Re: [time-nuts] softmark-usb-gpib

2007-09-20 Thread Didier Juges
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY If you run a development system like Visual Basic 6.0, you can see the controls that are available in an OCX file very easily. It does not tell you what they do, but with any luck, it should not be too hard to figure out if the

Re: [time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread Didier Juges
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY The last version of QuickBasic for DOS (v4.5) only supports 2 COM ports (COM1, COM2). I did have a version of VBDOS, but I have lost it a long time ago, so I can't tell what it did. Visual Basic will support at least 16 (I u

Re: [time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread Bill Janssen
Thanks for the info. I will try disabling COM1 and 2 ands see what happens. Bill K7NOM John Miles wrote: > There should certainly no problem using COM3 with Win98SE. If you aren't > using your machine's normal serial ports for anything, you might try > disabling them in the CMOS setup screen. T

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Hal Murray
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY > One factor to remember about good ol' PCs is that not all of the > timing problem is down to the RTC. A lot of timing errors are down to > Interrupts. A busy PC can lose 100s of milliseconds a day as a result > of Interrupt a

Re: [time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread John Miles
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY There should certainly no problem using COM3 with Win98SE. If you aren't using your machine's normal serial ports for anything, you might try disabling them in the CMOS setup screen. That may let the system assign the Prologix

[time-nuts] softmark-usb-gpib

2007-09-20 Thread John Fisher
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY > -- > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:45:58 + > From: "Dileep MG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [time-nuts] softmark-usb-gpib > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread Ulrich Bangert
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Bill, > I next tried "EZGPIB" and it reports > "No Prologix found" I have had a similar feed back from a different W98 user before. It seems that W98 is that different in lots of aspects from later Windows versions that I fea

Re: [time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread Joseph Gray
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I believe that the later versions of the DOS BASIC compiler support more than two COM ports. I'm not sure, but I believe that MS must have released this old software for free use, as I have seen it posted on many (non-pirate)

[time-nuts] Prologix and Windows 98SE

2007-09-20 Thread Bill Janssen
Well I bought a prologix GPIB device to use with my HP5370A to compare clocks. I tried a QBasic program and, no surprise, QBasic couldn't find the COM3. So, I downloaded "Prologix GPIB Configuration" program and that finds COM3 and I can control my 5370. I next tried "EZGPIB" and it reports "No

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Jason Rabel
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY You never said what your system hardware was, Intel has been making PCs for several decades now. With the newer systems there is so much dynamic throttling of components that issues like this are bound to arise. Replacing the c

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Rob Kimberley
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY I looked at Vista some time ago, and decided that for all the hype, it didn't give me any more than I really needed with my existing XP. Now glad I didn't change! Rob K -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mai

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Maggie Leber
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY On 9/19/07, James Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (I know that some on this list will say, "You nitwit, you should be another OS > than M$ Vista." Such replies will not be helpful to me.) Sadly, if you wish to have direct

Re: [time-nuts] Bush Accepts Pentagon Position on GPS

2007-09-20 Thread michael taylor
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY On 9/19/07, Bill Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, this is way off topic, unless you consider the passage of time. In terms of accuracy, for anything outside London, UK, BBC World News tends to be high quality and bal

[time-nuts] softmark-usb-gpib

2007-09-20 Thread Dileep MG
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi all, Will someone be able to give me some inputs on using usb-gpib interface from softmark? Information regarding coding with the ocx file which comes with the board, can be helpful. I thank you for the help, in advance.

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread GandalfG8
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY In a message dated 20/09/2007 12:28:40 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Nigel, The ClockBlock is more suited to the main processor clock as it's only specified down to a few hundred kilohertz. It would be O

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Robert Atkinson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi Nigel, The ClockBlock is more suited to the main processor clock as it's only specified down to a few hundred kilohertz. It would be OK with a post-scaler though. Robert G8RPI. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Rob Kimberley
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY One factor to remember about good ol' PCs is that not all of the timing problem is down to the RTC. A lot of timing errors are down to Interrupts. A busy PC can lose 100s of milliseconds a day as a result of Interrupt activity.

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread GandalfG8
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY In a message dated 20/09/2007 08:24:18 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Being a hardware kind of guy, my approach would be a little different. Why not remove the 32.768kHz crystal and feed the existing RTC wit

Re: [time-nuts] Bush Accepts Pentagon Position on GPS

2007-09-20 Thread Chuck Harris
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Neon John wrote: > ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false > Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:48:51 -0500, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false >> Errors-To:

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Chuck Harris
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY You don't even have to remove the crystal, just clip on a wire with a reasonably strong 32KHz signal and everything will lock on. -Chuck Harris Robert Atkinson wrote: > ); SAEximRunCond expanded to false > Errors-To: [EMAIL PR

Re: [time-nuts] Bush Accepts Pentagon Position on GPS

2007-09-20 Thread Neon John
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:48:51 -0500, "Bill Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >); SAEximRunCond expanded to false >Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY > >Yes, this is way off topic, unless you consider the passage of time. > >Wh

Re: [time-nuts] M$-Vi$ta-compliant PC RTC clock card?

2007-09-20 Thread Robert Atkinson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RETRY Hi, Being a hardware kind of guy, my approach would be a little different. Why not remove the 32.768kHz crystal and feed the existing RTC with 32.768kHz divided down from a decent oscillator? Hey, I just thought, maybe there is