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PCIe TS 

 

Real-Time Synchronization for 

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Operating Instructions 

Version: 3.0 

December 4, 2020 

 

Summary of Contents for PCI TS

Page 1: ...TIMING SOLUTIONS PCIe PC Cards PCIe TS Real Time Synchronization for Windows Operating Instructions Version 3 0 December 4 2020 ...

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Page 3: ...ION 7 System Requirements 7 Downloading the Software 7 Mounting of PCIe Board 7 Installing the Device Driver 7 Installing the Program 8 Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Changes 11 Starting the Program 11 Update 11 Uninstall 11 B3 MONITOR PROGRAM 12 Starting the Program 12 Operation 12 Settings 14 B4 PLURA TIMESYS SERVICE 17 B5 MESSAGES 18 B6 TIMECODE READER BOARDS 19 PCIe TS 19 PCI TS 20 ...

Page 4: ...f our equipment Transportation damages In case of obvious damage caused during transportation please inform the responsible forwarding agency Please also get directly in touch with your dealer Repairs As electronic state of the art components have been used no maintenance is required The board does not contain any parts which might be repaired by yourself For this reason any intervention should on...

Page 5: ... purposes only and no violation of trademark law For further information please contact Plura Europe GmbH Binger Weg 12 D 55437 Ockenheim Phone 49 6725 918 006 70 Fax 49 6725 918 006 77 E Mail info plurainc com Internet http www plurainc com A4 CE Declaration of Conformity We Plura Europe GmbH Binger Weg 12 D 55437 Ockenheim declare under our sole responsibility that the PCIe TS to which this decl...

Page 6: ...he reception status and an impending switch over for daylight saving time are optionally encoded in the LTC user bits An adjusting algorithm of Plura TimeSys accelerates or moderates respectively the system time to ensure maximum synchronization to the LTC real time reference Seconds differences caused e g by leap seconds please see below may be adjusted by a hard set of the system time as require...

Page 7: ...lock Synchronization with PCI TS and Driver for PCI and PCIe Both are ZIP files and have to be unzipped before use Mounting of PCIe Board SW1 of the PCIe TS board serves to determine whether the LTC will be connected balanced off or unbalanced on For details please refer to chapter PCIe TS Board To mount the board shut down Windows switch off the PC and plug the PCIe TS board to a free PCIe slot C...

Page 8: ...go to the folder where the PCI TS software was unzipped and run TimeSys msi You ll be guided through the installation Click Next Click Typical The software will install to C Program Files Plura TimeSys If you want to install it to another folder click to Custom and browse to that folder ...

Page 9: ...ppears please confirm that the software was signed by Plura Europe GmbH and click Yes At the end of the installation you should see this screen Click Finish and run Start All Programs Plura TimeSys Monitor It requests Administrator rights and the Plura TimeSys Monitor will be shown ...

Page 10: ... and the service started manually Click Settings The PCIe TS board can be selected with Hardware LTC board base address If the PCIe TS is the only PCL board installed this parameter is always 1 Otherwise the board can be selected here but then the TimeSys service needs to be started manually see chapter Plura TimeSys Service The other parameters may be set at a later time for details please refer ...

Page 11: ...ether you are logged on or not Additionally a start menu item was made available in Start All Programs Plura TimeSys Monitor It starts the monitor program which serves to monitor and set up the Plura TimeSys service Update If you get a new version of the program simply install it over the existing installation as described above The old program will be uninstalled first automatically All settings ...

Page 12: ...date are shown Depending on the LTC source it may e g be seen whether a connected DCF of GPS receiver receives a valid antenna signal If this time stands still the status synchronous has not been detected since the shown time This display refreshes about every 3rd second Last set The last point of time at which Windows system time was hard set last The following data are shown Time difference to U...

Page 13: ... the button and the return from the Plura TimeSys service may last up to 10 seconds Info shows the revision of program and PCIe TS board The following revision numbers will be shown o Monitor The revision of the monitor program o Firmware The revision of the firmware ROM of the PCIe TS board o DLL The revision of the kernel mode driver which carries out the communication with the PCIe TS board o S...

Page 14: ... e g due to reception problems Having selected this setting the LTC generator is expected to be more stable than the system time even in the free run mode Use never accepts the LTC only if it was marked as being synchronous If not no readjustment will be made for a while Difference for hard set The difference between system time and LTC which will produce a hard set on the LTC This value can be en...

Page 15: ...cond A difference of one second 1000ms will be readjusted within 1000ms 20ms 50 seconds The higher the values the faster the system clock will catch up with the LTC LTC board base address If more than one PCL board is installed the PCIe TS board can be selected here If the PCIe TS is the only PCL board installed this parameter is always 1 Format of date Beside the time date information from the LT...

Page 16: ...d by the Plura TimeSys service Stay on top Selection whether the monitor program shall appear in front of the other windows or be covered by them OK will transfer the new settings to the Plura TimeSys service It may take up to 10 seconds time until a new setting becomes effective Cancel will close the window without storing any changes ...

Page 17: ...g click on Stop to manually disable the Plura TimeSys service With double click to the service name the properties can be opened where the Startup Type can be set to determine whether the Plura TimeSys service shall be started with every system setup automatically The preset selection is Automatic With selection Manual the Plura TimeSys service has to be started manually via the Services Manager a...

Page 18: ...Sys service automatically starts the readjustment The other possibility is to have the system time hard set by pressing the Hard set button LTC source failure The PCIe TS board fails to read a valid LTC An LTC generated at normal play speed is required Please check the connections and the position set at SW3 4 which serves to switch between balanced and unbalanced LTC LTC user data format error Th...

Page 19: ...d 1 Direction time addresses forward time information has to be up counting without discontinuities 6 LTC Input LTC 2 4 LTC GND Connector RJ45 Switches SW1 LTC Input SW2 Not used ON Unbalanced LTC input at LTC 2 ON OFF Balanced LTC input at LTC 1 and LTC 2 OFF Others Dimensions over all Length x Height x Width 191 x 120 x 22 mm standard profile slot 191 x 80 x 22 mm low profile slot Weight 80 g Op...

Page 20: ...impedance 47 k Frame rates 25 30 30Drop auto detect Frequency nominal play speed 1 Direction time addresses forward time information has to be up counting without discontinuities Switches SW1 LTC Input SW2 Not used ON Unbalanced LTC input at LTC 2 ON OFF Balanced LTC input at LTC 1 and LTC 2 OFF Others Dimensions over all Length x Height x Width 141 x 120 x 22 mm Weight 110 g Operating voltage 3 3...

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