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Dr. David Kirkby

Mon, Jun 20, 2005 2:00 PM

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful information from an M12+ on a Linux,
FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris box?

I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 will be useful, I want to find a
long term solution that does not include Windoze.

--
Dr. David Kirkby PhD CEng MIEE,
Senior Research Fellow,
Department of Medical Physics,
Mallet Place Engineering Building,
Gower St,
University College London,
London WC1E 6BT.

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris box? I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 will be useful, I want to find a long term solution that does not include Windoze. -- Dr. David Kirkby PhD CEng MIEE, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medical Physics, Mallet Place Engineering Building, Gower St, University College London, London WC1E 6BT.

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Poul-Henning Kamp

Mon, Jun 20, 2005 2:04 PM

In message 42B6CBEE.3000505@medphys.ucl.ac.uk, "Dr. David Kirkby" writes:

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful information from an M12+ on a Linux,
FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris box?

I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 will be useful, I want to find a
long term solution that does not include Windoze.

NTPns has support for the M12+, if nothing else you could just dike
out the relevant bits and hack them for your own purposes:

http://phk.freebsd.dk/NTPns

--
Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20
phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956
FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe
Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.

In message <42B6CBEE.3000505@medphys.ucl.ac.uk>, "Dr. David Kirkby" writes: >Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful information from an M12+ on a Linux, >FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris box? > >I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 will be useful, I want to find a >long term solution that does not include Windoze. NTPns has support for the M12+, if nothing else you could just dike out the relevant bits and hack them for your own purposes: http://phk.freebsd.dk/NTPns -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.

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John Ackermann N8UR

Mon, Jun 20, 2005 4:12 PM

Dr. David Kirkby wrote:

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful
information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris
box?

I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32
will be useful, I want to find a long term solution that does not
include Windoze.

I have a very simple perl script to capture and parse the number of
satellites tracked, and the signal strength of each, from a UT+. I'm in
the process of updating it for the M12+. But I haven't attempted to go
any further than that (my purpose was just to see how well my antenna
was (or wasn't) working by logging the data over time).

John

Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful > information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris > box? > > I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 > will be useful, I want to find a long term solution that does not > include Windoze. > I have a very simple perl script to capture and parse the number of satellites tracked, and the signal strength of each, from a UT+. I'm in the process of updating it for the M12+. But I haven't attempted to go any further than that (my purpose was just to see how well my antenna was (or wasn't) working by logging the data over time). John

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Mike Nolan

Mon, Jun 20, 2005 4:19 PM

Dr. David Kirkby wrote:

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful
information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris
box?

My evaluation board (it might be a M12, not a M12+) works fine with
ntp-4.2.0 on Solaris 8. It took a few tries to get it set up.

But I use tac32 on WI*S if I want to see the satellites or hear it tick.

-Mike

--
Mike Nolan +1 787 878 2612 Fax: +1 787 878 1861 nolan@naic.edu
Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 93995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612

> Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > >Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful > >information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly Solaris > >box? My evaluation board (it might be a M12, not a M12+) works fine with ntp-4.2.0 on Solaris 8. It took a few tries to get it set up. But I use tac32 on WI*S if I want to see the satellites or hear it tick. -Mike -- Mike Nolan +1 787 878 2612 Fax: +1 787 878 1861 nolan@naic.edu Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 93995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612

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Dr. David Kirkby

Mon, Jun 20, 2005 4:22 PM

John Ackermann N8UR wrote:

Dr. David Kirkby wrote:

Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful
information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly
Solaris box?

I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32
will be useful, I want to find a long term solution that does not
include Windoze.

I have a very simple perl script to capture and parse the number of
satellites tracked, and the signal strength of each, from a UT+. I'm in
the process of updating it for the M12+. But I haven't attempted to go
any further than that (my purpose was just to see how well my antenna
was (or wasn't) working by logging the data over time).

John

I'd be interested in that once you have done the updates.

That was all I really wanted - to know whether or not the receiver was getting a decent signal, rather
than to know the exact time and where I am. If its possible to estimate jitter on the 1pps signal that
would be nice, but I'm sure I could look at adding that myself.

Unfortunatly, I'm not a perl guru. Much prefer C, but I'm willing to give anything a try - as long as
it doee not need Windows.

--
Dr. David Kirkby PhD CEng MIEE,
Senior Research Fellow,
Department of Medical Physics,
Mallet Place Engineering Building,
Gower St,
University College London,
London WC1E 6BT.

John Ackermann N8UR wrote: > Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > >> Is there any software around allows one to extract any useful >> information from an M12+ on a Linux, FreeBSD or more importantly >> Solaris box? >> >> I got my receiver Synergy today and whilst the 30-day trial of Tac32 >> will be useful, I want to find a long term solution that does not >> include Windoze. >> > > I have a very simple perl script to capture and parse the number of > satellites tracked, and the signal strength of each, from a UT+. I'm in > the process of updating it for the M12+. But I haven't attempted to go > any further than that (my purpose was just to see how well my antenna > was (or wasn't) working by logging the data over time). > > John I'd be interested in that once you have done the updates. That was all I really wanted - to know whether or not the receiver was getting a decent signal, rather than to know the exact time and where I am. If its possible to estimate jitter on the 1pps signal that would be nice, but I'm sure I could look at adding that myself. Unfortunatly, I'm not a perl guru. Much prefer C, but I'm willing to give anything a try - as long as it doee not need Windows. -- Dr. David Kirkby PhD CEng MIEE, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medical Physics, Mallet Place Engineering Building, Gower St, University College London, London WC1E 6BT.

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