Re: [time-nuts] Does TB keep almanac data ?

2011-06-13 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/13/2011 06:02 PM, Christian Vogel wrote: Hi Alberto, Why almanac data are not kept ? Not enough space in that non volatile memory ? the thunderbolt is meant for permanent installation in mobile base stations where power outages are pretty rare, so I guess the designers didn't see it wor

Re: [time-nuts] Does TB keep almanac data ?

2011-06-13 Thread Robert Darlington
EEPROM's do have a finite number of write cycles to any particular memory location, but it's about 100,000 or more. That's 11 years worth if written to once an hour round the clock (the same location in memory, that is). This is probably not the issue. I personally never noticed but then again,

Re: [time-nuts] Does TB keep almanac data ?

2011-06-13 Thread Mike S
At 10:49 AM 6/13/2011, Alberto di Bene wrote... Why almanac data are not kept ? Not enough space in that non volatile memory ? Flash and EEPROMs have a limited number of write cycles available. For a timing receiver, position changes rarely - almanac data changes frequently.

Re: [time-nuts] Does TB keep almanac data ?

2011-06-13 Thread Christian Vogel
Hi Alberto, Why almanac data are not kept ? Not enough space in that non volatile memory ? the thunderbolt is meant for permanent installation in mobile base stations where power outages are pretty rare, so I guess the designers didn't see it worthwhile. Chris _

[time-nuts] Does TB keep almanac data ?

2011-06-13 Thread Alberto di Bene
Every time I switch on my Thunderbolt (cold start) Lady Heather tells me that there are no almanac data. It takes a few tens of minutes before they are collected again. I was under the impression that TB had some sort of non volatile memory, and it must have it, as it is capable of remembering t