Timing Updates
Plura timing products are constantly being improved and adapted to new requirements. These are the latest software and documentation updates.
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2024
| Date | Product | Document | Version | Reason | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | PC System Clock Synchronization with PCI TS | Software | 2.12 | Enhancement | Added PCIe TS (v2) to the supported cards of the TimeSys software. |
| 2024-04-04 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.24.14 | New Feature | Added MTDoE + NTP Client + Timer Request Protocol (M+C+R) firmware image. |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.24.14 | |||
| Rubidium Configuration Tool | Software | 2.24.14 | |||
| 2024-04-04 | RUB IE-M | Firmware | 2.24.14 | Bugfix | Fixed default value of MTD Priority. |
| RUB PM-M | Firmware | 2.24.14 | |||
| 2024-03-22 | RUB IE-M | Data Sheet | Enhancement | Options M, R3 and R10 no longer require option N. | |
| RUB IE-R | Data Sheet | ||||
| 2024-03-12 | TCC70XS2 Ethernet | Firmware | 2.24.12 | Enhancement | Allow reference telegrams from 2036-01-01 or later.
For details see update notes of RUB IE-N version 2.24.1. |
| 2024-03-01 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.24.11 | New Feature | Added support of Rubidium special solution "Option 86". |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.24.11 | |||
| Rubidium Configuration Tool | Software | 2.24.11 | |||
| 2024-02-06 | RUB AT | Manual | Enhancement | Added application notes to Product Downloads section. | |
| RUB AV | Manual | ||||
| RUB XT | Manual | ||||
| RUB XV | Manual | ||||
| TCC70XS2 | Manual | ||||
| 2024-01-31 | RUB IE-S | Firmware | 2.24.5 | Enhancement | Added more PTP status OIDs to SNMP MIB.
SNMP status OIDs that are calculated from bit fields were fixed. SNMP requests of EUI64 OIDs are now possible. |
| RUB PM-S | Firmware | 2.24.5 | |||
| Rubidium Configuration Tool | Software | 2.24.5 | |||
| 2024-01-26 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.24.4 | Bugfix | Fixed message "File \WEB\OptAut42.htm not found".
Applies to GT with option A (Automation). Bug was introduced with version 2.22.8. |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.24.4 | |||
| 2023-01-09 | TRC | Manual | 1.2 | Enhancement | Updated download links and update instructions.
Minor changes. |
| 2024-01-08 | RUB IE-N | Firmware | 2.24.1 | Enhancement | Allow reference telegrams from 2036-01-01 or later.
On 2036-02-07 NTP timestamps will rollover to zero, NTP era 0 ends and era 1 starts. The NTP server is now able to work after this date. NTP clients are responsible to handle the rollover correctly and not jump back to 1900-01-01. |
| RUB PM-N | Firmware | 2.24.1 | |||
| 2024-01-01 | RUB IE-N | Firmware | 2.20.37 | Bugfix | The NTP Server stopped working on 2024-01-01.
The NTP server of older firmware than version 2.20.37 ignored reference telegrams after 2024-01-01. The result was a LOST or INIT state of the NTP server. MTD over Ethernet (MTDoE) was also affected. |
| RUB PM-N | Firmware | 2.20.37 | |||
| TCC70XS2 Ethernet | Firmware | 2.20.37 | |||
2023
| Date | Product | Document | Version | Reason | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-18 | UD25 | Firmware | 12.97 | Enhancement | Update to latest revision of other UD displays. |
| UDD25 | Firmware | 12.97 | |||
| 2023-12-14 | UD displays | Manual | 4.12 | Enhancement | Added Local Start / Stop / Reset commands. |
| 2023-12-08 | UD displays | Firmware | 12.95 | Bugfix | The primary/secondary changeover of NTP client didn’t work.
The "Active Host" display on the NTP status page was also incorrect. |
| SPT | Firmware | 12.95 | |||
| TCU | Firmware | 12.95 | |||
| ELC | Firmware | 12.95 | |||
| 2023-12-06 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.23.48 | Enhancement | Reworked setting of inserter texts.
Applies to XT/XV AT/AV and HT/HV/DT/DV modules. |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.23.48 | |||
| 2023-12-05 | ELC | Manual | 2.3 | Enhancement | Added "LTC: MTD" user mode. |
| 2023-11-21 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.23.47 | Enhancement | Updated RTOS to Version 2.09.
Fixes potential security issues. |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.23.47 | |||
| TCC70XS2 Ethernet | Firmware | 2.23.47 | |||
| 2023-11-30 | TCA | Firmware | 12.94 | Enhancement | Errors in the MTD sequence are now counted as "Sequence" errors. |
| 2023-11-08 | RUB GNS10 | Manual | 1.4 | Enhancement | Added ANTG weight. |
| 2023-10-26 | Windows Driver for PCI and PCIe | Software | 5.45 | Enhancement | Added PCIe 3G (v2), PCIe LV (v2), PCIe L (v2) and PCIe TS (v2).
Updated CE and added UKCA declaration to manual. |
| PCI SDK and Linux Driver | Software | 5.45 | |||
| PCL Flash | Software | 5.45 | |||
| PCIe cards | Manual | 5.45 | |||
| 2023-10-13 | PCIe cards | Firmware | 9.19 | New Feature | Initial Release of firmware for PCIe (v2) cards.
Introducing PCL PCIe LV (v2), PCL PCIe L (v2), PCL PCIe TS (v2) and PCL PCIe 3G (v2) cards. |
| 2023-10-05 | Windows Driver for PCI and PCIe | Software | 5.45 | Enhancement | Windows driver now supports PCIe (v2) cards.
PCL PCIe LV (v2), PCL PCIe L (v2), PCL PCIe TS (v2) and PCL PCIe 3G (v2) are supported, as well as all existing Plura or Alpermann+Velte PCIe and PCI cards. |
| 2023-08-24 | RUB C3 | Firmware | 2.23.8 | Enhancement | Enabled staus monitor status of PPS and serial inuts in Grandmaster mode. |
| 2023-07-06 | SPT | Firmware | 12.77 | New Feature | Added illuminated keys to Main mode.
In Main mode the keys 2 (Time), 3 (Date) and 4 (Timer A) to F (Timer F) are illuminated to visualize the current mode. |
| TCU | Firmware | 12.77 | |||
| 2023-06-21 | SPT | Firmware | 12.75 | New Feature | Dummy load can be added to improve compatibility to PoE+.
Auto / Off / 0.3W / 0.9W / 1.2W can be configured. |
| TCU | Firmware | 12.75 | |||
| UD/SC Configuration Tool | Software | 12.75 | |||
| 2023-06-01 | RUB G3 | Firmware | 2.22.21 | New Feature | Initial release. |
| RUB G3 | Manual | 1.0 | |||
| 2023-05-10 | SPT | Manual | 2.8 | Enhancement | Added selection of time code sources.
Added specifications of LTC IN. |
| 2023-04-20 | PCIe cards | Manual | 5.39 | Enhancement | Added missing PCI / PCIe product name. |
| 2023-04-14 | RUB IE | Firmware | 2.23.15 | Enhancement | Reworked DHCP behavior.
Assuring DHCP resolution even if DHCP server or network equipment is not available immediately after TCC70XS2 or Rubidium startup. |
| RUB PM | Firmware | 2.23.15 | |||
| TCC70XS2 Ethernet | Firmware | 2.23.15 | |||
| 2023-04-06 | PCIe cards | Manual | 5.38 | Enhancement | Added Windows 11 and Server 2022 support. |
| 2023-04-05 | UD56-8 | Firmware | 12.57 | Enhancement | Update to latest revision of other UD displays. |
| 2023-04-04 | UD displays | Firmware | 12.64 | Bugfix | In source "LTC: MTD" the local timer was not shown.
It was overwritten by MTD real-time. |
| TCU | Firmware | 12.64 | |||
| 2023-03-03 | SPT | Firmware | 12.59 | Bugfix | Brightness of keyboard can be set again.
Bug was introduced in version 11.7. |
| TCU | Firmware | 12.59 | |||
| 2023-02-23 | RUB GT | Firmware | 2.23.8 | Bugfix | DST mode was not set when loading a timezon in MTD TIME ZONE mode.
Now DST Enable is set automatically if DST bias is not zero. |
| 2023-02-21 | SPT | Firmware | 12.58 | Bugfix | In MTD master mode DOWN key is working again.
OFFSET+ and OFFSET- were affected, too. Bug was introduced in version 11.32. |
| TCU | Firmware | 12.58 | |||
| 2023-01-05 | UD25-8 | Firmware | 12.51 | Bugfix | STATUS display of NMEA protocol was faulty. |
| UD56-8 | Firmware | 12.51 | |||
| 2023-01-25 | UD126 | Firmware | 11.32 | Enhancement | Update to latest revision of other UD displays. |
| UD178 | Firmware | 11.32 | |||
| 2023-01-04 | UD displays | Firmware | 12.51 | Enhancement | Field order of Serial config page was different to UD/SC config tools. |
