5.2.1 Procedure - Adjusting the Time (When Using Clock Update Settings)

The display unit clock is updated periodically, or on a specified timing. There are two ways to update the clock on the display unit: Automatically load clock data from the external device to the display unit, and load clock data from a specified address.
Procedure - Automatically updating the time

Procedure - When using a driver that does not support automatically updating the time

Procedure - Automatically updating the time

External devices that support automatically getting clock data are shown below. Refer to the Pro-face website for the latest information.

http://www.pro-face.com/trans/en/manual/1067.html

Manufacturer

Series

CPU

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

FX Series CPU Direct

FX Series Computer Link

Q/QnA Series Ethernet

Refer to "GP-Pro EX Device/PLC Connection Manual" for supported CPU.

Omron Corporation

CS/CJ Series HOST Link

CS/CJ Series Ethernet

Panasonic Industrial Devices SUNX Co., Ltd.

FP Series Computer Link SIO

MEWTOCOL7-COM Ethernet

Yaskawa Information Systems Corporation

MMCloud TCP Client

 

Read the device/PLC clock and update the display unit clock every hour.

  1. From the [Common Settings], select [Clock Update Settings].

  2. Select the [Enable Clock Updates] check box, and from the [Get From Device] list select the device/PLC for updating the clock.

  3. From the [Update Trigger] list select [Frequency], and specify an interval of 60 minutes.

  4. Click [OK].

Procedure - When using a driver that does not support automatically updating the time

Read data from addresses D10 to D15 and update the display unit clock every hour.

  1. From the [Common Settings], select [Clock Update Settings].

  2. Select the [Enable Clock Updates] check box, and from the [Get From Device] list select the device/PLC for updating the clock.

  3. From the [Update Trigger] list select [Frequency], and specify an interval of 60 minutes.

  4. Select the [Customize] check box.

  5. In the [Time Area Start Address] field define the first address with the clock data. In the [Read Area Size] field define the number of words that store the clock data. For example, [Read Area Size] = 6, [Format] = [Word]

  6. For each address, specify what is stored in the word, [Year], [Month], [Day], [Hours], [Minutes], or [Seconds].

  7. Click [OK].