Meridian Meridian 1 Option 11C Mini, Technical Reference Manual

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553-3011-100 Standard 14.00 January 2002
Holdover and free-run
In the temporary absence of a synchronization reference signal, or when
sudden changes occur on the incoming reference due to error bursts, the clock
controller provides a stable holdover. The free-run mode is initiated when the
clock controller has no record of the quality of the incoming reference clock
If the command “free run” is given, the clock controller enters the free-run
mode and remains there until a new command is received. Note that the free-
run mode of operation automatically initiates after the clock controller has
been enabled.
CPU-MUX bus interface
A parallel I/O port on the clock controller. provides a communication channel
between the clock controller and the CPU.
Signal conditioning
Drivers and buffers are provided for all outgoing and incoming lines.
Sanity timer
The sanity timer resets the microprocessor in the event of system hang-up.
Microprocessor
The microprocessor does the following:
• communicates with software
• monitors 2 references
• provides a self-test during initialization
• minimizes the propagation of impairments on the system clock due to
errors on the primary or secondary reference clocks
Reference Clock Selection
The DTI/PRI card routes its reference to the appropriate line on the
backplane. The clock controller distributes the primary and secondary
references and ensures that no contention is present on the REFCLK1
backplane line. It designates the DTI/PRI mother board as a primary
reference source. The secondary reference is obtained from another DTI/PRI
card, which is designated by a craft person. No other clock sources are used.