setTargetTime

Set target computer date and time

Since R2025a

Syntax

setTargetTime(target_object)

setTargetTime(target_object,newTime)

setTargetTime(target_object,NTPserver)

Description

setTargetTime(target_object) sets the host computer date and time on the target computer.

setTargetTime(target_object,newTime) sets the date and time specified by the newTime on the target computer.

setTargetTime(target_object,NTPserver) sets the specified Network Time Protocol (NTP) server date and time on the target computer.

Examples

Set Host Computer Date and Time

Set the host computer date and time on the target computer represented by the target object tg.

setTargetTime(tg);

Set Custom Date and Time

Set custom date and time on the target computer represented by the target object tg.

newTime = datetime('now');
setTargetTime(tg,newTime);

Set NTP Server Date and Time

Set NTP server date and time on the target computer represented by the target object tg.

setTargetTime(tg,"pool.ntp.org");

Input Arguments

target_object — Object that represents target computer

slrealtime.Target object

Provides access to methods that manipulate the target computer properties.

Example: tg

newTime — New date and time

datetime object

Date and time, specified as a datetime object. For more information about datetime objects, see datetime.

Example: datetime("23-sep-2024 12:12:12")

NTPserver — NTP server address

character vector | string scalar

NTP server address, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Example: "pool.ntp.org"

Version History

Introduced in R2025a