This manual is only intended to be used by qualified electricians, or by persons who have been appropriately instructed by qualified electricians and who are familiar with applicable national standards and safety rules & regulations, especially in relation to the installation of low-voltage (< 1000 V) installations. Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
ESD-proof bags that are crumpled or have holes cannot provide effective protection against electrostatic discharges. ESD-proof bags must have a sufficient electrical resistance and must not be made of conductive metals if the device has a lithium battery fitted on it. IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
In the event that a power supply unit is no longer working (e.g. defective), please return it to Meinberg for repair. Failure to observe these safety instructions may result in serious injury and/or property damage. The IMS system must only be installed, set up, and operated by qualified personnel.
Make sure that the module is securely locked into the connector block before you fasten the two screws. Now you can put the installed module into operation. Attachment points of an 1U IMS system IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
Operating System, the configuration of some IMS modules may be reset to factory defaults! The NTP service and access to the web interface will be unavailable while the CPU is not installed. Management and monitoring functions will also be disabled. Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
Timesync green Accurate ( 200 ns to reference) LED A: green FD (Frequency Deviation) within the configured limits FD Overflow LED B: green TD (Time Deviation) within the configured limits TD Overflow IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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-2.5 V ... +2.5 V, resolution: 16 Bit Electrical connectors: 96-pin VG-rail DIN 41612 Power supply: +5 V DC Current consumption: 0.4 A - 1 A Ambient temperature: 0 ... 50 C / 32 ... 122 F Humidity: Max. 85% Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
Max Positive Time Deviation: An error occurs if the frequency reaches the max positive constraint Timezone: Used local timezone for reference time and powerline time Activate Logging: Activate logging for FDM in XtraStats Reset FDM To restart the device IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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The standard FDM telegram format contains the following values: mains frequency (FF.xxx Hz) frequency deviation (+-FF.xxx Hz) reference time (HH:MM:SS) power line time (HH:MM:SS.mmm) time deviation (+-SS.mmm) - as of 99,999 ms (+-SSS.mmm) Mode Per second, per minute or on request Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
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Example: min: 45 Hz and max: 55 Hz at 50 Hz mains frequency. If a frequency deviation of 45 Hz is reached, the analog output supplies a voltage of -2.5 V and at 55 Hz, +2.5 V with a resolution of 16bit DAC. IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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Enter a value to preconfigure the time deviation "0" for the reset. (Example: In an M3000 system you add another FDM module to an existing FDM module and want both modules to have the same time deviation value). Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
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Custom: Customized FDM time telegram, which consists of prefix, string and suffix Sent once per second Address: Address or host name of the message recipient (display or computer) Port: Used TCP/UDP port for telegram transmission Transport Protocol: Used protocol for telegram transmission (TCP/UDP) IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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Suffix of customized strings, control characters can be specified by their hex value (ASCII), for example: "\x0A" for LF (Line Feed) or "\x0D" for CR (Carriage Return) Append Timestamps: Indicates, whether a timestamp shall be appended to the message Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
Power Line Time: PLT - the time of the monitored power line Line Frequency: 50 Hz or 60 Hz Flags: Transmitted Flags by FDM (Error Bits) Receiver State All receivers previously added in the FDM configuration are displayed in the TAB "Receiver". IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
FD:-00.016 The frequency deviation between calculated and nominal frequency, with sign character (+/-), resolution: 1 mHz TD:+00.378 The time deviation between REF time and PL time„ with sign character (+/-), resolution: 1 ms IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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The power line time, based on the mains frequency, (hours_minutes_seconds.milliseconds) Time jumps, like changeover in daylight saving or leap seconds, will not be executed by the PL time! 068_15_03_30 The reference time from the preconnected clock, (day-of-the-year_hours_minutes_seconds) Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
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The time deviation between REF time and PL time, with sign character (+/-), resolution: 1ms, maximum: +-99.999s (the first digit is always 0!) F:49.984 The measured power line frequency with a resolution of 1 mHz IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
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To correct the time deviation TD, please use the specified format. If the time deviation TD is accepted, the FDM confirms the command and applies the value within the next 2 seconds. Example of setting TD to 6.780 seconds: to FDM F27 B3 PS +6.780<CR><LF> from FDM F27 <CR><LF> Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
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The frequency deviation between calculated and nominal frequency, with sign character (+/-), resolution: 1 mHz SF+60.095 The measured power line frequency with a resolution of 1 mHz ST12:17:53.463 The power line time, based on the mains frequency, (hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds) IMS-FDM Setup Guide Date: March 15, 2022...
No Power Line Time Init, the power line time has not (yet) been initialized The error bits can be read out serially on request by an "E" (ASCII code 45h) via the interfaces COM 0/1. The format of the response string is: ERROR:X8X7X6X5X4X3X2X1<CR><LF> Date: March 15, 2022 IMS-FDM Setup Guide...
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