Logix5000 Clock Update Tool

12/13/2005 Copyright © 2005 Rockwell Automation Inc., All Rights Reserved. 1

Logix5000 Clock Update Tool V2.00.36

2Copyright © 2005 Rockwell Automation Inc., All Rights Reserved12/13/2005

Overview

1. What is it?1. What is it?

2. How will it help me?2. How will it help me?

3. How do I use it?3. How do I use it?

4. When can I get it?4. When can I get it?

Logix5000 Clock Update Tool


What Is It?

• Free-of-charge application that allows you to manually and automaticallysynchronize controllers’ wall clock time with PC’s time– Automatic synchronization can be scheduled at intervals as fast as every minute

and as slow as one month• Allows for configuration of up to 110 different devices, and up to 3

independent synchronization schedules.• Improved version of tool called Chronos• Requires RSLinx Classic Lite


How Will It Help Me?

• Allows easy and unattended synchronization of devices’ time– Takes care of devices’ clock drift– Need not to worry about daylight saving time or leap year changes

• It increases the effectiveness of time-stamping• Eliminates the need to reset the device’s clock after

maintenance or power cycle• Doesn’t require specialty “synchronization” module in each rack


Tool Overview

PC’s clock

Schedules

List of devices

Activity Log

Time and date when last update

occurred Free-running time

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Add device Add schedule

Remove schedule


Features

• Allows for Manual synchronization, or up to three independent schedules• Uses PC’s regional settings for date and time formatting

– Solves Daylight Savings Time and Leap year issues• RSLogix 5000 and firmware version independent• Appears on the Custom Tools menu of RSLogix 5000 (v13 and higher)• Supports Logix5000 and others devices

– ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FlexLogix, DriveLogix and GuardLogix– MicroLogix 1500, SLC500, PLC5, PowerMonitor II, and PowerMonitor 3000 – See on-line help for detailed list of products supported

• Accuracy is dependent on controller and network load• Ability to start when Windows starts, and

minimize to the system tray to synchronizedevices in the background

• Leverages RSLinx Classic Lite


How Do I Use It?

• Step 1 - Add Devices


How Do I Use It?

• Step 2 - Setup a schedule


Accuracy

• Actual accuracy will depend on Controller’s load, network type, network traffic, and may be affected by the Overhead Time Slice

• In the tests we administered…– 99% of readings indicated that the

controller and PC were less than 100ms apart

– 93% of readings indicated that the controller and PC were less than 50ms apart

• Based on these test results, this tool may not be appropriate for Sequence of Events Applications

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Supports for Features Planned for V16

• Supports Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) (Formerly known as GMT).

• Sets Time Zone and Daylight Savings Time based on the user’s PC settings

• Requirements– Device to be synchronized and PC must

reside in the same time zone.– Requires V16 or higher Firmware for new

features. Devices with pre-V16 firmware will store the local time, ignoring the time zone and daylight saving time.

• Note: Users should avoid setting the Time Zone or Daylight Savings Time from RSLogix 5000, as any changes will be overwritten during the next synchronization.


In Conclusion…

• Allows easy, unattended, time synchronization for Logix5000 controllers and other devices

• Distributed Free of Charge• RSLogix 5000 and Firmware independent.

– Relies only on RSLinx Classic Lite


Copyright / Trademark Notice

Copyright © 2005 Rockwell Automation Inc., All Rights Reserved

RSLogix, RSLinx, RSNetWorx, the RSLogix 5000 logo, and the Rockwell Software logo are trademarks of Rockwell Software Inc. Logix5000, PLC-5, SLC-500 and Data Highway are trademarks of Allen Bradley Company LLC., all other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged

For more information on the latest pricing or a demonstration of any Rockwell Software package, please contact your local Rockwell Automation sales office or authorized Allen-Bradley distributor. For the very latest on Rockwell Software product development, visit our Web Site on the Internet at:

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