[time-nuts] PTS 3200 remote programming

[Iban Cardona]

Hi Alan,

finally I solved the issue removing the 1121 board from the pts3200
and putting a 1121 board from a pts160 and now works perfect.

Looks that the unit have some customizations from the manufacturer.

Thanks for all guys.

73! Iban
eb3frn


On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Alan Melia <alan.melia at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi Iban well my knowledge of the older generation is not much use to you
> :-)) still I always think any response will bring more comments "out of the
> woodwork" even if only to correct the false impressions. The suggestion of
> of a faulty chip on that remote digit sounds like a worthwhile way to go.
>
> Good Luck with it these are useful units if a bit big by modern standards.
> Best Wishes
>
> Alan
> G3NYK
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iban Cardona" <icardona at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 12:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] PTS 3200 remote programming
>
>
>
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>> thanks for answer. Yes I have the manual, but the latches on my pts
>> not are as are showed in the user manual. Maybe my unit it is a
>> different version or release, or have some customozation from the pts
>> guys.
>>
>> In myunit, I tested the SO-2005 module that is that generates the
>> 100Mhz decade, and I tested manually the 4bit to generate the 800Mhz
>> and works well.
>>
>> My unit dont have front panel, only can be controllated remotelly.
>>
>> The differences from the user manual, is that un the user manual the
>> 1ghz and 100mhz decade shares latch, and in my unit the shares latch
>> the 100mhz with the 10mhz. The 1ghz latch is shared by the 1hz decade.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> 73! Iban
>> eb3frn
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Alan Melia <alan.melia at btinternet.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Iban do you have a manual? they are available. From memory because its
>>> a
>>> while since I worked on my Wavetek- Rockland unit I believe the remote
>>> programming is in parallel with the front panel switches. The reason for
>>> raising this is that there may be a problem on the back of the panel
>>> switches.....mabe a wire off. Does the 800Mhz front panel switch setting
>>> work correctly ??
>>>
>>> Alan
>>> G3NYK
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iban Cardona" <icardona at gmail.com>
>>> To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 6:42 PM
>>> Subject: [time-nuts] PTS 3200 remote programming
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm traying to use to program the bcd interface of a PTS 3200.
>>>>
>>>> My truble us tha the 100Mhz decade 8 value bit is ignored by the PTS,
>>>> then if I send 800Mhz to the PTS dont get output, and if send 900Mhz
>>>> then I get 100Mhz.
>>>>
>>>> I checked the unit and the hardware looks OK. And my code is working
>>>> well in another PTS units like the 620.
>>>>
>>>> The 3200 have some trick?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for all
>>>>
>>>> 73! Iban
>>>> eb3frn
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