Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Bruce Griffiths
You can't predict the settling time of an opamp from its slew rate or its gain-bandwidth product. The TS272 datasheet has no settling time spec whatsoever. In this case, since there is no spec it needs to be measured. Opamps with 2 or more cascaded gain stages like these are notorious for poor

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Ulrich Bangert
Uhm, isn't this exactly where you want to use the still-smelling-like-brand-new-car PICTIC II with a good DAC and a microcontroller ? I guess the PICTIC II is not very good when stop pulses arrive BEFORE start pulses which is a normal condition if a average time interval of zero between

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 60eb5e7c69594f49b830463dc322e...@athlon, Ulrich Bangert writes: Uhm, isn't this exactly where you want to use the still-smelling-like-brand-new-car PICTIC II with a good DAC and a microcontroller ? I guess the PICTIC II is not very good when stop pulses arrive BEFORE start pulses

[time-nuts] Message for John Allen K1AE re 74AC175PC

2010-07-29 Thread GandalfG8
Hi John Apologies to you and all for writing via the list but I've had no response to direct emails so not sure if they're being dumped by a spam filter or whatever. You expressed interest in two off 74AC175PC ICs and I would be grateful if you could contact me again please to confirm

[time-nuts] Regarding the option 040...

2010-07-29 Thread Douglas Wire - PUPCo Studios
That was what naturally came to my mind too as all of the scads of HP stuff I have here and use daily is a lot older and 040's were just that, the HP-IB, now GPIB port board. I sent him an email suggesting it might just be the Universal option for the I/O of the system as with my 5328A's they are

[time-nuts] DELET POST MISREAD YOUR DATA!

2010-07-29 Thread Douglas Wire - PUPCo Studios
1993 catalog. Doh. Wish I could recall that and now I have polluted the list! Sorry everyone. Warm regards, Douglas M. Wire, GED, FNA, PUPCo Studios PUPCo Research Group mailto:cont...@pupcostudios.com cont...@pupcostudios.com Description: PUPCo_outlook_2010_sig_1

[time-nuts] Error correction and test G

2010-07-29 Thread Douglas Wire - PUPCo Studios
Even worse for some reason the list got my errant thinking backward, the HP-IP/GBIP port and MB are correct! (Re-posting for error correction and in plain-text as I have no idea why the board picked up that giant string in the domain's email address, for future reference...) Warm regards,

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread EWKehren
Hi I think it would be nice to have a show of hands as to how many are locking a Rb to GPS and what they use. Bert Kehren In a message dated 7/29/2010 4:00:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, p...@phk.freebsd.dk writes: In message 60eb5e7c69594f49b830463dc322e...@athlon, Ulrich Bangert

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Arnold Tibus
I do, and I am also interested on other improvements! Regards, Arnold Am 29.07.2010 12:49, schrieb ewkeh...@aol.com: Hi I think it would be nice to have a show of hands as to how many are locking a Rb to GPS and what they use. Bert Kehren In a message dated 7/29/2010 4:00:31 A.M.

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Javier Herrero
Hello, El 29/07/2010 07:48, Hal Murray escribió: I'm not familiar with windows. I think PIC and AVR come with free software for windows which works well with their low cost development platforms. The compiler may be crippled to get you to buy the real version from somebody, but I'm pretty

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread EWKehren
Arnold what do you use? Bert Kehren In a message dated 7/29/2010 7:02:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, arnold.ti...@gmx.de writes: I do, and I am also interested on other improvements! Regards, Arnold Am 29.07.2010 12:49, schrieb ewkeh...@aol.com: Hi I think it would be nice to have

Re: [time-nuts] What do you use?

2010-07-29 Thread Douglas Wire - PUPCo Studios
I am working with an older Motorola M12M here to develop a new system for specialized industrial application. Simply using it for the dev. work and such and will finish off project with the new much better SM product and the plan is to go FPGA for the thinking. Biggest issue and have never posted

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Stanley Reynolds
- Original Message From: Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 12:48:55 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com said: Full circle back to the

Re: [time-nuts] FS: 5370A

2010-07-29 Thread paul swed
Interesting you were going to add a fan. I have 4 5370s and measured the temps on that heat sink. They were all the same pretty much, so figured HP knew what they were doing. But it really does feel pretty hot. Pretty sure what I have picked them up for is not what you paid. Plus they are heavy.

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Arnold Tibus
Bert, I'm using at the moment a thunderbolt (with spare for testpurposes using ext. other oscillators), a nice PRS10, a FRK-HLN-1A (5MHz with external doubler to 10 MHz) and several HP10811. I would like to build up with this a good and reliable reference (PPS and Frequ.). My dream would be a good

Re: [time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs

2010-07-29 Thread Henk
Op 22 jul 2010, om 16:37 heeft Stanley Reynolds het volgende geschreven: Just tried to invoice the ones not paid yet but paypal doesn't allow enough time for me to complete the invoice and thinks it is OK to dump my work up to that point, note to self sell ebay stock short and use money

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Arnold Tibus
Bert, I forgot the Shera Board, my first device, which probably could be a bit tuned... Arnold Am 29.07.2010 13:50, schrieb ewkeh...@aol.com: Arnold what do you use? Bert Kehren In a message dated 7/29/2010 7:02:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, arnold.ti...@gmx.de writes: I do,

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread EWKehren
Arnold how are you controlling the Rb with the Tbolt? Bert In a message dated 7/29/2010 11:10:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, arnold.ti...@gmx.de writes: Bert, I'm using at the moment a thunderbolt (with spare for testpurposes using ext. other oscillators), a nice PRS10, a FRK-HLN-1A

Re: [time-nuts] FS: 5370A

2010-07-29 Thread Don Latham
Mine have extra heatsink clamped on with 1 inch c-clamps... Don paul swed Interesting you were going to add a fan. I have 4 5370s and measured the temps on that heat sink. They were all the same pretty much, so figured HP knew what they were doing. But it really does feel pretty hot. Pretty

Re: [time-nuts] What do you use?

2010-07-29 Thread Don Latham
I have some old GR tuning forks; they're kinda noisy and bulky, but really simple! Don Douglas Wire - PUPCo Studios I am working with an older Motorola M12M here to develop a new system for specialized industrial application. Simply using it for the dev. work and such and will finish off

Re: [time-nuts] PICTIC II PIC chip group order (update)

2010-07-29 Thread Don Latham
Robert: Do you have two left? Thanks Don Robert Darlington Hi all, Just a reminder that I'm going to place an order for the PICTIC PIC chips tonight for those in the USA that want them. The price is $10.00 for the first one, $2.50 for each additional, including shipping and programming. 1

[time-nuts] Rb Tuning

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Something to think about as you go to tune your Rb: 1) If the tune range is 5 V for 5 x 10^-9 (+/- 2.5x10^-9) then it’s a ppb / volt or a ppt / mV. (from http://www.ham-radio.com/sbms/LPRO-101.pdf) 2) If you are after a goal of 1x10^-13, then that’s 0.1 ppt and 0.1 mV 3) The Rb pulls

Re: [time-nuts] FS: 5370A

2010-07-29 Thread paul swed
Interesting so others found them a bit to warm also On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Don Latham d...@montana.com wrote: Mine have extra heatsink clamped on with 1 inch c-clamps... Don paul swed Interesting you were going to add a fan. I have 4 5370s and measured the temps on that heat

Re: [time-nuts] FS: 5370A

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Drift / failure of the three terminal regulators on the rear heat sink seems to be an often reported issue. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of paul swed Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:02 PM To: Discussion of

Re: [time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs

2010-07-29 Thread bell . d . a
Hi Stan, Please tell me how to pay you through Paypal. What is your Paypal account name? As soon as I get it I would be happy to pay you. Sincere thanks, David - Original Message - From: Henk h...@deriesp.demon.nl To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Arnold Tibus
No problem for the PRS10 - there is an external pps input. For the FRK-RbO I don't have a practical solution yet, because I don't have a manual with circuit diagram found for this 5 MHz model. This RbO is actually running free, drift controlled by an external resistor set by two 10 turns

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread EWKehren
Arnold Have you actually done it with the PRS10 and what was the result? Bert In a message dated 7/29/2010 1:52:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, arnold.ti...@gmx.de writes: No problem for the PRS10 - there is an external pps input. For the FRK-RbO I don't have a practical solution yet,

[time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi: I have a friend who's setting up an observatory and the PC that controls the telescope needs to have an accurate clock. The telescope can point to within arc seconds of a star and that implies that the computer clock needs to be within 50 ms. If he does a Windows NTP sync first thing in

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi My observation is that the displayed clock on LH can be off by 10 seconds. That's with the current beta code and Windows 7 on a quad processor machine or under XP on a dual core machine. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Bert: The PRS10 can use it's external 1 PPS input two ways. 1) as the input for a GPSDO, or 2) Time Tag (RS-232 command TT) of the input pulse http://www.prc68.com/I/PRS10.shtml Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com ewkeh...@aol.com wrote: Arnold Have you actually done it with the

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Eric Garner
with the assumption that he seems to be fine right after a sync, (seemingly supported in the OP) reconfiguring the windows time service to update frequently seems to me to be the easiest answer. under xp you can do so thus: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054 _eric On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread bg
Or even better download a real NTP for windows. http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm#ntp_nt_stable -- Björn with the assumption that he seems to be fine right after a sync, (seemingly supported in the OP) reconfiguring the windows time service to update frequently seems to me to

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread EWKehren
Thank you Brooke I have only been with this group for a year so I am not aware of all past dialog. What has been the result driving the PRS10 with an external source and was it a GPS or a Tbolt? I am not trying to be cute but if there is an alternative with test data I would like to buy one

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Eric: That seems to be for a time server. He is just using an ordinary PC and NTP to set it's time. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com Eric Garner wrote: with the assumption that he seems to be fine right after a sync, (seemingly supported in the OP) reconfiguring the

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Eric Garner
see the section of the article Configuring the Windows Time service to use an external time source that details how to reconfigure the winXP time sync service so that it polls and external server for time at a specified interval. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Brooke Clarke bro...@pacific.net

Re: [time-nuts] Please send your paypal for PicTic II PCBs

2010-07-29 Thread Stanley Reynolds
My paypal account is stanley_reyno...@yahoo.com boards are 9.50 usd each which includes shipping Stanley - Original Message From: bell@comcast.net bell@comcast.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 12:24:39

[time-nuts] HP 5335A Option 040

2010-07-29 Thread Dr. Frank Stellmach
Hi, there exist three manuals, 5335-90005 - Serial #2024A and below, 1980, preliminary pdf manual on agilent.com 5335-90021 - Serial #2224A and below, 1983, pdf from Artekmedia, very good scan for $7.50 5335-90044 - Serial #3154A and below, 1994, very good reprint from manualsplus for about

Re: [time-nuts] Rb Tuning

2010-07-29 Thread Didier Juges
Attenuating the control voltage near the point of use is always a good idea when you are concerned about common mode or ground noise and particularly when you have excess dynamic range, but you have to consider the noise added by the divider. Some filtering may be required, and use as low a set

[time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread Dr. Frank Stellmach
Once again, one of the 8 received satellites (#16) delivers no contribution to the time ensmble, although it got is over 40dbc strength. Lady Heather (beta 3.00) shows a hollow circle in the diagram, marked yellow in the list, and it has zero CLOCK BIAS and ACCU=0. Does anybody know, if that

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread bg
It seems it is beeing moved. 56 16 Launched 29 JAN 2003; usable 18 FEB 2003; operating on Rb std Scheduled unusable 29 Jul 1345 UT to 30 Jul 0145 UT for repositioning maintenance (NANU 2010102) from ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/gps/gpstd.txt btw the Elmer Perkins

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread Richard W. Solomon
Elmer Perkins ?? I know of Perkin Elmer. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: b...@lysator.liu.se Sent: Jul 29, 2010 5:41 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather It seems it is

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread bg
Thanks! My mistake. Sorry! Should not be posting this late. -- Björn Elmer Perkins ?? I know of Perkin Elmer. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: b...@lysator.liu.se Sent: Jul 29, 2010 5:41 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread Oz-in-DFW
Dunno, kinda like it as nickname. On 7/29/2010 5:02 PM, b...@lysator.liu.se wrote: Thanks! My mistake. Sorry! Should not be posting this late. -- Björn Elmer Perkins ?? I know of Perkin Elmer. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -- mailto:o...@ozindfw.net Oz POB 93167 Southlake, TX 76092

[time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Mark Sims
Yes,  there is a time sync command that causes the program to set the system clock at periodic intervals or whenever it differs from GPS by a given amount. I'm still out on the Project From Hell Mark II and I don't remember all the gory details...  I think /TSA on the command line  says sync

Re: [time-nuts] Updated Shera controller

2010-07-29 Thread Brian Kirby
Have you looked at using the TAC32 software?. You can use the 53131A with it and a GPS receiver and time tag data and log the time interval. You can tell it to record a one second file, and a average file, for what ever you set the 53131A up to average, and it will also generate a satellite

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Hal Murray
The telescope can point to within arc seconds of a star and that implies that the computer clock needs to be within 50 ms. If he does a Windows NTP sync first thing in the evening after a few hours there's too big an error. That looks like the classic time vs frequency problem. What is the

Re: [time-nuts] Rb Tuning

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi A divider can do harm if poorly implemented. Knowing the source and load characteristics can be a big help. Bob On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:10 PM, Didier Juges did...@cox.net wrote: Attenuating the control voltage near the point of use is always a good idea when you are concerned about

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The main need for Cs apparently is no longer an issue. Bob On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:41 PM, b...@lysator.liu.se wrote: It seems it is beeing moved. 56 16 Launched 29 JAN 2003; usable 18 FEB 2003; operating on Rb std Scheduled unusable 29 Jul 1345 UT to 30 Jul 0145 UT for

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Bob Camp
Hi There is a standard NTP driver that talks Thunderbolt. The full blown NTP package is pretty easy to set up. It will hold ms accuracy slaved to a GPS. Bob On Jul 29, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: The telescope can point to within arc seconds of a star and

Re: [time-nuts] Can Lady Heather Keep Computer Clock On Time?

2010-07-29 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Hal: The key thing is pointing, not tracking (where a guide star is commonly used). A TPoint model is made by pointing to known stars and the quality of the model depends on good computer time. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com Hal Murray wrote: The telescope can point

Re: [time-nuts] Faulty GPS SAT # 16 on Lady Heather

2010-07-29 Thread Henry Hallam
Yes, forecast downtime due to delta V maneuvering. I believe it's related to the reorganisation of the constellation from 21+3 to 24+3: http://blogs.agi.com/navigationAccuracy/?p=315 Henry On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:41 PM, b...@lysator.liu.se wrote: It seems it is beeing moved. 56   16