[time-nuts] Z3805A Port 2.

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 4 11:28:58 EDT 2013


On 4/4/13 7:52 AM, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> 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.
>

perhaps since week 0  (6 Jan 1980)




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