[time-nuts] Trimble Resolution-T SMT caught behaving badly

[David J Taylor]

> I am planning on making a simple NTP server using the Resolution SMT as 
> the PPS input and a Rb oscillator (or any other 10MHz clock) to clock 
> the CPU on the computer. If people are interested in a friendly 
> interface board to the device let me know. My initial interface board 
> design puts the PPS on the Carrier Detect line at RS-232 levels as is 
> typical for this sort of thing, but USB is also very easy to do.

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Michael, yes, I would be interested in two boards.  Likely I would be 
feeding the unit from +5V from a USB cable, so an on-board +3.3V regulator 
would be helpful, as would a connection to the non-standard header.  I 
don't have SMT soldering capabilities, so either a standard 0.1-inch DIL 
style board, or a completed unit would be best.  I would be prepared to 
pay up to around US $20 per board.  Serial output from an RS-232 level 
port would suit, although I can see scope for a USB-emulated serial as 
well.  That sounds like a major complication for the board, though.

Cheers,
David
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