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 .
--- Shows the device status and controls input selection and operation mode.
--- The faults page.
--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters described below are set at this page.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) |