INDUSTRIAL DEVICE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE TIME SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOLS

Examples for supporting multiple time synchronization protocols within an industrial device, are described. In one example, time references from each industrial device within the first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices are obtained. The time reference provides the basis for synchronization of the clock and other clocks of first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices. Thereafter, a principal time reference from amongst the time references, is selected. Once selected, the principal time reference is correlated with each of the time references obtained from the first set of industrial devices and the second set of industrial devices. With the principal time reference correlated, related communication with the second device may be controlled. 描述了在工业设备内支持多个时间同步协议的示例。在一个示例中，从工业设备的第一集合和工业设备的第二集合内的每个工业设备获取时间基准。时间基准提供了用于工业设备的第一集合和工业设备的第二集合的时钟和其他时钟的同步的基础。此后，从时间基准中选择主要时间基准。一旦选择，主要时间基准与从工业设备的第一集合和工业设备的第二集合获取的时间基准中的每个时间基准进行关联。通过主要时间基准被关联，可以控制与第二设备的相关通信。