High Voltage SourceMeter Instrument Reference Manual  Section 14: 
 
2470-901-01 Rev. A / May 2019  14-89
localnode.gettime() 
This function retrieves the instrument date and time. 
Type  TSP-Link accessible 
Affected by  Where saved  Default value 
Usage 
localnode.gettime() 
Details 
The time is returned in UTC time. UTC time is specified as the number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970, 
UTC. You can use UTC time from a local time specification, or you can use UTC time from another 
source (for example, your computer). 
Example 
 
print(os.date('%c', gettime())) 
Example output: 
Tue Dec  5 03:44:37 2017 
Also see 
localnode.settime() (on page 14-93) 
localnode.linefreq 
This attribute contains the power line frequency setting that is used for NPLC calculations. 
Type  TSP-Link accessible  Affected by  Where saved  Default value 
Usage 
frequency = localnode.linefreq 
The detected line frequency: 50 or 60 
Details 
The instrument automatically detects the power line frequency when the instrument is powered on. 
Power line frequency can be 50 Hz or 60 Hz. 
Example 
 
frequency = localnode.linefreq 
print(frequency) 
Reads the line frequency setting. 
Also see 
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