Piexx company imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver the imp22k impulse driver will run your standard electric, brille, international, stromberg, solari udine cifra 6 flip clock, synchrome or gents slave clocks. Ec5ap alternating polarity slave clock impulse driver you can use this to run the seiko slave clocks here on ebay or most other alternating polarity slave clocks a small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 0. Easy to use windows program to change pulse interval, pulse length and pulse polarity. Impulse driver has generally been superseded by serial or ethernet network clocks. Seconds impulse slave clocks with alternating polarity and current driven. Ims systems ntp time server microsync product family ieee1588 solutions pc clocks pci usb gnss systems dcf77 wwvb msf systems irig time code systems industry solutions telecom systems master clocks nuc80e signal distribution antennas distributors displays and wall clocks meinberg software accessories product range from a to z product archive. An impulse will be generated every second until the clock has advanced one hour. The slave clock could just be one large clock dial, or set of four dials, in a tower. Slave clocks were once common in schools, big offices, and public buildings, anyw accurate time was needed on a large scale. Master clock driver for antique slave clocks with the help slave clock impulser my friend gary kronberg of standard electric technologies in richmond, virginia, this master clock works like a charm. It requires a 24 volt dc pulse once perminute to operate, i built an ac line powered driver for it years ago, but needing the line cord sucks.
My version of david williamss pendulum driver, august 2012 nuts and volts. Gives a 24 v pulse every minute, every 30 seconds, or every second. Remember to make sure the c7c8 capacitors on arduino motor shield l293d can support at least 25v. Set, mode and advance as well as the impulse led which also acts as a status led let you know where you are in the menu as well as reading back the current vlaues. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks all spectrum electronics. Many modern clocks are synchronized, either through the internet or by radio time signals, to a worldwide time standard called coordinated universal time utc based on a network of master atomic clocks in many countries. The neonixie universal impulse driver is a replacement for the master clocks that were once was used.
With the circuit design and prototyped on breadboard, i moved to building it on some stripboard. Wired clock system a master clock drives and synchronises the slave clocks by cable, and keeps precise and accurate time on all clocks. Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser driver ebay. Bodets wired clock system allows you to synchronise all cabled clocks by using a signal sent from a master clock. I got two of these clocks kindly given to me by electromark1, and posted over from the uk to new zealand to add to my electric master slave clock. These voltage pulses are used to drive slave clocks used in institutions like factories, offices. Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser driver. It is able to control conventional impulse clocks, selfsetting mobaline or irigb afnor slave clocks, and is used as an accurate ntp time reference time server for computer systems. I would do some inquiries before purchase however as if the clock indeed needs a full 8 seconds of 24vac that is quite a bit longer than the typical 12 second impulse. Slave clocks were once common in schools, big offices, and public buildings, anywhere accurate time was needed on a large scale. Gents 1 seconds impulse clock and schema video dailymotion.
Now with synchronizer capabilities for 3 wire international, opposite polarity, and hour impulse clock types. Slave clock definition is the auxiliary apparatus of a precision astronomical clock that relieves the latter of nearly all the work and thus assures uniformity of performance. Slave clock driver nuc80e for up to 80 slave clocks, cascadable, second slave line and minute slave line with short circuit proof pulse outputs. To control the imp2 there are two input pushbuttons, set and advance. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks all spectrum. Master slave led clocks, synchronized clocks, gps and ntp. Universal impulse driver for slave clocks tcxo version.
Imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver. I would like to see information on the tcxo version. Selena slaves have optocoupler interface to accept that as a synchronizing impulse. Seiko slave clock impulse driver alternating polarity worthpoint. Master clock system controller, slave clock impulser.
The typical battery lifetime using eight aa batteries is between 812 months for a one minute pulse clock, but this highly depends on your slave clock device and can be longer or shorter. Customers report that the model 1900wunv is the best of its kind on the market. I have used an old english dial clock with 12 dial but any clock with a large enough case be used as long. Impulse systems minute and second impulses this type of system is marked by the slave clocks analogue or digital being controlled and run by 24vdc alternating impulses that are transmitted from a westerstrand quartz master clockmaster clock programmer or time central. Looking for informationschematic of the now discontinued universal impulse driver boards that were sold. Model 1900wunv modular clock winder kens clock clinic. At piexx company, we design and build custom electronics for clock enthusiasts, juke box collectors and the ham radio community. In the firmware, we simply count 60 seconds and issue a pulse to the slave clock.
These voltage pulses are used to drive slave clocks used in institutions like factories, offices, and schools. The display will prompt for the time now indicated by the secondary clocks. Old school clock how to get it to work without a master. Best way to generate one pulse per minute crystal controlled. The rate of the clock can be speeded up or slowed down using the input keys.
Piexx company imp22k low cost battery operated slave clock impulse driver the imp22k impulse driver will run your standard electric, brille. Also used to synchronize self winding clock company clocks aka western union clocks to quartz crystal accuracy. I have two of kens sync units running and have a mulit function timer board i worked up. By wiring the slave clocks in series, it is possible to drive any number of slaves from one master clock impulse generator. The neonixie universal impulse driver is a replacement for the master clocks that were once was used to run slave clocks, or dials. The united kingdom favoured a single pulse to be sent out from the master to the slave once every minute or every 30 seconds, depending on each particular maker of. This basically advances the minutehand, and thats about it.
The clock network can either be a simple wired serial network, a wired pulse signal or a more complex ethernet network. When it is important that all clocks show exactly the same time, this is where the clock system comes into its own. A small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 30 second or 60 second pulse to drive a slave. Ec5ap alternating polarity slave clock impulse driver. Undeterred by this setback, hes created an electronic driver board that generates the. Key features product description characteristics downloads. Originally, many master clock systems used an impulses generated by the master clock to advance and synchronize slave clocks. Connections, green line and yellow line are ontput of l293d, these 2 lines are connected to slave clock. Secondary or slave clocks by the standard electric time company. Synchronizing dads antique impulse clocks using labview. Two wire bipolar minute impulse a one second bipolar 24vdc pulse is transmitted each minute. Secondary or slave clocks by the standard electric time co. Master clock driver for antique slave clocks big old wall clocks that were used in facilities such as schools, factories and hospitals are very appealing and will probably never go out of style.
An electric impulse clock system usually consists of one or more public slave clocks, or dials, driven by regular electric impulses generated from a remotely located master clock. Bring those old slave clocks back to life with our universal impulse driver. All analogue and digital slave clocks connected to their central clock panel are controlled with one uniform time. A slave clock impulse driver impulser to control the timing of gents, synchronome and similarslave clocks when no master clock is available. The slave dials usually have an electric solenoid in them, which when activated by the pulse from the master clock, moved the hands around. Its easy to see whyits fully automatic, selfadjusting and by far the most accurate, with no timing tweaks needed. Slave clocks typically communicate on a clock network. A selena clock, a pc or other device with rs232, usb or rs485 serial port may be used as the master. These clocks were designed for series connection in a current controlled driver circuit with alternating polarity every second. A quick and easy way of running exgpopo slave clocks. The ec5ap impulse driver will control your favag, westerstrands, bbc and similar slave clock ec5ap alternating polarity slave clock impulse driver a small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 0. After entering the slave clock time, the mc series master clock will advance. These clocks were designed for series connection in a current controlled driver circuit with alternating polarity every. The heart of every clock system is the master clock.
For those of you who aspire to own a working ex gpopo slave clock but do not have the money to afford or have the space for a master clock e. Trade mark and logo gorgy timing screen printed on the dial. Edo lelic has a rather nice iskra slave clock, but unfortunately not the master that once drove it. A terminal block is provided for connection of the slave dial and batteries. In telecommunication and horology, a slave clock is a clock that depends for its accuracy on another clock, a master clock. Home forums horological education clocks electric horology universal impulse driver for slave clocks tcxo version discussion in electric horology started by k1wy, mar 25, 2014. Most popular winder and secondary slave clock driver.
Will produce either unipolar or bipolar polarity reversing clock pulses. The master driver software is small and works in the background, so the pc can still be used for all other tasks. With the xilinx spartan 3e starter kit, some external hardware, and a fairly simple labview fpga program, i have created a master clock for my dads antique impulse slave clock. Master clock driver for antique slave clocks elektronika. The neonixie universal impulse driver is a replacement for the master clocks that. Also, a circuit is shown that interfaces the pendulum driver to a clock motor, and a solarpowered hybrid mechanicalelectric clock.
This master slave arrangement made it very easy to maintain accurate time. A small circuit controlled by a crystal and microcontroller and giving either a 30 second or 60 second pulse to drive a slave clock in the absence of a master clock. They are very durable and almost never break down due to very simple mechanism they have. It doesnt use a traditional clock movement, but rather a 12v 1 second pulse every 60 seconds that drives a ratchet that advances the hands on the face of the clock that hangs in the house that jack built they are still used today, but only in old. Bill thrasher, who started with standard in 1923 and headed its secondary clock department for many years. Impulse driver for slave clocks, self winding clocks. Although they were usually electronmechanical in operation, you can recreate a master clock using an electronic crystal oscillator and divider, driving an external relay or solid state current sink devices, which is. Push the daylight savings button and then the stop button, and the slave driver will inhibit all impulses until an hour has passed. Model 1900w110v modular clock winder this efficient module provides the proper voltage and pulse signal to wind 110 volt dc master clocks or accurately advance 110 volt dc slave units. We are currently using this master to control and synchronize 15 clocks spread through a 30,000 squarefoot building.
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