TSEP and IntervalZero agreed on a technology partnership in 2017 – cooperation with the focus on offering an IEEE1588 master stack for Windows and RTX64.
Wolnzach, November 2018 Last year, TSEP and IntervalZero agreed on a cooperation to port the IEEE 1588 stack from TSEP to RTX64. This cooperation has now been successful and enables users to develop new applications with exact time synchronization under Windows with real-time properties.
The IEEE 1588 stack from TSEP provides all the means necessary for time synchronization via so-called end-to-end (E2E) connections and specified according to IEEE 1588-2008 (version 2) as standard. A general synchronization algorithm is also included, which enables synchronization in the range of 40ns. However, it is always possible to define and easily integrate your own synchronization algorithm. The IEEE 1588 stack is therefore a good choice for users for whom IEEE 1588 conformity is a necessary requirement. The IEEE 1588 stack has been developed entirely in C++ and according to the C++11 standard. “Thanks to the cooperation with IntervalZero, we can now offer real-time solutions under Windows. For TSEP, this cooperation also means a further step in the development of communication solutions and a consistent continuation of our global expansion on the way to a complete TSN solution,” explains Peter Plazotta, Managing Director of TSEP.
With the RTX64 product, IntervalZero is transforming the Windows operating system into a real-time operating system (RTOS). Existing partnerships already enable IntervalZero customers to use software stacks for EtherCAT and CANopen that can run on their own core, independent of delays caused by Windows. The partnership with TSEP now adds an IEEE 1588 stack that fulfills upcoming requirements for IEEE1588 and PTP (Precision Time Protocol). The generic approach of the IEEE 1588 stack from TSEP combines the possibilities of PTP with the real-time solution of IntervalZero under Windows to create a very interesting solution. With the deterministic feature of RTX64, the synchronization algorithm for the alignment with the IEEE 1588 master can be implemented much more precisely. “This approach is in line with our platform strategy and the current release enables our customers to further consolidate dedicated systems onto a PC-based, scalable platform,” says Fabrice Boisset, Director EMEA at IntervalZero.
