Symmetricom XL-GPS User Manual

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The phase is the instantaneous error in seconds between the oscillator and the control loop zero servo 
point. The frequency offset is computed using an averaging time that is equal to the effective averaging 
time of the oscillator controller. The oscillator Drift Rate is computed using a 24-hour average and is the 
daily Drift Rate of the oscillator. The oscillator DAC value is the signed 16-bit integer that controls the 
DAC output voltage. It ranges from 0 to 65536.

Command Line

To display the F71 settings, enter:

F71 responds using the following format:

F71<S>phase=<SIGN><MULT>E<SIGN><EXP><S>s<S><S>offset=<SIGN><MULT>E<SIGN><EXP><S><S>dr

ift=<SIGN><MULT>E<SIGN><EXP>/DAY<S><S>DAC=<SIGN><INT><CR><LF>

where:

For example, enter

F71 responds:

F71 PHASE=-5.678E-09 s OFFSET=-1.986E-07 DRIFT= 6.013E-08/DAY DAC=24567<CR><LF>

F

=  ASCII string indicating function F71

<S>

=  ASCII space character one or more.

<MULT>

=  multiplier, 4 digits with decimal point.

E

=  ASCII character E for exponent.

s

=  ASCII character s for seconds abbreviation

<SIGN>

=  - for negative or <S> for positive.

<EXP>

=  2 digit exponent.

/DAY

=  ASCII characters, units of Drift Rate

<INT>

= integer, 

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digits

<CR>

= carriage 

return.

<LF>

= line 

feed.