The Raspberry Pi idea is good because for your $100 it can do a few other
tasks at the same time.
It can run LH but also maybe she other services like NTP, a small web
server and also a WiFi based backup server that backs up any notebook
computers you have (it such a hassle to plug in an
On 7/3/2017 11:50 AM, Mark Sims wrote:
The K04BB device is a great little relatively inexpensive and compact
Thunderbolt monitor.
Another option is to use a Raspberry PI and the 7" color LCD
touchscreen along with the latest Lady Heather code.
A modification on the above option - instead
k Sims
<hol...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 3, 2017 9:50:35 AM
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor Kit by KO4BB
The K04BB device is a great little relatively inexpensive and compact
Thunderbolt monitor.
Another option is to use a Raspberry PI and the 7" colo
The K04BB device is a great little relatively inexpensive and compact
Thunderbolt monitor.
Another option is to use a Raspberry PI and the 7" color LCD touchscreen along
with the latest Lady Heather code. I've added touchscreen support and some
optimizations to the screen code for better
In 2016 I bought one of the KO4BB Thunderbolt Monitor Kits. I'm just now
getting around to thinking about an enclosure in which to mount the
device. I'd appreciate learning what others may have already done.
Anyone care to share experience as to mounting and power? Pictures perhaps?
Thanks.
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Finally, by popular demand, another batch of Thunderbolt Monitors are coming...
Check http://www.ko4bb.com/getsimple/index.php?id=the-thunderbolt-monitor-kit
Didier KO4BB
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Here comes a brief but shameless plug :)
I just released a significant upgrade to my Thunderbolt monitor with
support for an optional WiFi module that can emulate John Miles' Lady
Heather Server functionality. It allows you to remotely monitor your
Thunderbolt via your home network, or over the
hallo all,
if you are a notorious DIYer, have some soldering skills and know how to
program an ATmega8515 microprocessor, have a look at:
http://www.g-romahn.de/tbolt2lcd/index.htm
for a simple small Thunderbolt monitor
cheers Götz
Am 17.08.2013 17:53, :
This is a repost with a new thread.
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
hallo all,
f you are a notorious DIYer, have some soldering skills and know how to
rogram an ATmega8515 microprocessor, have a look at:
ttp://www.g-romahn.de/tbolt2lcd/index.htm
or a simple small Thunderbolt monitor
heers Götz
Am 17.08.2013 17:53
I guess the funny comment here is that yes the monitor can be done on
anything including a commodore 64 or apple II.
But the thread started with Diddier suggesting a $60 US solution and he
would write up and package the boards and parts and thats quite reasonable.
Anyone willing to take on the
This is a repost with a new thread. Sorry for the bandwidth.
Looking at the high price (and closed software) of what is currently offered, I
have been thinking of making a kit of my GPSMonitor (see KO4BB.com)
I think I could sell an assembled and tested kit with a 2x16 char display for
$60 or
Hi
In comparison to a 50 piece one off run, consider that most of these low end
promo boards are produced at the 5 K a month level, with heavily discounted
parts on them. Many of them are sold through distribution. Many (likely the
bulk) of them are given away on a listen to our presentation
Hi,
For those of you with Trimble Thunderbolts, I thought that you might want
to know about a open source LCD/monitor/controller project that is now
available. James, M1DST designed this project to run on the Netduino
platform. The features are similar to VK4GHZ's commander/monitor with one
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I have been following this on the list for a while now and was curious
if anyone is actively working on a open source monitor. I see the one
made by Adam VK4GHZ is no longer being sold. This got me back on track
for wanting to make one of my own.
I have
I have been following this on the list for a while now and was curious
if anyone is actively working on a open source monitor. I see the one
made by Adam VK4GHZ is no longer being sold. This got me back on track
for wanting to make one of my own.
I have been using either tbmon or lady
.
-John
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Of Major L. McGee III
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:32 AM
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I have been following this on the list for a while
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino or TI Launch Pad
(msp430) And then a display would be web based. But then I decided to
go back to grad school and there went any free time.
But I think that is that way to go. The TB is best kept in some
light-out closet and who wants to
John and Ken that did the trick. I ended up trying the easiest option
first since I already had device manager up and it worked like a charm.
I'll look into Arduino for some options for the lcd project. I keep my
Thunderbolt right beside my frequency counter and leave both of them on
all
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino or TI Launch Pad
(msp430) And then a display would be web based. But then I decided to
go back to grad school and there went any free time.
But I think that is that way to go. The TB is best kept
What about Didier's original design?..
_http://ko4bb.com/Timing/GPSMonitor/_ (http://ko4bb.com/Timing/GPSMonitor/)
Regards
Nigel
GM8PZR
In a message dated 23/01/2013 16:32:36 GMT Standard Time, maj...@sc.rr.com
writes:
I have been following this on the list for a while now and
Chris Albertson wrote:
The TB is best kept in some light-out
closet and who wants to stand of a step
stool to read an LCD when a web interface
could put a better display on your smart
phone or computer
I don't have a way to play with it right now, but in the single-user case, is
LH
and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino or TI Launch Pad
(msp430) And then a display would be web based. But then I decided to
go back to grad school and there went any free time.
But I think that is that way to go
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 11:44 AM To: Major L. McGee
III; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino
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Behalf Of Chris Albertson
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
You can't compare the size of a Windows binary
, January 23, 2013 11:44 AM To: Major L. McGee
III; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino or TI
Launch Pad (msp430) And then a display would be web based. But
then I decided to go
and frequency measurement
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I was looking into porting much of LH into an Arduino or TI
Launch Pad (msp430) And then a display would be web based. But
then I decided to go back to grad school and there went any free
time.
But I think that is that way
About a year ago I built a Thunderbolt monitor using the Digilent Inc.
chipKIT Uno32 and a
4 x 20 display from Modern Device. The Digilent chipKIT is a 32-bit-
microcontroller
that is compatible with many Arduino code examples, and reference
materials and is pin
compatible with many
Fellow time-nuts,
I am glad to announce a new version of the Thunderbolt Monitor software has
been released (v0.2.1).
http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:gps_monitor
Dan Karg contributed bug fixes and a new display routine, and I believe I
have fixed a random corruption
, November 06, 2008 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor Manual?
It will change when self-survey is complete
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Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor Manual?
Hi:
Is there a manual for the Monitor program?
For example is there a way to change the Stored Position from a yellow
to
green dot?
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Hi:
Is there a manual for the Monitor program?
For example is there a way to change the Stored Position from a yellow to
green dot?
--
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68.com
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I haven't see a nice user's guide for tboltmon. Lots of exciting
opportunities for discovery and enlightenment :)
Setup menu Position, fill in your known location and hit save
segment. that should change that dot.
On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Brooke Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi:
Is
: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:08 PM
To: time-nuts@febo.com
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor Manual?
Hi:
Is there a manual for the Monitor program?
For example is there a way to change the Stored Position
from a yellow to green dot?
--
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
http://www.prc68
It will change when self-survey is complete
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Hi:
Is there a manual for the Monitor program
Bruce Griffiths wrote:
Bill
If one is going to do all this in one instrument then care should be
taken to avoid inadvertent coupling via low frequency ground loops.
RF transformers on all RF inputs can be very effective in minimising
such problems.
Isolating the instrument from the PC by
Bill
WB6BNQ wrote:
Hi Bruce,
Well I think you missed my point ! As I mentioned there are a few who have
the
ability to deal with the H and Cs devices.
However, I was really targeting the low end of the spectrum. I referred to
them
as the normal guy but perhaps I should have said the
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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor (Didier Juges)
7. Provide
Bill,
I'm one of those casual users - though I'm getting close to graduating to Rb
(time-nuttiness is habit
forming...)
I've built a couple of the Shera GPSDOs and have added on some handy little
features (I drive a 2 line LCD
display, and format the output into a UTC/Local clock and
When I get my Tbolt, I was planning to program a PIC18F6722-based board
I have already designed and produced, into the role of passthru/monitor
to indicate lock. What other features would everyone want to see on a
Tbolt monitor board relative to features/displays? What kit price range
Hi Dave,
Personally I question the value of such an item. As hobbyist we all
start immediately planning such a project just because that is our
nature. The Tbolt monitor program provided by Trimble, while lacking
in some regards, is adequate for determining the functional
To clarify item 3
Item 3 came across unclear after reading it again. What was meant was a third
channel to compare either of the two mentioned House Standards to a third device
without interrupting the two primary control channels referred to in item 1.
BillWB6BNQ
WB6BNQ wrote:
Hi Dave,
Personally I question the value of such an item. As hobbyist we all
start immediately planning such a project just because that is our
nature. The Tbolt monitor program provided by Trimble, while lacking
in some regards, is adequate for determining the
Didier,
Any chance of the GPS Monitor which you are developing being available as a
kit?
Jeff
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Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:55 PM
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
I have uploaded version 0.0.8
, 2008 09:19
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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt Monitor
Didier,
Any chance of the GPS Monitor which you are developing being available as a
kit?
Jeff
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I second this question. This looks like a very cool project. Didier, if
you would like some
All VFD displays (and EL and CCFL LCD backlights) have finite lifetimes. Very
few will last over 40,000 hours (5 years). Many start to noticeably degrade
after one year. Many EL backlights have lifetimes of less than 5000 hours
(ever see a Tektronix 1502/1503B/C TDR with a good backlight?)
I too have never seen one go dim. In fact, I have a VCR (Beta!) that's been
pluged in continously since I got it new in the early '80s. It still looks the
same as when I got it except that the display has had a left to right wave
going through it since about 1995. So, wavy- but not dim at
From my thermionic valve days,
the emmissivity of a filament was greatly extended by under-running
them.
If the display is pemanently run at a lower current in dim mode,
how long could the life be extended by dropping the filament voltage
by a small margin?
cheers, Neville Michie
On
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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:47 AM
Subject: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt monitor
I made a second version (same firmware) of the Thunderbolt monitor. This
one
uses the plastic DIP version of the processor
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The Noritake display looks great.
I am hoping that a kit
Regarding the VFD display, although they may be very different one manufacturer
to another, I can definitely dispute a prior statement made that VFDs in general
have a short lifetime and become dim. They are universally used in VCRs, DVD
players, microwave ovens, and some clocks. I have never
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Regarding the VFD display, although they may be very different
one manufacturer
to another, I can definitely
On Jul 16, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Didier Juges wrote:
One issue with the Noritake display (common to all VFD devices) is
that it
draws over 100mA of current at 5V. A 3 terminal linear regulator
running
from 12V will need a reasonable heat sink to operate. A better
choice would
be a small
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On Jul 16, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Didier Juges wrote
I made a second version (same firmware) of the Thunderbolt monitor. This one
uses the plastic DIP version of the processor mounted on a small Radio Shack
proto board and it uses a gorgeous Noritake Vacuum Fluorescent display.
The interface between the Noritake and any ordinary LCD display is
I have uploaded version 0.0.8.
Alarms (if any) are decoded and displayed in succession on the second line
of the display, alternated with the Disciplining Status.
The archive has been fixed, there was a problem with v004. If you downloaded
it and had problems, I am sorry...
Check the Wiki for
Firmware version 0.0.4 is usable and has been uploaded, read the details and
download the firmware from my Wiki page:
http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:gps_monitor
Some user interface (to select which information to display) would be nice.
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