Re: [ntp:questions] Sure Electronics GPS board: Amazing performance. :-)

2011-04-02 Thread David J Taylor
unruh un...@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca wrote in message news:slrnipci4i.3la.un...@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca... [] Which route did you take-- PPS pin to RS232 (CMOS level) or via the buffers/inverters? All I am pointing out to people who might regard the sure board as a really cheap path, but do

Re: [ntp:questions] Sure Electronics GPS board: Amazing performance. :-)

2011-04-02 Thread David J Taylor
I've done some more careful inspection of the Sure GPS comms trace: It really looks like the GPS does _not_ listen to commands by default, instead the controlling program sends a solitary '0' char to ask for permission to talk. About 200 ms later the GPS boards drop the CD (Carrier Detect)

Re: [ntp:questions] Sure Electronics GPS board: Amazing performance. :-)

2011-04-02 Thread Terje Mathisen
David J Taylor wrote: I've done some more careful inspection of the Sure GPS comms trace: It really looks like the GPS does _not_ listen to commands by default, instead the controlling program sends a solitary '0' char to ask for permission to talk. About 200 ms later the GPS boards drop the

[ntp:questions] Help getting IRIG working

2011-04-02 Thread Jim Kusznir
Hello all: I'm trying to set up a linux ntp server using IRIG as a time source, from a SEL 2407 (http://www.selinc.com/sel-2407/). Unfortunately, I've not managed to get this running yet. I'm running IRIG as this clock does not put out NEMA. I am presently working with PPS from this clock,

Re: [ntp:questions] Help getting IRIG working

2011-04-02 Thread Chris Albertson
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Jim Kusznir jkusz...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all: I'm trying to set up a linux ntp server using IRIG as a time source, from a SEL 2407 (http://www.selinc.com/sel-2407/).  Unfortunately, I've not managed to get this running yet. I think the best way to verify

Re: [ntp:questions] Help getting IRIG working

2011-04-02 Thread Chris Albertson
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Jim Kusznir jkusz...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all: I'm trying to set up a linux ntp server using IRIG as a time source, from a SEL 2407 (http://www.selinc.com/sel-2407/).  Unfortunately, I've not managed to get this running yet. Have you tried flag3 to enable

Re: [ntp:questions] Help getting IRIG working

2011-04-02 Thread David L. Mills
Chris Co., The usual problem is overdriving the computer input.. Most IRIG devices produce a modulated signal in the range 10 V P-P, which is far larger than the line-in level. You might need an attenuator to produce in the order of 1 V P-P. As Chris says, the best way is to monitor the line