Synchronization & Timing – QSync

Ultra-Precise Time Synchronization

Timing you can trust โ€“ across all sensors, systems and sessions

QSync provides a deterministic, wireless common time base for multi-IMU systems. All sensors remain continuously synchronized and every sample carries an absolute timestamp โ€“ enabling reliable sensor fusion, clean multi-modal alignment and frame-accurate analysis.

Whether you are validating algorithms, running biomechanics studies or building closed-loop applications, QSense delivers timing precision where it matters.

Ultra-Precise Time Synchronization

All IMU sensors aligned within < 150 ยตs โ€“ timing you can trust.
IMU Sensor Modules for research & sports

Why Timing Matters

In multi-sensor setups (IMU, EMG, video, force plates), even millisecond-level timing errors can distort:

  • event detection (heel strike, toe off, joint phase)
  • cross-correlation and coherence analysis
  • sensor fusion across modalities
  • longitudinal and multi-site datasets

QSync eliminates timing ambiguity by giving all sensors a precise, shared time base.

What QSync Delivers

  • Continuous wireless synchronizationย across all IMU sensors
  • Absolute (UTC-style) timestampsย on every data stream
  • Frame-accurate alignmentย with external systems (EMG, ECG, force plates, video)
  • Flexible operating modesย for precision or responsiveness

The result: reproducible analyses, clean multi-modal fusion and reliable real-time feedback.

Designed for Real-World Research and Applications

QSync is used in:

  • biomechanics & gait analysis
  • rehabilitation and remote monitoring
  • sports science and performance coaching
  • XR and humanโ€“computer interaction
  • robotics and control systems

Where timing defines outcome, QSync provides the foundation.

Two Operating Modes โ€“ Choose What Matters Most

TimeSync Mode โ€” Maximum Precision

For applications where phase relationships and inter-sensor accuracy are critical.

  • sub-100 ยตs inter-sensor alignment
  • continuous runtime synchronization
  • absolute timestamps for cross-system fusion

Use when accuracy drives conclusions.

Low Latency Mode โ€” Minimal Delay

For applications where responsiveness and interaction speed are key.

  • minimal end-to-end latency
  • optimized for closed-loop feedback and control
  • post-alignment possible if needed

Use when reaction time drives experience.

Built for Integration

  • sync to host time before sessions
  • optional programmatic time control
  • designed for multi-modal workflows
  • compatible with custom pipelines and third-party systems

Letโ€™s Discuss Your Timing Requirements

Every protocol is different. Letโ€™s explore how QSync can support your application.

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Tell us what you are measuring, how many sensors you need and in what environment. We will tell you whether QSense fits, which configuration to use and what the integration would take.

The hardware, firmware and sensor fusion algorithms are built in-house, so the answers come from the people who made them.

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Questions?

Not ready for a call? Send us the question - sensor placement, sample rates, data formats or integration - and you will get a technical answer.

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QSense is a motion intelligence platform for performance-critical applications in sports, health, industry and defense. We enable organizations to measure, analyze and act on human motion where accuracy, timing and reliability matter.

QSense is developed by 2M Engineering.

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