After the successful completion of the above described project phase #1, there is now an OPC UA implementation available that can be used by industry with rich generic features ready to be combined with a proprietary technology and application to deliver tangible outcomes to customers. In parallel to the project phase #1, patches for the Linux kernel were made available to use a PTP synchronized link for time based packet submission. A test link is now part of the OSADL QA farm where the synchronization quality of the PTP link is monitored continuously.

While a very affordable total cost of ownership is a key differentiator of this joint initiative, the market demands longevity, maturity and commercial support alongside such a program. It, thus, is the aim of this Letter of Intent of project phase #2 to launch a subsequent community project that fills the gap to use the existing OPC UA PubSub over TSN software components in real products and release them to the industry and automation market.