Meinberg C28COM User Manual

C28COMTechnical InformationOperating InstructionsDriver software forWindows 95/98® operating systems

10Format of the Meinberg standard time stringThe Meinberg standard time string is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting withthe STX (start-of-tex

11Housing/Dimensions50.0 mm60.0 mmDCF 77-RADIO CLOCKDCF-Transmitter (Frankfurt am Main)FUNKUHRENAuf der Landwehr 22D-31812 Bad PyrmontGermanyemail: in

12Diskette with driver software

13Operation under Windows95/98®The driver software reads the time and status information send by C28COM andadjusts the system time of Windows9x to thi

14Detailed installation instructionsIf the program MBGTIMEMON.EXE is started for the first time, the desired langua-ge has to be selected:After choosi

15The driver software MBGTIMEMON.EXEThe main tasks of program MBGTIMEMON.EXE are to adjust the system time and tomonitor the status of the computer an

16The pull-down menu „File“Use the File menu to set various parameters or to initiate various tasks. The submenusare described below.OptionsMenu Opti

17Advanced OptionsThis menu may be used to change settings concerning the behaviour of the timeservice. These options are described below.Set time onl

18Number of correct telegramsWhenever the time adjustment service reads the reference time from the radio clock,transmission errors may occur which co

19Delete logfiles after * daysThis option defines how long logfiles will be stored on the harddisk. The programMBGTIMEMON.EXE checks the age of the lo

ImpressumWerner MeinbergAuf der Landwehr 22D-31812 Bad PyrmontPhone: ++49 52 81 - 9309-0Fax: ++49 52 81 - 9309-30Internet: http://www.meinberg.deEma

20TerminalSubmenu Terminal opens a window displaying the time telegrams received by thetime service. If no telegram can be received, check the setting

21Entries in the registry used by the time adjustment serviceThe driver software adds some entries to the Windows registry under the path:HKEY_CURRENT

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4View logfile ... 19Terminal...

5General Information about DCF77The radio remote clocks made by Meinberg receive the signal from the long wavetransmitter DCF77. This long wave transm

6Overview C28COMThe radio remote clock C28COM is designed to operate in conjunction with a serialRS-232 interface of a computer. The supply voltage fo

7InstallationAfter connecting the D-SUB connector to a RS-232 port of a computer the C28COMis already installed. To ensure correct operation the follo

8Pin assignment of the 9pin D-SUBThe assignment of the module’s D-SUB connector allows the connection directly to aRS-232 port of a personal computer.

9Status LEDThe integrated two-color LED displays the synchronization status and the demodula-ted time marks of the module C28COM. A red LED indicates