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EtherSpaceLink-RG408
EtherSpaceLink family User Manual
interval
t h e p e ri o d bet w een t i me -c o des.
V a lue A ct i on
< 0 send j u st o ne t i me -c o de ( w i t h t h e v a lu e a s set b y ‘ f ir st ’)
0 send n o t h i n g (st op t h e t i me -c o de g ene r a t o r)
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Th i s e x a m pl e sets up a n E S L u n i t t o t r a nsm i t 6 - b i t [ E C SS -c o m pl i a nt ] t i me -c o des o n c e p e r se c o nd ,
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EtherSpaceLink link;
ESL_unit = EtherSpaceLink_open ( "192.168.3.40" );
EtherSpaceLink_set_timecode_transmit ( ESL_unit, 6, 10, 1000000 );
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