Arbiter Systems 1084A, Operation Manuals

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) and null-modem cable. Important pins for a null-modem cable are indicated in Table C.14
below.
PC Port Pins Clock Port Pins Port Function
2 3 Transmit
3 2 Receive
5 5 Ground
Table C.14: Null-Modem Cable Connections
1. Make sure that you have the terminal program open at the same baud rate as the clock. For
1084A and 1093A it will be 9600 baud.
2. Type the letter “v” to verify communication. It should return the firmware date code.
3. For Model 1084A, type “1,11,1084XI”.
4. For Model 1093A, type “1,8,1093XI”.
5. Option 34 should now be selected in your clock.
6. To test it, type “IP” and it should return the IP addresses of the two Ethernet ports. With
no Ethernet cable connected to a port, the IP command will return dashes for the IP address
of that port. The MAC address will still be returned as illustrated below.
NET1:192.168.000.232 64:73:E2:XX:XX:XX
NET2:---.---.---.--- 64:73:E2:XX:XX:XX
NTP Status Display Indications
GPS Clock and Server Stabilizing
During the stabilization process, the clock will display different status messages that indicate
whether the NTP server is ready to serve time. Clock stabilization requires the clock to be locked
to the GPS for a period of time after which it will provide its time to the Option 34. Press the
STATUS key on the clock to access these status messages.
Server Status – Waiting for clock to lock to satellites
NTP: PLEASE WAIT...
PTP: PLEASE WAIT
Server Status – Waiting for NTP to stabilize (up to 1 hour)
NTP: UNLOCKED
PTP: RUNNING
Server Status – Normal Operation
NTP: SYNCHRONIZED
PTP: RUNNING
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