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Chapter 6
TIME and DATE commands
The Servo Tyer controller has a battery-powered real-time clock that it uses to record the
time and date of special events. It is good practice to check the time and date before
going on to other activities. If the time and date are not accurate, then the time and date
information recorded will be incorrect.
To check the time, type TIME the time will be displayed on the screen. Be sure not to type
TIME= This would set the time to 00:00. To set the time, you must use a 24 hour format.
To set the time to 9:15 a.m., for example, type: TIME=9:15 To set the time to 9:15 p.m.,
for example, type: TIME=21:15.
You can check the date the same way. To set the date to March 10, 1995, for example,
type; DATE=3-10-95
TROUBLE command
The Servo Tyer controller keeps a record of important events and problems that it
encounters during operation. This record is stored in battery-backed memory on the CPU
board. This record provides a valuable history of operation for this machine, which can
be very helpful in diagnosing problems.
This trouble buffer, when full, is 1000 lines long, about the equivalent of 17 printed pages.
When this buffer gets full, the oldest information is discarded as new information is added.
This ensures that this buffer contains the most up-to-date information possible.
Depending upon the frequency of problems detected by this machine, this trouble buffer
may contain information for a period of a few hours to several weeks. All the entries in the
trouble buffer have their time and date recorded at the time of their occurrence.
To command the Servo Tyer to display the contents of the Trouble buffer, simply type:
TROUBLE or this can be abbreviated by: TR
After a page of information has been displayed, you will be prompted to Press any key to
continue. Pressing any key besides the Escape key will cause the next page of
information to be displayed. You will notice from the times and dates displayed that the
most recent information is displayed first and the information gets progressively older.
When the entire contents of the buffer have been displayed, the buffer will loop around to
the beginning and the most recent information will be shown again. At this time, or any
time you wish to leave the Trouble Report, you should press the Escape key to exit this
command. You can look at this Trouble Report as many times as you like. If you wish to
save or print this information, you should capture this data into a text file.
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