[time-nuts] SSR-6t Connector

KD0GLS kd0gls at mninter.net
Fri Dec 21 21:41:13 UTC 2012


Thanks to all who replied with that part number.  Come to think of it, if anyone has any (moderately high-res) photos of the front and back of the board, those would be great to see as well.

73,
Brent, KD0GLS, Minneapolis

On 21 Dec 2012, at 15:06, Dale J. Robertson wrote:

> PIC is a PIC24FJ64GA-004-I/PT
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 21, 2012, at 2:20 PM, KD0GLS <kd0gls at mninter.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking at Synergy's Tech Note #493 for the SSR-6Tr and trying to make out the part number of the PIC from the picture.  Looks like it might be a PIC24F part.  Would appreciate knowing the actual part number from one of you who's already received your board.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Brent, KD0GLS, Minneapolis
>> 
>> On 21 Dec 2012, at 12:59, Don Latham wrote:
>> 
>>> Had a good conversation with Art Slepin at Synergy. He said, if my
>>> ancient memory serves, that the PIC on the new board will be available
>>> for programming, and that it might be possible to do an ONCORE as a
>>> software conversion from the UBLOX to the output connector. Just who is
>>> going to do this, not sure. But it will be possible.
>>> The newer versions of the SST will be programmable through the serial
>>> port. At present, the extra side port on the board is a programming
>>> connector.  The info will be on Synergy's SST website. Even at $70 per,
>>> a UBLOX timer and PIC on the same board might be very cost-effective for
>>> all sorts of fooling around!
>>> Don
>>> 
>>> Tom Van Baak
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm pretty sure the hp Z3801A and 58503A/B (and perhaps other 1990's
>>>> era) GPSDO use the Motorola Oncore VP receiver. It was, and still is, a
>>>> famous GPS timing receiver. Later, many GPSDO evolved to use the
>>>> Motorola/iLotus M12 receiver.
>>>> 
>>>> The new Synergy SST-6T is a clever combination h/w and s/w that turns a
>>>> uBlox 6T & PIC into a PCB that is both h/w and s/w compatible with an
>>>> M12. It's a drop-in replacement. But as such, it won't work in a device
>>>> that is uses an old Motorola UT/GT/VP receiver.
>>>> 
>>>> I suggested that they also come up with a board that is VP compatible,
>>>> but you realize the number of 15-year-old Oncore VP's in the field is
>>>> probably not that high. It would make an excellent labor-of-love project
>>>> to create a VP-compatible uBlox 6T board, but it's probably not
>>>> something you can make a business case for.
>>>> 
>>>> /tvb
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "paul swed" <paulswedb at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
>>>> <time-nuts at febo.com>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 7:41 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] SSR-6t Connector
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Not to hijack the thread. I purchased a ssr and have not rcvd it yet.
>>>>> But
>>>>> my simple interest is to if needed replace the rcvr in my z3801. There
>>>>> have
>>>>> been threads on time-nuts that these rcvrs do fail with age.
>>>>> My belief is that though the connector on the 3801 may be different
>>>>> and it
>>>>> is 5V, essentially connecting the 1 pps TX RX data and power should
>>>>> allow
>>>>> this to replace the older rcvr.
>>>>> Am I on the right track?
>>>>> As a longer term goal and question does this new rcvr actually improve
>>>>> a
>>>>> 3801s stability?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Paul
>>>>> WB8TSL
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:16 AM, David Martin <
>>>>> drmartin at ivietechnologies.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I had a Motorola M12+ all hooked up with a RF pigtail and data header
>>>>>> so I
>>>>>> just unplugged the Motorola and plugged in the SSR-6t.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The data connector was purchased from digikey several years ago and
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> details have been lost in the dust.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> However it looks like
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=A33546-ND
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm unhappy with the one I'm using as the contacts spring pressure is
>>>>>> weak
>>>>>> against the connector pin -- I will have to consider looking for a
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> "firm" fitting data connector.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The RF pigtail was also obtained years ago from data-alliance.net -
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> P3B adapter cable.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> See
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.data-alliance.net/servlet/-strse-800/MCX-BNC-female-Adapter/Detail
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> - Sent from my iPhone -
>>>>>> Please Reply To
>>>>>> David Martin
>>>>>> drmartin at ivietechnologies.com
>>>>>> 801-372-0978
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just curious,
>>>>>> what connector/pigtail/adapter board did you use to access the 2x5
>>>>>> 1.27mm
>>>>>> pitch connector on your SSR-6T.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Dale NV8U
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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