Re: [time-nuts] Another Arduino GPSDO

2014-03-29 Thread Eric Williams
No bootloader, I'm using an AVR ISP mkII to load the avr-gcc code. On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Lars Walenius lars.walen...@hotmail.comwrote: Do you use the Arduino bootloader and environment (code)? ___ time-nuts mailing list --

[time-nuts] Another Arduino GPSDO

2014-03-28 Thread Eric Williams
for the same temperature. -- Eric Williams WD6CMU ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] Another Arduino GPSDO

2014-03-28 Thread Eric Williams
I'm sorry, I don't recognize the reference to hanging bridges. I don't consider it a PLL because I have no way to measure phase differences within a cycle. I have some serial debugging output to see what the code's doing, but I'll have to think about how to organize it into graphs that would be

Re: [time-nuts] Another Arduino GPSDO

2014-03-28 Thread Eric Williams
OK, now I understand the reference, but not the significance in this context. The sawtooth error is below the resolution of the counter here. It does produce noise on the transition between capture counts that I am filtering out, but it should average out over the long-term integration that I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Another Arduino GPSDO

2014-03-28 Thread Eric Williams
PM, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Eric Williams wd6...@gmail.com wrote: OK, now I understand the reference, but not the significance in this context. The sawtooth error is below the resolution of the counter here. I think you are right

Re: [time-nuts] refclock - NTP server settings/tuning?

2013-09-29 Thread Eric Williams
I've been hearing about PTP in a few places. Does anyone here have experience with it to know if it would provide better performance in a situation like this? On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Anders Wallin anders.e.e.wal...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks for all replies, I can try changing maxpoll

Re: [time-nuts] FCC politics vs their engineers...

2013-09-17 Thread Eric Williams
He tells me with some bitterness that politics triumphed over all of the objections of the engineering staff to LS and that this is not the first time that this has happened. That's how we ended up with Challenger and Columbia. On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 6:46 AM, Michael Baker mp...@clanbaker.org

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather without a PC

2013-08-18 Thread Eric Williams
Would be nice if someone did a Linux port of LH that could run on a Raspberry Pi or something, then you could embed it into your T-Bolt installation. Plug in a HDMI monitor if you want to look at it all the time, or come in remotely via Ethernet. -- eric On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Chris

Re: [time-nuts] ***SPAM*** RS232 cables - thin connectors

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Williams
Maybe low-profile rs232? Something like: http://www.cablestogo.com/product/52138 On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: After all the discussions about the cost of power, I'm getting my act together and replacing my old power hungry PCs with new/modern

Re: [time-nuts] ***SPAM*** RS232 cables - thin connectors

2013-07-25 Thread Eric Williams
Or mold some Polymorph https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10951 around the DB-9. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: Make your own cable from a bare DB-9 connector, solder and shrink tube. On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Eric Williams wd6

Re: [time-nuts] Very stable synthesizer, alternative to PTS(Programmed Test Sources) x10 or 040?

2013-07-10 Thread Eric Williams
We use an Agilent 8644B where I work as the master oscillator for an electron cyclotron storage ring. Electrons at 2GeV don't like to be pushed around and are very sensitive to phase noise, so the feedback loop that adjusts the frequency uses the FM input for fine adjustment. -- eric On Wed,

Re: [time-nuts] Lead acid battery noise levels

2013-07-10 Thread Eric Williams
I wonder if lithium batteries would have a good noise figure. The nano-structure of the electrodes give them very large surface area and low resistance, but the charge carriers are different than other types of chemistry and I don't know if that's good or bad. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:01 AM,

[time-nuts] net4501 oscillator

2013-07-03 Thread Eric Williams
For those running a net4501 NTP server with the original clock, there are some 33.333MHz TCXO modules on ebay for sale, item #181008085393. I haven't received mine yet so I can't guarantee they will work, but they're 3.3v parts, so I think they will. They are Chrystek CXOHV8-HF3-33.333MHz, data

Re: [time-nuts] looking for low-power system for gps ntp timekeeping

2013-07-02 Thread Eric Williams
What did they leave out of the hardware? Hard to tell what to look for when it's not there. Thanks for sharing your experience. -- eric On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:43 PM, NeonJohn j...@neon-john.com wrote: Before anyone wastes his money on a BeagleBone, I suggest you join the mailing list and

Re: [time-nuts] Beaglebone NTP server

2013-06-27 Thread Eric Williams
I have a practical application for this, I'm anxious to see your web page on how to do it. Thanks. -- eric On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Gabs Ricalde gsrica...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:39 AM, Chris Howard ch...@elfpen.com wrote: Are you using the original BeagleBone

Re: [time-nuts] display on sale

2013-05-29 Thread Eric Williams
I ran a modified wall clock driven by a homebrew Oncore/AVR uController box for a few years. It worked pretty well even though it was open loop, I had code for synchronizing the second hand with the GPS, and it would wind itself forward to adjust for DST. Eventually it broke down, so I bought an

Re: [time-nuts] NTP Clock suggestions?

2013-05-29 Thread Eric Williams
clock that displays the correct time and left out the space between on and time? On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Eric Williams wd6...@gmail.com wrote: If you want a project, you should be able to get an older Android tablet or a Chumby 8 for $100 or less and hack it to do what you want

Re: [time-nuts] NTP Clock suggestions?

2013-05-27 Thread Eric Williams
If you want a project, you should be able to get an older Android tablet or a Chumby 8 for $100 or less and hack it to do what you want. Hard to beat the price for the hardware you get. I'm happy with my OnTime dial clock. On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi

Re: [time-nuts] WWVB Clocks don't sync anymore (revisited)

2013-03-20 Thread Eric Williams
I also have a SkyScan clock that is claiming to be synced to WWVB, but is slowly drifting off. I've replaced the battery and it synced at least once after DST conversion, Two other WWVB clocks are working as they should. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Clint Turner tur...@ussc.com wrote: A

[time-nuts] space-time crystal: ultimate time?

2012-09-25 Thread Eric Williams
http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/09/24/a-clock-that-will-last-forever/ ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.

Re: [time-nuts] space-time crystal: ultimate time?

2012-09-25 Thread Eric Williams
things. Hmm just need an ion trap or two. Maybe I will have to stick to GPS and WWVB for a bit. Regards Paul WB8TSL On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Eric Williams wd6...@earthlink.net wrote: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/09/24/a-clock-that-will-last-forever

Re: [time-nuts] Motorola UT+ Interface Board

2012-08-13 Thread Eric Williams
Item # 180688345029, Buy It Now, $3.99, free shipping. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:31 PM, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:20 PM, paul swed paulsw...@gmail.com wrote: impressive Shame there is not a buy now. 1cent plus $4 shipping and you have to

Re: [time-nuts] Leap second coming...

2012-06-30 Thread Eric Williams
My nptns server didn't register the leap second. Did I do something wrong? -- eric tick# telnet localhost 123 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. NTPns show leap Source StateUnknown No Insert Delete oncore_0 UTC

Re: [time-nuts] LightSquared in the news again

2012-06-04 Thread Eric Williams
Typical of technology companies that have more lawyers on staff than engineers. On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Tom Knox act...@hotmail.com wrote: Lightsquared is like a cockroach every time you think it is dead it shows up again. Thomas Knox 1-303-554-0307 Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012

Re: [time-nuts] NTP jitter with Linux

2012-04-04 Thread Eric Williams
Could the CPU be reducing its clock rate when it's not being loaded? Just a guess, most multi-core processors these days have power saving features like that. -- eric On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Mike S mi...@flatsurface.com wrote: I asked this on an NTP list, got some guesses, but no

[time-nuts] AF General says White House pressured him to change LightSquared testimony

2011-09-15 Thread Eric Williams
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/15/lightsquared-did-white-house-pressure-general-shelton-to-help-donor.html ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on NTP server needed

2011-06-13 Thread Eric Williams
Same here, my Net4501 has been running over 2 years without a reset. A Soekris-based NTP server uses the counter/timer built-in to its embedded processor to give you better precision interval measurement than a serial port, but if you're not interested in anything better than ms accuracy then it's

Re: [time-nuts] Advice on NTP server needed

2011-06-13 Thread Eric Williams
-ng7ly6o2ybl_ypcqp95v...@mail.gmail.com, Eric Williams writes: Same here, my Net4501 has been running over 2 years without a reset. That is more a matter of power-supply than anything else:        critter phk ssh root@xdcf uptime        11:04PM  up 764 days,  4:01, 0 users, load averages: 0.20, 0.16

Re: [time-nuts] LCD display connector

2011-01-03 Thread Eric Williams
I knew someone who worked with 100% isopropanol who said there was some safety issue with using it in that, if it ignited, the flame was virtually invisible. On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 4:21 PM, jimlux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: li...@lazygranch.com wrote: Most drug store isopropal contain other

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Display clock

2010-03-30 Thread Eric Williams
If you can GPS-sync your network with NTP, you can run an Inova OnTime clock with it. They can be had for as low as $250 or so. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Dave Lance bassguitarm...@yahoo.com wrote: I would like to buy a reasonably priced GPS synced display clock. It would need an

Re: [time-nuts] any WWV audio recordings available?

2010-02-12 Thread Eric Williams
Ed, As I recall, the Heath receiver scanned three WWV frequencies (5, 10, and 15MHz?) and stopped on the one with the strongest signal. It would stay there for a minute or two and move on if it couldn't hear the burst tone at the top of the minute. If it heard the tone, it would stay put and try

Re: [time-nuts] any WWV audio recordings available?

2010-02-09 Thread Eric Williams
First thing, clean the tin-plated board edge connectors and the corresponding connectors on the motherboard. I always had to do that every year or two to keep mine working. Squirt some cleaner on the spring contacts and work the board up and down. -- eric On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Don

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Project Help

2009-10-28 Thread Eric Williams
Don't know if you are more interested in building such a clock, or just having one. If the latter, one possible option is the Innova OnTime series, which are NTP time displays. One place to buy them is here: http://www.networkcablesonline.com/Network-Clocks/c97/index.html These commercial

Re: [time-nuts] Obscure terms

2009-08-22 Thread Eric Williams
I used to work with CDF. Wildfires are measured in chains, not acres. Property lots in the US are located by range and township. It's a system where the origin moves from place to place. I was told the founding fathers invented it to make it purposely hard for a central government to find

Re: [time-nuts] GPS disciplined mechanical clocks

2009-03-04 Thread Eric Williams
Bryan Mumford (bmumford.com) did a lot of work developing pendulum clocks that were driven by a Fedchenko electromagnetic drive. The drive circuit would both put energy into the pendulum and use the pulse to drive an electric clock face to display the time. He never got to the point of

Re: [time-nuts] Lady Heather command line modification question...

2009-02-18 Thread Eric Williams
If someone is taking suggestions, I just thought it would be nice if I could get 9 values for the accumulated amount of time spent receiving N satellites, where N goes from 0 to 8. (Or more, for newer T-Bolts.) Seems like it would be useful for evaluating and comparing the quality of antenna

Re: [time-nuts] Antennas, roofs

2009-02-17 Thread Eric Williams
Yup, running my T-bolt on an indoor patch antenna hoisted to the apex of a skylight. Works fine. My GPS NTP server uses a bullet antenna mounted on a short (~1ft) pole bolted to a block of wood on the side of the house, feedthrough is PVC pipe going through the wall with a 45-degree coupler on

Re: [time-nuts] Sound cards

2009-01-09 Thread Eric Williams
I've been using a Edirol FA-66, a firewire box with two balanced inputs plus four more unbalanced. I think it can handle 192ks/24bit on 4 channels. A lot of hams use it for software defined radios, but I just know it has better sound, especially the lows, for playing MP3s compared to most

Re: [time-nuts] He is a Time-Nut Troublemaker....

2008-12-21 Thread Eric Williams
Michael Baker wrote: Just ducked out of my cave to let you know that you are a troublemaker. Get another T-bolt... Right. --Just what I need... another techno-addiction. As far as sweet innocence is concerned, I lost all I ever had when I jumped head-first into bench-rest rifle competition