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Symmetricom Inc
bc635VME/350VXI Time and Frequency Processor (Rev. E)
4-3
Mode 7 Diagnostic and Default Setting Mode
Initially this mode was provided to allow the TFP to be photographed. The LED display is
loaded with static time 12:34:56. As more battery backed parameters were added it became
useful to use this mode as a means of setting all battery backed data to standard defaults. This
data and the default values established by mode seven are as follows, see Table 4-1.
Table 4-1
Mode 7 Default Values
Variable
Default
Description
Mode
See Note
TFP Operational Mode
Time Code
IRIG B
Reference Time Code Expected
Format
Modulated
Modulated Time Code Expected
Gencode
IRIG B
TFP Generates IRIG B
Path
1
Path Selection Variable (See “P” Packet)
Local
0
Local Time Offset (GPS Modes Only)
Accum
32000
VCXO DAC Value (Nominally Centered)
Leapsec
0
GPS To UTC Leap Second Correction (Only Used In GPS
Modes)
The diagnostic utility of this mode resides in the fact that the operator can immediately
determine if the host program is communicating properly with the TFP by simply observing the
display. To borrow from the classic K&R, to make 12:34:56
appear “you have to be able to
create the program text, compile it, run it, and find out where your output went. With these
mechanical details mastered, everything else is comparatively easy.”
Note
: The bc635 defaults to Mode 0 (zero). The bc637 defaults to Mode 6.
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