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2010-05-25 Thread Steve Rooke
time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, On 25 May 2010 00:27, Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net wrote: Bob, I just went out an ordered a bunch of gender changers and null modem cables, and a DB9 tester

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Neville Michie
I have been reading the posts with interest. My biggest difficulty with ex-telecom GPSDO units has been trying to get a USB to serial converter on a PC to talk to the unit. There always seems to be another layer that has to be set before it works. So far I have always managed to make them work

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Bob Camp
if one is available. Bob - Original Message - From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Long ago I decided

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Robert Benward
- From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 7:15 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Gotta label them *something* or sorting through them in the cable bin becomes pretty

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2010-05-24 Thread Steve Rooke
My experiences with these serial USB adapters has been very good but I've sort of only used these with Linux. They should be recognised by the OS as a serial port providing device and allocated a device. You need to find out what that device is as it's unlikely to be the next COM port in

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Steve Rooke
-422. Bob - Original Message - From: Steve Rooke sar10...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:40 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) On 24 May 2010 15:22, Robert Benward

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Steve Rooke
: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Gotta label them *something* or sorting through them in the cable bin becomes pretty difficult. In addition to the wiring options you can (obviously) have either a male or female on either end. There are so many odd pieces of gear out

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2010-05-24 Thread Stanley Reynolds
Message From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 7:20:32 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Steve, If you are worried about ground loops you should be using RS-422.  I

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Steve Rooke
On 25 May 2010 00:54, jimlux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: Bob Camp wrote: Hi Gotta label them *something* or sorting through them in the cable bin becomes pretty difficult. In addition to the wiring options you can (obviously) have either a male or female on either end. There are so many

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Steve Rooke
:32 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Steve, If you are worried about ground loops you should be using RS-422.  I can almost guarantee you that pin 7 is attached to the PCB ground plane which in turn is connected to chassis.  Hopefully everyone is plugged

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Robert Benward
of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) On 25 May 2010 00:20, Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net wrote: Steve, If you are worried about ground loops you should be using RS-422. I can

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2010-05-24 Thread Robert Benward
Checked wires, measured voltages, -0.5 and +2.0 on TX and RX. Bob - Original Message - From: Steve Rooke sar10...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW

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2010-05-24 Thread Bob Camp
Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rooke Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 9:45 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) My experiences with these serial USB

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2010-05-24 Thread Hal Murray
Anyway, the key was having null modem adapters that are clearly identified as such, and everything else straight through. I've had pretty good luck with the same sort of approach. One aspect that hasn't been discussed much is the sex of the connectors. PCs have male DB-9s. The other type

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-24 Thread Hal Murray
My biggest difficulty with ex-telecom GPSDO units has been trying to get a USB to serial converter on a PC to talk to the unit. There always seems to be another layer that has to be set before it works. So far I have always managed to make them work in the end, but getting the COM port

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2010-05-24 Thread Rex
Robert Benward wrote: Checked wires, measured voltages, -0.5 and +2.0 on TX and RX. Bob That does sound very odd if it is RS232. Have you measured these voltages out of the Z38xx unit into just an open cable? That would take any driving or loading from the PC-end serial port out of the

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2010-05-24 Thread Robert Benward
Ah man!!! I had some of those red APC UPS cables!!! Drove me crazy!!! Bob - Original Message - From: Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW:  (no subject) Didier Juges wrote: Bill, I think you got it backwards. +/- 12V is typical for RS-232, 0/+5V is for RS-422 and RS-485. No RS-232 receiver should be damaged with +/- 12V or even +/- 15V because that is their normal

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Ulrich Bangert
[mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] Im Auftrag von Robert Benward Gesendet: Sonntag, 23. Mai 2010 05:31 An: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Betreff: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Thank you all for these inputs! Most importantly, the big question

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2010-05-23 Thread Rex
Bob, I can't say for sure if the Z3805a will automatically initialize itself from a power-on with no monitor on the serial port, but I think it should. I got mine from China over a year ago and I don't recall telling it to do a survey, but maybe I did. One thing that has been mentioned here

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
thingy while I do other things... -Original Message- From: Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffi...@xtra.co.nz Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:39:21 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Didier

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2010-05-23 Thread Mike Feher
-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi As mentioned in the wiki, the standard dates to 1969. The interface dates to (at least) 1962. I would not be at all surprised to find that it's older than that. My first exposure was on Bell system modems, which were showing up as surplus in the late

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2010-05-23 Thread Mike S
At 08:27 AM 5/23/2010, Bob Camp wrote... As mentioned in the wiki, the standard dates to 1969. The interface dates to (at least) 1962. No, it says RS-232-C dates to 1969. The C revision was at least the 3rd (probably the 4th, as they likely did not start with RS-232-A). It is very probable

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2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The DB-25 connector, with the pinouts detailed in the C rev and the levels in C all existed in the early 60's / late 50's. It took them until C to get a spec that was at least close to describing what was already common practice, the A and B revs both had a lot missing in them. Bob On May

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
- From: Ulrich Bangert df...@ulrich-bangert.de To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, even without a computer connected the beast should do SOMETHING

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2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
and pin 7 grounded. Bob - Original Message - From: Ulrich Bangert df...@ulrich-bangert.de To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, even

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2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
23 reversed and pin 7 grounded. Bob - Original Message - From: Ulrich Bangert df...@ulrich-bangert.de To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 6:29 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob

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2010-05-23 Thread jimlux
Robert Benward wrote: Bob Looking at al these pictures, I'm beginning to think I have a Z3801A, not a 05A. After a few hours, the unit still has not locked. It is possible the antenna is bad. I have a few more that I know are working. I also took the precaution of connecting an antenna

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2010-05-23 Thread GandalfG8
In a message dated 23/05/2010 18:51:55 GMT Daylight Time, rbenw...@verizon.net writes: Looking at al these pictures, I'm beginning to think I have a Z3801A, not a 05A. After a few hours, the unit still has not locked. -- Bob It's easy enough to tell If you have a

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
- Original Message - From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi The Symmetricom 3805's have an area on the lower board right

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
...@aol.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) In a message dated 23/05/2010 18:51:55 GMT Daylight Time, rbenw...@verizon.net writes: Looking at al these pictures, I'm beginning to think I have a Z3801A

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
- Original Message - From: gandal...@aol.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) In a message dated 23/05/2010 18:51:55 GMT Daylight Time, rbenw...@verizon.net writes: Looking at al these pictures, I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
- Original Message - From: gandal...@aol.com To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 2:10 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) In a message dated 23/05/2010 18:51:55 GMT Daylight Time, rbenw...@verizon.net writes: Looking at al these pictures, I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi You might also be able to go to their web site and hit the send me a free sample button

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2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
All the LEDs light upon POST. - Original Message - From: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:24 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Sounds like a blown LED

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2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 12:42:45 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob My 3805 cables look like this DB9      DB25 2

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2010-05-23 Thread bg
, May 23, 2010 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi You might also be able to go to their web site and hit the send me a free sample button. If it's a 3801, there's a good chance what you are looking at are RS-422 levels. The previous owner may have

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2010-05-23 Thread John Allen
of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) John, Did any of the other LEDs come on? All I had was power for a few hours.not to mention the lack of communications Bob - Original Message - From: John Allen j

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2010-05-23 Thread Jeff Hook
- Original Message - From: Stanley Reynolds stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 3:56 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) - Original Message From: Jeff Hook

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2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) - Original Message From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Receive data is pin 2 on DB9 and 3 on DB25 Transmit data is Pin 3 on DB9 and 2 on DB25 A straight thru cable with DB9 on one end and DB25 on the other

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Jeff Hook
...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, A plain serial cable will have 23 swapped, a straight through is 2-2 and 3-3. There were a lot of DB25

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
- From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, A plain serial cable will have 23 swapped, a straight through is 2-2

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, Serial ports have always been tough to get working right. I guess I shouldn't call a serial cable, a straight cable. I just

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 4:38:43 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, Generally for a given DTE, there is a swap

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
playing with RS-232. Bob - Original Message - From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, Serial ports have

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Jeff Hook
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) - Original Message From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 4:38:43 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW

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2010-05-23 Thread jimlux
Stanley Reynolds wrote: snip Dec computers / terminal servers were as I described, but many brands were different. Still have a BOB aka break out box with LEDs to indicate levels, matching transmit and receive is easy, getting the hardware flow control / signaling right was a little more

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Jeff Hook
Bob, Does your plain serial cable have 25pin on one end and 9pin on the other? If so, it shoud be 2-3 and 3-2 (because of DB9 toDB25 conversion) If its 2-2 and 3-3 its a null modem cable (this is what you want) This is not true if its 9 pin to 9 pin or 25 pin to 25 pin cable standard serial

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
...@earthlink.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Stanley Reynolds wrote: snip Dec computers / terminal servers were as I described, but many brands

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, Does your plain serial cable have 25pin on one end and 9pin on the other? If so, it shoud be 2-3 and 3-2 (because of DB9 toDB25 conversion) If its 2-2 and 3-3 its a null modem cable (this is what you want

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
Message - From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, Does your plain serial cable have 25pin on one end and 9pin

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2010-05-23 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Long ago I decided to go with the terms straight and null modem for the cables I use. NM and ST are easy to mark and hard to confuse. Bob On May 23, 2010, at 8:58 PM, jimlux wrote: Stanley Reynolds wrote: snip Dec computers / terminal servers were as I described, but many brands

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2010-05-23 Thread Stanley Reynolds
, 2010 8:27:01 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) OK.  I think I know where some of this confusion I'm having is coming from..  All these descriptions are misleading in that they (Wiki) call pin 2 TX.  On wiki's page, both DCE and DTE are TX=2.  The table below shows

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2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
that a try. Jeff - Original Message - From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, A plain serial cable will have

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
- Original Message - From: Jeff Hook jeffh...@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, Serial ports have always been tough to get

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2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
, Was: AW: (no subject) - Original Message From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 4:38:43 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Jeff, Generally

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2010-05-23 Thread Mike S
At 09:27 PM 5/23/2010, Robert Benward wrote... If your device is a DCE, then pin 2 is really a RX input, not a TX output. You're looking at it wrong - a modem is a DCE, and pin 2 is Transmitted Data (TX) input. That is, data input to the modem for transmission to the remote. TX is an output

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2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Receive  data is pin 2 on DB9 and 3 on DB25 Transmit data is Pin 3 on DB9 and 2 on DB25 A straight thru cable with DB9 on one end

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
: Bob Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Long ago I decided to go with the terms straight and null modem for the cables I use. NM

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2010-05-23 Thread Robert Benward
to the confusion. Bob - Original Message - From: Mike S mi...@flatsurface.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) At 09:27 PM 5/23/2010, Robert Benward

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2010-05-23 Thread Steve Rooke
To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi Long ago I decided to go with the terms straight and null modem for the cables I use. NM and ST are easy to mark and hard

[time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Ulrich Bangert
Bob, everything you need for the Z3805 is included in my Z38XX utility, that has already been mentioned. This includes sending commands to the receiver, you do not need another terminal program. I own a Z3805 myself and basically I have written the software for myself. A Z3801 manual in

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2010-05-22 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The lower connector on the 3805 is the command port that appears to have the 422 / 232 option jumpers associated with it. The upper connector looks like it's only wired for RS-232 . It's connected to the lower board in the unit. What's it for? Bob On May 22, 2010, at 5:50 AM, Ulrich

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2010-05-22 Thread Robert Benward
To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 5:50 AM Subject: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Bob, everything you need for the Z3805 is included in my Z38XX utility, that has already been mentioned. This includes sending

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2010-05-22 Thread Robert Benward
. Everything is warm, but nothing else. Any ideas? Bob - Original Message - From: Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW

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2010-05-22 Thread Bill Hawkins
-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Robert Benward Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 2:08 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi All, I hooked everything up and I still get nothing

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2010-05-22 Thread jmfranke
and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi All, I hooked everything up and I still get nothing. I can't seem to establish communications with the Z3805. I tried a null modem as well, in case the cable (supplied) was wired

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2010-05-22 Thread Didier Juges
: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:09 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) When all else fails, get out the voltmeter. Do you have power to the antenna? Is it the right voltage? All the way to the antenna? What volts

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Bruce Griffiths
...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hawkins Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:09 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) When all else fails, get out the voltmeter. Do you have power to the antenna? Is it the right voltage? All

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2010-05-22 Thread Ed, k1ggi
and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Have you looked at the serial connector with an oscilloscope? Pin 2 should be the output data. Pin 3 is for data going into the GPS. And pin 7 is ground. I use Z3801A systems which have a 25-pin connector

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Didier Juges
time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Didier Juges wrote: Bill, I think you got it backwards. +/- 12V is typical for RS-232, 0/+5V is for RS-422 and RS-485. No RS-232 receiver should be damaged with +/- 12V or even

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Robert Darlington
-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hawkins Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:09 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) When all else fails, get out the voltmeter. Do you have

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2010-05-22 Thread Mike S
At 09:47 PM 5/22/2010, Robert Darlington wrote... Was there ever a standard? I always thought the RS stood for Recommended Standard, as in you *should* do the following as Recommended Standard, and is this is a standard which is recommended for use. The latest standard I've seen is

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Bob Camp
Wireless thingy while I do other things... -Original Message- From: Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffi...@xtra.co.nz Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:39:21 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurementtime-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject

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2010-05-22 Thread Robert Benward
Camp li...@rtty.us To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject) Hi In this case the RS relates to Radio Shack .. Not a lot of standardization in the RS-232

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2010-05-22 Thread jimlux
Mike S wrote: At 09:47 PM 5/22/2010, Robert Darlington wrote... Was there ever a standard? I always thought the RS stood for Recommended Standard, as in you *should* do the following as Recommended Standard, and is this is a standard which is recommended for use. The latest standard I've

Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject)

2010-05-22 Thread Jeff Hook
Bob, I have two Z3805A's. One is 1998 HP and one is a 2004 Symmetricom. The older HP took a VERY LONG TIME to complete site survey. Both use 24V power. Both are also RS-232 on lower connector. (even though it says 422 on the boards) Use null modem cable (only three wires needed if you make

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2010-05-22 Thread Hal Murray
Do I need a computer to enable this thing? I expect you need a computer to tell it to take a survey. Once that works, you don't need a computer if you don't change the location. (It's actually the antenna location that matters. You can move the unit around in your lab.) You probably want

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2010-05-22 Thread WB6BNQ
KO4BB Bruce -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Bill Hawkins Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 3:09 PM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW

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2010-05-22 Thread John Allen
. John Allen K1AE -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Robert Benward Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 11:31 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Z3805 utility, Was: AW: (no subject