DBS9900 User’s Manual
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DBS9900 Operation
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3.1 Sample Clock and Timebase
The DBS9900 provides the required timebase (Reference Clock) for both installed modules. The
limits of the frequency range are 60Hz to 100MHz depending on the plug-in module.
An Internal Sample Clock may be used for either one or both of the plugin modules. Additionally,
independent External Sample Clocks can configured for each or both modules. When making
Sample Clock and Reference Clock selections, refer to the following table for guidance.
Clock parameters (frequency, thresholds etc.) are described in more detail on the next page.
3.1.1
Possible Clock Configurations
The table below lists possible clock configurations. If you configure the clocks for I/O 1 in a
certain way, that affects what are then clock configurations for I/O 2.
POSSIBLE CLOCK CONFIGURATIONS FOR I/O 1 AND I/O 2
IF I/O 1 is set to use
THEN I/O 2 can be set up to use:
Driver
SFP
Internal Sample Clock
(same as I/O 1)
√
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 1
√
Internal Sample Clock
(Internal Reference timebase)
External Sample Clock using CLK 2
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 1
√
External Reference – CLK2
(Internal Sample Clock using
external timebase)
External Reference CLK 2
(same as I/O 1)
√
√
Internal Sample Clock (Internal Reference)
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 1
(same as I/O 1)
√
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 2
√
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 1
External Reference CLK 2
√
Internal Sample Clock
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 1
√
√
External Sample Clock using CLK 2
External Sample Clock using CLK 2
(same as I/O 1)
√
√
Note:
The DBS9900 Soft Front Panel implements the most common, simple clock configurations.
To use a more complicated configuration (for example, for I/O 1 to use the Internal Sample Clock
and I/O 2 to use an External Sample Clock) the driver functions must be used.
For more information, refer to documentation on the following driver functions.
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