Configuring time information using ION Setup

You can set the time, date, and time synchronization settings using ION Setup.

NOTE: You must manually adjust the date and time information if the device is installed in a different time zone location from the computer running ION Setup.

To configure time information using ION Setup:

Start ION Setup.
Open the Setup Assistant for your device.
Click Clock > Timezone.
Select any parameter, and then click TimeSync to synchronize your device’s date and time with the computer that is running ION Setup.
NOTE: Time Sync Source must match the device connection type to ION Setup for TimeSync to work.
Click DST Settings to modify your meter’s daylight savings time (DST) start and end dates, if required.

Select the parameter that you want to configure, and then click Edit. Enter the password if prompted.

Parameter	Value	Description
TimeZone	–	Sets the time zone based on the time zones available from the computer’s operating system. TIP: You can synchronize the computer's DST settings with the meter while editing this parameter.
Time Sync Type	UTC or LOCAL	Specifies the time format of the time sync message. UTC (Coordinated Universal time) is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). LOCAL is the local time with DST and time zone information applied. For SNTP/NTP and PTP time synchronization, set the Time Sync Type to UTC.
Time Sync Source	COM1, ETHERNET, ETHERNET - ION, ETHERNET - DNP, ETHERNET - PTP, IRIG-B	Sets which device port accepts time synchronization messages. Time synchronization messages on other ports are ignored. For GPS time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to COM1. For SNTP/NTP time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to ETHERNET. For ION time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to ETHERNET - ION. For DNP time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to ETHERNET - DNP. For PTP time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to ETHERNET - PTP. For IRIG-B time synchronization, set the Time Sync Source to IRIG-B.
Clock Source	Internal, COMM, Line Freq	Sets the source for the clock: Internal: the meter’s internal clock. COMM: the meter’s communication port (used by the IRIG-B, GPS or ETHERNET - PTP time sync source). Line Freq: uses the measured line frequency of the power system as the clock source.
DST Offset	Numeric Bounded Format/Elapsed Interval Format	Specifies the amount of time the displayed local time is moved forward when entering Daylight Savings. A value of zero disables this feature and local time is not adjusted for DST.
Start of the Week	Monday–Sunday	Specifies the start day of the week used for Trending and Forecasting. NOTE: Changing the start day of the week clears all trending and forecasting data. Available on: Advanced and Standard

(Optional) If using SNTP/NTP time synchronization, enter the following information under Communications > Advanced Ethernet > NTP:

Parameter	Value	Description
Enable NTP Time Sync	NTP, SNTP, No	NTP: specifies NTP time synchronization. SNTP: specifies SNTP time synchronization. No: neither NTP nor SNTP time synchronization are used.
NTP Time Sync Interval	Numeric value or elapsed interval value	Specifies how often the meter synchronizes over SNTP NOTE: This parameter is not used for NTP.
Event Logging Threshold (NTP and PTP only)	0.000001 to 1.000000	Specifies the minimum time difference (in seconds) for a time synchronization to be logged as an event. This parameter can be configured to help prevent the meter’s event log from being flooded with time synchronization events.
NTP Server	Server IP address or domain name	Specifies the IP address (or fully qualified domain name if DNS is active) of the SNTP or NTP server.

(Optional) If using serial GPS time synchronization, enter the following information under Communications > Serial settings:

Parameter	Description
Protocol	Select the GPS setting that matches your GPS receiver.
Baud rate	The recommended baud rate for GPS time synchronization is 19200 bps.
Serial port	The recommended stop bits/parity for GPS time synchronization is 8N1.