Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-28 Thread Chris Albertson
] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement [mailto:time-nuts@febo.com] Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:22:49 +1100 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Sam li...@digitalelectric.com.au wrote: I have known about

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-28 Thread Sam
. Sam. - Original Message - From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement [mailto:time-nuts@febo.com] Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:58:18 +1100 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander On Mon, Feb 27

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-28 Thread Chuck Harris
The authorized development platform is windows only. It will run under wine. There is a linux/opensource platform in the works based on mono. It is in pre alpha release. In the opensource, linux world, mono is seen as an abomination by many. Although mono has made it through the

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-28 Thread Don Latham
] Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:58:18 +1100 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Sam li...@digitalelectric.com.au wrote: Netduino is the Arduino with an Ethernet interface on it. Not quite, The Netduino is an open-source

[time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread James Robbins
Just wanted to mention a terrific Thunderbolt Monitor design by VK4GHZ Adam Maurer (http://www.vklogger.com/forum). It monitors the Thunderbolt output on 4 screens (4x20 display) so no computer hookup is necessary to follow the GPS. A companion Commander makes use of a PICAXE to cause

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Peter Gottlieb
One has to go through their sign-up process just to take a look. On 2/27/2012 10:20 PM, James Robbins wrote: Just wanted to mention a terrific Thunderbolt Monitor design by VK4GHZ Adam Maurer (http://www.vklogger.com/forum). It monitors the Thunderbolt output on 4 screens (4x20 display) so

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Richard W. Solomon
That doesn't seem to be the case on this side of the pond. I could read anything posted, just cannot post without signing up. 73, Dick, W1KSZ -Original Message- From: Peter Gottlieb n...@verizon.net Sent: Feb 27, 2012 8:26 PM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Chris Albertson
I'm (slowly) working on one based on Arduino. No plan to use anything like four screens. I think the way to go is one but with a rotary knob so you can scroll and click the knob to make menu selections. But then for even less cost you can make it web based. You save the cost and size of the

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Sam
. - Original Message - From: Peter Gottlieb [mailto:n...@verizon.net] To: time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:26:09 +1100 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander One has to go through their sign-up process just to take a look. On 2/27/2012 10:20 PM

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Sam li...@digitalelectric.com.au wrote: I have known about this project for a while, I was excited at first but was put off by the price tag, the fact that it is closed source and that it's not available as a kit. There is another project on the horizon by

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Sam
: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement [mailto:time-nuts@febo.com] Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:22:49 +1100 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Sam li

Re: [time-nuts] VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Monitor and Commander

2012-02-27 Thread Don Latham
Gosh, and I just bought one from Sparkfun for another project :-) Don Chris Albertson On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Sam li...@digitalelectric.com.au wrote: I have known about this project for a while, I was excited at first but was put off by the price tag, the fact that it is closed