Setting Up for ProbeSync™

The Frontline 802.11 hardware has ProbeSync™ which allows for synchronization of Frontline hardware clocks and timestamping. One Frontline device will act as the master device by providing the clock to the slave device receiving the clock. Do not confuse "master" and "slave" with the Bluetooth device master and slave relationships. Refer to the following tables.

802.11₁ Synced to 802.11₂
802.11₁	802.11₂	802.11₁		802.11₂
802.11₁	802.11₂	OUT	IN	OUT	IN
Master	Slave	X			X
Slave	Master		X	X

BPA 600 Synced to 802.11
BPA 600	802.11	BPA 600		802.11
BPA 600	802.11	OUT	IN	OUT	IN
Master	Slave	X			X

Note: The Frontline BPA 600 device must always be the master node in ProbeSync mode.

HSU Synced to 802.11
802.11	HSU	802.11		HSU
802.11	HSU	OUT	IN	OUT	IN
Master	Slave	X			X

Note: The Frontline HSU device must always be the slave node in ProbeSync mode, must always be the last device in the ProbeSync daisy-chain configuration.

ProbeSync allows a Frontline Sodera and a 802.11 hardware to be connected together to run off of a common clock, ensuring precise timestamp synchronization while capturing multiple wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and 802.11. One device will act as the master device by providing the clock to the slave device receiving the clock. The devices are connected in a daisy-chain configuration. Refer to the following table, to "Rear Panel Connectors", and to "Connecting/Powering the Frontline 802.11".

Sodera Synced to 802.11
Sodera	802.11	Sodera		802.11
Sodera	802.11	PROBESYNC OUT	PROBESYNC IN	OUT	IN
Master	Slave	X			X

Using a CAT 5 Ethernet cable (less than 1.5 meters (4.9 feet)) insert one end to the master Frontline device OUT jack.
Insert the other end of the cable into the slave Frontline device IN jack.

Back Panel - ProbeSync with BPA 600

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