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Re: Setting the real time clock and date on cRio

I don't believe that the 4-slot cRIO has an internal battery to maintain the clock when it's powered off. So it would have to be set each time.

The 8-slot does have an internal battery to preserve the clock.

Another alternative is to maintain logs on the DS instead.
The clock there is good and the logs are easier to access.

Data can be temporarily cached in a cRIO log file when there is no communication with the DS, then forwarded when contact is established.
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