Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
- although I've never used it, I do like Chris's suggestion of power over Ethernet. I see dozens of choices in Amazon's lists - is there a standard for the power adapter and level? [] == To clarify, now I've done a little reading, I would be expecting to use a local

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server

2013-02-10 Thread Tim
On 10/02/2013 9:27 AM, Michael Tharp wrote: Greetings time-nuts, I've finally gotten the software for my NTP server project to the point where I'm comfortable shipping the boards I have now, so it's about time to spin the next revision. If you could take a minute to look over the feature

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
From: Michael Tharp Greetings time-nuts, I've finally gotten the software for my NTP server project to the point where I'm comfortable shipping the boards I have now, so it's about time to spin the next revision. If you could take a minute to look over the feature list and let me know on- or

[time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Rob Kimberley
I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask the question, but does anyone have experience of using Ethernet over power line adapters? I have an outside office, and my router is in the house plugged into the phone master socket. I have used two Ethernet over power adapters, one at the router and

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over poweradapters

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
From: Rob Kimberley [] I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask the question, but does anyone have experience of using Ethernet over power line adapters? I have an outside office, and my router is in the house plugged into the phone master socket. I have used two Ethernet over power

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Rob Kimberley
-Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of David J Taylor Sent: 10 February 2013 11:39 To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over poweradapters

Re: [time-nuts] FRK-L Rubidium

2013-02-10 Thread Garren Davis
Hi Ed, The voltage swings from 2v to 17v. Doesn't that mean I have about 4 to 5 volt margin if it's locked at 12 volts? I had to adjust the capacitor out almost all the way to get it to lock. If I need to adjust it more can I use the C-field adjustment or should I stay away from that?

Re: [time-nuts] FRK-L Rubidium

2013-02-10 Thread Garren Davis
Bob, That was my thoughts also. The GPS receiver and serial connection to the computer are working so I know the power connections are ok. I think I bought this through a group buy from someone on this list and they said all were tested before they were shipped. Maybe it was just time for the

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Jim Lux
On 2/10/13 12:40 AM, David J Taylor wrote: - although I've never used it, I do like Chris's suggestion of power over Ethernet. I see dozens of choices in Amazon's lists - is there a standard for the power adapter and level? [] == To clarify, now I've done a little

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:40 AM, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: - although I've never used it, I do like Chris's suggestion of power over Ethernet. I see dozens of choices in Amazon's lists - is there a standard for the power adapter and level? Yes there is a standard

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
From: Jim Lux [] I would NOT do this.. (use a non standard voltage on the PoE) too easy to hook the wrong thing up, some day.. Maybe your NTP widget is up on the roof, and you've got a buddy helping recable with a new switch that puts 48V on the wire, when your widget is expecting 12...

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Michael Tharp
On 02/10/2013 11:22 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: Yes there is a standard but there are also may non-standard implementations. I was a little worried about the comment regarding isolation being hard to implement. The standard for Ethernet required galvanic isolation on all Ethernet ports by use

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Chris Albertson
THose power over Ethernet devices work with analog signals and don't evn look at the data packets. All they do is place a DC bias on the twisted pair.Ethernet is always transformer coupled so your routers, switches and computers never see DC. What is your NTP server using for a reference

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 8:18 AM, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Point noted, Jim, although the likelihood of me either having a buddy here or of buying a PoE switch are very remote! If you are making and selling a product you have to assume others will do just about

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Rob Kimberley
I'm using Meinberg GPS NTP Servers. They are working fine and no problem with SVs. Still doing some tests. Will report back once I have anything extra to add. Thanks. Rob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Chris

Re: [time-nuts] FRK-L Rubidium

2013-02-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The OCVCXO tuning voltage adjust on the 10 MHz simply centers up the sweep process. It has no impact on the output frequency once the unit is locked up. The C field adjustment sets the Rb on frequency once it is locked. It is only used to set the unit on frequency. Since the range on

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over poweradapters

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
From: Chris Albertson [] THose power over Ethernet devices work with analog signals and don't evn look at the data packets. All they do is place a DC bias on the twisted pair.Ethernet is always transformer coupled so your routers, switches and computers never see DC. []

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Jim Lux
On 2/10/13 8:22 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 12:40 AM, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: - although I've never used it, I do like Chris's suggestion of power over Ethernet. I see dozens of choices in Amazon's lists - is there a standard for the power

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Chris Albertson
I think PoE is a great thing, because it allows you to get rid of all those wallwarts.. More importantly than simply getting rid of them is that with PoE you can place your Ethernet device in a location where there is no place to plug-in a wall wart. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach,

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature requests

2013-02-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi If you go the DIY route to PoE, be careful of the converter bricks you decide to use. Switchers by nature put hash on both the input and output terminals. You want to avoid back feeding crud onto the cable. It's common mode, but the chokes and transformers only isolate to a limited degree.

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread David
The poster is asking about ethernet over power line and not power over ethernet. As you point out, the later should have zero effect on ethernet latency. There are several ethernet over power standards. Latency will include a bridge in each adapter, the effects of a noisy uncontrolled AC power

Re: [time-nuts] FRK-L Rubidium

2013-02-10 Thread Ed Palmer
Hi Garren, Yes, you're right. Silly me, I made the mistake of believing what was written in the manual which says 2-12 volts. When I measure it, I see ~2-16 volts. Let that be a warning to you. This isn't the first time that manual has led me astray! I should have known better. Did you

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread James Harrison
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My gut feeling would be that overall noise/power/length of run etc is going to be a significant factor, too - ie, longer runs or noisier power environments will have an impact. As with all things sensitive, it's best to isolate things - I have yet to

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Bill Hawkins
Rob, One of the common characteristics of power lines is noise. Seems to me that bursts of noise could interrupt the Ethernet signal, causing retries of the transmission. Now, I'm only familiar with SNTP, which uses UDP messages (User Datagram Protocol). The more familiar TCP will retry

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi Bill, On 02/10/2013 07:44 PM, Bill Hawkins wrote: P.S. The Meinberg article at their site says that NTP and SNTP both use TCP/IP. I know that SNTP uses UDP/IP, so perhaps they are confused. TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) requires a request/confirm / indication/ /response handshake using

Re: [time-nuts] Embedded NTP server ideas and feature - POE

2013-02-10 Thread Bob Martin
Full-blown 802.3af POE (IEEE 802.3af-2003 for example) is not a simple beast. The Arduino world uses a standard module, the Silvertel Ag9000-S. Silvertel shows them as $10.64 each for a module that puts out 9W max and is 802.3af compliant. Bob K6RTM

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread David
On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:44:57 -0600, Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net wrote: Rob, One of the common characteristics of power lines is noise. Seems to me that bursts of noise could interrupt the Ethernet signal, causing retries of the transmission. Now, I'm only familiar with SNTP, which uses UDP

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over power adapters

2013-02-10 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:49 PM, David davidwh...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:44:57 -0600, Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net wrote: Rob, One of the common characteristics of power lines is noise. Seems to me that bursts of noise could interrupt the Ethernet signal, causing retries of the

Re: [time-nuts] truetime 820-350 display

2013-02-10 Thread steve
I have a TrueTime XL-DC that has an IRIG B plug-in that uses that same Tri-Lobe BNC connector. I'm planing on changing these out to normal BNC connectors due to the rarity and expense of trying to use them as-is! Steve ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] truetime 820-350 display

2013-02-10 Thread paul swed
Boy I almost remember what the XL was. They also make insulated shield bncs or as easily an audio xlr if you need balanced. Regards Paul On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 7:59 PM, st...@pacair.com wrote: I have a TrueTime XL-DC that has an IRIG B plug-in that uses that same Tri-Lobe BNC connector. I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Possibly off topic - Jitter on Ethernet over poweradapters

2013-02-10 Thread David J Taylor
It is unlikely to add much noise. The PoE device only puts a DC bias on the twisted pair. The data signal is differential. It is transformer couple to is pretty much is immune to common mode noise. So even iif the DC bias was noisy I don't thing it would matter. Chris Albertson Redondo