Table of Contents
1 Imprint 1
2 Safety instructions for building-in equipment 2
2.1 Important Safety Instructions and Protective Measures ......................... 2
2.2 Used Symbols ................................................. 3
2.3 Safety Hints TCR180 ............................................ 4
2.4 Prevention of ESD Damage ......................................... 5
2.5 Cabling ..................................................... 6
2.6 Replacing the Lithium Battery ....................................... 6
3 TCR180 Features 7
4 Block diagram TCR180 8
5 Master oscillator 9
6 Functional description of receiver 10
6.1 Input Signals ................................................. 13
6.2 Input for unmodulated codes ........................................ 13
6.3 Input for modulated codes .......................................... 13
7 Functionality of the generator 14
7.1 Time Code Outputs .............................................. 14
7.1.1 Modulated Outputs ......................................... 14
7.1.2 Unmodulated Outputs ........................................ 14
7.2 Pulse outputs ................................................. 15
7.2.1 Enabling of outputs ......................................... 16
7.2.2 Time Capture Inputs ......................................... 16
7.2.3 Asynchronous Serial Ports (optional 4x COM) ......................... 16
7.2.4 DCF77 Emulation .......................................... 17
8 Connectors and LEDs in the frontpanel 18
9 Putting into operation 19
9.1 Configuration of TCR180 ........................................... 19
10 Firmware Update of the TCR180. 20
11 Technical specification TCR180 21
12 Technical appendix TCR180 25
12.1 Abstract of Time Code ............................................ 25
12.1.1 Description of IRIG-Codes ..................................... 25
12.2 Time code Format .............................................. 26
12.2.1 IRIG Standard Format ....................................... 26
12.2.2 AFNOR Standard Format ..................................... 27
12.3 Time Strings .................................................. 28
12.3.1 Format of the Meinberg Standard Time String ......................... 28
12.3.2 Format of the Meinberg Capture String ............................. 29
12.3.3 Format of the Uni Erlangen String (NTP) ............................ 30
12.3.4 Format of the SAT Time String .................................. 32
12.3.5 Format of the Computime Time String .............................. 33
12.3.6 Format of the SPA Time String .................................. 34
12.3.7 Format of the RACAL standard Time String ........................... 35
12.3.8 Format of the ION Time String .................................. 36
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