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General Specifications

TSync family: system specifications and options (x = YES; o = NO)

PCIe cPCI VPX PMC PCI-104
Form factor Low-profile PCIe; full-height mounting bracket provided Compact PCI (cPCI)
Compliant to
PICMG 2.0 r3.0
100 mm x 160 mm
(3U card size)
3U VPX form factor
Compliant to VITA-46
100 mm x 160 mm
Single-size CMC
(Common Mezzanine Card) 149 mm x 74 mm
Compliant to
PCI-104 spec. r 1.1
Compliant to
PCI spec. r 2.2
Bus interface PCIe x1 Universal Signaling Voltage 3.3 V/5V PCIe x1, R1.1
Connectors to VITA 46.0 for P0, P1, and P2
Universal Signaling Voltage
3.3 V/5 V
Universal Signaling Voltage 3.3 V/5 V
Bus speed Single-Lane (x1) PCIe; compliant with PCIe Base Spec. R1.1 32-bit address
@ 33/66 MHz
Single-Lane (x1) PCIe; compliant with PCIe Base Spec. R1.1 32-bit address
@ 33/66 MHz
32-bit address
@ 33/66 MHz
GNSS timing module 72-channel receiver with concurrent constellation reception
Conduction Cooling O ANSI/VITA 30.1-2002 VITA 46/IEEE 1101.2 ANSI/VITA 20-2001 O
Thermal frame (optional) O Standard thermal frames available.
Component elevations for custom frame design available upon request.
O O
Onboard temp. sensor O X X X X
Conformal coating
(optional)
X X X X X
Custom
backpanel I/O
O X X X O
Weight 122 g 173 g (w/o thermal frame)
323 g (w/ thermal frame)
179 g (w/o thermal frame)
329 g (w/ thermal frame)
88 g 96 g
Oscillators:
TCXO X X X X X
OCXO X X X X X
Rugged OCXO O X X O O
References:
IRIG/Other X X X X X
Internal GNSS X X X X X
External GNSS X X O O O
Internal SAASM GPS O X X O O

Power Consumption

Board power consumptions (typical)

@ VDC PCIe cPCI VPX PMC PCI-104
+3.3 V (±5%) 0.7 A 0.7 A Vs2: 0.85 A (+5%/-2%) 0.7 A 0.7 A
+5V (±5%) n/a 1.4 A Vs3: (+5%/-2.5%)
TCXO, OCXO options: 0.4 A
Rugged OCXO option: 0.6 A
[Rugged OCXO: max. (warm-up): 1.4 A]
1.4 A 1.4 A
+12 V (±8%) 0.2 A 0.2 A Vs1: 0.2 A (±5%) 0.2 A 0.2 A
–12 V (±5%) n/a 0.2 A 12V_AUX: -0.2 A 0.2 A 0.2 A

Temperature Sensor

With the exception of the PCIe model, all TSync boards are equipped with an on-board temperature sensor:

  • Operating temperature range: -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
  • Accuracy: ±3°C max.
  • Update rate: Once per second.