TIME SYNCHRONISATION IN AUTOMATED DEVICES Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC G04G7/00 

FIELD: physics, control.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to time synchronisation in automated devices. According to the method, a base timing cycle produced on a selected assembly (11a) is transmitted to at least one other assembly (11b) and is used to synchronise a timing cycle of the assemblies (11a, 11b). The pulses of the base timing cycle are fed to a respective first counter (13a) of the assemblies (11a, 11b) and cause an incremental reduction of the counter reading there. The pulses of the base timing cycle are fed to a respective second counter (14a, 14b) of the assemblies (11a, 11b) and cause an incremental increase of the counter reading there. When a counter reading of the respective first counter (13a, 13b) having a value zero is reached, a respective time pulse is generated, from which the respective assembly timing cycle is produced. A correction value is determined by comparing the counter reading of the second counter (14a, 14b) with the respective time pulses, the correction value being used to synchronise the first counter (13a, 13b) of the assemblies (11a, 11b). A device where said method is realised is also disclosed.

EFFECT: simple method and device.

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