SyncServer S100

Other Information

The following screens give additional information about the S100.

Engine Time

The engine time is read directly from the timing engine.

Figure 4-18:Timing Engine Time

Clock Settings

The clock settings here are:

Figure 4-19:Clock Settings

Oscillator - This is internal to the timing engine.

DAC Value - A 16-bit Digital Analog Converter is used to set the frequency on the oscillator. The value here shows a rate match between the hardware clock frequency and the selected time reference source.

Jam Control - “Jam” refers to jam synchronization. This controls whether or not the software may “jam” the clock circuitry if a phase discontinuity of greater than 1 millisecond is found.

Battery Status - The timing engine’s battery status is noted here.

Clock Value - This register shows the number of 100ns steps needed to advance or slow down the phase of the local clock circuit.

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S100 User Guide – Rev. D – June 2005

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Symmetricom S100 manual Other Information, Engine Time, Clock Settings