feat(synchronization): add device-to-host clock estimation for synchronizing multi-stream timestamp - #1085
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…detect stale calibrations and device restarts, and publish immutable snapshots for non-blocking timestamp conversion. include C++ and python bindings with synchronization and tests Signed-off-by: Xinghua Sun <xinghuas@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Xinghua Sun <xinghuas@nvidia.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds a thread-safe C++ Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The estimator can misbehave for invalid public constructor inputs and publish unreliable clock skew from an insufficient fitting span. These correctness issues should be fixed before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ProbeSource
participant DeviceClockEstimator
participant Application
ProbeSource->>DeviceClockEstimator: update(ClockObservation)
DeviceClockEstimator->>DeviceClockEstimator: fit and publish calibration
Application->>DeviceClockEstimator: to_local_common_ns(device_ns)
DeviceClockEstimator-->>Application: ClockConversionResult
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In `@src/core/synchronization/cpp/device_clock_estimator.cpp`:
- Line 189: Update the span gate in the device clock estimation flow to compute
the time span from the retained samples used by the ordinary least-squares fit,
rather than from the full window. Compare this retained span against
min_span_ns_ before publishing the fitted skew, while preserving the existing
retained-sample selection and fit logic.
In `@src/core/synchronization/cpp/inc/synchronization/device_clock_estimator.hpp`:
- Around line 151-154: Update DeviceClockEstimator’s constructor initialization
to convert window_s and min_span_s through a checked seconds-to-nanoseconds
helper before storing them. Require finite, int64_t-representable values,
window_s greater than zero, and min_span_s non-negative while preserving
min_span_s equal to zero and the existing behavior when min_span_s exceeds
window_s.
In `@tests/cpp/core/synchronization/CMakeLists.txt`:
- Line 19: Update the catch_discover_tests configuration for
synchronization_tests to enable ADD_TAGS_AS_LABELS and apply the TEST_PREFIX
synchronization_. Preserve the existing test discovery while ensuring the
[unit], [synchronization], and [threading] tags become CTest labels and
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The span gate measures a different set than the fit.
span_ns at line 163 is the span of the full window_. The ordinary least squares at lines 206-232 runs on retained, the lowest-RTT quarter selected at lines 169-177. The span of retained can be far shorter than span_ns, because RTT selection ignores time ordering.
The gate can therefore pass while the slope is fitted over a span below min_span_s. That publishes a noise-dominated b as skew_ppm, which is the exact case the gate exists to prevent. Compute the span from retained and compare that value.
🐛 Proposed fix using the retained span
std::vector<double> rtts;
rtts.reserve(retained.size());
int64_t fit_end_device_ns = retained.front().device_ns;
+ int64_t fit_begin_device_ns = retained.front().device_ns;
for (const auto& observation : retained)
{
rtts.push_back(static_cast<double>(observation.rtt_ns));
fit_end_device_ns = std::max(fit_end_device_ns, observation.device_ns);
+ fit_begin_device_ns = std::min(fit_begin_device_ns, observation.device_ns);
}
+ const int64_t fit_span_ns = fit_end_device_ns - fit_begin_device_ns;
// Below min_span_s the slope is noise rather than drift, so pin it and use the median offset.
- if (span_ns < min_span_ns_)
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In `@src/core/synchronization/cpp/device_clock_estimator.cpp` at line 189, Update
the span gate in the device clock estimation flow to compute the time span from
the retained samples used by the ordinary least-squares fit, rather than from
the full window. Compare this retained span against min_span_ns_ before
publishing the fitted skew, while preserving the existing retained-sample
selection and fit logic.
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| explicit DeviceClockEstimator(Mode mode = Mode::Linear, | ||
| double window_s = 300.0, | ||
| double min_span_s = 30.0, | ||
| double max_extrapolation_windows = 3.0); |
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Validate window_s and min_span_s before converting them to nanoseconds.
DeviceClockEstimator converts both values in its member initializers, before the constructor body runs. A non-finite value or a value whose nanosecond product is outside int64_t causes undefined behavior. In Linear mode, window_s == 0 retains only the current observation and window_s < 0 removes it, so calibration never reaches the eight-observation minimum. Non-positive values also make freshness checks invalid.
Use a checked seconds-to-nanoseconds helper in the initializer. Require finite, representable values, window_s > 0, and min_span_s >= 0. Keep min_span_s == 0 valid. Do not reject min_span_s > window_s without changing the contract; the current estimator defines that case as permanently pinning the skew.
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In `@src/core/synchronization/cpp/inc/synchronization/device_clock_estimator.hpp`
around lines 151 - 154, Update DeviceClockEstimator’s constructor initialization
to convert window_s and min_span_s through a checked seconds-to-nanoseconds
helper before storing them. Require finite, int64_t-representable values,
window_s greater than zero, and min_span_s non-negative while preserving
min_span_s equal to zero and the existing behavior when min_span_s exceeds
window_s.
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In `@tests/cpp/core/synchronization/CMakeLists.txt` at line 19, Update the
catch_discover_tests configuration for synchronization_tests to enable
ADD_TAGS_AS_LABELS and apply the TEST_PREFIX synchronization_. Preserve the
existing test discovery while ensuring the [unit], [synchronization], and
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Description
Devices often timestamp samples using their own free-running monotonic clocks. These timestamps cannot be compared directly with the host clock or timestamps from other devices. Using host arrival time instead introduces variable transport, scheduling, and buffering latency.
This change adds a transport-independent
DeviceClockEstimatorthat maps device timestamps into the host’s common monotonic clock domain.The device must support timestamp probes: for every request, it returns the device receive and send timestamps from the same clock used to timestamp sensor samples. The host records the corresponding send and receive times, producing an NTP-style four-timestamp exchange.
The estimator:
Synchronized,Uncalibrated, orStalefor checked timestamp conversions.The estimator performs no transport I/O and creates no threads. Applications can run blocking probe exchanges and
update()on a background thread, while the sampling thread callsto_local_common_ns(). Conversions read an immutable atomic snapshot and do not wait for clock fitting or the update mutex.The change also adds:
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Testing
Tested on Linux using the repository Release build and Python 3.11 bindings.
The C++ unit tests cover:
Result: All tests passed (209 assertions in 23 test cases)
The Python binding tests were run through CTest:
Result: 100% tests passed, 0 tests failed out of 1
The Python example was run with:
PYTHONPATH=build/python_package/Release \ build/teleop_build_venv/bin/python \ examples/synchronization/python/synchronization_example.pyThe C++ example was built and run with:
Both examples successfully demonstrated:
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