Added SetPLCTime() to set the PLC clock

README

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ USAGE - Python 2.7.11
     Get all Ethernet I/P devices on the network test.Discover()
 	ex:  stuff = test.Discover()
 	     print stuff(1).IPAddress # prints the first devices IP Address
+
+    Get or Set the PLC clock: test.GetPLCTime() or test.SetPLCTime()
+    Note:  SetPLCTime() will use your computers clock to set the PLC
 
 6) Close the connection with test.Close()
 

changelog

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 02/06/17
   -Use a different attribute in GetPLCTime()
+  -Added SetPLCTime() to set the PLC clock
 
 11/23/16
   -GetTagList() now includes program scoped tags

eip.py

@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ def GetPLCTime(self):
         '''
         return _getPLCTime(self)
 
+    def SetPLCTime(self):
+        '''
+        Sets the PLC's clock time
+        '''
+        return _setPLCTime(self)
+
     def GetTagList(self):
         '''
         Retrieves the tag list from the PLC
@@ -273,6 +279,37 @@ def _getPLCTime(self):
 
     return humanTime
 
+def _setPLCTime(self):
+    '''
+    Requests the PLC clock time
+    ''' 
+    if not self.SocketConnected: _connect(self)
+    if not self.SocketConnected: return None
+
+    AttributeService = 0x04
+    AttributeSize = 0x02
+    AttributeClassType = 0x20
+    AttributeClass = 0x8B
+    AttributeInstanceType = 0x24
+    AttributeInstance = 0x01
+    AttributeCount = 0x01
+    Attribute = 0x06
+    Time = time.time() * 1000000
+    AttributePacket = pack('<BBBBBBHHQ',
+                           AttributeService,
+                           AttributeSize,
+                           AttributeClassType,
+                           AttributeClass,
+                           AttributeInstanceType,
+                           AttributeInstance,
+                           AttributeCount,
+                           Attribute,
+                           Time)
+
+    eipHeader = _buildEIPHeader(self, AttributePacket)
+    retData = _getBytes(self, eipHeader)
+    return
+
 def _getTagList(self):
     '''
     Requests the controller tag list and returns a list of LgxTag type

example.py

@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ def ex_getPLCTime():
   '''
   ret = comm.GetPLCTime()
   print ret
+
+def ex_setPLCTime():
+    '''
+    set the PLC's clock time to the workstations time
+    '''
+    comm.SetPLCTime()
 
 def ex_discover():
   '''
@@ -95,5 +101,6 @@ def ex_getTags():
 #ex_multiRead()
 #ex_write('ThisTag.Thingy', '107')
 #ex_getPLCTime()
+#ex_setPLCTime()
 #ex_discover()
 #ex_getTags()