Hello everybody, I'm trying to synchronize the date and time of a MTP1000 Unified Comfort with a NTP server but  I can't get it to work.

The NTP server is a CPU 1510SP-1 PN. I'm using the FB "LSNTP_Server" for that. I don't know where is the problem because in the FB error output don't appear any error.

I restarted the CPU after downloading the program because I read it in the manual.

I attach images with the configuration of the panel and the parametrization of the FB at the PLC.

I'm using TIA Portal V18.

Thank you.

Hi christopherreyes,

You should have at least bootloader version V8.2 installed on your panel for NTP to work properly in combination with V18. If not, your bootloader will need to be upgraded, but since you can't do this yourself, you should contact your sales representative.

Kind regards
Stefan

Stefan Arcularius

Hi christopherreyes,

You should have at least bootloader version V8.2 installed on your panel for NTP to work properly in combination with V18. If not, your bootloader will need to be upgraded, but since you can't do this yourself, you should contact your sales representative.

Kind regards
Stefan

 Hi Stefan, thanks for your quick response. I have the Bootloader version V08.02.00.00_01.04.01.01

Hi christopherreyes,

I did some test project and for me the time synchronization works fine. While doing this project I realized that my function block is different from yours. I used the current version V4.0.0 of the library version V1.6.0 for V18. I'm not sure if you can use the system variable for the interface port for the hwID parameter, I used "Local~PROFINET_interface_1". And the connection ID allows values in the range W#16#0001 to W#16#0FFF.

Kind regards
Stefan

Stefan Arcularius

Hi christopherreyes,

I did some test project and for me the time synchronization works fine. While doing this project I realized that my function block is different from yours. I used the current version V4.0.0 of the library version V1.6.0 for V18. I'm not sure if you can use the system variable for the interface port for the hwID parameter, I used "Local~PROFINET_interface_1". And the connection ID allows values in the range W#16#0001 to W#16#0FFF.

Kind regards
Stefan

 Hi Stefan, now is working fine. Thanks a lot. I think the problem was that I was using an older library version. I'm having real trouble finding updated versions of things. 

A last question, in the comfort panel, in the place where you assign the server IP address you can add more than one server address, I understand that the function is: the panel takes the date and time of the Server 1 and if this doesn't work then the panel tries with the Server 2, in that order. I'm right?

Thank you once again!

Hi christopherreyes,

christopherreyes

 A last question, in the comfort panel, in the place where you assign the server IP address you can add more than one server address, I understand that the function is: the panel takes the date and time of the Server 1 and if this doesn't work then the panel tries with the Server 2, in that order. I'm right?

All configured NTP servers are queried and a selection and clustering algorithm is used to reject failed servers. See "How NTP Works" from the Network Time Foundation.

Kind regards
Stefan

FB1000 for the LSNTP server

 Can someone please point me in the right direction where I can access the FB1000 to create a LSNTP server ?

I am using Tia Portal V18

Regards Ian Kerrigan

Hi

I have the same setup, and it works fine.

I would exspect that you need to set the connID to other than 16#0000. connID is a unique ID for a connection. For me I have selected 16#0ffd so it will not conflict with any other automatically created connection on my CPU.

Regards
Lasse

Hi

You can find information about the library for SNTP servere here

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/dk/en/view/82203451

Regards
Lasse