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C.2 System Commands
Command: TIME?
Description: Read the current time.
Parameters: None.
Response: An ASCII text string is returned with the time formatted as hh:mm:ss. The
response is terminated using a carriage return, line feed.
Example: -> TIME?5 Command sent to the XL™.
Time = 15:37:21rs Response sent to the host system.
Command: TIME=hh:mm:ss
Description: Set the current time in the real time clock. The new time is tested for proper
values and is then used to update the real time clock.
Parameters: This command expects an input of the format hh:mm:ss, where h is hours, m is
minutes and s is seconds.
Response: None, use the TIME? command to see the new value.
Example: -> TIME=13:53:455 Command sent to the XL™.
This sets the current time to 1PM, 53 minutes, and
45 seconds.
Command: DATE?
Description: Read the current date.
Parameters: None.
Response: An ASCII text string is returned with the date formatted as mm/dd/yy. The
response is terminated using a carriage return, line feed.
Example: -> DATE?5 Command sent to the XL™.
Date = 03/21/06rs Response sent to the host system.
Command: DATE=mm/dd/yy
Description: Set the present date in the real time clock. The input is tested for proper values
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