Simple Remote Synchronization
Matheus C. Carvalho · 2016
A very simple way to synchronize computers without any connection between them is by using time macros. Time and date are accessed in Autolt by means of macros. Macros are special variables that cannot have a value assigned to them by the user; instead, they get their value from the Windows operating system. Suppose that FAke Carbon Analyzer Controller (FACACO) is being controlled by a computer and FAKe AutoSampler (FAKAS) by another. In order to synchronize these instruments using time macros, the only prerequisite is that both computers have their clocks showing exactly the same time, preferably to the same second. Before running the scripts, one must follow the usual precautions to run FACACO and FAKAS. Time macros have values referent to the current day, hour, minute, and so on. It is essential that computers synchronized using time macros have their time precisely set to be the same, preferably to the same second.