If the commissioning process has not been completed yet, it is often important to set the current date and time.

  • Prerequisites: You have connected to the controller using the system shell.
  1. To access date and time, select system shell menu option 1 Update System Time .
  • The screen displays the following controller current date/time and clock synchronization information: - Local time - Universal time (UTC) - RTC (real time clock) time - Time zone - System clock synchronization status NTP service status - RTC in local TZ (time zone) status (yes/no)
  • A prompt displays asking for new UTC date and time in the following format: YYYY-MM-DD for year, month, and day; HH:MM:SS for hour, minute, and second.
  1. Enter date and time in the required format and press Enter to save the changes.
  1. If the the time information is successfully changed, a confirmation message appears on the screen.
  1. Press Enter to return to the shell main menu.