This page describes the device driver and the device window for the TimeLink Microsystems distributor PPD/IRIG B/10MHz distributor devices with redundant input. The driver covers the following devices:

Device window pages

The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type. Tool-bar functions not mentioned here are described at the general description of device windows .

Configuration parameters

The TimeLink devices use a text based protocol over UDP, the 'address' configuration parameter must be set as shown below.

parameter description
address The driver expects the 'address' parameter to be set to the device's IP address, followed by a colon and the port number used by the device. Factory default for the port number is 9500, but this may be changed through the Web-GUI of these devices. Example: 192.168.1.245:9500

Variables defined by this device driver

name type flags range
info.driver TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
lowLevel.cmd TEXT StringRange
lowLevel.reply TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
faults.99 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Communication)
faults.commstat TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.type TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.port TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.frame TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
protection CHOICE EnumRange (OFF ON)
location CHOICE EnumRange (A B)
faults.11 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Channel A)
faults.12 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Channel B)