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When the Time reference is configured as Local System, VersaSync's System

Time is considered a valid reference, as long as the external 1PPS input reference is

valid.

Vice versa, when the 1PPS reference is configured as Local System, VersaSync's

built-in oscillator is considered a valid reference, as long as the external Time ref-

erence is valid.

Use case "Local System Time"

The Local System reference when used for Time allows VersaSync to operate using its

current Time-of-Day (ToD) for Time, while synchronized to an external 1PPS reference.

While you may intentionally offset the time in this scenario, the second will be precisely

aligned to the external 1PPS reference. Therefore, this use case qualifies as a legitimate,

traceable time source.

Instead of an offset time, Local System can also be used as a backup Time reference (e.g.,

Priority "2"): Should the external Time reference become invalid, the Local System Time

will become the valid backup reference, disciplined by the external 1PPS reference: Ver-

saSync will transition to the Local System Time, without going into Holdover.

Use case "Local System 1PPS"

The Local System reference can also be used for 1PPS: This allows VersaSync to operate

using an external ToD for time, while generating 1PPS from its own internal oscillator.

In this rare use case the 1PPS is NOT aligned to any standard, therefore the time may drift,

and must be considered untraceable.

3.3.1.3 The "User/User" Reference

While it is normally not required, it is possible for you as the "User" to override the System

Time (even if it is synchronized to a valid reference) with a manually set time, steered by

an undisciplined oscillator, and use this manually set Time as an output reference. This

concept is referred to as the User/User reference, because both the Time, and the 1PPS

reference are not linked to any UTC-based external reference, but hand-set by you.

Caution: Since the User/User reference is not traceable to a valid ref-

erence, it does not qualify as a legitimate time source. Operating Ver-

saSync with a manually set User time bears the risk of inadvertently

outputting an illegitimate System Time thought to be a valid reference

time.

Use cases for the "User/User" reference

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