[time-nuts] Z3805A Port 2.

[Herbert Poetzl]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 02:32:09PM +0000, Mark C. Stephens wrote:
> I wanted to have a look at what the Z3805A puts out on Port 2.

> I can see the LEDS flickering on the BOB so its saying something.
> I connected up a terminal program set to 96008N1 and it seems there is nothing.
> So I plugged the cable into port one to check the settings:
> scpi > syst:comm:ser2:pace?
> NONE
> scpi > syst:comm:ser2:baud?
> +9600
> scpi > syst:comm:ser2:parity?
> NONE
> scpi > syst:comm:ser2:bits?
> +8
> scpi > syst:comm:ser2:sbits?
> +1
> So Serial 2 is definitely 96008N1.

> Nothing displays on the terminal program so I used a serial
> port monitor program and I see this recurring data:

> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 02 06 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 02 08 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 03 00 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 03 02 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 03 04 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 03 06 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 03 08 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 04 00 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 04 02 01 06 00 00 0D
> 01 03 00 09 04 01 04 02 08 04 04 01 06 00 00 0D

   1  3  0  9  4  1  4  2  8  4  4  = 1309412844

> I can see its transmitting the even second time but what format
> is this and how can I use it?

$ date +"%s" # unix time (seconds since Jan, 1st, 1970)
1365086814

so, my guess is, it is seconds since some point in
time in decimal.

HTH,
Herbert


> Mark
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