Setup and Installation - Time and Synchronization
Last Update: Jun 15, 2023

Time and Synchronization

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Access Path

Control Panel > Configuration > Set Time

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ActiveCore Framework - Time and Synchronization


Figure 1 - Time and Synchronization Settings

ActiveCore Framework - Report with NTP sync timestamp


Figure 2 - Reporting NTP-synchronized timestamp

ActiveCore Framework - Report with Local timestamp


Figure 3 - Reporting non-synchronized timestamp

Description

FieldValuesDefaultDescription
Set year1900 - 30002017Manually set year for the internal RTC
Set month1 - 121Manually set month for the internal RTC
Set day1 - 311Manually set day for the internal RTC
Set hour0 - 230Manually set hour for the internal RTC
Set minutes0 - 590Manually set minutes for the internal RTC
Set seconds0 - 590Manually set seconds for the internal RTC
Clock synchronizationOff
NTP
OffTime synchronization options.
Clock synchronization interval60 - 60480060An interval to load and adjust internal RTC with NTP server.
NTP server addressNTP server address as an IP address or domain name
UpdateApply new settings.

The Receiver can use several sources of time for internal events, alarms, and log record stamping. Depending on the user’s application the Receiver can use its internal RTC (Real Time Clock) engine or an external source with NTP capabilities.

The Receiver internal RTC can be manually set by entering new values in correspondent fields - Set year, Set month, etc.

If NTP-based synchronization is enabled, the Receiver will be trying to connect to the NTP server in specified intervals. The current status of the NTP synchronization is reported in the Status line on the Receiver UI Main Page:

Web UI Time Synchronization Status

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Note: GPS is optional and available for AVQ1022 (1st Gen and Satellite) models only. For successful GPS-based synchronization, 3D Fix is required.
Note: Timestamp at the header section of the Report is based on the synchronization status of the unit - see Figure 2 and Figure 3 for reference