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Time and date configuration view – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

Chapter 13 Time of Day Control

Time and Date Configuration View

Click on the clock button from the toolbar to display the Time and Date configuration view.

Faceplate Toolbar

Time and Date
Configuration

Clock Update Button

Alarm Delay

Daylight Savings
Time Selection

Button

Icons

Description

Alarm

The alarm button indicates an alarm condition and activates alarm diagnostic views. A grey bell

indicates normal status, with no alarms. A red flashing bell indicates an alarm condition.

Configuration

The Configuration button lets you edit the Time of Day control settings, such as load schedules,

overrides, time and date configuration, and calendar configuration.

Home

The Home button lets you view the status of all 16 loads.

Calendar

The Calendar button displays the Calendar View, which lets you assign holidays.

Help

The Help button provides information for the existing view.

Close

Click the Close button to close the faceplate.

Time and Date

Configuration

Click on each button to launch the numeric entry keypad input object and enter the current values for

the time and date. Enter the hour in military time. When the desired date and time have been entered,

click the Update PLC Clock button to download the new date and time to the controller.

Clock Update

Button

Click the Update PLC Clock button to download the configured date and time to the controller.

Daylight Savings

Time Selection

Click the button to turn Daylight Savings Time on and off. When Daylight Savings time is applied, one

hour is added to the current hour.

Alarm Delay

The PLC clock will drift over time and will need to be recalibrated every so often, depending on the

accuracy of your PLC clock. Enter an alarm delay here (in days) to notify the operator when the PLC

clock should be checked for accuracy.