Time Controller Series User Manual
Section 6: Operating the Time Controller Software
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6.2
Settings and Configuration
6.2.1
Configuring Time Controller Settings
Use the Settings window to connect to your Time Controller device, or to change the Sync or
Resolution modes. To open this window, click File > Settings. This is the default view when you open
the Time Controller software.
Figure 14: Time Controller Settings window
6.2.1.1
Device selection
Use this to connect to a time controller device:
•
Device:
This shows the name of the connected device. You may be able to select the name
of one or more Time Controllers in this drop-down menu if used before, subsequently auto-
populating the “Device IP” field
. The pencil button next to the selection field allows you to
rename the device.
•
Device IP:
This shows the IP address for the selected device. Enter the IP Address for the
relevant Time Controller here if you have not done so already.
•
Connect:
Press this button to connect to the selected device (this may take 10-20 seconds).
The colour indicator will display the connection status:
o
Red indicates that the device is not connected.
o
Green indicates that the device is connected.
6.2.1.2
Sync
Use this to configure the reference clock to be used by the connected Time Controller device.
•
Internal:
Use the internal clock of the Time Controller device.
•
External:
Use an external time clock that is connected to the Time Controller device.
6.2.1.3
Resolution mode
Depending on the license in use, there are two modes of operation for the Time Controller device
(see Section 5.3
–
for additional detail):
•
High Resolution:
Greater timing resolution, at the expense of maximum count rates. All
input and output channels are enabled, except for the Start channel.
•
High Speed
. Greater maximum count rates at the expense of timing resolution. All input and
output channels are enabled, including the Start channel.