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Rubidium Series TIMING SOLUTIONS RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Interface for Communication and Synchronization of an MTDoE System Functional Description and Specifications Supplement to “Functional Description and Specifications of RUB Ethernet Modules” Version: 3.5 February 23, 2021...
Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Page 3 CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY COPYRIGHT GENERAL REMARKS OVERVIEW SET-UP OF THE CENTRAL MTD UNIT OPEN THE MTDOE CONFIGURATION MTDOE STATUS GROUP PASSWORD SEVERAL MTDOE RUB ETHERNET MODULES IN THE SAME NETWORK REDUNDANT SYSTEM FOR ONE MTDOE GROUP TWO OR MORE MTDOE GROUPS...
Page 5 Overview Plura has developed a system called the Multiple Time Display (MTD) system. An MTD system consists of a central generator unit, control units, digital displays and/or studio clocks. The central MTD generator (RUB GT) is the time & date reference and manages stop timers.
Page 6 Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M 2.1 Set-Up of the Central MTD Unit RUB GT module is the central generator of the MTD system. Details of configuration → Functional Description and Specifications Module GT. The Group Number has to be set at RUB Set-up “MTD Generate“.
Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Page 7 2.2 Open the MTDoE Configuration Open the Configuration page with your browser. Click on the IE or PM button to open the function menu of the Ethernet module. The “MTD“ menu indicates status information and enables a basic set-up.
Page 8 Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M 2.3 MTDoE Status Shows some status information and enables to set up the network communication method. Active Groups Shows all active MTD groups. A group becomes “active” for this Ethernet module if this module receives data for this group from an MTD central generator and this module is responsible for the Ethernet communication of this group.
Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Page 9 2.4 Group Password Any MTD group can receive a password. If a password has been set for a group, the UD SC Config.exe program has access to the devices of this group only if the password has been entered correctly.
Page 10 Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Several MTDoE RUB Ethernet Modules in the same Network 3.1 Redundant System for one MTDoE Group Two Ethernet modules with option “M“ can be installed to work in parallel. Both modules serve the same MTDoE group;...
Functional Description and Specifications RUB IE-M RUB PM-M Page 11 3.2 Two or more MTDoE Groups Six independent timers are available in one group. If there is need for more than six timers, a second system can be integrated in the same network; this constitutes a different MTD group. Every MTDoE device (display, studio clock, control unit) must be assigned to a group, so it has access only to data of this group.
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