US 12,135,579 B2
Method of operating a device, device and system
Birger Evenburg, Selmsdorf (DE)
Assigned to Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Verl (DE)
Filed by Beckhoff Automation GmbH, Verl (DE)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,824.
Application 17/705,824 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/082355, filed on Nov. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 131 848.3 (DE), filed on Nov. 25, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0221896 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/12 (2013.01) [G06F 1/08 (2013.01); H04L 7/0008 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating a device, which comprises an internal clock generator and an internal clock and is connected to a network,
wherein the internal clock is incremented by the internal clock generator, and
wherein the internal clock is synchronized with a network frequency of the network;
wherein the method comprises the following steps:
detecting a measuring value; and
providing the measuring value with a time stamp of the internal clock.