Meinberg DCF77 PCI510 Manuel d'utilisateur

Technical InformationOperating InstructionsDCF77 PCI510

10OverviewBecause the radio clock PCI510 is designed as an universal board for computers withPCI bus, operation within 3.3V and 5V systems is possible

11Block diagram PCI510

12Connectors and LEDs in the rear panelThe rear panel includes the antenna connector, three status LEDs, the BSL button,and a 9 pin sub D connector (s

13Pin assignments of the 9 pin connectorWhen the clock is being shipped, only the signals needed for the serial port are gatedto their pins at the 9 p

14Aligning the antennaGenerally, the exact alignment of the antenna is important. It has to be placed inlongitudinal direction to the transmitter (Fra

15The monitor program displays the following window:modulation field strengthacoustig modulationsignal on/off

16Technical specificationsRECEIVER: Direct conversion quadrature receiver with automatic gaincontrolBandwidth: approx. 20 HzANTENNA: Active external f

17CONFIGURABLETIME ZONES: Central European Time CET/CEST (default), always CET (nodaylight saving time), UTC, East European Time EET/EEST(CET/CEST + 1

18Firmware updatesWhenever the on-board software must be upgraded or modified, the new firmwarecan be downloaded to the internal flash memory via the

19Format of the Meinberg Standard time stringThe Meinberg Standard time string is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters startingwith the STX (start-of-tex

ImpressumMeinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KGAuf der Landwehr 22D-31812 Bad PyrmontPhone: ++49 52 81 - 9309-0Fax: ++49 52 81 - 9309-30Internet:

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21PCI510 component layout

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5Driver diskette

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7Readme fileThe driver diskette contains a file called „readme.txt“, which helps installing the drivercorrectly. The content of this file is as follow

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9General information about DCF77The radio clocks made by Meinberg receive the signal from the long wave transmit-ter DCF77. This long wave transmitter