NI-XNET API for LabVIEW and C

Interface:Ethernet:Time Sync:Clock Accuracy

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 Interface:Ethernet:Time Sync:Clock Accuracy

Interface:Ethernet:Time Sync:Clock Accuracy

Data Type Direction Required? Default
u32 Read Only No N/A

Property Class

XNET Session

Property ID

nxPropSession_IntfEnetTimeClkAccuracy

Description

This property provides the accuracy of the hardware clock (e.g., oscillator) distributed by the clock when it is the grandmaster. This property uses an enumerated list with the following values:

EnumerationValueDescription
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within25nsec32Time is accurate to within 25 ns
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within100nsec33Time is accurate to within 100 ns
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within250nsec34Time is accurate to within 250 ns
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within1usec35Time is accurate to within 1 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within2500nsec36Time is accurate to within 2500 ns
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within10usec37Time is accurate to within 10 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within25usec38Time is accurate to within 25 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within100usec39Time is accurate to within 100 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within250usec40Time is accurate to within 250 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within1msec41Time is accurate to within 1 ms
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within2500usec42Time is accurate to within 2500 µs
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within10msec43Time is accurate to within 10 ms
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within25msec44Time is accurate to within 25 ms
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within100msec45Time is accurate to within 100 ms
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within250msec46Time is accurate to within 250 ms
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within1sec47Time is accurate to within 1 s
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Within10sec48Time is accurate to within 10 s
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_GreaterThan10sec49Time accuracy is greater than 10 s
nxEnetTimeClkAccuracy_Unknown254Clock is not synchronized

The best master clock algorithm (BMCA) uses this property in its comparison of clock quality.

For the Protocol of IEEE Std 802.1AS-2011, this property corresponds to the clockAccuracy parameter as described in 14.2.4 of IEEE Std 802.1AS-2011, which in turn references 7.6.2.5 of IEEE Std 1588-2008, which describes clock accuracy values.

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