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Configuring time synchronization
5.3 Overview of configuration steps, depending on the configuration
Time synchronization (V7.1)
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5.3 Overview of configuration steps, depending on the configuration
5.3.1 Configuration steps for time synchronization with central time master in a work
group
Overview of configuration steps
The table below shows the configuration steps required for time synchronization with a
central time master in a work group, including a reference to the sections of this
documentation that provide a description of these steps:
Step Time
synchronization
components
Configuration steps Operating instructions in section:
1
Clocks
Clocks - connection,
installation, and parameter
assignment
(e.g. SICLOCK with GPS
or DCF 77)
"Commissioning a central plant clock
(Page 60)"
2
AS
Parameterizing automation
systems as time slaves
3
CP
Assigning parameters for
CP for the plant bus
• CPU without integrated Ethernet
interface: "
How to set time
synchronization on an AS for SIMATIC
mode (Page
99)"
• CPU with integrated Ethernet interface:
"How to set time synchronization on an
AS for NTP mode (Page
105)"
• SIMATIC PCS 7 BOX and SIMATIC
PCS 7 AS RTX: "Configuring time
synchronization for the SIMATIC PCS 7
BOX and SIMATIC PCS 7 AS RTX
(Page
109)"
4
OS server
Parameter assignment for
an OS server as
cooperative master
5
OS server
Parameter assignment for
redundant OS servers
6
OS clients
Parameter assignment for
OS clients
"How to set time synchronization on an OS
in a work group with central time master
(Page
72)"