
TCG 01 User Manual
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Edition: February 2007
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NTRODUCTION
TCG 01 Time Code Generators produce precision time code signals, serial strings and
pulses for use in synchronising industrial control and SCADA equipment. They are ideally
suited to providing time synchronisation simultaneously to many different devices, such
as Remote telemetry Units (RTUs), Protection Relays and other Intelligent Electronic
Devices (IEDs) used in electrical sub-stations and industrial control installations.
The TCG 01 features one AM Modulated IRIG-B output, three programmable outputs
and a serial port which is user-configurable to output serial strings and report events for
units fitted with event recording capability. Factory options include an embedded
Network Time Server, and a choice of output connectors: BNC, 2-pin plug, or ST Fibre.
Non-fibre outputs that can be ordered are TTL, RS422, or high voltage switching.
All TCG 01 units feature a front panel display, giving visual feedback about the time data
being generated on the outputs. LED indicators provide “at a glance” status information.
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Figure 1 – TCG-01 Front Panel
The optimised receiver/antenna system used by TCG 01 obtains time with similar to
atomic clock precision from the GPS satellite constellation. The result is output timing
accuracy similar to that normally seen only in laboratory instruments.
However, unlike laboratory instruments, TCG 01 is suited for hostile electromagnetic
environments such as sub-stations and electrical switchyards. Each output of the TCG 01
is isolated from every other output, so that attached wiring can feed out to operating
areas in different earth potential zones without compromising the overall site earthing
security. Further isolation protects the internal electronics, and transient suppression
devices protect i/o from both longitudinal and transverse high voltage events.
TCG-01 occupies less than half the width of a 1U rack space. It is supplied complete with
all hardware and software required for installation, including rack-mount kit, connectors,
30m lead-in antenna cable, and antenna.