[Ham-Mac] Macintosh GPS Control Software for HP Z3801A

[David Anderson GM4JJJ]

Mac GPS Control software allows owners of the Hewlett Packard HP Z3801A  
or Z3816A GPS Receiver to setup, control and monitor their receiver by  
means of a serial connection from an Apple Macintosh computer.

The HP Z3801A GPS Receiver provides highly accurate time and frequency  
outputs, originally designed for use in the CDMA Cellular Land Network,  
these units are now available on the surplus market and are being used  
by Standards Labs, Radio Amateurs, Hobbyists and Experimenters.

Especially useful to weak signal radio enthusiasts who require the  
highest frequency accuracy.
The 10MHz output can be used as a timebase for a frequency counter or  
the reference for a Microwave PLL.
The 1PPS pulse output gives extremely accurate time markers.

Features of the software

  Detailed Status Display with LEDs
  Charts of Time and Frequency Control Trends with statistics
  Terminal with easy popdown menu control of all receiver commands and  
queries.
  Receiver Log Viewer with human readable dates and times
  Getting Started Pane - No arcane commands to type.
  Satellite Plot shows the GPS signal strengths of at different az/el.
  LCD Style Clock with choice of colored backlight
  Local time or UTC in 12 or 24 hour format.
  LCD Clock shown in Dock (OS X)
  Data Logging for further analysis.
  Picture export for Website display

Requirements

  HP Z3801A or Z3816A GPS receiver with Antenna.
  Macintosh computer with a serial port or a USB to Serial Adaptor.
  Macintosh Serial Cable wired for RS-422 to suit the Z3801A (RS-232 for  
Z3816A).
  Mac OS 8/9 or OS X (10.1 or later)


Further details and downloads from  
http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/z3801/z3801.htm


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David Anderson, GM4JJJ         E-mail: david@gm4jjj.co.uk
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