{"id":"cip-sync","model_id":"CIP Sync","name":"CIP Sync","summary":"CIP Sync is a time-synchronization mechanism for industrial automation control applications. It is compliant with IEEE-1588 and states synchronization accuracy between two devices of fewer than 100 nanoseconds. It uses a Time Sync object and associated services to synchronize devices, including motion axes, over conventional switched Ethernet.","study_notes":["CIP Sync uses a Time Sync object and associated services to synchronize devices using time.","Synchronization accuracy between two devices is stated as fewer than 100 nanoseconds.","Real-time synchronization can be achieved over conventional Ethernet systems with a switch-based architecture.","CIP Sync is not restricted by many constraints imposed by event-based or time-sliced implementations."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.odva.org/technology-standards/distinct-cip-services/cip-sync/","title":"CIP Sync™ | Common Industrial Protocol | ODVA Technologies","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":4,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"protocol","spec":{"transports":["ethernet_l2"],"architecture":"producer_consumer","encoding":"binary","default_ports":[],"data_types":[],"standard_body":"IEEE","standard_ref":"IEEE-1588","related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/protocol/cip-sync","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}