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The event types are:
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Clock Sync Warning: Indicates that a clock has been identified as unstable, and is at risk of losing
sync with the master clock
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Clock Sync Unlocked: Indicates that a device has lost sync with the master clock. This will result
in the device being automatically muted until it regains sync.
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Clock Sync Locked: Indicates that a device has regained sync with the master clock.
To delete all Clock Status log entries, click Clear . This will reset the Clock Status Monitor icon to green.
Note: This will also clear all other
entries (the Clock Status log is a filtered view of the main
event log).
Dante Controller will then resume monitoring (unless the Clock Status Monitoring button is switched off).
To save the event log as an xml file, click Save.
History
The History tab can be used to establish the stability of device clocks. It shows a histogram of clock
frequency offset for the selected device, and the current frequency offset value, updated in real time.
The following information is also displayed:
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Mute status
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Sync status
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External word clock
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Preferred Master status
About Clock Offset
Hardware clocks are based on a vibrating (piezoelectric) quartz crystal. All crystals are slightly different,
and vibrate at slightly different frequencies. When a device ('slave') clock wants to sync to a master