Setting
Description
Factory Default
User selectable time zone
The time zone setting allows conversion
from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to
local time.
GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time)
