Technical Information

Operating Instructions

ANZ14 V4
Impressum

Meinberg Funkuhren GmbH & Co. KG

Lange Wand 9
D-31812 Bad Pyrmont

Phone: ++49 52 81 - 9309-0

Fax: ++49 52 81 - 9309-30

Internet: http://www.meinberg.de
Email: [email protected]

April 16, 2009

Table of Contents

Impressum ............................................................................................ 2
General Information about DCF77 ....................................................... 5
Features of the ANZ14 V4 ................................................................... 6
LF Receiver................................................................................. 6
Microprocessor System ............................................................... 6
Buffered Real Time Clock .......................................................... 7
EEPROM .................................................................................... 7
Display ........................................................................................ 7
Serial Interface............................................................................. 7
Power Supply .............................................................................. 7
Installation ............................................................................................ 8
Supply Voltage............................................................................ 8
Mounting the Antenna................................................................. 8
Setup Menu ................................................................................. 9
Enter [En.] ......................................................................... 9
Brightness [Br.] .................................................................. 9
Baudrate [Bd.] ................................................................... 9
Framing [Fr.] ...................................................................... 9
Serial Mode [SM] ............................................................ 10
Time String OUT [TS out] .............................................. 10
Time String IN [TS in] ..................................................... 10
Time Zone [TZ] ............................................................... 10
Language [Lg.] ................................................................ 10
Serial Number [SN] ......................................................... 11
Set Time [ST] .................................................................. 11
Save [Sv.] ........................................................................ 11
Synchronisation via Serial Interface .................................................... 12
Firmware Updates .............................................................................. 13
Read Out the Software Revision ........................................................ 13
Rear Panel Connectors ....................................................................... 14
Pin Assignment of the D-SUB Connector................................. 14
CE Label ............................................................................................ 14
Rear View .......................................................................................... 15
Technical Specificatins ....................................................................... 16
Time Strings .............................................................................. 18
Format of the Meinberg Standard Time String................. 18
Format of the ATIS standard Time String........................ 19
Format of the SAT Time String ....................................... 20
 General Information about DCF77
The radio remote clocks made by Meinberg receive the signal from the long wave
transmitter DCF77. This long wave transmitter installed in Mainflingen near Frankfurt/
Germany transmits the reference time of the Federal Republic of Germany. This time
reference is either the Central European Time (Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) or the
Central European Summer Time (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit, MESZ). The transmit-
ter is controlled by the atomic clock plant at the Federal Physical Technical Institute
(PTB) in Braunschweig/Germany and transmits the current time of day, date of month
and day of week in coded second pulses. Once every minute the complete time
information is available.

At the beginning of every second the amplitude of the high precision 77.5 kHz carrier
frequency is lowered by 75% for a period of 0.1 or 0.2 sec. The length of these time
marks represent a binary coding scheme using the short time mark for logical zeroes and
the long time mark for logical ones. The information on the current date and time as well
as some parity and status bits can be decoded from the time marks of the 15th up to the
58th second every minute. The absence of any time mark at the 59th second of a minute
signals that a new minute will begin with the next time mark.

Our radio remote clocks decode the highly accurate information on date and time
within a wide range around Germany. So some of our clocks are installed in Bilbao/
Spain as well as in the city of Umeå in northern Sweden - fully satisfying the
requirements of the users. The radio remote clocks automatically switch to summertime
and back. The reception of the time information is free of charge and does not need to be
registered.

Generally it is important to position the antenna in an optimal way. It should be

mounted at least 30 centimeters away from the clock unit and from solid steel. The
antenna should be aligned at a right angle to the direction of the transmitter (Frankfurt).

Figure: Decoding Scheme

P3

M M Start of Minute (0.1 s)

80
40
20

Year of the Century

10

(reserved)
R RF Transmission via secondary antenna
8

4 0
2
10
1 A1 Announcement of a change in daylight saving
8 50 10
Month of Year 4 Z1, Z2 Time zone identification
2
1 R Z1, Z2 = 0, 1: Daylight saving disabled
4 A1
Day of Week 2 Z1 Z1, Z2 = 1, 0: Daylight saving enabled
1 40 20 Z2
20 A2
10
S A2 Announcement of a leap second
8 1
4 30 2
Day of Month S Start of time code information
4
2
1

8
P2

10

Minute
20
20

P1, P2, P3 Even parity bits

10

40
P1
8

1
4
2

Hour

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 Features of the ANZ14 V4
The ANZ14 V4 is a stand-alone radio clock with integrated DCF77 receiver and power
supply. The 14-digit LED display shows time, date and day-of-week. The display
brightness is variable. A serial time string is generated either once per second, once per
minute, on request only or never. Baudrate, framing and time zone can be configured
separately by menu and two front panel buttons. It is also possible to use the ANZ14 V4
as a display for a preconnected clock. In this case the partially equipped version without
DCF77 receiver is sufficient.

Front View ANZ14

LF Receiver
An external ferrit antenna is used to receive the signal from DCF77 and supplies it to the
on-board LF receiver where it is demodulated by a straight detector with automatic gain
control. The demodulated time marks are fed to the clock´s microprocessor.

Microprocessor System
The time marks from the receiver circuit are filtered and decoded by the microprocessor
system. Parity and consistency checks over a period of two minutes take care for
detecting errors in the received time telegram. The checked and decoded time is written
to the on-board real time clock and spread by the interface. A software watchdog lets the
microprocessor recover from malfunction. A power-fail comparator resets the micropro-
cessor if the supply voltage drops below a specified threshold. Aflash EPROM located in
the microprocessor is used as program memory that can be loaded with the firmware by
the serial interface.

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 Buffered Real Time Clock
In case of supply voltage failure the on-board real time clock keeps the time powered by
a backup capacitor for more than 150 hours. This capacitor does not need any
maintenance and ensures that the ANZ14 returns with the actual time information even
before the first synchronisation. Alternatively, the clock can be ordered with a lithium
battery which has a live time of at least 10 years guaranteed.

EEPROM
The non-volatile EEPROM is used to store the settings of the ANZ14 V4. This ensures
a proper restart without any new configuration after the ANZ14 was switched off for a
time. The two push bottons in the front panel are used to set the parameters. The
following items can be set: display brightness, baudrate and framing as well as output
mode of the serial interface, format of the time string, time zone (local or UTC) and the
language of the day-of-week view. Furthermore, the time can be set manually, e.g. for
testing.

Display
The 14-digit LED display shows the time, date and day-of-week. The displays bright-
ness is variable and configurable via menu. DCF77 demodulation is indicated by a LED
that blinks exactly once per second, corresponding to the time marks from DCF77. A
decimal point behind the both second digits indicates that the clock is currently running
free without RF signal.

Serial Interface
The ANZ14 provides a serial port that can be set up either as RS232 port or as 20mA
current loop port. The input of the 20mA current loop is active, the output is passive. The
baudrate can be set between 600 baud and 19200 baud. If the 20mA current loop output
driver is used, the transmission speed should not exceed 9600 baud. The framing can be
selected between 7N2, 7E1, 7E2, 8N1, 8N2, 8E1, 7O2 or 8O1. The serial port can sent
a time string once per second, once per minute or only on request by sending an ASCII
character '?' (ASCII code 3Fh).

Power Supply
The integrated mains power supply provides the clock with a stabilized voltage of 5V.
The standard AC power supply has an input range of 100-240V/50-60Hz and is fused
with T 0.2A / 250V. The DC versions are fused with T 1A.

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 Installation

Supply Voltage
The supply voltage is applied to the radio clock via a connector in the rear panel. The
clock has no power switch and starts operation immediately after connecting the supply
voltage. Depending on the supply voltage (see designation on the rear) the clock is
equipped either with a power socket (AC) or with a DFK connector (DC).

Mounting the Antenna

Generally it is important to position the antenna in an optimal way. The antenna should
be aligned at a right angle to the direction of the transmitter (Frankfurt). It should be
mounted at least 30 centimeters away from the clock unit and from solid steel. A distance
of several meters is recommended to all TVs or computer monitors. In order to get the
maximum signal, the antenna should be aligned in two steps. First it should be turned
slowly until the modulation LED is flickering irregular or mostly off. Finally the antenna
must be turned by 90° from this position to obtain maximum signal. After the antenna has
been well adjusted the modulation LED is blinking exactly once per second (except the
59th. second) and the free-run indication (a dot behind the second digits) will disappear
after 3 minutes at least.

If the DCF77 reception is disturbed continuously or the antenna is defective and the
ANZ14 runs free for more than 24 hours, this is pointed to the user by showing "FREE"
in the second line of the display. This message can be resetted by pressing one of the
push buttons. If synchronisation can not be achieved further on, "FREE" will be
displayed again after 24 hours of free-run.

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 Setup Menu
The front panel of the ANZ14 V4 contains two push buttons (A+B). Pressing both
buttons at the same time for at least one seconds enables the Setup Menu. This menu
allows the configuration of all the features provided by the ANZ14.

All available sub menus are selected by the upper push button A while the lower push
button B is used to set the value or to select the available options.

Enter [En.]
The first menu is the entrance into the setup menu. Button B is pressed to exit the setup
menu without any change. Button A is used to jump to the next sub menu. The available
sub menus are described in the following. The changes will not become valid until the
configuration is saved in the last sub menu of the setup menu.

Brightness [Br.]
The brighness of the display can be set in steps from 0 to 9 where 0 represents the most
dimmed brightness and 9 the maximum brightness. The value is selected by using the
button B. Pressing A enters the next sub menu.

Baudrate [Bd.]
The baud rate of the serial interface COM can be set in this sub menu. Button B is used
to select one of the available baud rates, button A is pressed to leave this and enter the
next sub menu.

Framing [Fr.]
The framing of the serial interface COM can be set accordingly. Use button B to select
the framing from the list of available options, press A to enter the next sub menu.

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 Serial Mode [SM]
The serial interface generates a time string either once per second (SEC), once per minute
(60 S.), on request only (on r.) or never (----). Selection is made with B, exit and next sub
menu with A.

Time String OUT [TS out]

The generated time string can be selected in this sub menu. The list of available time
string formats is:
1. Meinberg Standard Time String
2. ATIS Time String
3. SAT Time String
The format of the time strings is described in the chapter "Time Strings".

Time String IN [TS in]

The input time string can be selected in this sub menu (refer to chapter "Synchronisation
via Serial Interface"). The list of available time string formats is:
1. Meinberg Standard Time String
2. ATIS Time String
3. SAT Time String
The format of the time strings is described in the chapter "Time Strings".

Time Zone [TZ]

Time and date of the DCF77 variant of the ANZ14 can be displayed either as local time
(CET/CEST) or as UTC time. Selection is made with button B, exit and jump to the next
sub menu is done with button A.

Language [Lg.]
The 2-character abbreviation of the day of the week can be displayed in several
languages. Select one of the following options by using button B:
1. English
2. German
3. French
4. Spanish
5. Finnish
6. Slovenian
7. Russian

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 Serial Number [SN]
The 16-digit serial number of the ANZ14 can be displayed in this menu. The first 4 digits
are displayed first, when B is pressed once, the next 4 digits are displayed and so on. The
serial number can also be found on the barcode sticker on the rear panel of the housing.

Set Time [ST]

This sub menu allows to set the time and the date of the ANZ14. This might be useful
when the ANZ14 is used as a free running clock without any synchronisation. Pressing
button B toggles between YES and NO. The sub menu is left without any action if A is
pressed while NO is displayed. However, if YES is displayed while A is pressed, time
and date is displayed with the first digit flashing. Now it is possible to set time and date by
using just the push button B. Keep B pressed and the flashing digit is incremented.
Release B as soon as the digit has reached the designated value. Press B once again and
the next digit starts flashing and can be incremented accordingly. When all digits have
been set this sub menu is left with the push button A. The ANZ14 starts counting this
time when the changes are saved in the last sub menu.

Save [Sv.]
All changes made in the setup menu have to be saved before coming into effect, so this
sub menu has to be left with button A while YES is shown. If this menu is left with NO,
all changes are dropped and the ANZ14 continues with the previous configuration.

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 Synchronisation via Serial Interface
In addition to the synchonisation via the intergrated DCF77 receiver it is possible to
synchronize the ANZ14 V4 by a time string from the serial port input. In this case the
ANZ14 can be used as a display for a pre-connected master clock. The incoming time
string sets the ANZ14 time that is running free from this moment. The ANZ14 keeps
synchronisation to the master clock if the time string comes periodically (once per second
or once per minute). This time string is spread concurrently by the serial port output to
apply the time string to one or more further displays. (Examples for cascading:)

passive output active input passive output active input

20mA Current Loop Interface

TxD output RxD input TxD output RxD input

RS232 Interface

The 20mA current loop interface allows to span distances up to 500m between the
systems. Using the RS232 driver the distance between two systems is limited to 15m.

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 Firmware Updates
Whenever the on-board software must be upgraded or modified, the new firmware can
be downloaded to the internal flash memory via the serial port.

If the upper push button A in the front panel is pushed while the system is powered up,
a bootstrap-loader will be activated that waits for instructions from the serial port. The
new firmware can be sent to the ANZ14 from any standard PC with serial interface. A
loader program will be shipped together with the file containing the image of the new
firmware.

The contents of the program memory will not be modified until the loader program has
sent the command to erase the flash memory. So the firmware will not be changed
accidentially if the push button is pressed unintentionally while the system is powered
up. After the next power-up the system will be ready to operate again.

Read Out the Software Revision

The revision of the loaded software can be red out by sending the three characters "SN!"
via the serial interface to the clock that starts sending the following string:

SN:007010012270 REV:04.00/01

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Rear Panel Connectors

Name Type Signal Cable

COM 9pin SUB-D RS-232 / 20mA shielded data line
Antenna BNC 77.5 kHz shielded coaxial cable

Power supply power cord receptacle 100 - 240V AC power supply cord
...or DFK connector 5V or 24V DC 2-wire, 0.5mm² min.

Pin Assignment of the D-SUB Connector

1 Vcc (optional)
2 RxD
3 TxD
4 20mA in +
5 GND (20mA in -)
6 Vcc (optional)
7 20mA out +
8 20mA out -
9 GND

CE Label

This device conforms to the directive 89/336/EWG on the

approximation of the laws of the Member States of the European
Community relating to electromagnetc compatibility.

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Rear View

1
9

Antenna COM T0.2A/250V

+
5

1
9

Antenna COM T1A/250V

Rear Views ANZ14 (AC and DC Version)

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 Technical Specificatins

RECEIVER: narrowband straight receiver with automatic gain control

bandwidth: approx. 40Hz
reception via external ferrite antenna

DISPLAY: 14-digit, 13/14mm high numeric/alphanumeric LED display for

time, date and day-of-week, variable brightness
modulation and free running indicated by LEDs

TIMECODE
CHECK: multiple software check of the incoming timecode
parity and consistency check over a period of two minutes

RUNNING
ON XTAL: RF distortions indicated by LED and a status character in the
serial output string
Without RF signal the clock runs on XTAL with an accuracy of
10-6 (after 24 hours of synchr. operation), indicated by LED

BUFFERING: In case of supply voltage failure the on-board RTC keeps the time
based on XTAL for more than 150 hours (buffer capacitor)
optional lithium backup battery (life time: 10 years)

RELIABILITY
OF OPERATION: A software watchdog lets the microprocessor recover from
malfunction. A power-fail comparator resets the microprocessor
if the supply voltage drops below a specified threshold.

INTERFACE: one serial port as RS232 or 20mA current loop (input active,
output passive)
Baudrate: 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 oder 19200 baud
Framing: 7N2, 7E1, 7E2, 8N1, 8N2, 8E1, 7O2 oder 8O1

OUTPUT MODE : configurable, once per second, once per minute

or only on request ("?")

TIME ZONE: configurable, local (CET/CEST) or UTC

OUTPUT/
INPUT STRING: see chapter "Time Strings"

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CONNECTORS: Antenna BNC connector
D-SUB9 female connector
power cord receptacle or DFK connector

ANTENNA: active external ferrite antenna in a plastic case

HOUSING: Aluminium stack case

PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS: height x width x depth (72mm x 144mm x 132mm)
cutout for control panel: 140mm x 68mm

POWER
REQUIREMENTS: 100-240VAC/50-60Hz, 100mA or
5V DC ± 5%, 700mA or
18V-72VDC, 250mA or
120-240VDC, 100mA

FUSE: T 0.2A / 250V or T 1A, see inscription on rear panel

AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE: 0 ... 50°C

HUMIDITY: max. 85 %

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 Time Strings

Format of the 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:

<STX>D:dd.mm.yy;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvxy<ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters
are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:

<STX> Start-Of-Text (ASCII code 02h)

dd.mm.yy the current date:

dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)

w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = Monday)

hh.mm.ss the current time:

hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)

uv clock status characters:

u: ‘#’ clock has not synchronized after reset
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset
v: ‘*’ DCF77 clock currently runs on XTAL
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) DCF77 clock is sync'd with transmitter

x time zone indicator:

‘U’ UTC Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
‘ ‘ MEZ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
‘S’ MESZ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled

y anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’ announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘A’ announcement of leap second insertion
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced

<ETX> End-Of-Text (ASCII code 03h)

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 Format of the ATIS standard Time String
The ATIS standard Time String is a sequence of 23 ASCII characters terminated by a
CR (Carriage Return) character. The format is:

<GID><ABS><TSQ><CC><CS><ST>yymmddhhmmsswcc<GID><CR>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters
are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:

<GID> Address of the receiver code 7Fh

<ABS> Originator of message ASCII '0' code 30h

<TSQ> Telegram number ASCII '0' code 30h

<CC> Command code ASCII 'S' for SET code 53h

<CS> Command code ASCII 'A' for ALL code 41h

<ST> Time status ASCII 'C' for valid time code 43h

yymmdd the current date:

yy year of the century (00..99)
mm month (01..12)
dd day of month (01..31)

hh:mm:ss the current time:

hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)

w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = 31h = Monday)

cc checksum in hex, built from all characters including GID, ABS,

TSQ, CC, ST, ...

<CR> Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh

(The standard interface configuration for this string type is 2400 baud, 7E1)

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 Format of the SAT Time String
The SAT Time String is a sequence of 29 ASCII characters starting with the STX (start-
of-text) character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format is:

<STX>dd.mm.yy/w/hh:mm:ssxxxxuv<CR><LF><ETX>

The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other characters
are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:

<STX> Start-Of-Text, ASCII Code 02h

dd.mm.yy the current date:

dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)

w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = Monday)

hh:mm:ss the current time:

hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)

xxxx time zone indicator:

‘UTC‘ Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
‘MEZ‘ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
‘MESZ’ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled

u clock status characters:

‘*’ DCF77 clock currently runs on XTAL
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) DCF77 clock is sync'd with transmitter

v anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour

before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’ announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced

<CR> Carriage Return, ASCII Code 0Dh

<LF> Line Feed, ASCII Code 0Ah

<ETX> End-Of-Text, ASCII Code 03h

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