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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Charles Johnson, Gray, TN (US);
Inventor:
Charles Johnson, Gray, TN (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
As provided, a system and method for automatically correcting timers to improve timing accuracy. The system and method provides for the use of inexpensive low tolerance resonators or oscillators that meet the internal timing specifications of applications of isochronous I/O over Profibus. Accordingly, the specified error rate (jitter) to appropriately maintain I/O is met efficiently and at low cost.