Nic - I have tried several of each... and even tried using the breakout box to create a crossover/null modem but no luck.
Brooke - Thanks for the insight. I will tear in to it this weekend and see what I can find. Thanks. -Brian On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 15:33 +1100, Nic McLean wrote: > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.