Unable to load time sync source: sntp (Unable to load time source driver.)

[DieselPower]

I have a PXI-8840e running Pharlap and I'm trying to connect to an SNTP server to synchronize the clock with the rest of our Windows PCs.  After booting up, I get the error shown in the subject line.  I have added the text below to the ni-rt.ini file.

[TIME SYNC]
source_priority=sntp;rtc;
source.sntp.enable=true
source.sntp.address=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx [IP address hidden]
source.sntp.interval=10
source.sntp.port=123
source.sntp.verbose=false
source.sntp.log=false

Any ideas on why this won't work?  For the record, the instructions I found were for a cRIO, not a PXI.

[DieselPower]

Please answer this.  I really need time to sync up and I can connect to this server using a command prompt.  Am I missing a driver?

Query performed long before the clock screen shots.

[TylerK]

Hi,

The NI-TimeSync SNTP Time Reference for Phar Lap RT comes from the NITimeSync1_2_d15.exe self-extracting executable that was once available at http://ftp.ni.com/support/softlib/Timing_Sync/Labs/NI-TimeSync/NITimeSync1_2_d15.exe. This file has been removed and NI no longer supports the time reference, so it may be difficult finding a copy of this file to install support. If you have a copy of this file, you might take a look at the following forum post for details on getting started:

TimeSync for SNTP: Getting Started

However, the Phar Lap Real-Time Operating System is going end-of-life. So, you might want to take a look at the following post if migrating to Linux RT is an option:

Re: NI-TimeSync 1.2.0 D15 on LabView 2015 

Hope this helps,

-Tyler

[DieselPower]

I can't move to Linux because I use CVI, the CVI real time module, and CompactDAQ chassis.  Linux doesn't support one or more of these.  I am stuck with pharlap and CVI 2019.