I am looking for suggestions on keeping the time syncronized between multiple FP-RT nodes and my central station?

[Ben]

I need to keep my times aproximately (a couple of seconds this was or that) between a central station (running LV app) and multiple FP-RT nodes.

The FP-RT nodes can be located in multiple time zones.

Any hints or suggestions?

Ben

[Patrick R.]

Hi Ben,
It appears that you want to keep your FP-RT modules synchronize regardless or the time zones where the modules are found. First, you would definately want to try and use the same time server for each of the FieldPoint modules. If each machine is using one computer as the time server, the time should be synchronize. Be aware though that the time is based on greenwich mean time, so it will display differently if the modules are in the different time zones. You could possibly use to dip switches on your FP-20xx modules and implement code to specify which time zone that module is in.

I hope that this information is helpful. Have a good day.

Patrick R.

[Ben]

So theoretically, if I get my hands on all of these FP-RT units and set them to the same time zone, regardless of where will end up being installed, then I should end up with standard time across all my systems provided they have network access to the time server.

Does this sound right?

Ben

[Patrick R.]

Yes, exactly. If you are using a central time server and you have configured all modules to be in a certain time zone based on that time server, then regardless of where they are placed, they should all contain the same time. They will periodically (once every 10 seconds by default) communicate with the time server and synchronize with it again, therefore all the timestamps you obtain from the different devices should also be synchronized.

Have a good day,

Patrick R.

[Ben]

Cool!

I'm cruisin' now.

Thank you,

Ben

[Frank Z]

PatrickR, how can you change the default time synchronisation of a FP2000 Module from to 10sec to say 3600 sec (1 hr) - I have a problem with the time stamped data that is saved on a randomly triggered event - the data should be at nominally 50 mS intervals, but every 10s or thereabouts there is a 1 to 2 second gap.