Maple Systems OIT Family - Manual (Page 100)

CHAPTER 10
Using the Real-Time Clock
(OIT3250, OIT3600, OIT4450, OIT5400 only)
The OIT3250, OIT3600, OIT4450 and OIT5400 include a real-time clock that can be used to:
• Display the current time and/or date in message, recipe, alarm, or menu screens. For more
information, refer to the PLC Register Monitor Formats section in CHAPTER 4: PLC
Register Monitors.
• Display a screen and set a PLC coil at a particular time during a particular day of the week,
or daily (not applicable to the OIT3600). For more information, refer to the Timer Event
section in CHAPTER 5: Displaying Stored Screens.
• Print the time and/or date in the print header when printing to a serial printer (not applicable
to the OIT3600). For more information, refer to CHAPTER 9: Using a Serial Printer.
• Download the time and/or date to a PLC register (not applicable to the OIT3600).
Downloading the Time and/or Date to a PLC Register
The time and/or date from the OIT’s real-time clock can be downloaded to a register in
the PLC once every minute.
To configure the OIT to download the time and/or date to the PLC:
1. From the Configuration menu, choose Timer Events Editor. The Timer Events Editor appears.
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