[time-nuts] Lucent KS-24361, HP/Symmetricom Z3809A, Z3810A, Z3811A, Z3812...
GandalfG8 at aol.com
GandalfG8 at aol.com
Sun Nov 2 01:52:42 UTC 2014
Hi Bob,
I understand the consequences of not modifying the unit but, having done so
and having a REF-1 unit running stand alone, I was just commenting that I
wasn't sure whether or not it was necessary to implement all of Arthur's
modification in order to enable the basic functionality, or whether some
part of it might be purely to control the indicators.
As a follow on from that I was wondering whether or not it might be
possible to achieve a similar result, at least to the point of just making it
functional, just by cross linking some of the out and return paths, "faking"
it without the need for an additional powered interface if you like, not for
any other reason than it might then be possible to make a plug in
modification that could be fitted without needing to open the box.
Regards
Nigel
GM8PZR
In a message dated 02/11/2014 00:19:57 GMT Standard Time, kb8tq at n1k.org
writes:
Hi
If you:
1) Do not have two units (Ref 0 and Ref 1)
— and —
2) Do not “fake out” the slave detect (= use the mod)
Then the unit you have will not:
1) Enable the pps out
2) Enable the 15 MHz out
It will try to disciple the OCXO, but you won’t be able to see any result
of that.
Bob
> On Nov 1, 2014, at 7:05 PM, GandalfG8--- via time-nuts
<time-nuts at febo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Anthony,
>
> It's a new circuit that has to be inserted, which is what I've done, but
> I'm not sure whether or not it's strictly necessary for the unit to
function
> or whether it's just there to get the lights sequencing properly and
> perhaps all that's needed for basic functionality are just the links.
>
> I'm leaving well alone for now to let the oscillator run overnight but
> will try it again tomorrow with just the links and see what happens.
> I'm also hoping to get some idea of the between unit signalling,
although
> I only have Z3811s I'm hoping, with the boards being an almost
identical
> match, that what goes one way should be matched by what comes the other.
>
> Regards
>
> Nigel
> GM8PZR
>
>
>
> In a message dated 01/11/2014 22:41:09 GMT Standard Time,
aroby at antamy.com
> writes:
>
> I wasn't clear from the photo whether the circuit was a representation
of
> what is on the board, and you just had to connect the pins listed
together,
> or whether this was a new circuit that had to be inserted. Sounds like
> the latter?
>
> Anthony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of
> GandalfG8--- via time-nuts
> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 4:04 PM
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Lucent KS-24361, HP/Symmetricom Z3809A,
Z3810A,
> Z3811A, Z3812...
>
> Well, I'm happy to report that Arthur's modification does do the trick,
> although I don't know why as I don't have any data for the interface
as yet.
> I daren't disturb the 15 pin connector right now as this Z3811A PCB is
> still out of its case and connected to a breadboard with wires just
pushed
> into the sockets, and for the same reason I don't have any computer
> connection at the moment either.
>
> My implementation isn't quite as described, in that I've not made a
> connection to the fault LED but am just manually pulling that input
high and low
> on the breadboard with another wire link as required.
> Whether or not this is part or all of the reason that my green "on"
light
> is flashing rather than steady I don't know, but I am seeing the 1PPS
and
> 15MHz outputs and the 15MHz looks to be conditioning ok.
>
> Aside from the 5 volt supply, which I'm picking off from pin 5 of the
> header between u33 and U34, and the aforementioned fault LED
connection, all
> the other connections can be made to J5 externally and could be housed
in a
> 15 way shell along with the switching circuits.
>
> I'm still hopeful that some cross linking of the right pairs might
> achieve the same result without the extra circuitry, so "all" that
needs to be
> done now is just to identify the right pairs:-)
>
> At least with it up and running it should be easier to check out some
of
> the inter-unit signalling.
>
> Thanks Arthur, your efforts are much appreciated.
>
> regards
>
> Nigel
> GM8PZR
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 01/11/2014 15:25:02 GMT Standard Time,
aroby at antamy.com
> writes:
>
> For those who missed it, Arthur's post is at
> https://www.febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts/2010-June/047825.html and the
photo is at
>
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac262/rjb1998/RFTG-uREF1photo1_zps87c505ca.jpg
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of
Arthur
> Dent
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 9:20 PM
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: [time-nuts] Lucent KS-24361, HP/Symmetricom Z3809A, Z3810A,
> Z3811A, Z3812A GPSDO system
>
> Bob Stewart bob at evoria.net
> ?? ? I have both of my units sitting on the bench. I found that I
needed
> to connect them together to get the REF1 unit to come out of standby ?
. ??
>
> Bob Camp kb8tq at n1k.org
> ??I suspect that somebody will have to figure out what the 15 pin
> connector / jumper is doing. On previous RFTG units there was a way to
re-wire
> the crossover interface to fake out the slave detect process. That
would let
> you run a single GPS equipped box and have it behave correctly.
Without
> the fake wires trick none of them played nice without the slave being
> present ?
> . ??
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Reposting what I had posted over a week ago, in case you missed it ? .
>
> Arthur Dent golgarfrincham at gmail.com Wed Oct 22 13:59:48 EDT 2014
??
> ?
> Way back on Fri Jun 11 16:48:43 UTC 2010 I posted about using one of
> these units I had modified but at the time there wasn't a single person
who
> was interested. I have been using the RFTG-u REF1 since then and it is
a
> nice unit. The modifications I added (including a power supply -see
photo)
> allows the lights to cycle through their normal sequence on warm-up
and the
> second unit isn't needed at all ? . ??
>
> -Arthur
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