Spectracom NetClock 9400 Series, User Reference Manual

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Data Bits : Defines the number of Data Bits for the input output.
Parity : Configures the parity checking of the input port.
Stop Bits : Defines the number of Stop Bits for the input port.
Output Edit window:
Format Group – configures the message format type. Choices are:
None (no message will be output)
Spectracom
NMEA
BBC
ICD-153
EndRun
Once selected, the Format Group may offer a choice of Formats .
Format 1 : Selects either the first of up to three, or the only format message to be
output.
Format 2 : Selects the second consecutive format message to be outputted. Select
“None” if only one output format is desired. “None” will be the only choice avail
able if Format 1 is “None.”
Format 3 : Selects the third consecutive format message to be outputted. Select
“None” if only one output format is desired. “None” will be the only choice avail
able if Format 2 is “None.”
Signature Control
: Signature Control controls when the selected ASCII data output
format will be present.
Output Mode : This field determines when the output data will be provided. The avail
able Mode selections are as follows:
Broadcast : The format messages are automatically sent out on authorized con
dition (Signature control), every second a message is generated in sync with the
1PPS.
Time Scale : Used to select the time base for the incoming data. The entered Timescale is
used by the system to convert the time in the incoming data stream to UTC time for use by
the System Time. The available choices are:
UTC : Coordinated Universal Time ("temps universel coordonné"), also referred to
as ZULU time
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