Configure Relay Control Schedules

You can use relay control schedules to control when clocks open or close their relays, automatically.

A relay control specifies on which day of the week and at what time relays open or close. Relays can be set to open with a -1, to close with a 0 value, or to open for a specified period of time in milliseconds (any value above 0 the relay opens for the specified number of milliseconds):

In the example above, the DO1 relay opens at 9:00 AM and closes at 5:00 PM every day of the week.

You can configure as many schedules as you need in System Admin > Relay Control Schedules.

To configure relay control schedules:

1. Go to System Admin > Relay Control Schedules.
2. Click Add. The application adds a row containing the Schedules and Exceptions sub-tabs.
3. Enter a name and description.
4. In the Schedules sub-tab, click Add.
5. In the Day of Week drop-down list, select a value.
6. Select or enter a time in the Time of Day field.
7. Enter a value that represents the action the DO1 or DO2 relay performs on the corresponding day and time in the DO1 Value and DO2 Value fields.
8. Remember, relays can be set to open with a -1, to close with a 0 value, or to open for a specified period of time in milliseconds (any value above 0 the relay opens for the specified number of milliseconds):
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10. In this example, the DO1 relay is configured to open at 9:00 AM on Monday.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each day of week and time that you want to schedule relays to open or close.
9. Click Save.

The schedule you configure is applied to the specified days of the week, at the specified times, on a repeating basis. You can also configure exceptions to this pattern.

To configure exceptions:

1. Go to System Admin > Relay Control Schedules.
2. Click the arrow icon () next to the appropriate relay control record to expand it. Dayforce shows the Schedules and Exceptions sub-tabs.
3. In the Exceptions sub-tab, click Add.
4. In the Exception Date field, select or enter the date of the exception.
5. Select or enter a time in the Time of Day field.
6. Enter a value that represents the action the DO1 or DO2 relay performs on the corresponding day and time in the DO1 Value and DO2 Value fields:
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8. In this example, instead of opening at 9:00 AM on July 4, an exception was configured so that the DO1 relay is closed at 9:00 AM. This interrupts the normal schedule of opening the relay at 9:00 AM. 
9. The clock will open the relay the next day at 9:00 AM, according to the normal schedule.
7. Click Save.