I would check if the instrument contains a FDTI USB to serial converter part with a custom VID/PID. That's a common trick. That's trivial to work around, at least on Linux.
-ch 73 de AI6KG On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 1:05 PM, Bob kb8tq <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > > > > > On Apr 5, 2017, at 1:36 PM, Magnus Danielson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hi Phil, > > > > I just wanted to chime in an make a note that the STR4500 seems to have > USB connection rather than serial. The manual mentions installing a driver. > I wonder if the USB port is nothing but a glorified serial port. > > When you hook it up, what does your computer report? You should be able > to get some info that way. If so, finding the 4100 manual that Bob > mentioined was not too hard, and banging away on those commands where not > too complex by the looks of it. > > > > Tempted. > > > > Cheers, > > Magnus > > That would be yet another layer of problem. The Spirent guys used custom > USB drivers for their devices. At least that is true for the boxes I have > seen. They stopped issuing drivers for the 6100 with XP. I have no idea > when they dropped drivers for the 4500. It’s a pretty good bet that you > will need one …. > > Bob > > > > > > On 04/05/2017 03:46 PM, paul swed wrote: > >> Phil > >> Welcome to the group. > >> Funny you mention the Spirent. I see many available for semi reasonable > >> pricing though for Ham/Time-nuts a bit pricey still at $295 for a > tinkerer. > >> And they do not come with the disk. > >> But as was pointed out to me by a fellow time-nut you don't need it. You > >> can directly control the unit by rs232 through quite simple commands. > Use a > >> USB to RS232 converter if you do not have a real port. > >> You can create batch files of the comands on and on. I had downloaded > the > >> manual to look at. > >> However I will not be buying a unit for quite a long time. Would need > to be > >> sub $100 for me at least. > >> Good luck and have fun. > >> Regards > >> Paul > >> WB8TSL > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 6:24 AM, Phil Parsons < > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> This is my first post after lurking for quite a while reading & trying > to > >>> get to grips with the technology. I just purchased a Spirent STR4500 > GPS > >>> simulator along with a pile of other kit. Unfortunately the CD was > missing > >>> (no great surprise) & Spirent are not interested in selling me a > >>> replacement disk. So, can anyone help me with software for this or > should I > >>> accept it is a door stop & get rid? My plan was to use this to get > >>> consistent signals to test a few GPSDOs I have acquired. Any advice > >>> gratefully received. > >>> > >>> Phil > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
