CIP Sync Time

I/O modules use CIP Sync for timestamps. CIP Sync is a CIP implementation of the IEEE 1588 PTP (Precision Time Protocol). CIP Sync provides accurate real-time (Real-World Time) or Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) synchronization of controllers and devices that are connected over CIP networks. This technology supports highly distributed applications that require timestamping, sequence of events recording, distributed motion control, and increased control coordination.

These modules are CIP Sync slave-only devices. There must be another module on the network that functions as a master clock.

You can use I/O modules to capture timestamps. The advantage is that CIP Sync is system-wide, so timestamp values are consistent across all modules in the system.