! I have the latest (last) firmware if you ever want a copy I'm running 110210 - is yours later than that?
Thanks Nick On Wednesday, 21 July 2021 at 14:15:54 UTC+1 MichaelB wrote: > That'll do the trick! I have the latest (last) firmware if you ever want a > copy. > > On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 5:58:16 AM UTC-7 Nick wrote: > >> Thanks to all who replied but I decided to stop being pathetic and to do >> it myself! >> >> Basically, after the upgrades to the Haicom 204III GPS puck, the NixiSat >> is talking to the puck using RS232, 4800 baud, 8 bits, no parity and is >> expecting to just receive a $GPRMC sentence once a second. >> >> So, just set the NWTS to send just send $GPRMC messages at 4800 baud >> using RS232 signalling (JP1,JP2 off, JP3 linked) - 5V power (about 80mA >> needed) from the NixiSat is on pins 1 & 2 of the 6-pin mini-DIN connector >> and RXD is on pin 5. Basically there's now a little black box behind the >> clock and that's it. >> >> Works a treat. I have to say the NTWS is a very nice solution for those >> needing GPS accuracy in an area where there's no satellite visibility for >> GPS. I'm running the 2.5 firmware which is quite old but it works for me >> just fine. >> >> Nick >> >> On Tuesday, 20 July 2021 at 22:35:18 UTC+1 MichaelB wrote: >> >>> Hey Thanks Greg. >>> >>> Hi Nick, ping me and I can tell you how I do it so that you can use the >>> clock either NWTS or GPS governed and easily swap them. The one I sent >>> Dalibor is done this way. >>> >>> You've already done the hard part by converting the clock away from the >>> older Axiom/Oncore 1PPS GPSs. And I assume converted that BNC connector to >>> either a mini DIN or 1/8" TRS? >>> >>> On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 1:54:44 PM UTC-7 Greg P wrote: >>> >>>> Nick, >>>> >>>> Takes some modification to the PCB and added components. Michael >>>> Barile (Bad Nixie) is the master at these conversions. Well worth it to >>>> have him do it for you, he has many satisfied customers. >>>> On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 9:05:29 AM UTC-4 Nick wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has anyone done this? >>>>> >>>>> I have an original Jeff Thomas NixiSat with the later firmware and the >>>>> HaiCom 204III puck that I added a few years ago - see >>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/neonixie-l/c/evzX0noEGXg/m/4ygtcNnhj3wJ >>>>> >>>>> The current site of the clock has no GPS visibility, so I want to >>>>> replace the puck with an NWTS - I just happened to have an unused one >>>>> lying >>>>> around... >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/b64e3768-a9cc-41e5-9b7a-a6f9b8a6532en%40googlegroups.com.
