What OS runs on the IPAQ? Did you have to re-build LH from source?
Edit: OK now I see you are running some other software called "thunderhead". Same questions apply On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Robert Atkinson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Chris, > I've posted this before, but it's worth saying again. I use the PocketPC > version of Lady Heather on an IPAQ. These are available for next to nothing > on Ebay and can run in a dock on the bench or you can gut it and embed it > in a cased Thunderbolt. worn out batteries are not an issue as we have > constant power available. They just need 5V. One with an SD card slot is > good so you don't have to re-load the code from a PC if the power does go > out. > > > Robert G8RPI. > > > ________________________________ > From: Chris Albertson <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement < > [email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 18:36 > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] ThunderBolt Display > > > What was the problem you found. Other then a "new to you" platform? I'm > trying to understand why reading serial data would be hard. > > An advantage of the Adruino is that you don't need to make a PCB. Even if > you want to do something like add a graphical display or and SD card for > logging they just plug in, no solder required. > > Of course the pre-buillt display is even easier but can't be modified. > > One of my loner term goals is to move lady heather like functions onto a > small uP based device. It seems wasteful to use a PC for this. > > > On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Russ Ramirez <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Yeah, after trying to (reliably) get the time out of the pertinent TSIP > > message using an Arduino UNO, I can understand your statement Adam about > > the Arduino approach. It kinda works, but it felt like I was fighting the > > implementation of the controller card and that I should cut-over to my > own > > solution using an Atmel, PIC or TI chip that I could just load C code > into. > > One of this lists members gave me the code I needed, so ironically using > > the UNO made the project more difficult. > > > > Russ > > K0WFS > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ 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.
