Application Note

How to enable SNTP on a CMC Test Set

Author
Stephan Geiger | stephan.geiger@omicron.at
Date
Feb 15, 2011
Related OMICRON Product
CMC Test Sets
Application Area
IEC 61850
Keywords
SNTP, CMEngine
Version
v0.1
Document ID
ANS_11006_ENU

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Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 3

SNTP Commands ............................................................................................................................ 3

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Introduction
A GOOSE generated by a CMC Test Set can also be synchronized to an external time reference using
SNTP. This Application Note describes how this function is enabled/disabled.

SNTP Commands
For enabling and disabling SNTP on a CMC Test Set CMEngine commands are used. Therefore first start
the CMEngineTestConsole program, which is located in the installation folder of Test Universe in the Apps
subfolder.
C:\Program Files\OMICRON\Test Universe\Apps\CMEngineTestConsole.exe

Figure 1: The CM Engine Test Console

As a next step, scan for the CMC Test Sets in the network, select the appropriate device from the list and
lock it.
Important: The CMC Test Set has to be associated to the user's PC, otherwise no device will be found.

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Figure 2: The CMC Test Set found and locked

Now the command for enabling SNTP has to be issued, which is as follows:

sys:sntp:on("time.omicron.at",300)
Between the quotation marks, the SNTP server has to be defined. The value behind the comma (300)
defines the refresh rate in seconds. 300 seconds are the minimum, 86400 seconds the maximum.
Note that it is only possible to define a domain for the SNTP server if a domain name server (DNS) is
configured. Otherwise the SNTP server has to be defined by the IP address, which e.g. would look as
follows:
sys:sntp:on("172.22.100.1",300)

Figure 3: Enabling SNTP

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After issuing this command, SNTP should be active. With the following command the status can be queried:

sys:sntp:status?
As a result the CMC Test Set generates something like this:

1 , t i m e . o m i c r o n . a t , 3 0 0 , 1 , 1 , 6 , 6 . 3 0 4 0 0 ;

Device ID

SNTP
server

Refresh
time in s

Status
(ON/OFF)

Last
sync OK

Last update
time in s

Offset time
in ms

Figure 4: SNTP status result

For turning of the SNTP function this command must be issued:

sys:sntp:off

Figure 5: SNTP turned off

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