[time-nuts] 59503A GPIB clock windows/linux software.

Lizeth Norman normanlizeth at gmail.com
Sat Jun 1 16:29:48 EDT 2013


The 59309A can be updated via HPIB.
I did it two ways. The first was to use windows system time and then write
to the instrument. The other was to poll a M12+T and get the proper time.
Sadly, both are in Labview, and as such probably aren't much help.

On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Mark C. Stephens <marks at non-stop.com.au>wrote:

> That's the One, a 53509A.
>
> It is a quarter width 2RU unit (a bit higher with its feet on)
> Has GPIB on rear.
> Set via buttons behind a small hinged flap on the front.
> My 59503A drifts a lot and I seem to remember it wasn't y2K compliant.
>
> I want to have some software send out a request for time over the HPIB to
> the 59503A.
> If the software reads and finds the 59503A is X amount out from NTP or
> even system time, write back the right time to the 58503A.
>
> Possible to do it with talk.exe and listen.exe from GPIB toolkit and a
> batch file?
>
> I'd bet there are some time-nuts with at least one of these GPIB clocks ;)
>
>
> -marki
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of J. Forster
> Sent: Sunday, 2 June 2013 4:09 AM
> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 59503A GPIB clock windows/linux software.
>
> In the 5950x line there is a display unit. IMO, that would be a lot easier.
>
> YMMV.
>
> -John
>
> ==============
>
>
> > A Man has got to have his toys and I have a HP 59503A GPIB clock...
> > Has anyone seen software to maybe sync the clock with an NTP server or
> > something :) Windows, Linux, it's all good!
> >
> > -marki
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