Meinberg GPS165DAHS Manual
Meinberg GPS165DAHS Manual

Meinberg GPS165DAHS Manual

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GPS165DAHS
DIN Rail GPS Receiver
May 8, 2024
Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG

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  • Page 1 MANUAL GPS165DAHS DIN Rail GPS Receiver May 8, 2024 Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Disposal ........... 6 Meinberg Customer Portal - Software and Documentation...
  • Page 4 11.5.11 Meinberg GPS Time String ........
  • Page 5: Imprint

    1 Imprint 1 Imprint Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG Lange Wand 9, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany Phone: + 49 (0) 52 81 – 93 09 - 0 Fax: + 49 (0) 52 81 – 93 09 - 230 Website: https://www.meinbergglobal.com Email: info@meinberg.de...
  • Page 6: Copyright And Liability Exclusion

    Meinberg reserves the right to make changes of any type to this document at any time as is necessary for the purpose of improving its products and services and ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws &...
  • Page 7: Presentation Conventions In This Manual

    This signal word indicates a hazard with a high risk level. Such a notice refers to a procedure or other action that will very likely result in serious injury or even death if not observed or if improperly performed. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 8: Secondary Symbols Used In Safety Warnings

    Warnings of risks of product damage, data loss, and also information security risks are indicated with this type of warning box. Information: Additional information that may be relevant for improving efficiency or avoiding confusion or misunder- standings is provided in this form. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 9: Generally Applicable Symbols

    Direct Current (DC) (symbol definition IEC 60417-5031) Alternating Current (AC) (symbol definition IEC 60417-5032) Grounding Terminal (symbol definition IEC 60417-5017) Protective Earth Connection (symbol definition IEC 60417-5019) Disconnect All Power Connectors (symbol definition IEC 60417-6172) GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 10: Important Safety Information

    Depending on your specific device configuration and installed options, some safety information may not be applicable to your device. Meinberg accepts no responsibility for injury or death arising from a failure to observe the safety information, warnings, and safety-critical instructions provided in the product documentation.
  • Page 11: Product Documentation

    If any of the safety information in the product documentation is unclear for you, do not continue with the set-up or operation of the device! Safety standards and regulations change on a regular basis and Meinberg updates the corresponding safety information and warnings to reflect these changes. It is therefore recommended to regularly visit the Meinberg website at https://www.meinbergglobal.com or the Meinberg Customer Portal at...
  • Page 12: Safety During Installation

    Never drill holes into the device to mount it! If you are experiencing difficulties with rack installation, contact Meinberg’s Technical Support team for assistance! Inspect the device housing before installation. The device housing must be free of any damage when it is installed.
  • Page 13: Grounding The Device

    A grounding cable is not included with the device. Please ensure that your grounding cable has a thickness of 1.5 mm or greater, that you use a suitable grounding terminal or lug, and that the connection is properly crimped! GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 14: Electrical Safety

    Always pull cable connectors out at both ends before performing work on connectors! Improperly connecting or disconnecting this Meinberg system may result in electric shock, possibly resulting in injury or death! When pulling out a connector, never pull on the cable itself! Pulling on the cable may cause the plug to become detached from the connector or cause damage to the connector itself.
  • Page 15 • Contact the person responsible for your electrical infrastructure. • If your device is connected to one or more uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), the direct power supply connection between the device and the UPS solution must be first be disconnected. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 16: Special Information For Devices With Ac Power Supply

    The power supply of the device must have a suitable on-demand disconnection mechanism (i.e., a switch). This disconnection mechanism must be readily accessible in the vicinity of the appliance and marked accordingly as a disconnection mechanism for the appliance. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 17: Safety When Maintaining And Cleaning The Device

    If a power supply unit or module is no longer functional (for example due to a defect), it can be returned to Meinberg for repair. Some components of the device may become very hot during operation. Do not touch these surfaces! If maintenance work is to be performed on the device and the device housing is still hot, switch off...
  • Page 18: Important Product Information

    • The device is only deemed to be appropriately used and EMC limits (electromagnetic compatibility) are only deemed to be complied with while the device housing is fully assembled in order to ensure that requirements pertaining to cooling, fire safety, electrical shielding and (electro)magnetic shielding are upheld. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 19: Maintenance And Modifications

    5 Important Product Information 5.4 Maintenance and Modifications Important! Before performing any maintenance work on or authorized modification to your Meinberg system, we recommend making a backup of any stored configuration data (e.g., to a USB flash drive from the Web Interface).
  • Page 20: Replacing The Fuse

    Meinberg recommends keeping a spare fuse to hand at all times to ensure that a triggering of the integrated fuse does not disrupt the operation of your system for any longer than absolutely necessary. Ensure that it is of the proper type, and that it has the appropriate current and voltage ratings and blow curve.
  • Page 21: Disposal

    It can be returned to Meinberg for disposal. Any transportation expenses for returning this product (at end-of- life) must be covered by the end user, while Meinberg will bear the costs for the waste disposal itself. If you wish for Meinberg to handle disposal for you, please get in touch with us. Otherwise, please use the return and collection systems provided within your country to ensure that your device is disposed of in a compliant fashion to protect the environment and conserve valuable resources.
  • Page 22: Meinberg Customer Portal - Software And Documentation

    There’s no need to register; simply enter your product’s serial number at https://www.meinberg.support and you’ll have everything you need to get your Meinberg system up and running—or perhaps back up and running, as the case may be—with up-to-date installation and reference manuals, downloads for drivers, remote mon- itoring, configuration tools, and SNMP MIB files, direct links to contact Meinberg’s Technical Support team,...
  • Page 23: General Information About Gps165Xhs

    7 General information about GPS165XHS 7 General information about GPS165XHS The Meinberg satellite receiver clocks of the GPS165xHS series are available with several options. This manual describes the following models: Optocoupler PhotoMos 20-60 V DC 100-240 V AC 100-240 V DC...
  • Page 24 Each satellite transmits its own set of ephemeris parameters and almanac parameters of all existing satellites. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 25: Gps Features

    As standard the switchover times are set to the values of the European Union (Central Europe). The Manual describes how parameter setting for other locations is done. It is possible to deactivate the auto- matic switching to/from daylight saving. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 26: Pulse Outputs

    The pulse generator of the satellite controlled clock GPS containes three independant channels and is able to generate a multitude of different pulses, which are configured with the software "Meinberg Device Manager". The active state of each channel is invertible, the pulse duration settable between 10 msec and 10sec in steps of 10 msec.
  • Page 27: Time Code Outputs

    IEEE1344 extensions for date, timezone, daylight saving and leap second in control functions (CF) segment. (also see table ’Assignment of CF segment in IEEE1344 mode’) C37.118 Like IEEE1344 - with turned sign bit for UTC-Offset GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 28: Time Code Generation

    GNSS synchronization state, the "Pulses" enable flag can be set to "Always" in the Meinberg Device Manager software. In this case, the generated time code cannot be considered to be locked to the official UTC second until the GNSS is synchronized.
  • Page 29: Time Code Format According To Irig Standard

    8 GPS Features 8.4.4 Time Code Format According to IRIG Standard GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 30: Time Code Format According To Afnor Standard

    8.4.5 Time Code Format According to AFNOR Standard Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 31: Structure Of Cf Segment In Ieee1344 Code

    1.) Current firmware only supports insertion of leap seconds! 2.) TFOM is set to 0 if clock has been able to synchronize since power up. The firmware does not support other codes. For more information, please refer to the time code specifications. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 32: Dcf77 Emulation

    The time stamps can be provided via pulses outputs. Furthermore, the DCF77 signal is available via a BNC connector as an amplitude-modulated 77.5 kHz carrier. This output can be used for radio clocks as a replacement for a DCF77 antenna. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 33: Installation

    The variants of the module GPS165/DAHS are designed for following housing dimensions of DIN-railmount: Housing: GPS165DHS: 85 mm x 105 mm x 104 mm (B x H x T) GPS165DAHS: 125.5 mm x 105 mm x 104 mm (B x H x T) GPS165DAHSx 165.5 mm x 105 mm x 104 mm...
  • Page 34: Installing A Gps Antenna

    9.3.1 Selecting the Antenna Location There are essentially two ways a compatible Meinberg GPS Antenna (such as a GPSANTv2) can be installed using the accessories included: 1. Mounted on a pole 2.
  • Page 35 55 south parallels (satellite orbits). Information: Problems may arise with the synchronization of your Meinberg time server if these conditions are not met, as four satellites must be located to calculate the exact position. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 36: Installation Of The Antenna

    • Do not carry out any work on the antenna installation or the antenna cable if there is a risk of lightning strike. • Do not perform any work on the antenna installation if it is not possible to maintain the prescribed safety distance from exposed power lines or electrical substations. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 37 9 Installation Mount the Meinberg GPS Antenna (as shown in Fig. 3) at a distance of at least 50 cm to other antennas using the mounting kit provided, either onto a vertical pole of no more than 60 mm diameter or directly onto a wall.
  • Page 38: Antenna Cable

    Meinberg provides suitable cable types with its antennas and these are ordered together with the antenna to match the length you need from your antenna to your Meinberg reference clock. The route to be covered for your antenna installation should be determined and the appropriate cable type selected accordingly before confirming your order.
  • Page 39 • Any kinking, crushing, or other damage to the external insulation must be avoided. • Any damage or contamination of the coaxial connectors must be avoided. The bend radius is the radius at which a cable can be bent without sustaining damage (including kinks). GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 40 Compensating for Signal Propagation Time The propagation of the signal from the antenna to the receiver (reference clock) can incur a certain delay. This delay can be compensated for with Meinberg Device Manager Software. The signal propagation time can be compensated for by entering the length of the antenna cable under "Settings...
  • Page 41: Surge Protection And Grounding

    Please refer to the standards regarding antenna installations (e.g., DIN EN 60728-11) for more information. However, in order to preserve the safety of the building and to protect your Meinberg system, Meinberg recomends the use of the MBG-S-PRO surge protector, which is addressed in more detail later in this chapter.
  • Page 42: Electrical Bonding

    Tighten the nut (Pos. 4) with a max. torque of 6 Nm. Once the antenna has been correctly installed with the grounding cable, connect the grounding cable to the bonding bar (see Fig. 5 and 6). Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 43 9 Installation The drawings below illustrate how a Meinberg GPS Antenna can be installed in accordance with the above conditions on a pole (e.g., antenna pole) or building roof. Antenna Installation without Insulated Lightning Rod System α Fig. 5: Installation on a Pole...
  • Page 44 Antenna Installation with Insulated Lightning Rod System α Fig. 6: Roof Installation Meinberg GPS Antenna Lightning Rod Lightning Rod Conductor Antenna Cable Bonding Conductor Bonding Bar Foundation Electrode Safety Zone Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 45: Installation Conditions

    9 Installation Optional MBG S-PRO Surge Protector Information: The surge protector and suitable coaxial cable are not included as standard with a Meinberg GPS Antenna, but can be ordered as an optional accessory. Construction The MBG-S-PRO is a surge protector (Phoenix CN-UB-280DC-BB) for coaxial connections. It is patched directly into the antenna line and consists of a replaceable gas discharge tube that redirects the energy from the cable shielding to the ground potential when ignited.
  • Page 46: Installation And Connection

    Meinberg system in order to prevent destructive potential differences. Connect the coaxial cable from the antenna to one of the surge protector connectors, then connect the other surge protector connector to the coaxial cable leading to the Meinberg reference clock. Caution!
  • Page 47: Powering Up The System

    OCXO´s output frequency has been adjusted. Up to that time accuracy of frequency drops to 10 reducing the accuracy of pulses to +-3 s. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 48: The Front Panel Layout

    Time Code AM Out BNC female into 50 Ohm shielded coaxial line DCLS Out 16pin.Terminal RS-422, TTL data line Antenna BNC female shielded coaxial line Power supply over 16pin. Terminal (DHS) over 5pin Screwterminal (DAHS) Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 49: Ac/Dc Power Supply Connector

    • All connectors must provide protection against contact with live parts in the form of a suitable plug body! • Note: Always ensure that wiring is safe! • Important: The device must be grounded by means of a connection with a correctly installed protective earth conductor (PE). GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 50: Fuse

    TxD describes the sending, RxD the receiving line of the GPS165/DAHS. Connector: D-SUB female 9pin Cable: shielded data line Assignment: Pin 2: TxD (transmit) Pin 3: RxD (receive) Pin 5: GND (ground) Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 51: Assignment Of The Terminal Block

    Channel 3 PP 1 PP 1b PP 2 + PP 2a Channel 2 Channel 2 PP 2 PP 2b PP 3 + PP 3a Channel 1 Channel 1 PP 3 PP 3b Pulse generator Pulse generator GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 52: Status Leds Dmc Connector

    (SPACE) into 50 Ohm Connector: BNC, female Cable: shielded coax line 10.8 DCF77 Simulated Output (-62 dBm) Output signal: 77.5 kHz frequency Signal level: -62 dBm Connection type: BNC, female DCF77 SIM Out Cable: shielded coax line Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 53: Antenna Input: Gps Reference Clock

    • Do not carry out any work on the antenna installation or the antenna cable if there is a risk of lightning strike. • Do not perform any work on the antenna installation if it is not possible to maintain the prescribed safety distance from exposed power lines or electrical substations. GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 54: Technical Specifications Gps Receiver

    GPS-system data in the internal RAM, backed-up by lithium battery lifetime of battery 10 years min. Pulse Outputs: three programmable outputs GPS165DHS, GPS165DAHS DC-insulated by optocouplers = 55 V, I = 50 mA, P = 150 mW, V...
  • Page 55 11 Technical Specifications GPS Receiver default settings: COM0: 19200, 8N1 COM1, COM2: 9600, 8N1 ’standard Meinberg’ time string per second mode of operation ’if sync’ Time Code Outputs: modulated via BNC-connector: (MARK), 1 V (SPACE) into 50 unmodulated via 16-pin terminal: Field effect transistor with internal pull-up (1 k ) to +5 V...
  • Page 56: Technical Specifications: Gpsantv2 Antenna

    11.1 Technical Specifications: GPSANTv2 Antenna Physical Dimensions: Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 57: Specifications

    Connector Type: Type-N, Female Housing Material: ABS Plastic Case for Outdoor Installation IP Rating: IP65 Temperature Range: –60 C to +80 C (–76 F to 176 F) Weight: 1.4 kg (3.53 lbs), including mounting kit GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 58: Technical Specifications: Mbg-S-Pro Surge Protector

    Type-N, Female/Type-N, Female The original product page of the supplier (see link) of the CN-UB-280DC-BB surge protector provides detailed specifications, as well as a variety of product-specific documents under the link below: Data Sheet (Download): https://www.meinbergglobal.com/download/docs/shortinfo/german/cn-ub-280dc-bb_pc.pdf Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 59: Connection Data Dfmc-Connector

    ; length: 8 mm ... 10 mm Cross-section: 0.34 mm ; length: 8 mm ... 10 mm Cross-section: 0.5 mm length: 8 mm ... 10 mm Cross-section: 0,75 mrn ; length: 8 mm ... 10 mm GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 60: Oscillator Specifications

    11.4 Oscillator specifications Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 61: Time Strings

    11.5 Time Strings 11.5.1 Meinberg Standard Time String The Meinberg Standard Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting with the <STX> (Start-of- Text) character and ending with the <ETX> (End-of-Text) character. The format is as follows: <STX>D:dd.mm.yy;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvxy<ETX>...
  • Page 62: Sat Time String

    Announcement of clock jump during last hour before jump enters effect: ‘!’ Announcement of start or end of Daylight Saving Time ‘ ‘ (Space, 20h) nothing announced Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh <CR> Line Feed, ASCII code 0Ah <LF> End-of-Text, ASCII code 03h <ETX> Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 63: Nmea 0183 String (Rmc)

    West of Greenwich Meridian Speed over the ground in knots and track angle in degrees. 0.0,0.0 With a Meinberg GPS clock, these values are always 0.0, With GNS clocks, the values are calculated by the receiver for mobile applications The date:...
  • Page 64: Nmea 0183 String (Gga)

    Geoid Separation (WGS84 Altitude - MSL Altitude) ggg.g Meters (unit as fixed value) Checksum (XOR of all characters except "$" and " * ") Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh <CR> Line Feed, ASCII code 0Ah <LF> Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 65: Nmea 0183 String (Zda)

    The date: dd,mm,yy Day of Month (01–31) Month (01–12) Year (0000–9999) yyyy Checksum (XOR of all characters except "$" and " * ") Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh <CR> Line Feed, ASCII code 0Ah <LF> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 66: Uni Erlangen String (Ntp)

    Leap second is currently to be inserted (only active in 60th second) ‘ ‘ (Space, 20h) No leap second to be inserted Geographical latitude of receiver position in degrees bbb.bbbb Leading characters padded by Space characters (20h) Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 67 Longitudinal hemisphere, with the following characters possible: ‘E’ East of Greenwich Meridian ‘W’ West of Greenwich Meridian Altitude above WGS84 ellipsoid in meters hhhh Leading characters padded by Space characters (20h) End-of-Text, ASCII code 03h <ETX> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 68: Computime Time String

    Day of the week (1–7, 1 = Monday) The current time: hh:mm:ss Hours (00–23) Minutes (00–59) Seconds (00–59, or 60 during leap second) Carriage Return (ASCII code 0Dh) <CR> Line Feed (ASCII code 0Ah) <LF> Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 69: Sysplex-1 Time String

    (00–59, or 60 during leap second) Quality Indicator Space (ASCII code 20h) Time Sync (GPS Lock) "?" (ASCII code 3Fh) No Time Sync (GPS Fail) Carriage Return (ASCII code 0Dh) <CR> Line Feed (ASCII code 0Ah) <LF> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 70: Format Of The Spa Time String

    (00..59) seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second) fff milliseconds (000..999) Checksum. EXCLUSIVE-OR result of the previous characters, displayed as a HEX byte (2 ASCII characters 0..9 or A..F) <CR> Carriage Return ASCII Code 0Dh Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 71: Racal Standard Time String

    Control character, ASCII code 55h Current date: yymmdd Year of Century (00–99) Month (01–12) Day of Month (01–31) Current time: hh:mm:ss Hours (00–23) Minutes (00–59) Seconds (00–59, or 60 during leap second) Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh <CR> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 72: Meinberg Gps Time String

    <ETX> (End-of-Text) character. Unlike the Meinberg Standard Time String, the Meinberg GPS Time String does not carry any local time zone or UTC data; it simply carries the direct GPS time without any conversion into UTC. The format is as follows: <STX>D:dd.mm.yy;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvGy;lll<ETX>...
  • Page 73: Ion Time String

    (00–59, or 60 while leap second) Quality Indicator Space (ASCII code 20h) Time Sync (GPS Lock) "?" (ASCII code 3Fh) No Time Sync (GPS Fail) Carriage Return (ASCII code 0Dh) <CR> Line Feed (ASCII code 0Ah) <LF> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 74: Ion Blanked Time String

    (00–59, or 60 while leap second) Quality Indicator Space (ASCII code 20h) Time Sync (GPS Lock) "?" (ASCII code 3Fh) No Time Sync (GPS Fail) Carriage Return (ASCII code 0Dh) <CR> Line Feed (ASCII code 0Ah) <LF> Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 75: Irig-J Timecode

    Day of the year (ordinal date, 1–366) Time of the start bit, specified in hours (HH), minutes (MM), seconds (SS) HH, MM, SS "Carriage Return" (ASCII code 0Dh) <CR> "Line Feed" (ASCII code 0Ah) <LF> GPS165DAHS Date: May 8, 2024...
  • Page 76: Meinberg Device Manager

    12 Meinberg Device Manager The program serves the configuration of Meinberg Radio Clocks. The software can be run on the operating systems Windows 7 or higher. Documentation: https://www.meinbergglobal.com/download/docs/manuals/english/meinberg-device-manager.pdf Download: https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/mbg-devman.htm A connection between the system and the program can be produced by serial port. The configurations are described in the "Meinberg Device Manager"...
  • Page 77 12 Meinberg Device Manager Connection The PC should have generated an automatic con- nection to the clock, select the tab "Search Device". Alternatively, you can use the button "Add Device" to generate a connection to the clock by using the same configure (Port / Baud / Framing).
  • Page 78: Rohs Conformity

    EU do not contain lead, cadmium, mer- cury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalat (DEHP), benzyl butyl ph- thalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), or diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) above the legal limits. Date: May 8, 2024 GPS165DAHS...
  • Page 79: Declaration Of Conformity For Operation In The European Union

    14 Declaration of Conformity for Operation in the European Union 14 Declaration of Conformity for Operation in the European Union EU-Konformitätserklärung Doc ID: GPS165DAHS-May 8, 2024 Hersteller Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG Manufacturer Lange Wand 9, D-31812 Bad Pyrmont erklärt in alleiniger Verantwortung, dass das Produkt,...
  • Page 80: Declaration Of Conformity For Operation In The United Kingdom

    15 Declaration of Conformity for Operation in the United Kingdom UK Declaration of Conformity Doc ID: GPS165DAHS-May 8, 2024 Manufacturer Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG Lange Wand 9 31812 Bad Pyrmont Germany declares that the product Product Designation GPS165DAHS...

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