User manual

TCR1000UserManual–Rev.2.0.3 Page6
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Introduction
TheTCR1000isauniversalvoltagetimecodereaderplug‐instylecardforboth3.3Vand5VPCI
bussesonIBM‐PCcompatiblecomputersystems.ThecardisdesignedtosynchronizetimeinaPCor
Serverfromamastertimecodereference.Inaddition,itcanbeusedasaSMPTEorIRIG‐B/B1linear
timecode(LTC)readerundersoftwarecontrol.Thereaderiscompatiblewith24/25/30fpsNDF(Non
DropFrame)SMPTElineartimecode.ThereaderisalsocompatiblewiththeIRIG‐Bpulse‐widthtime
codeformatandtheIRIG‐B(1)1kHzamplitudemodulated
timecodeformat.
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ThisinstructionbookcoversinstallationandoperationofthecardusingSMPTEandalsoIRIG‐Band
IRIG‐B(1)timecodeformats.Insomecasesreferencesaremadeto24,25or30fra m es.Itshouldbe
understoodthatthereferenceto24,25or30NDFframespersecondonlyappliestotheSMPTEtime
code.
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Features
• DevicedriversforWindowsXP
(32bitonly),Windows7,Server2003andServer2008
• TCRSync‐1000–Anadvancedtimesynchronizationsoftwarepackageprovidingtimezone
offsetcapabilities,automaticdaylightsavingstimehandling,unobtrusivebackground
operationfunctionality,andmanyotherfeatures.
• TimeCodeViewer–Atimecodedisplay/diagnosticutility.
• SDK(softwaredevelopmentkit–libs,sourcecodeandsamples)fordeveloperswith
documentationandexampleMSVC++code.
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