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

Had had at to-way.com
Thu Sep 25 00:22:00 EDT 2008


Skip,

I'm truly sorry but you have discovered the ultimate "Black Hole" of 
timing information.

had, K7MLR


At 02:15 PM 9/24/2008, you wrote:

>Hello time-nuts,
>
>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).
>
>I tried calling Symmetricom (talked to Larry Dearing) but seem to be
>caught in a Catch 22.  They will not release the information on how to
>make the change, and will not do it themselves since the product has
>been obsoleted.
>
>Anyone have a sympathetic contact at Symmetricom?
>
>Does anyone have a TS2100-GPS that they wouldn't mind taking the top off
>and spending a few minutes on the phone (303-790-1830 8am-5pm M-F)?  There
>does appear to be some jumpers on the board, and there are also words in
>EEPROM that can be modified via terminal interface.
>
>Also notice that there is an LPRO rubidium option for these units.  I
>have one of these too and would be interested in trying to upgrade to
>rubidium as well.  Anyone with one of these units out there?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help or direction in finding answers to these
>questions.
>
>Skip Withrow
>
>
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