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title: "Distributed Clock on Raspberry Pi EtherCAT Master"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Brija/projects/Distributed-Clock-on-Raspberry-Pi-EtherCAT-Master/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Brija/projects/Distributed-Clock-on-Raspberry-Pi-EtherCAT-Master/md"
type: "UCC: User Created Content"
author: "Brija"
author_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/Brija/"
original_author: "Brija"
original_url: "http://www.simplerobot.net/2018/09/distributed-clock-on-raspberry-pi.html"
published: "2019-04-01"
language: "en"
hardware: ["Raspberry Pi", "WIZnet W5500"]
likes: 0
views: 985
comments: 0
source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)"
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# Distributed Clock on Raspberry Pi EtherCAT Master

> Distributed Clock on Raspberry Pi EtherCAT Master

Original author: Brija (source: http://www.simplerobot.net/2018/09/distributed-clock-on-raspberry-pi.html)

## Components

- **Raspberry Pi** x 1
- **WIZnet W5500** x 1 ([docs](https://docs.wiznet.io/Product/Chip/Ethernet/W5500))

WIZnet parts: W5500 ([Datasheet](https://docs.wiznet.io/Product/Chip/Ethernet/W5500/datasheet?utm_source=maker&utm_medium=project&utm_campaign=w5500), [product hub](https://maker.wiznet.io/products/w5500/))

## Documents and links

- [github link](https://github.com/thanhtam-h/soem-w5500-rpi) (code)

## Article

This project shows how to?synchronize between EtherCAT slaves and master. If you have no idea about EtherCAT distributed clock, it is fine. There are explains in this article.

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/Brija/projects/Distributed-Clock-on-Raspberry-Pi-EtherCAT-Master/