Hi If you go back a ways in the archives, there is a *lot* of information about how to run these beasts. There also are links to the software and command sets for the devices.
Bob > On Dec 17, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Patrick Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have recently acquired a used Lucent RFTGm-II-Rb and XO. The set came > assembled with cables and frame, so I am pretty sure everything is hooked > together correctly. I have powered both units, and after a few hours I have > the green "Online" light lit on the REF-0 (Rb) and the yellow "Standby" > light lit on the REF-1 (XO). I am watching serial traffic via two > RS422<->USB adapters. After switching a couple of wires around, I am seeing > TCODE data from both units on the RX side at the PC. I have a clean 15MHz > waveform and 2 ugly 10MHz waveforms from the Rb, and PPS from both units. > All seems well so far. > > I'd like to hook them up to two instances of Lady Heather and see what is > going on. The problem is that I cannot interrupt the TCODE stream to put > the device into SCPI mode. I have tried commands like ":ptim:tcod:cont 0" > (also "ptim:tcod:cont 0", without the leading ":") and variants of > ":SYST:STAT?". Both modules just ignore them. > > I have a bootable Linux partition. I guess I can load up WINE and try the > somewhat dated "RFTG.EXE". That seems a little extreme, especially if I > need to repeat that every time I need to restart the RFTGs. > > Any suggestions what I should try next before I go the Linux route? Surely > there is some command or secret handshake I am just missing. > > Thanks! > > -Patrick Murphy > _______________________________________________ > 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.
