IMS - Modular SynchronizationIMS-GLN Clock: Clock Module with combined GPS/GLONASS Satellite Receiver
Product Description
The IMS-GLN module can be installed in any Clock slot of your IMS system. It is capable of using all the various IMS reference sources, either by adding an MRI or ESI compatible input card or by using the network connection of the CPU to synchronize to an external NTP server. The Meinberg MRS concept supports setting up a prioritized list of input sources that are used to synchronize the internal hardware clock of the IMS-GLN and then generate a large number of different output signals used by IMS I/O compatible cards to provide a user-defined selection of synchronization output signals by adding BPE, CPE or other IMS modules.
By combining the IMS-GLN module with another Clock module and an RSC switch card, a fully redundant synchronization solution can be created.
The integrated GNSS receiver requires an external antenna. It can be configured to only use GPS, only use GLONASS or use both signals in parallel. The receiver is capable of operating during high speed movement and delivers reliable and highly precise synchronization solutions in stationary installations and on fast moving vehicles, such as aircraft, ships or trucks. The signals generated by the CLK module can be used by adding BPE output cards which take the module's signals and make them accessible for the user on a front end. The various front end options offer all kinds of different electrical or optical interfaces. A CPE module will take the signals provided by the CLK module and convert them into other electrical or optical synchronization signals.
The IMS-GLN module is hot-swappabel and is automatically detected by the management CPU of an IMS system.
Characteristics
| Receiver | Combined GPS / GLONASS receiver
Number of channels: 32 Frequency band: GPS L1 / GLONASS L1 1575.42 ± 10 MHz / 1602-1615 MHz Antenna connector: female SMA connector |
| Status Indicators |
Status info by 4 LED light indicators (2mm light pipes)
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| Type of Antenna |
40 dB GPS L1/GLONASS L1
Antenna with Integrated Lightning Protection
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| Synchronization Time | Max. 1 minute in normal operating conditions
Max. 25 minutes (average 12 minutes) upon first initialization or in the absence of saved satellite data |
| Frequency Outputs | |
| Pulse Outputs | Pulse per second (PPS) and pulse per minute (PPM). TTL level, pulse width: 200 msec |
| Accuracy of Pulse Outputs | Depends on oscillator option:
< ±100ns (TCXO, OCXO LQ) < ±50ns (OCXO SQ, OCXO MQ, OCXO HQ, OCXO DHQ, Rubidium) |
| Interface | Single serial RS-232 interface |
| Serial Time String Output | Baud Rates: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 Baud Framing: 7E1, 7E2, 7N2, 7O1, 7O2, 8E1, 8N1, 8N2, 8O1 Time String Formats: Meinberg Standard Time String , SAT, Uni Erlangen (NTP), SPA, Sysplex, RACAL, NMEA0183 (RMC,GGA,ZDA), Meinberg GPS, COMPUTIME, ION, Capture String |
| Switch outputs |
Optional:
Four TTL outputs can configured independently for the following modes: - free programmable cyclic or fixed impulses - timecode - timer mode; three 'ON'- and three 'OFF'-states can be setup per day The switch states can be inverted for all three outputs, the impulse lengths are configurable in 10msec steps in a range from 10msec to 10sec. The impulse output can be configured for all channels together to 'always' or 'ifsync'. |
| Supported Timecode Formats |
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 IRIG B006: 100 pps, DCLS Signal, no carrier, BCD time-of-year, year IRIG B126: 100 pps, AM sine wave signal, 1 kHz carrier frequency, BCD time-of-year, Year IRIG B007: 100 pps, DCLS Signal, no carrier, BCD time-of-year, year, SBS time-of-day IRIG B127: 100 pps, AM sine wave signal, 1 kHz carrier frequency, BCD time-of-year, 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 C37.118: Like IEEE1344 - with inverted sign bit for UTC offset AFNOR: Code according to NFS-87500, 100pps, AM sine-wave signal, 1kHz carrier, BCD time-of-year, complete date, SBS time-of-day |
| Electrical Connectors | 96-pin DIN 41612 connector |
| Backup Battery Type |
CR2032 (lithium button cell)
In the event of loss of power to the main system, this battery powers the real-time clock and also ensures that GNSS almanac data is properly buffered in RAM. Lifetime of lithium battery: Min. 10 years |
| Cable Type | Coaxial cable Belden H155 indoor or outdoor usage
Maximum length of antenna cable: 70 meters |
| Operating Voltage | +5 V DC |
| Current Draw | +5 V 1,1 A to 1,4 A (depends on oscillator option) |
| Supported Temperature | Operational: 0 - 50 °C (32 - 122 °F)
Storage: -20 - 70 °C (-4 - 158 °F) |
| Supported Humidity | Max. 85 % (non-condensing) at 40 °C |
| Options | Synthesizer 1/8 Hz up to 10 MHz (TTL level, sine wave 1.5Veff, open drain) 4 programmable TTL outputs and timecode generator (IRIG-B, AFNOR) |
| RoHS Status of Product | This product is fully RoHS-compliant. |
| WEEE Status of Product | This product is handled as a B2B (Business to Business) category product. To ensure that the product is disposed of in a WEEE-compliant fashion, it can be returned to the manufacturer. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at end-of-life) must be covered by the end user, while Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself. |
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