118 GE INFORMATION D20E ETHERNET I/O MODULE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CHAPTER 11: SERVICING THE D20E MODULE HARDWARE
Firmware update
When required, D20E module firmware updates are made available. These updates may
provide new functions, new features or improvements.
The D20E Ethernet I/O Module is delivered with a version of DAPserver Studio firmware.
Before you can update the configuration of a D20E module, the latest version of DAPserver
Studio must be running on the D20E.
Refer to section: Update firmware on page 111 for the procedure to update the firmware.
Clock setting
The D20E module local clock can be set with a Linux standard command.
To set the clock with a Linux Command:
1. Power up the D20E module.
2. Connect a cable with a USB micro AB plug between a PC and the D20E module USB
2.0 LAN port. See section: Console port on page 78.
3. Run a terminal emulator program.
4. Connect to the D20E module at 10.0.0.1:22 with SSH encryption.
Result: The console prompt appears: #.
5. Execute the date command: # date -s “25 OCT 2017 10:00:00”
6. Execute the date command: # date to ensure that the clock has been changed.
Time synchronization
The D20E module can be time synchronized with an NTP time source on the network. See
section:
Configure NTP time sync on page 50.
DO NOT use both DNP and NTP time sync simultaneously.