IMS - Modular SynchronizationTCR51USB: IRIG Time Code Reader for the Universal Serial Bus (USB)
Key Features
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Reception status indicated by LED
- Buffered hardware clock
- NEW: Optional PPS output available
- Powered by USB (no extra power supply required)
- Connectors for IRIG AM and IRIG DCLS
- Plastic case
- Three-year warranty
Product Description
The TCR51USB shows the LOCK/HOLDOVER status via an integrated LED and uses a buffered real time clock to maintain the time while powered off. There is no power supply required, it is powered by the Universal Serial Bus.
The TCR51USB provides a professional solution to your time synchronization requirements in mobile applications like field data acquisition with a laptop/notebook and can be deployed whenever you need to synchronize a standalone PC, laptop or server when no PCI or serial port is available.
With this device a technician can check the quality and validity of an IRIG signal in the field, due to the compact package and simple cabling (only one USB connection for both power and data is required).
The TCR51USB can be ordered with an additional PPS output option (either TTL or RS-232 level).
The Windows driver package includes a time synchronization service which runs in the background and adjusts the Windows system time continuously and invisibly. This package also includes a monitor program to enable the user to check the status of the device and time adjustment service. If the monitor program is run with administrator rights, it can also be used to modify configurable parameters.
The Linux and FreeBSD driver packages include a kernel driver which allows the product to be used as a reference time source for the NTP daemon included in most Unix-like operating systems. This also allows the computer to be used as an NTP time server to provide accurate time to NTP clients on the network. Some command line tools can be used to modify configurable parameters and monitor the status of the clock in use.
The Meinberg Single-Driver-Concept simplifies driver installation dramatically - there is only one driver who supports all Meinberg PCI and USB devices and if you use our free API to access your Meinberg timing device from within your own applications, you can use the same source code for both PCI and USB devices.
Characteristics
| Receiver Type | Integrated IRIG time code reader, supports modulated (AM) and unmodulated (DCLS) IRIG signals |
| Synchronization Time | Two to three minutes after connecting an IRIG source |
| IRIG Time Code Input | IRIG - A132/A133, A002/A003, B122/B123, B002/B003, B126/B127, B006/B007, IEEE 1344, AFNOR NFS 87-500 and C37.118 (other codes on request) |
| Antenna Connector | SMB subminiature coaxial connector |
| Current Draw | 40mA |
| Physical Dimensions | 73mm x 117mm x 24mm (L x W x H) |
| 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 |
| Contents of Shipment | Timecode Reader, 3 m USB cable |
| 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. |
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