R&S®GPS129 GPS Receiver

GPS receiver with reference frequency generator

Specifications

General

   
 
Receiver6 channel C/A code receiver with external antenna/converter unit
Antennaantenna/converter unit with remote power supply
Time to synchronization≤ 2 minuteswith known receiver position and valid almanac
 ≤ 12 minutescold boot
Pulse outputsevery second on the second (P_SEC, TTL level)
every minute on the minute (P_MIN, TTL level)
Pulse accuracybetter than ±250 nsafter synchronization and 20 minutes of operation
 better than ±2 µsduring the first 20 minutes of operation
Frequency accuracy±1×10-10with GPS-synchronous operation and 2 hours of operation
 ±1×10-12with GPS-synchronous operation, averaged over 24 h
 ±5×10-101 day, free running
 ±1×10-71 year, free running
Short-term stability<5×10-12Allen Variance (1s, 10s)
SSB phase noise-100 dB/Hz1 Hz beside carrier
 -130 dB/Hz10 Hz beside carrier
 -145 dB/Hz100 Hz beside carrier
 -155 dB/Hz1 to 10 kHz beside carrier

Interfaces

  
 
COM09-pin D-Sub connector, serial RS-232-C interface (default setting: 19200, 8N1)
COM19-pin D-Sub connector, serial RS-232-C interface (default setting: 9600, 8N1)
TIME CAPTURE/PULSE OUTPUT9-pin D-Sub connector providing TTL inputs for storing time stamps and TTL outputs with pulses every second on the second or every minute on the minute
2.048 MHzBNC jack, 2.048 MHz reference frequency, 3.0 V pp into 50 Ω
2.048 MHz SWITCHEDBNC jack, 2.048 MHz reference frequency, 3.0 V pp into 25 Ω, switched on when the specified accuracy has been reached
10 MHzBNC jack, 10 MHz reference frequency, 3.0 V pp into 50 Ω
10 MHz SWITCHEDBNC jack, 10 MHz reference frequency, 3.0 V pp into 25 Ω, switched on when the specified accuracy has been reached
ANTENNAN jack, RF input (GPS antenna/converter unit)
Power supply inputmodel 02: mains connector, 100 V to 240 V AC
 model 04: DC connector, 19 V to 35 V DC

General data

   
 
EMC meets EMC directive of EU (89/336/EEC) and German EMC law
Quality standard developed and manufactured in compliance with ISO 9000
Power supply model 02: 100 V to 240 V AC, 50 to 60 Hz, 20 VA
  model 04: 19 V to 35 V DC, 2 A max./20 W
Dimensions (W × H × D) 19" rackmount
1 HU - 483 mm x 44 mm x 345 mm
Weight 3 kg