Microchip announces platform to strengthen synchronisation management for infrastructure
Microchip has announced the release of TimePictra 12 platform, a major software upgrade to its synchronisation management software designed to help critical infrastructure operators manage advanced timing architectures with greater visibility, automation and control. The new version delivers a redesigned graphical user interface (GUI), expanded automation capabilities and enhanced support for the latest high‑accuracy timing technologies.
As telecom, power, transportation, data centre and other critical infrastructure networks evolve, operators are increasingly deploying more sophisticated synchronisation architectures to improve resilience, reduce dependence on GNSS and maintain precise clock alignment across distributed environments. The TimePictra 12 platform addresses these requirements with enhanced capabilities for managing High-Accuracy Time Transfer (HA-TT) connections, monitoring GNSS observables using Microchip’s BlueSky technology and maintaining clock alignment using SkyWire technology.
The platform also is designed to strengthen GNSS visibility and resiliency by monitoring using BlueSky technology. By enabling centralised monitoring of GNSS-observables, the TimePictra 12 platform helps operators better understand GNSS conditions, identify anomalies and manage timing infrastructure in environments where GNSS availability, integrity and security are critical.
In addition, the TimePictra 12 platform supports the maintenance of clock alignment using SkyWire technology, helping operators preserve synchronisation accuracy across distributed network elements. This capability is especially important as networks become more distributed, automated and dependent on precise phase and frequency alignment.
The TimePictra 12 software suite introduces a refreshed user experience designed to simplify how operators interact with large, meshed synchronisation environments. The modernised GUI makes it easier to view network relationships, identify issues and streamline ongoing management, helping reduce operational overhead for telecom, power, data centre and other timing‑dependent sectors such as telecom, power, transportation, data centres and AI infrastructure.
To help minimise deployment challenges, the software is designed to accelerate network rollouts, upgrades and configuration activities. The TimePictra 12 platform supports up to 5,000 elements, more than double the network size of earlier versions, providing increased capacity for large-scale synchronization deployments.
The TimePictra 12 platform supports a broad range of Microchip’s synchronisation products, including the TimeProvider 4100, 4500 and 5000 grandmaster clocks, SSU-2000, TimeCesium 4400 and 5071 products, Skywire technology and BlueSky GNSS Firewall. It enables centralised monitoring, configuration and management of these devices across critical infrastructure networks such as 5G, utilities, transportation, power substations, AI and data-centres.
