microSync^XS: Ultra-Compact NTP Server and PTP Clock

Key Features

Selectable Reference Time Sources:
- GPS: Satellite receiver for the GPS constellation (using Meinberg's downconverter technology for reliable GNSS signal transmission over long distances)
  - Recommended for fixed-site applications
- GNS-UC: Satellite receiver for the GPS and Galileo constellations (using Meinberg's downconverter technology for reliable GNSS signal transmission over long distances)
  - Recommended for both fixed-site and mobile applications
- GNS: Multi-GNSS satellite receiver with support for all four of the main constellations: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou
  - Recommended for both fixed-site and mobile applications
Powerful NTP and IEEE 1588 Time Server
meinbergOS Web interface for configuration and status monitoring
Wide varity of programmable pulse outputs
Fully integrated version of the PTP monitoring solution, PTP Track Hound
Ultra compact and space-efficient time server solution
Option: OLED display for fast initial start of operation and status indication
All microSync models offer a wide range of multiple output signals, allowing devices to be synchronized over a network via NTP or PTP or directly "on the wire" using a variety of electrical and optical signals.
10,000 NTP requests per second

Product Description

Providing two IEEE 1588 ports, the microSync^XS models are powerful GNSS-synchronized PTP Grandmasters offering a high level of accuracy. With full support for practically every published PTP profile, including the SMPTE 2059-2 Profile and AES67 Media Profile, the microSync^XS is perfect as an ultra-compact PTP Grandmaster solution for outside broadcasting vans and other situations where space is at a premium.

Equipped with a fully-featured version of the powerful, synchronization-centric meinbergOS operating system, the microSync^XS offers up all of the security and flexibility that the microSync family is known for. These include the new features introduced in the latest meinbergOS versions, specifically LDAP, TACACS+, and RADIUS authentication, native PRP for NTP and PTP traffic, industry-specific network functionality such as IEC 61850 MMS support, detailed analysis features for GNSS reception and clock performance, and also a fully integrated version of Meinberg's PTP monitoring solution, PTP Track Hound.

The version of PTP Track Hound in the meinbergOS firmware is pre-activated with a Capture license, which means that in addition to evaluating PTP traffic locally via its own PTP-capable network interfaces, it can also forward traffic data to one or several central PTP Track Hound Professional instances for combined analysis.

Characteristics

Supported PTP Profiles

Default Profiles:
- E2E IEEE 1588-2008 Profile
- P2P IEEE 1588-2008 Profile

Power Profiles:
- IEEE C37.238-2011 *
- IEEE C37.238-2017 *
- IEC/IEEE 61850-9-3 Power Utility Profile *

Telecom Profiles:
- ITU-T G.8265.1 *
- ITU-T G.8275.1 *
- ITU-T G.8275.2

Broadcast Profiles:
- DOCSIS 3.1
- SMPTE ST 2059-2 *
- AES67 Media

AVB/TSN:
- IEEE 802.1AS

Automotive Profile:
- AUTOSAR

* including profile extensions

Operating Mode

PTP V2
PTP V1 (Option: Performance Level C only)
NTP

Network Protocols

IPv4, IPv6
NTPv3, NTPv4
PTPv2
IEC 62439-3 (PRP)
DHCP, DHCPv6
DSCP
IEEE 802.1q VLAN filtering/tagging
IEEE 802.1p QOS
SNMPv1/v2/v3
Remote Syslog Support (UDP)
LDAP, TACACS+, RADIUS authentication

Interface

Single serial RS-232 interface

Available PTP Performance Level

microSyncs are provided with a license that allows a specific performance level to be achieved with the IEEE1588 implementation. There are three Performance Levels available:

Performance Level	Max. Unicast Clients	Max. Delay Requests per Second / Hybrid Mode
PL-A	8	1024
PL-B	256	32768
PL-C	512	65536

Network Interface

2x SFP (LAN 0, LAN 1) Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10/100/1000 Mbit, RJ45 or 1000FX (SFP)
Management, NTP, PTP Master & Slave Operation
Synchronous Ethernet – Compliant with ITU-T G.8261, G.8262 and G.8264
Accuracy NTP: ≤100 μs, PTP: ≤20 ns

Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports

USB Type-A, usable for the following purposes:

Backing up and restoring a microSync configuration (or rolling a shared configuration out to multiple devices)
Backing up log files
Uploading and downloading cryptographic certificates
Installing firmware updates
Restoring factory settings using a specially prepared 'USB key'

SMA Connectors

3 x SMA connectors for different programmable pulses outputs (PPS, PPM, PPH, TC DCLS, PTTI 1PPS ...)

Oscillator Options

OCXO SQ
1 Day Holdover Performance: ± 65 µs
1 Year Holdover Performance: ± 4.7 s

OCXO HQ
1 Day Holdover Performance: ± 10 µs
1 Year Holdover Performance: ± 788 ms

Power Consumption

typ. 16.5 W

Operating Voltage

20 V - 60 V DC

Form Factor

Housing Type 6.33 inch, desktop, 1U
148 mm x 236 (264) mm x 44 mm / 5.8 inch x 9.4 (10.4) inch x 1.7 inch / width x depth (with connectors and control element) x height
Housing Material: Steel

Atmospheric Pressure

540 to 1,600 hPa

Operating Altitude

Up to 5,000 m (16,404 ft) above sea level

IP Rating

IP30

Product Weight

1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)

Supported Temperature

-20 °C to 55 °C (-4 °F to 131 °F)

Storage Temperature

-30 °C to 70 °C (-22 °F to 158 °F)

Supported Humidity

5 % to 95 % at 40 °C, non-condensing

Compliances

CB Scheme
CE
FCC
UL
CSA
WEEE, Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
RoHS, Restriction of Hazardous Substances
REACH, Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

Warranty

Three-year warranty

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.