Brainstorm Electronics DXD Series Manuel utilisateur

Remote for the

DXD

Universal Clock

Operations manual

Version 3.00

June 2023

All materials herein © Brainstorm Electronics, Inc.

Brainstorm Electronics reserves the right to change or modify the contents of this manual at any time.

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Introduction!...............................................................................................................................3
Installation!................................................................................................................................4
Editing Parameters!....................................................................................................................4
1 PULL-DOWN LIST!...........................................................................................4
2 MANUAL ENTRY!...........................................................................................4
Header!.....................................................................................................................................5
1 TOP LINE (BLACK)!.........................................................................................5
2 CENTER LINE (PALE GREEN)!..........................................................................5
3 BOTTOM LINE!...............................................................................................5
Home Page!...............................................................................................................................5
Set Up & Status Pages!...............................................................................................................6
1 REFERENCE / SYNC / BNC IN!.......................................................................6
2 BNC OUTPUTS!..............................................................................................7
3 NETWORK!....................................................................................................7
4 PTP!................................................................................................................8
5 NTP!...............................................................................................................9
6 GPS RECEIVER!...............................................................................................9
7 TIME!...........................................................................................................10
8 TIME CODE!.................................................................................................10
9 NAME / GPIO / PRESETS / KEYS!.................................................................11
10 REMOTE CONTROL VS FRONT PANEL!........................................................11
Firmware Update!.....................................................................................................................12
Multiple Windows!...................................................................................................................13
Multiple Browsers!....................................................................................................................13
Authorizations!.......................................................................................................................14
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1. Introduction

Firmware 3.00 brings Remote Control functionality to the DXD Universal Clocks via embedded web pages. These provide a

GUI that enables the operator to remotely control and monitor the DXD from a standard web browser.

The information available in these web pages is laid out similarly to how it is presented on the front panel. Three different

types of pages are available by clicking on the Menu icon at the top right:

•Home Page: provides an overview of the main settings, similar to the front panel Main Rotation pages

•Set Up & Status: individual pages with speciﬁc parameters, similar to the front panel Set Up pages

•Firmware Update: used to upload new ﬁrmware.

To help identify the different data provided, colors are used:

•Grey: data from the front panel main rotation display pages (Reference Sources, PTP Ports & Outputs)

•Orange: time & date

•Green: data from the front panel Status pages

•Purple: data from the front panel Set Up pages (Set Up menus)

Firmware 3.0 is available for models DXD-16 and DXD-8. Web pages are identical for both with modiﬁcations based on the

differences between the 2 models.

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2. Installation

Firmware 3.0 is a free upgrade for all DXD Universal Clocks. Once ﬁrmware 3.0 has been installed, simply point your browser

to the IP address of your DXD and the home page will appear.

3. Editing Parameters

To edit a parameter from a web page, click on the MENU icon ( ) and go to the appropriate SET UP & STATUS page. All

DXD parameters are accessible via those pages (see chapter 6).

Parameters can be edited 2 different ways: from a list or by manual entry.

3.1 PULL-DOWN LIST

These menus have a down-pointing arrow on the right side of the box.

Click in the box to make the list of values appear. Move to the chosen value and click again. The background color of the box

will temporarily turn pink indicating that the chosen value is being sent to the DXD. Then the background color returns to

white, indicating the change has been recorded.

3.2 MANUAL ENTRY

These menus have arrows pointing up and down on the right side of the box.

Value in these ﬁelds can be entered 2 different ways.

•3.2.1 Manual Entry:Click in the box and enter a value manually using the computer keyboard. The background color will

change to yellow and remain yellow while the value is entered. Press the RETRUN or ENTER key on the keyboard to send

the value to the DXD. The background color will then change to pink. When the change has been recorded, the background

color will revert to white again.

•3.2.2: Up & Down Arrows: Use the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the value. The background color will

change using the same sequence: a brief yellow ﬂash, then pink, then white.

IMPORTANT NOTE

On the DXD-16, PORT 4 must be used to access the web GUI.

Be sure port 4 is connected to the network and point the browser to the IP address of port 4.

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4. Header

At the top of each page the header includes data identifying the device and its lock statuses. It is made up of 3 horizontal lines

(black, pale green and green), each separated in 3 sections (left to right).

4.1 TOP LINE (BLACK)

This line identiﬁes the device displayed on the page. Since multiple pages can be opened simultaneously to monitor multiple

devices, this adds clariﬁcation compared to simply relying on the IP address displayed at the top of the browser window.

•Name: data entered in Utility > Name menu

•Serial number: this is the unit’s serial number and cannot be altered.

•Location: data entered in Utility > Location menu.

4.2 CENTER LINE (PALE GREEN)

This line is identical to the Reference line on the front panel display, with the addition of GPS Status on the right side.

•REF: data entered in menu 1.1 (Reference > Source)

•Master: this section is only used when the reference is PTP Mode. For details, see the DXD manual.

•GPS: indicates the lock status of the GPS receiver (when installed).

4.3 BOTTOM LINE

This line is identical to the Lock Status line on the front panel display. It is separated in 3 sections in order to display additional

information as shown below. Color will vary based on the Lock Status. For details, please refer to the DXD manual.

5. Home Page

The Home page is the ﬁrst page that appears in the browser when communication

with the DXD is established. It includes status information only and offers a quick

view to the most important settings, similar to the different Main Rotation Display

pages on the front panel. This includes:

•Reference Sources

•PTP state, domain number and PTP format for each port

•BNC Outputs settings (format & rate),

•System Time and time standard,

•Unit information including current ﬁrmware, installed options, Clock ID.

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6. Set Up & Status Pages

Set Up & Status pages are arranged in 9 logical groups, similar to the SET UP pages on the front panel. Those pages are

accessed by ﬁrst clicking on the Menu icon at the top right: , then clicking on the desired page from the pulldown list.

•Reference / Sync / BNC In

•BNC Outputs

•Network

•PTP

•NTP

•GPS Receiver

•Time

•Time Code

•Name / GPIO / Preset / Keys

The parameters displayed on the Set Up & Status pages are identical to the ones displayed on the front panel in the SET UP

menus, as are the choices available. Like on the front panel, these pages are dynamic meaning that available ﬁelds and

choices will vary based on certain selections. For additional information, please refer the the DXD manuals.

Colors: Boxes around the parameters are colored for easy identiﬁcation:

•Purple is equivalent to the SET UP pages on the front panel;

•Orange is used for time & date;

•Green is equivalent to the STATUS pages on the front panel.

Buttons: Some pages include buttons to make certain selections such as the output groups on the BNC Output page.

•The button currently selected is in dark blue.

•To make another selection, click on the corresponding button.

•To temporarily view another selection, hover over the button while holding the CONTROL key.

The Web pages on the DXD-8 and the DXD-16 will have different buttons and different ﬁelds to reﬂect their conﬁgurations.

6.1 REFERENCE / SYNC / BNC IN

This page includes the parameters found in menus 1 & 2 on the front panel.

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6.2 BNC OUTPUTS

The BNC outputs settings on this page include the parameters found in menu 3: the signal type and frequency for each group

but also the mute-on-unlock function and the offset value (advance or retard). Buttons are included for each outputs group: the

DXD-16 has 6 groups (and 6 buttons), the DXD-8 has 4. The page also includes Output Status information and Audio Base

Rates settings.

6.3 NETWORK

The NETWORK page has all the parameters for the network port(s) settings. The DXD-16 version includes buttons for each

port. The DXD-8, with a single port, does not have these buttons.

Advanced Networking data is hidden by default. To view this section, click on the box title.

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6.4 PTP

The PTP page has all the PTP parameters including the Grandmaster settings and the port(s) settings.

6.4.1 Grandmaster Setup

This section of the page contains the Grandmaster parameters, similar to menu 5.2 on the front panel. It includes the

PTP domain number and the 2 priority ﬁelds, Priority 1 and Priority 2.

6.4.2 Grandmaster Time

The time and date of the Grandmaster is displayed here in the currently selected standard (for selecting a different

time standard, go to the TIME page). When the DXD is not the Grandmaster, a second line appears indicating the

offset between the DXD internal Time-of-Day clock and the external Grandmaster time, in microseconds.

6.4.3 Grandmaster Status

This section includes the clock id’s of the different primary clocks and the Grandmaster credentials, 5 parameters used

by the BMCA (Best Master Clock Algorithm) to determine which PTP device becomes the Grandmaster, as deﬁned in

IEEE 1588. These credentials are listed in the order of importance for the BMCA.

6.4.4 PTP Ports

The Ports section includes blue buttons for each network port on the DXD-16; the DXD-8, with a single port, does not

have these buttons.

Port Setup includes ﬁelds for Mode, Control, Timing and Time Jam parameters. The DXD-16 version also includes ﬁelds

for Independent Master parameters (a separate Grandmaster section for those ports).

The Port Status section displays different status ﬁeld as well as counters for PTP messages received and transmitted by

the DXD. These counters are useful during troubleshooting and can be cleared by pressing the Presss-to-Clear button.

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6.5 NTP

The NTP page includes all the NTP parameters found in menu 6 including Server and Client settings. There is also a port status

box with NTP data including NTP message counters. The DXD-16 version includes buttons for each of the 4 network ports. The

DXD-8, with a single port, does not have these buttons.

6.6 GPS RECEIVER

The GPS Receiver page is only available when the GPS Receiver is installed in the DXD. Without it, a message will appear

saying that it is not installed.

The Setup section of this page includes all the parameters for satellites selection and GPS settings. The Status section displays

various data on the GPS receiver including the number of Satellites in view and the lock status. For more information, see the

GPS Receiver manual.

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6.7 TIME

The TIME page has all the parameters found in menu 8. This includes the time standards selections for the different times

available in the DXD, the deﬁnition of local time and the various settings for the DXD Real Time Clock (RTC).

6.8 TIME CODE

The full Time Code page is only available when the Time Code option is installed in the DXD. Without it, the Time Code

Generator part of the page will not be available.

Daily Jam is deﬁned in SMPTE ST 2059. This section includes ﬁelds for the Daily Jam time settings and status information on

the previous and next daily jam times.

With the LTC option installed, the Time Code Generator section appears. Blue buttons allow the user to select either of the 2

Time Code Generators available. This section includes a TCG Settings box with ﬁelds for the operating mode, the format and

the number of Stop Hold Frames. Other boxes contain a time code reader and the operations buttons. While the generator is

running, the RUN button is illuminated in green.

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