Are you using a straight through or crossover serial cable? Nic -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke Sent: Friday, 20 February 2009 2:35 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt serial port
Hi Brian: There have been a small number of problems related to poor solder joints on U9 (RS-232 chip) or the serial connector. see: http://www.prc68.com/I/ThunderBolt.shtml#Maint Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.prc68.com bjon...@mindspring.com wrote: > I'm tired of banging my head against the wall so I think it is time to > ask.. Is there a way to test if the serial port on the Thunderbolt > works? I know the Thunderbolt itself powers up and works (I get a > 9.9999978 Mhz signal out of the 10Mhz output when it is on) but I have > been unable to talk/listen to it in Windows (tboltmon or Lady Heather) > or in Linux (even looking at the raw serial port state). I stuck my > breakout box on the line but I get no lights on the Thunderbolt side. > > Thanks, > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.