Time synchronization
Precise time synchronization is essential for TSN networks and is achieved using 802.1AS. What are the basic mechanisms and what are the implementation options?
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Precise time synchronization is essential for TSN networks and is achieved using 802.1AS. What are the basic mechanisms and what are the implementation options?
2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the coronavirus - but it also brought some remarkable technical developments, including Single Pair Ethernet, the Omlox standard and the digital twin! Not forgetting the virtual coffee corner for the home office ...
The latest issue 12 is now available for you as an e-paper. At the end of the year, we not only show you our selection of products of the year, you can also expect follow-up reports from SPS Connect, the topic of digital twins and, last but not least, part 7 of the TSN series.

Florian Frick, Group Leader Real-Time Communication and Control Hardware at ISW Stuttgart and Meinrad Happacher, Editor at Large of Computer&AUTOMATION with a commentary on Part 6 of the successful TSN series.
Products of the year 2020/2021
Smart, innovative, trend-setting - that's what the automation industry was like again this year! We have nominated 96 products in twelve categories and put them forward for your vote as "Products of the Year". Which are the most innovative and useful products for you?
The TSN ecosystem is based on a large number of standards. For specific use cases and the endpoints required for them, often only a few of these are needed. The tutorial provides a practical introduction to how a TSN endpoint can be developed using open solutions.
"Three questions for..." - in December
Time Sensitive Networking - TSN for short - is in the process of establishing itself as a real-time Ethernet standard. What is the state of play in the industry? As part of the "3 questions for ..." series, we asked experts from companies about this.

Which cover picture did you like best this year? Tell us in a short survey and take part in the prize draw for some great prizes.
The TSN starter kit from Kontron helps to set up TSN environments quickly and securely. A PCIe card with an optimized DMA interface and eight DMA channels enables the alignment of TSN priorities in order to minimize latency and jitter.
Another month has passed. In addition to the first digital edition of SPS - SPS Connect - November brought a new partial lockdown, which demands a lot from companies and individuals alike, and further increased the focus on the topic of digitalization. The top ten of the month.