That is an RS-232 port; there's no "locked" line on it (although I agree there should have been.) You'll need to run TBoltMon.exe to monitor its status, or talk to Mark Sims about the dedicated Thunderbolt controller he mentioned he was developing.
-- john, KE5FX > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Bill Smitherman > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 2:15 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FTS-4060M/S24 > > > Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To the group > Just today, received my Thunderbolt from China. It is up and > running. Just > a simple question > for you you Thunderbolt Experts. After reading the Trimble Manual, > download. I still do not have an answer. How can I tell when I have a > lock. I desire to install an LED on one of the pins of the db9 connector > to indicate when lock has been achieved. I do not need to know location > when the unit was made, GPS week and all that stuff. I am trying > to keep it > simple. Surely one of these pins go high when lock is achieved. I just > need a simple indication of the lock status. Perhaps I am trying to > oversimplify, all help appreciated. I am from the old school > of using my > Fluke Monotronics 207 Receivers to track the old Omega Stations and WWVB. > Trying to get acquainted with the new GPS Technology. > > Thanks for any ideas. > BillOn 6/20/08, Björn Gabrielsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
