Installation & Operation Manual TCC70XS
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5.2 TCC70XS as a Real
–Time Time Code Generator
The real
–
time method of operation requires to
•
select and configure any real
–
time reference,
•
switch on the
REAL
–
TIME
mode of the time code generator.
Mostly, a real
–
time reference delivers time & date of the UTC time zone. In case a DCF77
receiver is used, time zone of the reference probably will be CET/CEST. You enter the para-
meters of this time zone, now TCC70XS can calculate the UTC which will be the internal time
base. Time & date of any local time zone can be generated programming the offsets from
UTC.
As an example, the basic set
–
up of the
3G
–
Video module
is shown below. You can connect
an external real
–
time reference; alternatively (even additionally) the NTP client can be used.
Please refer to chapter “NTP Client“
concerning the set
–
up of the NTP client functionality.
Configuration page
Functions
:
•
Enable the
Generate
function.
•
Switch on time code generators
–
according
to your application:
LTC Generate
,
D-VITC
Generate
,
ANC Generate
.
•
Enable the
Reference
function.
Configuration page
Generate
:
Frame Rate
and
Automatic
: We recommend
to switch off the automatic mode and to fix
the frame rate of the time code generator.
Sync
: If you are working with video signals,
connect a SD/HD/3G video signal for syn-
chronization purposes and
set “
Sync =
Video
“.
Set “
Sync =
PPS
“
if no video signal is used.
User Mode
: The date can be transmitted in
the user data of the time code. Select the
format of a date from the dropdown list.
Operating Mode
: Click
Real
–
Time
!
Configure the time code outputs:
LTC
:
→
refer to chapter “
LTC Generate: LTC Generator Functions
“.
D-VITC
:
→
refer to chapter “
D-VITC Generate: D-VITC Generator Functions
“.
ATC
:
→
refer to chapter “
ANC Generate: Ancillary Data Generator Function
s“.