The high-performance PTP and NTP Grandmaster Clock in a small and compact form factor, provides robust and accurate time synchronisation and distribution across different devices. This second generation of the Open Timecard Mini ecosystem provides the full multi-band GNSS receiver with proven excellent performance, up to <5ns accuracy to UTC and 5 ppb holdover capability.

Why Open Timecard Mini 2.0?

  • Multi-PTP profiles supported

    • Default & Enterprise-Draft (E2E and P2P)
    • IEC 61850-9-3 Utility Profile
    • IEEE C37.238-2017 (& 2011) Power Profile
    • ITU-T G.8265.1 (/2) Telecom Profile
    • ITU-T G.8275.1(/2) Telecom Profile
    • SMPTE 2059-2 Profile
    • AES67/RAVENNA Profile and more...

  • Customise-to-Precision Demand

    From high-precision timing for PTP/NTP Grandmaster clock solutions, to high-precision location services for Industrial IoT and Automotive, the new mini 2.0 range has what you need

  • Multi-Reference Time Sources

    Our GPS/GNSS engine supports GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS, and NavIC across L1/L2/L5 bands, ensuring reliable synchronisation anywhere. A cold start in just 26 seconds and 1-second reacquisition, downtime is minimised

  • Compact PCIe form factor

    The 11.5cm x 7cm PCIe IO form factor makes it easy to integrate into your existing device such as PCs or servers, simplifying your workspace. Available with both half-height and full-height bracket.

Introducing the new Open Timecard Mini

Check out the Timecard Mini 2.0 Ecosystem

  • Precision Timing

    Perfect for 4G/5G/LTE & Broadcast implementations

    • Full multi-band GNSS receiver
    • <5ns accuracy to UTC
    • 1.5us/8hrs holdover
    • State of the art Clock Gen with 4x Frequency outputs and 3x event time stampers
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  • Precision Location

    High scalability for industrial and automotive applications

    • Centimeter-level GNSS corrections globally
    • Fast convergence times and reliable performance
    • L-Band GNSS correction Data
      Point Perfect compatible
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  • Precision Timing Lite

    The perfect balance of cost and performance

    • Unaffected by ionospheric errors
    • Combines accurate timing with low power consumption
    • Built-in GNSS security for highest robustness against malicious attacks
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  • Essential

    Ideal for the home or test lab

    • L1/L5 dual-band GNSS receiver
    • Effective multi-path mitigation to boost urban accuracy
    • Proven excellent performance, even with small antennas
    • Matches Raspberry Pi CM4 form factor (or alternative clones)
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Build your own Open Timecard Mini 2.0

By timebeat.app

Open Timecard Mini 2.0
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£895.00
£895.00

Key Features

  • Accuracy of time pulse signal: up to 2.5ns
  • Multiple frequency output: 1Hz to 10MHz
  • Time pulse jitter: up to ±4 ns
  • ±1 ppb stability over a temperature range as wide as -40°C to 95°C
  • ±0.01 ppb/C typical frequency slope (dF/dT) and up to 8 hours of time holdover
  • Multi-band GPS/GNSS receiver
  • Resistant to shock & vibration
  • NTP, PTP, PPS & Frequency distribution directly from the card
  • Full-height and half-height PCIe slot profiles (with PCIe IO board)
  • 1GbE built-in network port (with PCIe IO board)
  • Onboard compute for configuration and management ( with Raspberry Pi CM4/Raspberry Pi CM5)

General Features

1x ANT: u.fl IPEX-1 connector for connecting GNSS antenna input.

4x PPS OUT: u.fl IPEX-1 connectors

1x PPS IN : u.fl IPEX-1 connector 

3 x EVENT IN/OUT : u.fl IPEX-1 connectors

200 Pin top: Direct connection for the Raspberry Pi CM4 footprint

Ublox LEA-F9T

GNSS Features

184-channel U-blox F9 engine: 

- GPS L1C/A, L2C, L5 GLO L1OF GAL E1B/C, E5b, E5a BDS B1I, B1C, B2a QZSS L1C/A, L2C, L5 NavIC L5 SBAS L1C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN* Frequency Bands: L1 and L2

- Position Accuracy: 1.5 m CEP

- Timing Accuracy (1 PPS): <5ns (typical)

Time-to-First-Fix (TTFF):

- Cold Start: 26 seconds

- Reacquisition: 1 second

SiT5812 1.5us/24h mems OCXO

Frequency Stability: Down to ±1 ppb (parts per billion) over temperature

Frequency Tuning

- Supports fine frequency adjustments in steps as low as 1 ppt (parts per trillion)

- Digital control for precise frequency tuning and correction

Aging Stability

- ±0.1 ppb/day

Performance

Holdover and Retrace

- 1.5us/8hrs holdover

Temperature-Compensated MEMS

- MEMS technology with built-in temperature compensation for high accuracy across temperature ranges

- Stratum 3e Holdover: Supports holdover mode for telecom and network applications to meet Stratum 3e timing requirements


Renesas 8A34002E clock generator

Frequency and Output

•⁠  ⁠Output Frequency Range: 0.5 Hz to 1GHz (on request 1Hz default)

•⁠  ⁠Number of Outputs: Up to 7 programmable outputs (on request 1Hz default)

Frequency Tuning and Accuracy

•⁠  ⁠Tuning Resolution: below 1ps

General Features

1x ANT: u.fl IPEX-1 connector for connecting GNSS antenna input.

1x PPS OUT: u.fl IPEX-1 connectors

200 Pin top: Direct connection for the Raspberry Pi CM4 footprint

Highlights

- Multi-band receiver delivers centimeter-level accuracy in seconds 

- Concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou 

- Multi-band L1/L5 RTK with fast convergence times and reliable performance 

- Centimeter accuracy in a compact and energy-efficient module 

- Easy integration of RTK for fast time-to-market 

- Native support for PointPerfect simplifies integration 

- Small form factor

Ublox NEO-F9P

84-channel u-blox F9 engine GPS L1C/A L5, GLO L1OF, GAL E1B/C E5a, BDS B1I B2a, QZSS L1C/A L1S L5, SBAS L1C/A NavIC L5


RTK Accuracy

- Nav. update rate RTK up to 20 Hz1 

- Position accuracy RTK 0.01 m + 1 ppm CEP 

- Convergence time2 RTK < 10 sec

Ublox NEO-D9S

Highlights:

- First mass-market L-band GNSS correction module 

- Access to centimeter-level GNSS corrections globally 

- Freedom to select GNSS correction data delivery channel 

- High scalability for industrial and automotive applications 

- Allows selection of desired L-band GNSS correction service 


GNSS Feature

- Purpose: GNSS correction data receiver for high-precision applications

- Supported Correction Data: Receives GNSS correction data for augmentation services like Precise Point Positioning (PPP)

- Frequency Bands: L-band (1525 - 1559 MHz), commonly used for correction data transmission

- Channel Support: Dual-channel capability, allowing reception of multiple correction data streams

- PPP-RTK Compatibility: Enables Precise Point Positioning with Real-Time Kinematic (PPP-RTK) for cm-level accuracy

General Features

1x ANT: u.fl IPEX-1 connector for connecting GNSS antenna input.

1x PPS OUT: u.fl IPEX-1 connectors

200 Pin top: Direct connection for the Raspberry Pi CM4 footprint


GNSS Features

- Ublox NEO -F10T supports all four global satellite constellations, it is ideal for global deployments with single HW SKU

- Supports the L1/L5/E5a configuration

- Receiver type: GPS L1C/A, L5  GLO L1OF GAL E1B/C, E5a  BDS B1C, B2a QZSS L1C/A, L5 NavIC L5 SBAS L1C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, L1Sb, GAGAN

- Timing accuracy: 10 ns (1-sigma, clear sky, dual-band mode)

- Time pulse jitter: ±8 ns

- Reacquisition: 1ns

- Cold starts Acquisition: 26s

General Features

1x ANT: u.fl IPEX-1 connector for connecting GNSS antenna input.

1x PPS OUT: u.fl IPEX-1 connectors

200 Pin top: Direct connection for the Raspberry Pi CM4 footprint


GNSS Features

- U-blox F10 dual-band receiver

- GPS / QZSS L1C/A (1575.42 MHz), L5 (1176.450 MHz) Galileo E1-B/C (1575.42 MHz), E5a (1176.450 MHz) BeiDou B1C (1575.42 MHz), B2a (1176.450 MHz) NavIC SPS-L5 (1176.450 MHz)

- Timing Accuracy : 30ns-60ns (typical)

- Time-to-First-Fix (TTFF):

- Cold Start: 28 seconds

- Reacquisition: 1 seconds

- Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz
- H.265 (HEVC) (up to 4Kp60 decode), H.264 (up to 1080p60 decode, 1080p30 encode)
- OpenGL ES 3.1, Vulkan 1.0
- Options for 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM (depending on variant)
- Options for 0GB ("Lite"), 8GB, 16GB or 32GB eMMC Flash memory (depending on variant)
- Option for fully certified radio module: 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless;
-Bluetooth 5.0, BLE; On-board electronic switch to select either external or PCB trace antenna

- Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 (Armv8) SoC @ 2.4GHz
- 4GB LPDDR4-4267 SDRAM with ECC
- 32GB eMMC flash memory
- 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless
- Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
- 4kp60 HEVC decoder
- OpenGL ES 3.1 graphics, Vulkan 1.2
- Onboard electronic switch to select between PCB trace or external antenna
- Gigabit Ethernet PHY supporting IEEE 1588
- 1 × PCIe x1 root complex, Gen 2 (5Gbps)
- 1 × USB 2.0 port (high speed)
- 2 × USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation

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