Meinberg
GPS170PCI
SKU: GPS170PCI
GPS Clock for Computers (PCI/PCI-X Bus)
The Meinberg GPS170PCI slot card is the professional solution to your standalone computer Synchronisation requirements. Its various outputs like IRIG, serial time string or 1PPS can be used to provide Synchronisation to other devices. A powerful but easy to use API enables you to integrate a highly accurate time base in your own software and the two independent capture inputs add hardware timestamping of external events to your measurement application.
Key Features
PCI LOCAL BUS interface,
3.3V or 5V, 33MHz or 66MHz,
PCI-X compatible
2 time trigger inputs
Pulses per second and per minute
RS-232 interface
IRIG-B/AFNOR time code outputs and NEW:3 programmable TTL outputs
Plug and Play
DCF77-simulation
Meinberg GPS Antenna/Converter Unit connected with up to 300m of standard coaxial cable RG58
Configurable time scale (UTC/local, GPS time, TAI)
DC-insulated antenna circuit
Driver software for all popular operating systems
Flash-EPROM with bootstrap loader
Including GPS antenna, 20m standard cable and manual on USB key
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Technical Specifications
| Operating Temperature | 0 ... 50°C / 32 ... 122°F |
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| RoHS | Yes |
| Interface | Single serial RS-232 interface |
| Power Supply | +5V, ca. 400mA +12V, ca. 170mA |
| Accuracy of Pulse Outputs | < ± 250ns |
| Backup Battery Type | When main power supply fails, hardware clock runs free on quartz basis, almanac data is stored in RAM
Life time of lithium battery min. 10 years |
| Board Type | PCI card short (174,6 mm x 106,7 mm) |
| Data Format of Interfaces | Baudrate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Baud data format: 7N2, 7E1, 7E2, 8E1, 8N1, 8N2 Time telegram: Meinberg Standard-Telegram, SAT, Uni Erlangen (NTP), SPA, NMEA0183 (RMC) or capture-telegramm |
| Electrical Connectors | BNC female connector for antenna BNC female connector for modulated timecode 9 pin sub D male connector |
| Frequency Outputs | Frequency output 10 MHz, TTL level |
| Further Information | The GPS170PCI has been designed to Synchronise the system time of computers with PCI/PCI-X bus interface and to provide an API (Application Programming Interface) which allows you to read the time with great accuracy and precision from within your own application.
The IRIG output of the GPS170PCI can be used to Synchronise IRIG time code receivers. Using TCR167PCI slot cards provides a convenient solution to Synchronise more than one standalone (non-networked) computer system - eliminating the need of deploying several GPS antennas. The drivers package for Windows contains a time adjustment service which runs in the background and adjusts the Windows system time continuously and smoothly. A monitor program is also included which lets the user check the status of the device and the time adjustment service, and can be used to modify configurable parameters, if run with administrator rights. The driver packages for Linux and FreeBSD contain a kernel driver which allows the board to be used as a reference time source for the NTP daemon which is shipped with most Unix-like operating systems. This also turns the computer into an NTP time server which can also provide accurate time to NTP clients on the network. Some command line tools can be used to setup configurable parameters and monitor the status of the board. For usage of the card on other operating systems please contact Meinberg support: techsupport@meinberg.de. The device's serial port is not required for operation but can be used to update the card's firmware, or provide another computer with the current time via a serial time string. If you are going to use the GPS170PCI in your own applications, please use our software development kit which shows how to access the card from within your software. All drivers and SDKs can be downloaded free of charges from our website and we are happy to assist you if you face any difficulties in using the Meinberg driver API in your software development process. |
| Generated Time Codes | IRIG B002: 100pps, DCLS signal, no carrier, BCD time of year
IRIG B122: 100pps, AM sine wave signal, 1 kHz carrier, BCD time of year IRIG B003: 100pps, DCLS signal, no carrier, BCD time of year, SBS time of day IRIG B123: 100pps, AM sine wave signal, 1kHz carrier, BCD time of year, SBS time of day IEEE1344: Code according to IEEE1344-1995, 100pps, AM sine wave signal, 1kHz carrier, BCD time of year, SBS time of day, IEEE1344 expansion for date, time zone, daylight saving and leap second in Control Functions Segment AFNOR: Code according to NFS-87500, 100pps, AM sine wave signal, 1kHz carrier, BCD time of year, complete date, SBS time of day |
| Modulated Time Code Output | IRIG AM sine wave signal: 3Vpp (MARK), 1Vpp (SPACE) into 50 ohm |
| Options | Additional independent RS232 interface
Additional optical output for IRIG DCLS (instead of IRIG AM) Oscillator upgrade OCXO-LQ (instead of TCXO) for extended Holdover capabilities (see oscillator table for further details) |
| Pulse Outputs | 3 Programmable TTL outputs, channels 0 and 1 per default configured as Pulse per second (TTL, RS232 level) and pulse per minute (TTL), pulse duration: 200 msec
Channel 2 default configuration: DCF77 compatible pulses (TTL level), pulse width: 100/200 msec |
| Receiver | 6 channel GPS C/A-code receiver |
| Relative Humidity | Max. 85% |
| Status Info | Fail-LED shows that the internal timing has not been Synchronised or that a system error occurred
Lock-LED shows that the calculation of the position has been achieved after reset |
| Synchronisation Time | Max. 1 minute in normal operation mode, approx.
12 minutes after a cold start (discharged buffer battery) |
| Time Trigger Inputs | Resolution: 100 nsec, triggered by falling TTL slope Time of trigger event readable via computer slot or optional second RS232-interface |
| Type of Antenna | Remote powered GPS antenna/converter unit, up to 300m distance to antenna with RG58 and up to 700m distance with RG213 cable |
| Unmodulated Time Code Output | DCLS, TTL into 50 ohm (active high or active low) |
| WEEE Status of the Product | This product is handled as a B2B category product. In order to secure a WEEE compliant waste disposal it has to be returned to the manufacturer. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at its end of life) have to be incurred by the end user, whereas Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself. |
Downloads
| Datasheet | Click to view Datasheet (PDF) |
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| Manual | Click to view Manual (PDF) |
