# Time stamp reading incorrect in Ignition

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-reading-incorrect-in-ignition/43953>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 1, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-reading-incorrect-in-ignition/43953 "2021-03-01T17:22:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![justin.huggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-reading-incorrect-in-ignition/43953/1 "2021-03-01T17:22:44Z")

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I am having an issue with returning the correct timestamp from a Red Lion DA30. I am connecting to a ROC800 from the Red Lion DA30. I see the correct date/time in the ROC800 and when monitoring the data in the Red Lion. Once I pass to Ignition I read “1970-01-09 1:48:40 PM” . Is there any type of expression needed on the Ignition side?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-reading-incorrect-in-ignition/43953/2 "2021-03-01T17:30:09Z")

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How is Ignition reading the data from the Red Lion DA30?

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**Author:** ![justin.huggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@justin.huggins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justin.huggins)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/time-stamp-reading-incorrect-in-ignition/43953/3 "2021-03-01T18:45:35Z")

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