Reliable hardware solutions to setup an own Time Server

[Gregoire Diehl]

If you want to built your own Time Server the following Meinberg products are highly suitable:

Slotcards:

GPSPCI GPS Clock for Computers using PCI/PCI-X Bus.
TCRPCI:Reception of IRIG-A/B or AFNOR time codes for synchronization of computers and networks.
PCI-Card: PCI/PCI-X DCF77 radio clock for synchronization of computers and networks

Serial synchronization

C51: Serial DCF77 radio clock with RS232 interface, integrated power supply and free running clock in plastic housing.

GPS161: GPS161AHS : Satellite Receiver for DIN Mounting Rail. The module is suitable for applications that only need a serial RS232 interface for synchronization.


Driver software is available for Linux and Windows and supports all Meinberg plug-in radio clocks for PCs with PCI or ISA bus and all external radio clocks which are attached to a serial port of the computer (COM port) and transmit the Meinberg standard time string.