[time-nuts] Re: Spectracom 9383 and Software Project

[timenuts at vlh.dk]

Hi,

I have a 9383 with GPS and OCXO, I did plan to open it up during my vacation
in 2 weeks time - to do a backup of the CF-card (and to change root and
factory passwords instead of trying to crack those with JohnTheRipper), and
to change the battery; I can take a few pictures of the internals of my
unit.

I don't know if serialnumber, core version, appl version from the system log
from last boot can tell you anything about what GPS-module it might be?

Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Unit Started.
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Spectracom Corp. Model hs92XX
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Software Version 3.6.7 Date:
10/24/2014
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] IRIG Version 9.02
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Serial Port 1 Version 2.03
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Serial Port 2 Version 2.03
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Remote Port 1 Version 2.03
Jan 1 00:00:01 chronos spectracom: [system] Remote Port 2 Version 2.03
Jan 1 00:00:02 chronos spectracom: [system] GPS Serial Number: 81408569
06/14/2010
Jan 1 00:00:02 chronos spectracom: [system] GPS Appl Version: 1.20
04/21/2010
Jan 1 00:00:02 chronos spectracom: [system] GPS Core Version: 1.26
04/21/2010
Jan 1 00:00:02 chronos spectracom: [system] GPS Serial Number: 81408569
06/14/2010
Jan 1 00:00:04 chronos spectracom: [system] GPS Startup or Reset
Jan 1 00:00:09 chronos spectracom: [system] Clock time source changed to GPS
Jan 1 00:03:12 chronos spectracom: [system] Clock entering sync.



Regards,
Kim Sindalsen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Quayle via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
> Sent: 22. august 2023 02:11
> To: time-nuts at lists.febo.com
> Cc: Chris Quayle <syseng at gfsys.co.uk>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Spectracom 9383 and Software Project
> 
> Quick question. Brought home a Spectracom NetClock irig 9383.
> Neat, low power box with dual lcd displays. Could use this for the public
time
> server here, but no real use with  an irig input.
> Opening the case, the irig input module has the same footprint as, for
> example, the Trimble ACE. A gps module was an option for this unit, so the
> question is, what gps module did they use and if fitted, will the firmware
> autorecognise it on power up, or will the box need a revised firmware
upload
> ?. Will need to find a compatable gps module as well.
> 
> Have been working on some code to use the Prologix adapter, to get
> instruments onto the lab network. The basic idea was to get some of the
old
> HP basic functionality, abstracting the Prologix command set into set of
simple
> functions running at at shell script level. Instrument control files are
shell script
> based, with just gcc and gmake to build it. A simple shell script for each
> different instrument. I know this has all been done before, but simplicity
in use
> and portable to any unix like system were the major goals, so no
dependencies
> on external packages at all. Developed on FreeBSD, but builds and runs on
> Linux with no code change, Also on cygwin windows, timing a bit out there,
> but works fine otherwise. Should build with no errors or warnings.
> 
> Initial release uploaded to sourceforge at:
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/network-instrument-workbench
> 
> Docs are a bit light, but working on that...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
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