Specifications

Masterclock, Inc.
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AMULTI‐FUNCTIONALMASTERCLOCK(byMasterclock)is capableofgenerating,receivingandoutputting
multipletimesignals forsystem‐wideandcross‐systemtimesynchronization,utilizingthefollowingprotocols:
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Inputs
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Outputs
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MCR5000
1Urackmountable,maximumI/Ooptions
Section1.2
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MCR1000
Compact
Section1.1
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• GPS
• NTP
• TimeCode
o IRIG‐A
o IRIG‐B
o IRIG‐E
o SMPTE
o EBU
• NMEA
• Internal
Oscillator
• NTP
• TimeCode
o IRIG‐A
o IRIG‐B
o IRIG‐E
o SMPTE
o EBU
• NMEA
• 10MHzSine
wave
• Programmable
Pulse
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ADEDICATEDMASTERCLOCK
(byMasterclock)generally inputsonlyonetimesignalandoutputsonlyonetime
signal.Forexample,theTCO100(belowleft)hasaninternaloscillatorthatgeneratesthetimeandoutputsTime
Code.TheNTP100‐GPS(belowcenter)receivesitstimesignalfromGPSsatellitesanditoutputsNTPtime.And
the
NTP100‐TC(belowright)receivesTimeCodeandoutputsNTP.
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TCO100
Internaloscillatortotimecode
Section2.7
NTP100‐GPS
GPStoNTP
Section2.1
NTP100‐TC
TimecodetoNTP
Section2.5
Theseunitsaremodularandcustomizable.An
examplesystemcouldreceiveitsprimarytime
signalfromGPSsatellitesandoutputdualsignalsto
bothyournetwork(viaNTP)andtoyour
audio/videoequipment(viaTimeCode).IftheGPS
receiverlosessignal,ourmasterclocks
automaticallyswitchtotheirinternaloscillators,
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thenbackagainwhenevertheGPSsignalreturns.
Allofthisiscontainedineitheronethesedevices.
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