Once again, total newbie here, so maybe I missed something in reading the online manual and searching the forums.
After a power outage or unplugging my Vera Lite to add a new device, I have to reset the time and date. Losing the time setting is not a big deal except when the power goes out while I’m away and my automated programs all start running at the wrong time! The date, however, is a big PITA. Why, oh why, does the calendar in the settings start at 1970??? Clicking the mouse button 350+ times to get the calendar from January of 1970 to March of 2012 is rediculous… is there anyone actually using a date from 30 40 years ago?
Is there an easier way to set the date, or can I get it to where Vera picks up the time/date settings from the internet?
Other than this, my Vera setup is rocking along quite nicely. Thanks in advance for any help.
If Vera is connected to the internet and you have set the proper time zone in [tt]Setup[/tt] > [tt]Unit Settings[/tt] the date/time should be automatically set. Is that not happening for you?
Nope; it is not automatically setting it for me. I"m connected through a small switch that connects to my router over ethernet (no wireless), and I’ve got a green-light on the internet connection on my Vera…
I’ve got my timezone setup to Chicago (for Dallas).
You could login through ssh to Vera to set the time … not really for non computer types.
But none of the rest of this message is either …
The protocol that Vera uses has a timeout when it boots … If Vera does not get it’s
network address … and a response to it’s “What time is it (RDATE) request” … it uses the
linux epoch … Jan 1, 1970 … RDATE is an antiquated way to get the time. Vera should be using NTP (Network Time Protocol) which would survive the startup network delays as well as continuously adjust the time of day … no more time skew and scenes running at the wrong time.
Is vera connected to a network that is ALWAYS connected to the internet ? Do you have a router that might be slow to giving out DHCP addresses ? You might configure Vera with a fixed IP address on your LAN.
[quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:4, topic:170833”]You could login through ssh to Vera to set the time … not really for non computer types.
But none of the rest of this message is either …
The protocol that Vera uses has a timeout when it boots … If Vera does not get it’s
network address … and a response to it’s “What time is it (RDATE) request” … it uses the
linux epoch … Jan 1, 1970 … RDATE is an antiquated way to get the time. Vera should be using NTP (Network Time Protocol) which would survive the startup network delays as well as continuously adjust the time of day … no more time skew and scenes running at the wrong time.
Is vera connected to a network that is ALWAYS connected to the internet ? Do you have a router that might be slow to giving out DHCP addresses ? You might configure Vera with a fixed IP address on your LAN.[/quote]
Well, that explains the 1970 date!
My network is always connected to the internet, except on the rare occasion my phone rings and my DSL momentarily drops out. The Vera has a static IP address on my network; however, my router defaulted everything in my network to the 10.0.0.X addressing system. Maybe that’s causing Vera to have issues? I do know Vera is connected to the internet because I can use SQ Remote on my iPhone to contral all my Z-Wave devices when I’m away from home.
I assume that Vera has a static address on the 10.0.0.xxx LAN.
You might try to hook Vera directly to the router, bypassing the switch, and see if the time get’s set properly. Something is being slow to respond or blocking the RDATE request.
I’m not sure, but I’m under the impression changing the timezone in the GUI may force a resync.
So, you could try setting the timezone to Los Angeles (i.e. something outside of the Chicago zone, for clarity) and see if it updates the time. If not, and you do have remote access with SQ Remote, then this seems to go towards something blocking [tt]rdate[/tt]?
I’ll move it from my living room to the office this weekend to see if that resolves it. Hopefully the change in location won’t mess up the Z-wave network…
I moved Vera into the office and plugged directly into my Router, but it did not work. To confirm it, I tried changing the time zone to Los Angeles, and it moved the clock back two hours, but not to what the time in LA should be.
I manually set the time and setup one of my automation schedules to run everyday at 12:40 (it was 12:38 when I created the new schedule). It ran the schedule and I checked the log; it shows to have run at 12:40 on 1969-12-31.
The odd part is that the whole time, the dashboard shows the correct date of Sunday 11 Mar 2012. ???
Other ideas? I don’t want to buy a UPS just to run Vera.
After the 300+ clicks of the mouse to get it from December, 1979 to March of 2012, the current date is highlighted in yellow; I suppose it’s also getting that from the client computer?
Make sure your DNS is set in the network config. I suppose that Vera uses ntp server to set the time. But if the DNS is not set, it won’t find the time server.
I’m not quite sure how to get to that area of network config, but I set it to manual and got the following. It would appear the DNS is getting set okay. I reset the settings back to automatic afteward:
WAN
FIREWALL
LAN
Commit
Restarting:
Network…
UDHCPC STOP on eth0:0
UDHCPC STOP on eth0:0
UDHCPC STOP on eth0:0
UDHCPC START on eth0:0 : udhcpc -t 0 -i eth0:0 -b -p /var/run/dhcp-eth0:0.pid -O rootpath -R &
udhcpc (v1.17.3) started
udhcpc: interface: wan ifname: eth0:0 with proto: dhcp
udhcpc: deconfig …
Sending discover…
Sending select for 10.0.0.16…
Lease of 10.0.0.16 obtained, lease time 86400
udhcpc: interface: wan ifname: eth0:0 with proto: dhcp
udhcpc: bound …
udhcpc: ifconfig eth0:0 10.0.0.16 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast +
udhcpc: setting default routers: 10.0.0.1
udhcpc: setting dns servers: 10.0.0.1
[quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:15, topic:170833”]While you are there try
rdate -s
And see if it complains![/quote]
Sorry for the dumb question, but how? The info I posted came up on the network settings screen when I switched to maual. It didn’t give me a dialog box to type anything in.
I’d like to get this resolved, but I may just ending up buying a cheap UPS for Vera, my DSL modem and the router. That way I can still have Internet access from iPhones and iPads if the power goes out.
I got my SQ Blasters and needed to add some scenes and a couple more switches. After I toted my Vera to the various new switches to incorporate them, I logged in to MiOS, which had been working just fine, and it said there’s a new firmware update, so installed it… big mistake.
Now the date and time functions are strictly automatic - no option to set them. For whatever reason, it’s now January 1, 1970 at 0:27 in the morning, and I have no way to change it. I’ve tried making my time zone different and waiting for it to update the time, but that hasn’t done anything but move the time and date around by a few hours (ie, it goes to 11:27 on Dec 31, 1969)
Excuse me for the rant, but I’m sick of this. Essentially, all of my automated sequences (as well as thousands of dollars in new switches) are f#@*ing useless! W.T.F.???
My anger is directed toward the company and their programming team, not the users!!!
I unplugged it, counted to 10 (been doing that a lot over the past few hours) fired it back up, and it’s getting closer. Now it says it’s Sunday, which it is, but March 11th… just a few weeks off. The time is also still off. Apparently I now I have to live in Rangoon, Myranmar (I’m actually in Texas) to get close to the actual time, but it is still 15 minutes off at that. Maybe if I slam it on the ground, that’ll straighten it out. >:(
I’m drinking Vera Lite. I don’t recall what my previous version was, but I’m now on 1.5.346, which, in subsequent reading, I’ve learned has some serious issues with date and time.
