[time-nuts] Oncore VP problem
Dr Bruce Griffiths
bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Thu Jul 19 13:56:32 UTC 2007
GandalfG8 at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 19/07/2007 02:44:42 GMT Daylight Time, tom.k3io at gmail.com
> writes:
>
> My suggestion is that you pick up a free evaluation copy of Rick
> Hambly's TAC32 software at http://cnssys.com/cnsclock/Tac32Software.html
> . TAC32 knows all the quirks & options that ever existed in a Motorola
> receiver, going all the way back to the Rev.3 PVT6. Then if you find it
> useful, a legal copy can be purchased from Rick, or at members discount
> from TAPR (http://www.tapr.org/gps_tac32.html).
>
>
>
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>
> Hi Tom
>
> Many thanks for the suggestion.
>
> You may have seen my subsequent post in which I commented that I had tried
> TAC32 without solving my problem, only to find the kit was working ok but with
> an incorrectly labelled connector.
>
> TAC32 does look useful though so I'll check it over more thoroughly later.
>
> One "interesting" side effect......
>
> Some time after shutting down TAC32 last night, but with the Oncore still
> connected to the serial port and outputting data, my PS2 connected mouse started
> misbehaving, with the pointer jumping all over the place then settling down
> for a while before repeating the performance.
> It didn't occur to me at first that the incoming serial data might have
> anything to do with it until it started again this morning and I eventually
> stopped it by disconnecting the serial lead from the receiver.
>
> Whilst I can't say for sure that running TAC32 was what caused it, it's not
> something I've ever seen in the past nor previously this past few days after
> running WinOncore.
>
> I'll check later to see if the port shut down properly and also take a look
> at the Oncore message stream, perhaps TAC32 may have changed something there
> as part of its auto setup routine?
>
> regards
>
> Nigel
> GM8PZR
>
Nigel
This is a well known quirk/feature of Windows itself.
There is a way of "curing" it (other than using a better OS) but I cant
recall the details at the moment.
Bruce
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