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5/24/2013
What Is It?
Free-of-charge application that allows you to manually and automatically synchronize controllers wall clock time with PCs 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 devices clock after maintenance or power cycle Doesnt require specialty synchronization module in each rack
Tool Overview
Add schedule Remove schedule PCs clock
Add device
Schedules
List of devices
Activity Log
Features
Allows for Manual synchronization, or up to three independent schedules Uses PCs 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
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 synchronize devices in the background Leverages RSLinx Classic Lite
Accuracy Test
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 Accuracy for PLC5 and SLC500 will be within one second, because these controllers only support 1 second resolution Accuracy for the MicroLogix 1500 will be within two seconds, because the MicrolLogix only supports a 2 second
resolution
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V2.2.3
Tests for RSLinx Requirement during the installation and also before starting the tool
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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
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