Siemens SICLOCK TC100 Operating Instructions Manual page 119

Glossary
Radio clock
All SICLOCK products that receive time via an aerial are termed radio clocks. The
SICLOCK products SICLOCK DCFRS, SICLOCK GPSDEC, SICLOCK GPS1000
and packages include radio clocks. To give a more precise definition, the name
can be preceded by the radio signal received:
GPS radio clock for GPS, and
DCF radio clock for DCF77
SICLOCK DCFRS
Industrial version of the SICLOCK DCFRS radio clock with integrated DCF77
receiver.
SICLOCK GPS1000
Radio clock as GPS receiver
SICLOCK GPSDEC
GPS complete package with radio clock SICLOCK GPSDEC decoder.
SICLOCK TC100 Configuration Tool
Web-interface for assigning parameters and searching the archive of a
SICLOCK TC100 device via an Internet browser.
TAI
See Atomic time (TAI).
Time synchronization
Time synchronization by means of a central plant clock synchronizes all plant
components, programmable controllers and computers precisely with the refe-
rence time of the central plant clock.
Time synchronization of plants
The term "time synchronization of plants" is always used to express the fact that
a number of components in a plant are synchronized with products in the
SICLOCK range.
u600 file
The Configuration Tool can open and save parameters and archives in the form
of *.u600 files.
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