With only Silicon Labs ClockBuilder Pro SW
PTP profile and network configuration and
Physical layer clock/port configuration is possible


IEEE 1588 packet-based time synchronization is being adopted across a wider range of applications, extending beyond communications networks. Engineers face design challenges not only of accommodating network impediments, such as packet delay variations due to traffic load changes, but also of optimizing IEEE 1588 system-level performance, particularly in board-level hardware and software design.

Silicon Labs announced on the 18th an integrated solution that makes it easy to implement IEEE 1588 in communications, financial transactions, smart grid, and industrial applications.

Designers can accelerate IEEE 1588 system integration development by selecting Precision Time Protocol (PTP) profiles, configuring PTP networks, and configuring physical layer clocks and ports with Silicon Labs' ClockBuilder Pro™ software. Additionally, the simple control capabilities of Silicon Labs' AccuTime™ IEEE 1588 software enable operation to be configured for a wide range of network conditions and topologies.

“The availability of ClockBuilder Pro for Silicon Labs’ IEEE 1588 module products enables customers to overcome system design challenges inherent in less-integrated solutions,” said James Wilson, general manager of Silicon Labs’ timing products.

Meanwhile, Silicon Labs' IEEE 1588 modules meet the timing and synchronization requirements specified in ITU-T G.8261, G.8273.2 (T-BC, T-TSC), G.8273.4 (T-BC-P and T-TSC-P), G.8262, G.812, G.813, and Telcordia GR-1244-CORE/GR-253-CORE, and are compliant with the telecommunications (G.8265.1, G.8275.1, G.8275.2), power (IEEE C37.238-2011, 2017), broadcast video (SMPTE 2059.2), and basic profile standards.