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Network Time Client
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22 Network Time Client
iChip incorporates a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client. With this protocol
support, iChip can be configured to check SNTP servers for current time and date each
time it goes online. iChip is configured to retrieve time data from a Network Time Server
each time it goes online with the NTOD parameter. After updating its internal Time-Of-
Day (TOD) registers at least once, iChip continues to keep track of time independently,
even after it goes offline.
When iChip contains real TOD data, e-mails sent are automatically stamped with Time
and Date of delivery, according to RFC (822) definition for the date header field. In
addition, the AT+iRP8 report returns the current time and date.
iChip also contains parameters to configure local GMT offset and a DSTD (Daylight
Savings Time) rule. These parameters allow iChip to determine the local TOD. When
iChip is configured for TOD retrieval from a Network Time Server, iChip automatically
retrieves an updated time reading every two hours while online. This configuration
improves the long-term accuracy of its internal time management.