I did have to update the Nixichron firmware for the BR355. A side benefit 
was corrected handling of the DST changeover.


On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 2:04:02 AM UTC-5, Terry Kennedy wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 12:25:12 AM UTC-4, Pramanicin wrote:
>>
>> I can’t locate a reasonably priced HaiCom replacement....I’ll check out 
>> the Gstar. I have some GlobalSat BR355’s with the PS/2  plug but there was 
>> no pin out info in the GPSII manual that I’m aware of....are they 
>> compatible?
>>
>
> The pinout is compatible. However, note that most of the earlier Jeff 
> Thomas clocks / firmware require the 1PPS signal on the PS/2 connector, 
> which more modern receivers don't provide. The clock probably displays its 
> firmware date on power-up, in MMDDYY format. On the NixiChron, the first 
> firmware to support receivers without 1PPS was 110105 and the last 
> firmware that required 1PPS was 040604. I have heard (anecdotally) that 
> there may be a slight modification needed on the PCB for older (not 
> NixiChron) clocks. Someone will likely be along with additional details 
> shortly.
>

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