Re: [time-nuts] TymServe 2100 OCXO (MTI 240-0530-D)

2015-06-03 Thread Andrew Cooper
Keep us updated on any progress (or pitfalls here). I just installed our new MicroSemi S350's a few minutes ago;) and pulled a couple TS2100's out of the rack. We would like to update these and have one of the Heol GPS units on order. Ours have OXCO's already, so it should just be the GPS.

Re: [time-nuts] What did I buy? Austron 1210D-03

2015-06-03 Thread Dan Watson
Well the clock survived Fedex Home Delivery (yuck) in one piece. It's in extremely good shape, just as was shown in the pictures. All the buttons and lights work. At turn on, the 10MHz output was about 350 Hz high, and power draw was 40 Watts. It's now setting at just over 0.1 ppm out after a very

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread bownes
Swap the tx and rx lines on the Arduino. Swap back to reconnect to PC. On Jun 3, 2015, at 10:51, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.com wrote: In the RS-232 world devices are either DTE or DCE. You need one of each on each end of the line if using a normal straight cable.To

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread David McGaw
Is the shield explicitly powered? It may be being phantom powered from the control lines when connected to the PC which are not present when connected to the Thunderbolt. David McGaw N1HAC On 6/3/15 12:38 AM, Dan Quigley wrote: Hello, I'm integrating an Arduino (Due/Mega have tried both)

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread Dan Quigley
Well... even after a cup of coffee, I still feel like doing a face plant. I would have sworn that I checked that... twice! Thanks to Tom Van Baak, Tom Harris and you Paul for responding so quickly. The electrons are now fine, I'm pushing bits around now. 73's, Dan (N7HQ) -Original

Re: [time-nuts] USB problems and solutions - Some what Off Topic -- USB-C

2015-06-03 Thread Neil Schroeder
It's definitely no optional. The TI part is designed for that. Not sure about the others. The HV bus is definitely optional - but most stationary devices - hosts, docks,etc can supply that no issue I would say that we will see big values on the HV bus from AC mains powered devices. On Tuesday,

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread Paul Williamson
That sounds a lot like you have the Thunderbolt's TX pin hooked up to the RS-232 Shield's TX pin, which is what would happen if you tried to use the same cable that worked between the Shield and the PC or between the Thunderbolt and the PC. To connect the Shield and the Thunderbolt you might just

Re: [time-nuts] USB problems and solutions - Some what Off Topic -- USB-C

2015-06-03 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The point that was made by the OP was that the new USB-C spec starts out with a “3A default” rather than 500 ma. Since this stuff is just hitting the market, only time will tell how the vendors decide to handle that “requirement” with multi port gizmos. With (now apparently obsolete)

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread Tom Harris
You have TX connected to TX? Swap your TX/RX connections and see if the levels improve. Tom Harris celephi...@gmail.com On 3 June 2015 at 14:38, Dan Quigley d...@quigleys.us wrote: Hello, I'm integrating an Arduino (Due/Mega have tried both) with a surplus Thunderbolt and need some advice.

[time-nuts] Bliley 100MHz Oscillators for sale

2015-06-03 Thread Ivan Cousins
Hi again I have 4 Bliley 100MHz OCXO oscillators that I would like to sell. The Bliley model is NV26R891 with a SMA connector output. The nominal power supply voltage is 12Vdc. This time there is information available. www.febo.com/pages/oscillators/100_MHz_Data_Sheets/bliley.pdf I will ship

Re: [time-nuts] Using CPLD/FPGA or similar for frequency divider

2015-06-03 Thread jerry shirᴀr
Thanks Bruce. That is an excellent option. I did a paper over a decade ago on the jitter and phase noise for Actel (Now Microsemi) comparing their eX device to the Xilinx CPLD. It was intended to show the eX device was preferable to the Xilinx CPLD. It makes a difference as to what device is

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt/Arduino RS232 Interface Issue

2015-06-03 Thread Chris Albertson
In the RS-232 world devices are either DTE or DCE. You need one of each on each end of the line if using a normal straight cable.To connect two like devices you need a crossover cable (AKA null modem) From the sounds of it I'm guessing the PC is a DCE and the Arduino and Thunderbolt are

Re: [time-nuts] TymServe 2100 OCXO (MTI 240-0530-D)

2015-06-03 Thread Gerhard Wittreich
I'm giving the entire rebuild a try including the Ace Trimble III clone form Heol Design. I'm not sure it is practical but I like the idea of keeping an old unit running. I read the post you mentioned which does a nice job of discussing the firmware settings. I was hoping for some practical

Re: [time-nuts] Using CPLD/FPGA or similar for frequency divider

2015-06-03 Thread Bob Camp
Hi As always, the real answer it “that depends”. If your objective is wide band phase noise and you want to start from 100 MHz and get 10 MHz (fig 6 in the Lamda paper), you can get at least another 6 db with a simple divide by 10 chip than with all the fancy stuff. Bob On Jun 3, 2015,

[time-nuts] Bliley 100MHz Oscillators for sale

2015-06-03 Thread Ivan Cousins
Gents: All four of the Bliley Oscillators are sold. Thank You. Ivan Cousins ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.