[time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Lux, James P
I'm looking for a way to take GPS time and generate a signal that can be recorded on the audio track of a video recording to time stamp it. This is so it can be aligned with other data that's collected with GPS based time. It needs to be portable/small (i.e. Something you could attach to a smal

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Lux, James P skrev: I'm looking for a way to take GPS time and generate a signal that can be recorded on the audio track of a video recording to time stamp it. This is so it can be aligned with other data that's collected with GPS based time. It needs to be portable/small (i.e. Something you cou

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Lux, James P
On 5/10/09 11:21 AM, "Magnus Danielson" wrote: > Lux, James P skrev: >> I'm looking for a way to take GPS time and generate a signal that can >> be recorded on the audio track of a video recording to time stamp it. >> This is so it can be aligned with other data that's collected with GPS >> ba

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Hal Murray
> As a model for what they're trying to do, say you were going to > measure the acceleration due to gravity by videotaping a falling > object against a scale in the background. Except that the motion is > more complex.. Maybe imagine putting an accelerometer in the "payload" > of a trebuchet... An

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi James: You might want to get a KIWI-OSD, Video overlay of GPS precision time stamp. It adds HH:MM:SS FF at the bottom of the image and so can be seen in every field. They have also developed a way to calibrate the camera shutter in relation to the frame time by using a numb

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Lux, James P skrev: On 5/10/09 11:21 AM, "Magnus Danielson" wrote: Lux, James P skrev: I'm looking for a way to take GPS time and generate a signal that can be recorded on the audio track of a video recording to time stamp it. This is so it can be aligned with other data that's collected wi

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Brooke The KIWI-OSD is no longer available. However some circuit detail is available at: http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/ritobs/kiwi/kiwi.html It really should be reworked to use a more reliable time source such as a GPS timing receiver. Bruce Brooke Clarke wrote: > Hi James: > > You might want t

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Lux, James P
On 5/10/09 12:10 PM, "Hal Murray" wrote: > > >> As a model for what they're trying to do, say you were going to >> measure the acceleration due to gravity by videotaping a falling >> object against a scale in the background. Except that the motion is >> more complex.. Maybe imagine putting a

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Lux, James P
On 5/10/09 12:15 PM, "Brooke Clarke" wrote: > Hi James: > > You might want to get a KIWI-OSD, Video overlay of GPS precision time > stamp. It adds HH:MM:SS FF at the bottom of the image and > so can be seen in every field. They have also developed a way to > calibrate the came

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Lux, James P skrev: On 5/10/09 12:15 PM, "Brooke Clarke" wrote: Hi James: You might want to get a KIWI-OSD, Video overlay of GPS precision time stamp. It adds HH:MM:SS FF at the bottom of the image and so can be seen in every field. They have also developed a way to calibrat

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Neville Michie
Hi, low tech solution may be to produce second pips of audio with long one minute pips, a bit like WWV, and inject them into the mic plug (in parallel to the mic) or use a small speaker. That together with a clap-board start should enable any frame to be timed. cheers, Neville Michie On

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Lux, James P
On 5/10/09 4:26 PM, "Magnus Danielson" wrote: > Lux, James P skrev: >> >> >> On 5/10/09 12:15 PM, "Brooke Clarke" wrote: >> >>> Hi James: >>> >>> You might want to get a KIWI-OSD, Video overlay of GPS precision time >>> stamp. It adds HH:MM:SS FF at the bottom of the image

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-10 Thread Dean Weiten
Hi there, It turns out that the NTP package has a built-in utility called "tg" which can generate IRIG-B time code. I'm not familiar with what you are trying to do. If you have a computer that is keeping accurate time (through your GPS clock??), you can generate a nice audio IRIG-B. It was deve

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-11 Thread Hal Murray
> I'm not sure if any of you would be interested in this modified "tg". > Let me know if you do. I had submitted it to the NTP gurus some time > ago, and they didn't seem too terribly interested. If anybody has bug fixes or enhancements to the ntp code base, I'll be glad to help get them merge

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-11 Thread Magnus Danielson
Lux, James P skrev: On 5/10/09 4:26 PM, "Magnus Danielson" wrote: Lux, James P skrev: On 5/10/09 12:15 PM, "Brooke Clarke" wrote: Hi James: You might want to get a KIWI-OSD, Video overlay of GPS precision time stamp. It adds HH:MM:SS FF at the bottom of the image and so

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-11 Thread John Nordlie
> > I'm looking for a way to take GPS time and generate a signal that can be > recorded on the audio track of a video recording to time stamp it. This is so > it can be aligned with other data that's collected with GPS based time. It > needs to be portable/small (i.e. Something you could atta

Re: [time-nuts] GPS->audio interface

2009-05-11 Thread Bill Hawkins
I've not seen a description of the real problem, only that it needs to be small and cheap. Cheap I can do (as in free) since I have too many time code generators/receivers. IRIG-B is a 1 KHz audio time code designed to be recorded for a time reference. The Datum units are 1.75" rack-mount boxes w