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EX1401 Web Page Operation 63
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Current Time : The current date and time of the EX1401, translated to the UTC time-base and the
selected time zone.
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PTP Status : The current state of the PTP2 protocol within the EX1401.
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Offset from Master (ns) : An estimate of the current error, in nanoseconds, of the EX1401’s time
from that of its PTP master.
LXI S
YNCHRONIZATION
The LXI Synchronization page provides status on the EX1401’s synchronization status.
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IEEE 1588 Parameters
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PTP Grandmaster Clock MAC : The MAC address of the device on the network
to which all other IEEE 1588 compliant devices are synchronized.
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PTP Parent Clock MAC : The MAC address of the device to which the EX1401
is synchronized. In a hierarchical IEEE 1588 system with boundary clocks, this
indicates the MAC address of the parent clock on the local link.
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PTP State : Indicates whether the EX1401 is initializing, faulty, disabled,
listening, pre-master, master, passive, uncalibrated, or slave.
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Current PTP Time : The current time on the EX1401, expressed as the number of
seconds since midnight January 1, 1970 TAI.
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Current Local Time : The current date and time of the EX1401, translated to the
UTC time-base and the selected time zone.