Time Sync view status

Time Sync view status

Time Sync
view displays:
Item
Description
CIP sync time synchronization
Indicates if Time Synchronization is enabled or disabled on the controller or in the offline project file.
UTC system time
The current system time in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). The time does not include time zone or daylight savings time offsets.
Identity
The unique identifier for the grandmaster clock and local clock.
  • The format depends on the network protocol. For Rockwell Automation Ethernet network devices, the MAC address is encoded into the identifier, padded with FFFE in the center. For example, a 1756-EN2T module with a MAC address of 00 00 bc 3c 4b 9b would have a CIP Sync Identifier value of 0000BCFFFE3C4B9B.
  • For ControLogix controllers, the Identity is prefixed with FFFF followed by the Rockwell Automation vendor ID (0001) and serial number. For example, if the serial number of a controller was 00221fdb, the CIP Sync Identifier would be FFFF000100221FDB.
Class
The measure of the traceability of the grandmaster clock and local clock to primary reference sources. The measure of the traceability is pre-defined by the hardware manufacturer. Values are defined from 0 through 255 with zero as the best clock. Clocks with Class values below 128 may only be master clocks.
Synchronization Status
Specifies whether the local clock is synchronized or not synchronized with the grandmaster reference clock. A clock is synchronized if it has one port in the slave state and is receiving updates from the time master.
Offset to Master
The amount of deviation between the local clock and the grandmaster in nanoseconds, updated every sync interval.
Accuracy
The expected absolute accuracy of the grandmaster clock and local clock relative to the clock epoch of January 1, 1970.
The accuracy is specified as an enumerated logarithmic scale, where:
  • 32 indicates that time is accurate to within 25 ns
  • 48 indicates that time is accurate to within 10 s
  • 49 indicates that time is accurate to > 10 s
  • 254 indicates that accuracy is unknown
Variance
A measure of the inherent stability properties of the grandmaster clock and local clock. The value is represented in offset scaled log units. The lower the variance, the more accurate the clock.
Source
The time source of the grandmaster clock and local clock. The available values include Atomic clock, GPS, Radio, PTP, NTP, HAND set, Other, and Oscillator.
Priority 1
The relative first priority of the grandmaster clock and local clock to other clocks in the system. The priority range is 0 - 255. The highest priority is 0. The default is 128.
Priority 2
The relative second priority of the grandmaster clock and local clock to other clocks in the system. The priority range is 0 - 255. The highest priority is 0. The default is 128.
Backplane State
The state of the controllers port. The available values are:
Initializing, Faulty, Disabled, Listening, PreMaster, Master, Passive, Uncalibrated, Slave, or None.
Devices that have multiple ports, such as 1756-EN2T modules, have independent states for each port.
Ethernet State
The current state of the Ethernet port. The available values are: Initializing, Faulty, Disabled, Listening, PreMaster, Master, Passive, Uncalibrated, Slave, or None.
Devices that have multiple ports (such as 1756-EN2T modules) have independent states for each port.
Grandmaster Clock Description
User name
The name of the user who enabled time synchronization.
User location
The location of the user who enabled time synchronization.
Clock time
The time of the grandmaster clock.
Protocol address
The IP address of the controller or device that is currently the grandmaster clock.
Physical address
The physical location of the grandmaster clock.
Profile identity
The 6-digit identifier that indicates whether the port is following IEEE 1588 PTP without redundancy (00-21-6C-00-01-00) or also supports PRP for redundancy (00-15-4E-00-01-50).
Manufacturer name
The manufacturer of the grandmaster clock.
Model
The model number of the grandmaster clock.
Serial
The serial number of the grandmaster clock.
Hardware revision
The hardware revision of the grandmaster clock.
Firmware revision
The firmware revision of the grandmaster clock.
Software revision
The software revision of the grandmaster clock.
Physical protocol
The physical layer of the port, such as Backplane or Ethernet.
Network Protocol
The port protocol of the grandmaster clock:
  • UDP/IPv4
  • UDP/IPv6
  • IEEE 802.3
  • DeviceNet
  • ControlNet
  • Local
  • Reserved
Port number
The port number where the grandmaster clock exists.
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