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SyncSystem

4380A

Operations and Maintenance

Manual

Ju1 2017

Part Number: 098

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00723

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Summary of Contents for SyncSystem 4380A

Page 1: ...SyncSystem 4380A Operations and Maintenance Manual Ju1 2017 Part Number 098 00723 000 Manual updates are available at www microsemi com ftdsupport...

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Page 3: ...ation See your Microsemi representative or sales office for a complete list of available documentation To order any accessory contact the Microsemi Sales Department See www microsemi com salescontacts...

Page 4: ...stem 4380A O M Manual Revision History Revision Description Date Approved 1 0 Initial Release Feb 2016 KWM 2 0 Updated performance specifications CE Documentation May2016 KWM 3 0 Updated safety and fu...

Page 5: ...na Mask Angle 10 2 4 5 Positioning Modes 10 2 4 5 1 Dynamic Position Mode 10 2 4 5 2 Auto Position Mode 11 2 4 5 3 Manual Position Mode 12 2 5 4380A Installation 14 2 5 1 Chassis Grounding 14 2 5 2 Po...

Page 6: ...sion 37 3 3 2 Software Updates 37 3 3 2 1 Flash Card Replacement 37 3 3 2 2 Remote Software Update 38 3 3 3 GPS Firmware Updates 39 3 4 User Interfaces 39 3 4 1 Telnet 39 3 4 1 1 Real Time Data Port 1...

Page 7: ...n Problems 74 6 16 1 LAN 74 6 16 2 USB to Serial Adapter 94000 115200 Command Port 74 6 16 3 External Reference Adapter 94001 5071A 74 6 17 Syslog Command 74 6 18 System Configuration Issues syscfg 75...

Page 8: ...ble 9 Figure 4 Chassis Ground Connection 14 Figure 5 Rear Panel Output Card Locations 15 Figure 6 Input Output Cards 15 Figure 7 Timing System Diagram 26 Figure 8 External Frequency Reference 26 Figur...

Page 9: ...source and comes with two fully redundant hot swappable power supplies The unit is capable of operating from a single supply in the event one of the two power supplies fails 1 2 Ordering Information 4...

Page 10: ...users to connect to the system Command Port via a serial cable 94001 5071A USB External Reference Communication Cable Provides a serial communications port to an external frequency reference i e 5071A...

Page 11: ...njury Caution used with the safety alert symbol indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Notice is used to address practices not related to persona...

Page 12: ...sh has been removed from the unit A The Date Time display will sequentially test each segment on each individual position within the display B One at a time each position of the display will display t...

Page 13: ...system using telnet ip addr 1700 Once the 4380A prompt is displayed run the network_config command to manually configure the IP address for the unit See Section 2 2 3 If the network does not have a DH...

Page 14: ...lumer l appareil pour restaurer les param tres r seau appropri s Cette face avant IP reset fonctionnalit peut tre d sactiv e l aide de la commande frontpanel_button Les utilisateurs sont avis s que la...

Page 15: ...ded hole allows the antenna to be easily and securely mounted on a 5 8 coarsely threaded rod Threaded rods are available at most hardware stores and will need to be mounted securely to the side of a b...

Page 16: ...operates from 1200MHz to 1600MHz E The amount of gain required from a line amplifier can be calculated by knowing the total loss of the antenna cables being used The signal loss due to a cable varies...

Page 17: ...The 4380A is shipped from the factory with the default antenna voltage of 0 volts If this is not the desired configuration then follow the steps below to set the proper antenna voltage A Telnet into t...

Page 18: ...scharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode 2 4 4 Antenna Mask Angle Adjustment of the antenna mask angle may be necessary for installations with sever...

Page 19: ...200000000000000e 01 manual_position altitude 1 963545000000000e 02 latitude 3 992275796000000e 01 longitude 7 758566956000000e 01 mode auto tracking_timeout 1800 OK 2015 08 05T15 27 19Z If these sett...

Page 20: ...generate a RINEX observation file This mode of operation is recommended ONLY if the antenna position is known Once you set any of these three parameters lat lon or alt the 4380A will automatically go...

Page 21: ...80A longitude 77 44086542274004 or 4380A longitude 77 44086542274004W D Set the altitude for the antenna using the altitude command Default value is ellipsoid height meters Users can specify the heigh...

Page 22: ...helves and will take up 1U of rack space The 4380A has the following options for the slides 94020 Rail Kit 20 32 Rack Depth 94021 Rail Kit 24 30 Rack Depth 2 5 1 Chassis Grounding The 4380A has a grou...

Page 23: ...ammable Users can change the signal types PPS DC IRIG the PPS signal parameters and the IRIG signal types on individual output ports PPS Valid PPS settings are 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K 1M and 10M PPS To s...

Page 24: ...system will generate an error message if the operator attempts to enter an unsupported or invalid code To verify the settings use the settings hardware slots N command where N Slot to obtain the curr...

Page 25: ...S signal parameters on individual signal outputs Valid PPS settings are 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K and 1M PPS To set the PPS signal parameters use the pps command 4380A pps slot port pulse period pulse widt...

Page 26: ...se period pulse width The following example sets the PPS on Slot 1 Port 2 to 1PPS and the pulse width to 10 s 4380A pps 1 2 1 1e 5 OK 2015 08 05T15 52 31Z The following rules apply 1 PERIOD period of...

Page 27: ...ule with the default output format s until that card slot is properly configured by the user Les configurations d utilisateur pour les formats sp cifiques de rendement sont stock es sur le syst me lui...

Page 28: ...tus good 3 status good 4 status good power enabled type 4395B 1 OK 2015 08 05T16 37 43Z 2 5 10 4387A Series Modulated IRIG NASA36 This module provides four Amplitude Modulated AM IRIG Outputs or the N...

Page 29: ...n unsupported or invalid code To verify the settings use the settings hardware slots N command where N Slot to obtain the current settings for a particular card 4380A settings hardware slots 5 4387 po...

Page 30: ...us good 2 status good 3 status good 4 status good power enabled type 4397A OK 2015 08 05T16 06 29Z 2 5 12 4374A T1 1 544MHz Output Card The 4374A module produces a 1 544 Mbps T1 DS 1 compatible output...

Page 31: ...le with the default output format s until that card slot is properly configured by the user 2 5 13 4393A Time Interval Counter TIC Card This module has four input ports that can be used to measure the...

Page 32: ...ts 1 status good 2 status disabled 3 status disabled 4 status disabled power enabled type 4383A OK 2015 02 03T18 09 24Z 2 6 Antenna Delay Calibration Utilizing the 4380A as a precise time recovery sys...

Page 33: ...e the system uses the correct delay value after a reboot or power cycle Users can verify the value was set properly by using the settings gps antenna_delay command and reviewing the settings The new d...

Page 34: ...red CAUTION Prior to setting the reference to external ensure the 10MHz signal from the reference is connected to the 10MHz IN connector on the rear of the 4380A If not the 4380A outputs may not remai...

Page 35: ...with the external reference and the reference_type is hp5071A the Alarm light will come on and the Sync light will go out and remain this way after you switch to the external reference Make sure that...

Page 36: ...ndre 9 jours pour que le syst me fournisse des sorties selon des caract ristiques 2 9 Setting the System Time Manually The 4380A is capable of operating without the GPS Receiver and maintains system t...

Page 37: ...rt command using the settings in the user default file To see if the user settings have been saved use the list command to obtain a list of the possible user configuration files If there are no user c...

Page 38: ...anges to the system settings that have been made and have not been saved Use the diff command to provide a complete list of settings that have been modified but not saved In the example below the ptda...

Page 39: ...3Z 4380A load_logs ftp example OK 2015 08 05T18 31 43Z The system will recognize case sensitive alphanumeric characters and _ If any other characters are used the system will inform the user that the...

Page 40: ...s an example if you are operating in the dynamic positioning mode you would not want to set a nominal value for the altitude latitude or longitude You can however set the nominal value to dynamic for...

Page 41: ...ect format in slot 6 port 2 expected B actual H 2 Incorrect signal word in slot 6 port 2 expected 120 actual 121 OK 2013 09 05T23 56 38Z To stop using this feature use 4380A syscfg mode standalone Set...

Page 42: ...4380A Front Panel 3 1 1 Power Supply Indicators Each power supply has a front panel indicator that provides the operator an instant visual indication of the supply status Power Supply 1 is on the left...

Page 43: ...ence is present unable to communicate with reference Red Complete failure or interruption of one or more of the Time TOD and Frequency Sources Table 3 Sync Indicator 3 1 4 Outputs Indicator This indic...

Page 44: ...he downstream 4380A reference signals depending on which output modules are installed and the system configuration settings Each output module has four connectors These outputs can be used to directly...

Page 45: ...serial_number DAB08410131 sw_version 3 803 OK 2015 08 05T21 07 04Z 3 3 2 Software Updates Upgrading the software can be accomplished via two methods 3 3 2 1 Flash Card Replacement This requires removi...

Page 46: ...ilename command to update the software When the application launches users should see the following information on the console as the updater application run through the routine to update the system s...

Page 47: ...re afin de mettre jour le logiciel syst me Le dossier de iso sera essuy du syst me puisqu on le tient dans la m moire volatile 3 3 3 GPS Firmware Updates Updating the firmware on the GPS receiver requ...

Page 48: ...show Shows the current system factory config user configuration settings network network and system status status values This command is the equivalent of sending these 4 commands at the same time sta...

Page 49: ...Enable or disable GZIP compression for the ftp log files 0 Off 1 On log_filename Set name pattern of log files log_filename user timestamp Timestamp files are named based on the date time they were cr...

Page 50: ...ke the changes part of the system default settings ptdavg Allows the user to set the averaging interval in seconds for the TIC cards installed in the unit Valid intervals are 1 10 20 60 and 300 second...

Page 51: ...Z Users can modify these settings as needed and are able to save these settings to the default start up if desired by typing save These settings can also be saved to a different configuration file if...

Page 52: ...1276616720 S 171247 uS sd 0 000000 ns Ch0 Ch41 1 event average 7 917 ns 1276616720 S 234528 uS sd 0 000000 ns Ch0 Ch42 1 event average 8 469 ns 1276616720 S 272801 uS sd 0 000000 ns Ch0 Ch41 1 event...

Page 53: ...ng c is tsc The Management Information Base MIB files describe the structure of the management data of a device subsystem and are stored on the 4380A in the MIBS subdirectory of the FTP directory They...

Page 54: ...ifies which data type to forward over this port Some examples are provided below 4380A log ftp timea ontime 1 ionutca onchanged log IONO UTC data rawalma onchanged log almanac on startup rangea ontime...

Page 55: ...turn the compression on 1 or off 0 Default is on 1 4380A log_compression 0 Compression Off OK 2015 08 07T20 54 52Z Note When using compression in conjunction with the timestamp filename option the fi...

Page 56: ...l time gps log output Which logs are output will be specific to the application but users may request any of the ASCII logs specified in the user manual for the Novatel OEM6 receiver http www novatel...

Page 57: ...he factory defaults when the system is rebooted restarted or power cycled and any changes that were made will not be retained Users can also save these settings to a different configuration file if de...

Page 58: ...signal desc field to get an idea on signal quality a Good Indicates that the signals being received from the GPS satellites are at an appropriate level b Fair The signal level is either too high or to...

Page 59: ...lay information based on which slots have cards in them and what type of cards are installed If a card is not installed the type will be empty G The warmstart table may be true or false If the unit ha...

Page 60: ...on_multiplier_voltage active false occurrences 0 locked active false occurrences 0 oscillator_control active false occurrences 0 signal_gain active false occurrences 0 leapseconds internal_error activ...

Page 61: ...e occurrences 0 2 active false occurrences 0 3 active false occurrences 0 4 active false occurrences 0 5 active false occurrences 0 ports 1 active false occurrences 0 2 active false occurrences 0 3 ac...

Page 62: ...f leap seconds 10 The effective time should reflect the of seconds since 1970 the current leap second occurred The future leap second value should equal the current value unless there is a leap second...

Page 63: ...tus message was reported to the user time 2015 08 08 14 30 26 T The unit will display the system network information serial number the startup time when NTP Locked the uptime since the last power cycl...

Page 64: ...60 rawalma onchanged rawephema onchanged rxhwlevelsa ontime 60 waas9a onchanged rt enable true log_selection gpggartk ontime 1 ptds ontime 20 rangea ontime 30 timea ontime 1 waas9a onchanged hardware...

Page 65: ...ill be available after the auto_positioning period has expired The real time logs will be available on Port 1135 X TIC Measurements will be available Raw 2101 Avg 2100 if one or more 4393A cards are i...

Page 66: ...odes which are used by the 1 PPS DC IRIG and AM IRIG cards to produce 1 PPS and IRIG time codes 4 2 GPS The GPS receiver locks its internal reference to the 10MHz signal provided by the OCXO frequency...

Page 67: ...port in real time Logs stored in volatile memory are referred to as ionospheric logs and may be compressed to increase the capacity of the storage area A total of 16 MB is dedicated to the storage of...

Page 68: ...o serve as a Stratum 1 network time protocol NTP server requires that the system s CPU clock be aligned with UTC USNO The process of locking the CPU clock to UTC USNO requires setting the system time...

Page 69: ...prevent the system from overheating To clean the filter 1 Remove the fan assembly from the front by loosening the two captive screws 2 Remove the filter from the fan assembly 3 Use a vacuum cleaner to...

Page 70: ...has not been not tracking for at least 30 minutes or there is a hardware error o Reference clock wander has exceeded 100 ns from UTC o The Rubidium is unlocked o Over temperature 65 C o External Refe...

Page 71: ...rdware error when 2015 08 05 14 26 02 523 6 4 Outputs Indicator This indicator provides the status for the NTP Server and system outputs This indicator will turn RED if the 4380A detects a hardware fa...

Page 72: ...ive false occurrences 0 2 active false occurrences 0 3 active false occurrences 0 4 active false occurrences 0 3 active false occurrences 0 ports 1 active false occurrences 0 2 active false occurrence...

Page 73: ...gps command to look at the current system status 4380A status gps mode desc tracking value 4 model hw_version OEMV3G 4 00 X2T name L12LV serial_number DAB08400198 sw_version 3 400 position alt 5 0503...

Page 74: ...7 7440877483110000e 01 mode enum 0 satellite number 0 signal avg 0 0000000000000000e 00 desc Poor enum 0 freq single max 0 0000000000000000e 00 min 0 0000000000000000e 00 Note If the system is reporti...

Page 75: ...you suspect there may be an issue with the internal clocks use the status health and status reference commands to look at the status of the internal clocks Note The example below has been edited to sh...

Page 76: ...32179e 09 ptd 7 227491861000000e 09 steer 2 218719571828842e 10 warmstart_time N A OK 2015 08 08T15 57 29Z Note Using the jam_sync command will cause the internal clock to steer very hard in order to...

Page 77: ...me N A OK 2015 08 08T14 53 27Z If there is an issue with the 10MHz Input it will show in the status reference frequency external command The front panel Alarm light will be RED and the Oscillator Lock...

Page 78: ...relocate the antenna to a more suitable location 4380A settings gps antenna_delay 0 000000000000000e 00 antenna_voltage 0 000000000000000e 00 datum wgs84 mask_angle 1 000000000000000e 01 positioning a...

Page 79: ...ct the correct cables to the correct output ports to avoid any problems To verify the settings use the settings hardware slots N command where N Card Slot to verify the system settings 4380A settings...

Page 80: ...slots 1 4394A ports 1 pps_period 1 pps_width 1 000000000000000e 04 type pps 2 pps_period 1 pps_width 1 000000000000000e 04 type pps 3 format B signal_word 0 type irig 4 format B signal_word 0 type ir...

Page 81: ...ents Average Measurements Port 2100 o The number of samples nn event average should match the settings ptd_port value If not The cable from the device under test was disconnected reconnected during th...

Page 82: ...l cable type requires Null Modem cable 6 16 3 External Reference Adapter 94001 5071A USB to Serial adapter the improper type 94001 5071A Incorrect serial cable type requires Null Modem cable Communica...

Page 83: ...no IPv6 interfaces found Jun 15 13 30 55 Sync System ntpd 555 kernel time sync status 2040 Jun 15 13 30 55 Sync System ntpd 555 Starting tsc ntp reference clock Jun 15 13 31 46 Sync System ntpd 555 sy...

Page 84: ...S Allan Deviation Locked to GPS 1s 6E 13 10s 8E 13 100s 8E 13 1000s 6E 13 10000s 6E 13 100000s 1E 13 Temperature Stability 3E 10 0 to 50 C Frequency Accuracy 1E 13 one day Holdover Accuracy 10Mhz Outp...

Page 85: ...9 PPS DC IRIG Module 4394A Characteristic Description Number of outputs Four Output connectors BNC F Impedance 50 Signals PPS 2 DC IRIG 2 Default PPS Intervals Default 1 PPS Valid PPS values are 10M...

Page 86: ...dth is variable in integer counts of 100 MHz clock period Rise Fall Time 10ns Jitter 120 ps Skew 500ps A 12 10 MHz Module 4395B 10 This module provides four 10 MHz outputs The module also monitors eac...

Page 87: ...dBc Hz 10 KHz 160 dBc Hz 100 KHz 160 dBc Hz 1 MHz 160 dBc Hz A 14 Amplitude Modulated AM IRIG Module 4387A 4387A 6V 4387A 1V Characteristic Description Number of outputs Four Output connectors BNC F I...

Page 88: ...utputs Four Output connectors BNC F Impedance 75 Signal Complies with ITU T Rec G 703 paragraph 9 Time Code HDB3 PCM31 all zeros except time slot 16 which is all ones A 18 Time Interval Counter 4393A...

Page 89: ...in Amp Part 1 350346 0 connector with female sockets Amp Part 925661 1 DC Power Input Figure 13 DC Power Input Power Supply Cord Set DC input Minimum 1 5 mm 14 AWG with a 15A fuse or circuit breaker A...

Page 90: ...DOC 4380A 4380A O M Manual 82 098 00723 000 Jul 2017 Revision 4 0 SyncSystem 4380A O M Manual Appendix B CE Declaration...

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