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SSC600 and SSC600 SW Engineering Manual

Time

The time parameters are found via menu path Configuration/Time.

Table 1. Time parameters
Parameter Value Range
Synch source IEEE 1588

In IEEE 1588 v2, the PTP domain is a logical grouping of clocks that synchronize to each other using the protocol but that are not necessarily synchronized to clocks in another domain.

Best master clock algorithm

The best master clock algorithm compares data describing two clocks to determine which data describes the better clock. This algorithm is used to determine which of the described clocks in several announce messages received by the local clock port is the best clock.

Time synchronization monitoring values

The time synchronization monitoring values are found via menu path Monitoring/IED status/Time synchronization.

Table 2. Time synchronization monitoring values
Description Value
Sync source IEEE 1588 slave
Sync status Up
Down
Sync accuracy 0...26 bits

Sync accuracy indicates the synchronization accuracy in number of fractional bits.

Sync accuracy can be calculated from the number of bits according to a formula.

Synch_accuracy = 2^-2bits seconds

Table 3. Synch accuracy values and corresponding accuracies
Bits Accuracy
21 0.5 μs
20 1 μs
19 2 μs
18 4 μs
17 8 μs
11 0.5 ms
10 1 ms
9 2 ms
8 4 ms
7 8 ms
1 0.5 s
0 1 s
Note: The time synchronization accuracy is rounded to the next worse accuracy, for example, if the accuracy is 2..3 ms, it is shown as 8 bits (4 ms).

IEEE 1588 v2 monitoring values

The IEEE 1588 v2 monitoring values are found via menu path Monitoring/IED status/Time synchronization/IEEE 1588.

Table 4. IEEE 1588 v2 monitoring values
Description Value
Grandmaster Identity

Within a domain, grandmaster is the clock that is the ultimate source of time for clock synchronization using the PTP protocol.

Grandmaster identity indicates the identity of the master clock.