Manual
SECS Message Detail 4-13
4.21 S2F17 - Date and Time Request
S2F17 W . * H<->E
The Host may send this message at any time to determine the Date and Time base
that the GES-1993 is currently using.
The GES-1993 sends this message at the request of the operator.
4.22 S2F18 - Date and Time Data
S2F18 * H<->E
* TIME - Date and Time
<A 'YYMMDDhhmmss'> . * If TIMEFORMAT = 0
- OR –
<A 'YYYYMMDDhhmmsscc'>.*IfTIMEFORMAT = 1
This message contains the current Date and Time.
YY Year (last two digits), 00 to 99 (TIMEFORMAT = 0)
YYYY Year (all four digits) (TIMEFORMAT = 1)
MM Month, 01 to 12
DD Day, 01 to 31
hh Hours, 00 to 23
mm Minutes, 00 to 59
ss Seconds, 00 to 59
cc Centiseconds, 00 to 99 (TIMEFORMAT = 1)
When the Equipment receives a good S2F18, it sets its internal clock/calendar.
When receiving S2F18, the Equipment will discard an invalid date or time. For
example, if the date is good but the time is bad, the Equipment sets its date but not its
time.