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GPS167PC
GPS Receiver for Computers (ISA-Bus)


GPS Slot Card GPS167PC
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GPS Slot Card GPS167PC

GPS Slot Card GPS167PC with ISA Bus

The drivers package for Windows contains a time adjustment service which runs in the background and adjusts the Windows system time continously and smoothly. A monitor program is also included which lets the user check the status of the device and the time adjustment service, and can be used to modify configurable parameters.

The driver package for Linux contains a kernel driver which allows the board to be used as a reference time source for the NTP daemon which is shipped with most Linux distributions. This also turns the computer into a NTP time server which can also provide accurate time to other NTP clients on the network. Some command line tools can be used to setup configurable parameters and monitor the status of the board.

Additional drivers packages are available for DOS, Novell NetWare, and OS/2. At the bottom of this page there's a link to the download area.

The device's serial port can be used to update the card's firmware. Additionally it can be connected to the serial port of a computer to use the card as reference time source under operating systems where a serial time string is supported, e.g. by NTP, but no kernel device driver is available.


 

End of Life Announcement

This product is not available anymore and may have been substituted by another product. Of course we continue to support existing units still in use. Please contact our support department for further details.

This product has been substituted by: GPS170PCI



 

Key Features
GPS Receiver for Computers (ISA-Bus)

  • 3 Years Warranty RoHS compliant
  • IBM PC/XT/AT Interface
  • 2 Time Trigger Inputs
  • Pulses per second and per minute
  • Periodic interrupts
  • RS232 interface
  • Settable Base Address
  • DCF77-simulation
  • Antenna connected with up to 300m of standard coaxial cable RG58
  • DC-insulated antenna circuit
  • Driver software for all popular operating systems
  • Flash-EPROM with bootstrap loader




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Characteristics
GPS Receiver for Computers (ISA-Bus)


Type of receiver: 6 channel GPS C/A-code receiver
Type of antenna: Remote powered GPS antenna/converter unit, up to 300m distance to antenna with RG58 and up to 700m distance with RG213 cable
Status info: Fail-LED shows that the internal timing has not been synchronized or that a system error occurred
Lock-LED shows that the calculation of the position has been achieved after reset
Synchronization time: Max. 1 minute in normal operation mode, approx. 12 minutes after a cold start (discharged buffer battery)
Pulse outputs: Pulse per second (PPS) and pulse per minute (PPM). TTL level, pulse width: 200msec
Accuracy of pulse outputs: < ± 250ns
Interface: Single serial RS232 interface
Data format PC interface: IBM PC/XT/AT Bus
Binary, byte serial
(compatible with Meinberg DCF77 Slot Card PC32)
Data format of interfaces: Baudrate: 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200 baud
Framing: 7N2, 7E1, 7E2, 8E1, 8N1, 8N2
Output string: 32 ASCII characters with date, time and status information
Time-Trigger inputs: Resolution: 100 nsec, triggered by falling TTL slope
Time of trigger event readable via RS232-interface
Electrical connectors: 9 pin sub D female connector
BNC female connector
Power supply: +5V, ca. 300mA
+12V, ca. 200mA
Backup battery type: When main power supply fails, hardware clock runs free on quartz basis, almanac data is stored in RAM
Life time of lithium battery min. 10 years
Board type: 8 bit short expansion board
Ambient temperature: 0 ... 50°C / 32 ... 122°F
Humidity: Max. 85%
Options: Driver software for NetWare 3.1x/4x, Windows NT and OS/2
Additional RS232 interface
Frequency output 10MHz

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Downloads
GPS Receiver for Computers (ISA-Bus)

 
PDF Documents Please note that only the most recent manual version is available for download. This manual therefore may not be suitable for all product versions.

Software Downloads

  • For drivers, SDKs, tools and utilities, please check our Download area
 




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GPS Slot Card GPS167PC with ISA Bus