Network Time Servers

How about:

CLKMGR_ADD_USERDEFINED_TIMESERVER
Adds a user-defined time server entry.

CLKMGR_GET_ACTIVE_TIMESERVER
Populates the TIMESERVER structure with the currently active time server's data.

CLKMGR_SET_ACTIVE_TIMESERVER
Sets the time server entry that has the matching IP-ADDRESS to the IP parameter as the active time server entry.

JohnMichnr wrote: »

The one thing I've never really understood is that they have the network time server setup to look for a NIST clock somewhere, is that the same as a network time protocol from a time server (NTP)?

I believe you get the time in NTP format from an NIST server.

This is an interesting feature. I went ahead and tried to implement the calls into a program to have the control system sync the time from a NIST time sync server but I'm not having any luck. Does anyone happen to know what I am doing wrong?

It doesn't seem to get the time from the time server.

Here is the url for the time sync server I am trying to poll. For testing purposes I have the resync rate set to around 3 minutes according to the documentation I was following.

http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi

Here is my code.

Main body of code:

PROGRAM_NAME='TimeSync Test'

Define_Device

dvTP = 10003:1:0

Define_Variable

Integer iTestText
Integer iTimeServerReSyncRate
Char TimeServerIP[15]
Char TimeServerURL[30]
Char TimeServerLocation[20]
CLKMGR_TIMESERVER_STRUCT TimeServer

Define_Module '12 Hour Clock' modClock(dvTP, iTestText)

Define_Start

iTestText = 1
iTimeServerReSyncRate = 3
TimeServerIP = '64.90.182.55'
TimeServerURL = 'nist1-ny.ustiming.org'
TimeServerLocation = 'Ney York City, NY'
CLKMGR_ADD_USERDEFINED_TIMESERVER(TimeServerIP, TimeServerURL, TimeServerLocation)
CLKMGR_SET_ACTIVE_TIMESERVER(TimeServerIP)
CLKMGR_GET_ACTIVE_TIMESERVER(TimeServer)
CLKMGR_SET_RESYNC_PERIOD (iTimeServerReSyncRate)

12 hour clock module:

Module_Name = '12 Hour Clock' (Dev dvTPNavigation, Integer iTimeChannel)

Define_Variable

Char iHour
Char iMinute

Define_Call 'Get The Time'
{
    iHour = Type_Cast(Time_To_Hour(Time))
    iMinute = Type_Cast(Time_To_Minute(Time))
    If (iHour < 13)
    {
	If (iMinute < 10)
	{
	    Send_Command dvTPNavigation, "'^TXT-', ITOA(iTimeChannel), ',0,', ITOA(iHour), ':0', ITOA(iMinute), ' AM'"
	}
	Else
	{
	    Send_Command dvTPNavigation, "'^TXT-', ITOA(iTimeChannel), ',0,', ITOA(iHour), ':', ITOA(iMinute), ' AM'"
	}
    }
    Else
    {
	iHour = iHour - 12
	If (iMinute < 10)
	{
	    Send_Command dvTPNavigation, "'^TXT-', ITOA(iTimeChannel), ',0,', ITOA(iHour), ':0', ITOA(iMinute), ' PM'"
	}
	Else
	{
	    Send_Command dvTPNavigation, "'^TXT-', ITOA(iTimeChannel), ',0,', ITOA(iHour), ':', ITOA(iMinute), ' PM'"
	}
    }
}

Define_Event

Data_Event [dvTPNavigation]
{
    Online:
    {
	Call 'Get The Time'
    }
}

Define_Program

Wait 600 'Get The Time'
{
    Call 'Get The Time'
}

Your location is misspelt.
Try entering the details manually into the master and see if it works.
Try using the same details on a PC to make sure the time server will respond to that.