Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration


GPS time and frequency receiver

February 2011 Maintenance, Test & Measurement, Calibration

Comtest Technologies has introduced the Symmetricom XL-GPS time and frequency receiver. This high performance, cost-effective, GPS-based instrument generates precise time and frequency signals referenced to coordinated universal time. It is a high-value, networked managed instrument and is an excellent solution for test and measurement, central timing systems, process automation, range timing and power industry applications.

Easy configuration, control and monitoring are provided via multiple user interfaces. The bright LCD front panel display and keypad supports a

convenient interface showing system status or time-of-day. The built-in network port supports remote operation via telnet and SNMP monitoring. Local control is supported via a serial port and an alarm output can drive an alarm monitoring system.

A number of options are available to extend the standard suite of functions to meet application requirements. The Network Time Server (NTS) option enables the XL-GPS to function as a Stratum 1 Network Time Protocol (NTP) server to synchronise networked computers and devices. A module bay is available to extend the standard set of hardware outputs with an expansion module to provide independent time code and pulse rate outputs.



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