Time Server
A time server ensures that all FieldPoint banks on the network are synchronized. Any computer running FieldPoint software and connected to the network can be a time server. A time client synchronizes with a time server periodically. Any FieldPoint Ethernet network module can be a time client. A [c]FP-2xxx running LabVIEW RT 7.1 or later can be a time client, a time server, or both.
To configure a FieldPoint Ethernet network module as a time client, go to the Network Settings tab and enter the IP address of the time server in the Time Server box, then click Apply.
To configure a [c]FP-2xxx as a time server, go to the Bank Configuration tab and check the Enable as Time Server box, then click Apply. If you do not want the [c]FP-2xxx to synchronize with an external time server, go to the Network Settings tab and enter 0.0.0.0 in the Time Server field, then click Apply.
To configure a [c]FP-2xxx as both a time server and a time client, go to the Bank Configuration tab and check the Enable as Time Server box, then click Apply. Go to the Network Settings tab and enter the IP address of the time server in the Time Server field, then click Apply.
The [c]FP-2xxx has an internal clock that provides consistent timestamps in the absence of a time server. You can set the date and time on the [c]FP-2xxx using the RT Set Date and Time VI. For information about using this VI, refer to the LabVIEW Help.