Automation device and method for reducing jitter
AssigneePhoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
InventorsVolker DETERT, Christoph ROTTER
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Abstract
An automation device is provided, which comprises an operating system having a first system clock and a communication system having a second system clock. The first system clock is intended to control a system time cycle of the operating system, and the second system clock is intended to control a system time cycle of the communication system. Furthermore, the first system clock and the second system clock are synchronized in time.
Claims20
An automation device, comprising:
- an operating system having a first system clock for controlling a system time cycle of the operating system;
- a communication system having a second system clock for controlling a system time cycle of the communication system;
- wherein the first system clock and the second system clock are synchronized in time.
A method of operating an automation device which comprises an operating system and a communication system, the method comprising:
- providing a first system clock which defines an operating cycle of the operating system;
- providing a second system clock which defines an operating cycle of the communication system;
- and
- synchronizing the first system clock and the second system clock.
The automation device as claimed in 2, wherein the timing of an interrupt is freely selectable in the entire communication cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.