[time-nuts] Help with Datum/Symmetricom TymServe TS2100

[Bob Kupiec]

The L-Pro rubidium oscillator is installed on the bottom cover between
the front panel and the main logic board.  It also requires an additional
power supply which is also mounted on the bottom cover on the right side
of the chassis.


On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 07:58:42AM -0500, Jason Rabel wrote:
> Skip,
> 
> I've successfully converted my TS2100 IRIG to a GPS model along with several
> other people. As far as I know, the Oncore module was never used (maybe a
> planned future upgrade), but the ACE-III modules work just fine.
> 
> The trick is you need to make a temporary interface with your ACE-III and
> set PORT1 to 9600 8O1 TSIP in, TSIP out. The receiver is probably set to 8N1
> right now which is why it's not working. I dug through my old emails and
> this bit of information might also be useful:
> 
> TSIPMonitor32 seemed to always (re)set the receiver to 9600-8N1. My
> workaround was to use the Acutime TR_Monitor (set to the pallisade receiver)
> to set the baud rate, then run TSIP chat and save the seeprom settings
> there.
> 
> You should be able to find all those programs on the Trimble FTP server. No
> need to mess with any jumpers or eeproms... Just be sure to flash your
> firmware to the latest version (which is a couple years old at least I
> think).
> 
> As for the Rubidium upgrade, that's another can of worms. Unfortunately
> nobody on the list has the LPRO model (or is admitting it), so there's no
> way to know exactly how the wiring hooks up or if a second power supply is
> needed, if the stock oscillator needs to be removed or not, also I'm sure
> the loop and gain settings would need to be changed which one would need to
> know.
> 
> Oh, incase you were wondering, the screws that hold down the GPS module are
> 2-56 x 1/4"... Tiny little suckers...
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Jason
> 
> > I have recently acquired a Datum TS2100-IRIG NTP time server.  Nice
> > unit, and I do have IRIG-B to feed it, however, reading the manual I
> > notice that there is a GPS version as well.  Upon taking the top of the
> > unit off I notice that there are the connector and standoffs for both
> Oncore 
> > and Trimble ACE-III sized receivers.  Tried plugging both in, but the unit
> 
> > does not seem to recognize it (always reports GPS receiver busy). 
> 
> 
> 
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