Michael -- I'm having issues with my 204III -- does the Globalsat need configuration as well? Is there freeware for configuring the puck? Not sure what rev software I have.
Terry On Sunday, August 3, 2014 1:39:43 PM UTC-5, MichaelB wrote: > Terry is spot on. The original HaiCom 204III did require turning off > everything but the $GPRMC string which could be done via the SiRF chipset > shareware > > I have several sets of Jeff's NixiChron electronics driving various clocks > that I purchased from Jeff after the DST fix was incorporated. This Rev. > also incorporated the change to accommodate 'todays' GPS pucks that do not > have the 1PPS out. Last Rev. was "11-02-10" (Rev. is written in pencil on > the top of the MCU) I use the GlobalSat BR355 exclusively now on these > electroincs. Much better at locking-on too compared to the Haicom. > > > > On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:39:27 PM UTC-7, Terry Kennedy wrote: >> >> On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:33:46 PM UTC-4, Mike Schudel wrote: >>> >>> I have a IN-18 Nixichron clock that Jeff Thomas built for me about 10 >>> years ago. The GPS antenna that came with it I've had to repair and it's >>> basically on it's last leg from a hail storm last weekend. The original >>> antenna is in a rectangular clear and translucent blue case. It's the one >>> shown on his old site. http://www.amug.org/~jthomas/nixichron.html >>> >>> Does anyone know of a replacement GPS antenna, with the PS/2 connection, >>> that I can use? When I started having issues with this a few years ago >>> Jeff pointed me to a few antennas on Ebay but he would need to reprogram >>> the unit to be able to use them. >>> >> >> He issued a firmware update some years ago. Firmware 040604 (that's >> MMDDYY) and earlier require a receiver with a 1PPS output. Firmware 11xx05 >> and newer uses the start of the $GPRMC string as the reference. Roughly, >> this means that if you have a firmware version that incorporates the "DST >> fix" for 2005 and newer, you can use any receiver. >> >> The firmware was shipped on pre-programmed microcontrollers, so you'd >> need to find one of those (or someone who has the firmware binary) in order >> to update. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4c760dc5-5111-4eb8-a1cb-ca627e20047d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
