[time-nuts] Fwd: Trimble NTPX26AB-06 Software?

[Martin Richmond-Hardy]

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> From: Martin Richmond-Hardy <martinrh45 at googlemail.com>
> Date: 29 December 2008 15:47:06 GMT
> To: john at pcsupportsolutions.com
> Subject: [time-nuts] Trimble NTPX26AB-06 Software?
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> John,
> I bought one of these on eBay a few weeks ago, supplied with a  
> minidisk which I've only just managed to read (had to fire up an old  
> blue iMac). I was advised that they appear to be using the  
> thunderbolt monitor software at 9600 8 n 1 (which I downloaded from  
> the net at http://www.trimble.com/support_trl.asp?pt=Thunderbolt%C2%AEGPSDisciplinedClock&Nav=Collection-2357 
>  This runs on Windows xP. Interface is RS442 so needs a mod if your  
> PC only has RS232.
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> Haven't managed to test it yet. Need to fire up another ancient  
> Windows machine as the VMWare Fusion emulator on my iMac won't drive  
> the serial ports (or rather, I haven't figured it out yet)
>
> Best of luck!
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> 73 de
> Martin Richmond-Hardy G8BHC
> QTH: JO02pa
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