Motorola V186 User Manual - Page 144
Clock Functions and Synchronization, RTU Clock, Time Adjustment and Synchronization
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Clock Functions and Synchronization RTU Clock The ACE3600 RTU has one time source, an internal system clock which is in microsecond resolution. This time source is updated using a backup source of the RTC hardware component - Real Time Clock (seconds accuracy). In addition, external clocks, such as GPS and NTP servers can be used as a time source. See NTP Clock Synchronization and Global Positioning System (GPS) below. The time resolution of the system clock is hour, minute, second, millisecond, microsecond. The date resolution is day, month, year. Leap year support is automatic. When the RTU first starts up, the system clock is set according to the RTC, which always retains its time in seconds (even when the RTU is powered down.) The RTU time can then be set using a number of mechanisms. The RTU clock controls the date and time of the ACE3600 unit. Date and time information is used for timestamps on events such as time tagging changes to time tagged discrete inputs, etc. The ACE3600 includes configurable time zone support, where RTUs in one time zone can adjust messages received from another time zone. The time zone is commonly used in conjunction with NTP servers and GPS receiver. These servers operate in UTC (Universal Time Clock) which is in the (Greenwich Mean Time) GMT time zone. Setting time zone in a unit will adjust it to the local time. The ACE3600 also supports daylight savings time. Daylight savings time is used only in conjunction with a time zone. The start and end dates for daylight savings time (month, day, our) can be defined in the Daylight Saving Dates table. (The current year is assumed.) The RTU will check these dates and adjust the time by one hour when appropriate. The time zone is set in the STS site configuration and the daylight savings time is set in the application system table. Time Adjustment and Synchronization MDLC time synchronization of the RTU clock can be performed locally or remotely, using MDLC protocol over a variety of communication media, including conventional radio, RS485, and RS232. Synchronization is accurate to 1 millisecond+0.5 (very low delay). With IP media, this feature can be enabled, but because its accuracy/delay is unpredictable it is not recommended. NTP, the recommended method of obtaining the time over IP media (PPP or Ethernet), allows accuracy of 1 to 100 milliseconds depending on the media. 140