Method for providing synchronization in a data acquisition system
US9513388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2200/12
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
It is proposed a method for providing synchronization in a data acquisition system including a plurality of acquisition units. A given acquisition unit of the plurality carries out the following steps: receiving a packet from another device of the data acquisition system; extracting a synchronization accuracy information and a reference clock information from the received packet; obtaining a first reference clock as a function of the extracted reference clock information; if the extracted synchronization accuracy information indicates a better synchronization accuracy than a current synchronization accuracy information associated to the given acquisition unit: taking the obtained first reference clock as a selected reference clock and updating the current synchronization accuracy information to indicate a lower synchronization accuracy than the extracted synchronization accuracy information.
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