This type of synchronization is necessary in all applications where information sources or sensors are referenced via event times. Examples can be found in image recognition in industry, audio applications, and other media and broadcast applications, as well as increasingly in industrial automation.
The Precision Time Protocol (PTP) can be used with or without PTP hardware support. The protocol itself is capable of providing synchronization using software timers with sub-millisecond accuracy. PTP hardware can improve synchronization accuracy to around 100 ns between the device (slave clock) and the reference clock.
SEGGER's implementation of the PTP protocol was built from the ground up for resource-constrained hardware in embedded systems. It is fully optimized for deterministic time measurements (without latency issues) and minimal memory requirements. Hardware support is not required for PTP, but it can be used to achieve maximum accuracy. Drivers are available for hardware support.
Control of RS232/422/485 serial devices via Ethernet TCP/IP or Internet.
NetCom Servers are devices that allow you to connect RS232/422/485 devices virtually via Ethernet and the Internet, as the NetCom creates a remote serial port to act as a local virtual COM port.
