[PCR-1000] New USB/Serial adapter

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:26:29 +0200

Thank you VERY MUCH for this link, Dale!  :)  

Harry

On Tuesday 16 December 2003 17:16, Dale Ireland wrote:
> Harry
> There are a few models that put out 1000pps. I have one that I use for
> overlaying the exact time onto video frames when taping the occultation
> of stars by asteroids in order to determine the width and shape of the
> asteroids.
> The device is here
> http://www.blackboxcamera.com/STV5730A/astro.htm
> Dale
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harijs Buss
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:43 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] New USB/Serial adapter
>
> On Tuesday 16 December 2003 09:45, Dale Ireland wrote:
> > I don't know, I use the USB connection to upload maps into the E-Vista
> > memory. How would I check?
>
> If you do'nt use GPS as time source than it's not essential. Time
> software
> like TAC32 would tell you if it receives those "one pulse per second"
> impulses. Nowadays when cheap integrated GPS receiver/antena devices
> like
> Deluo products are quite affordable, some people use them as time source
>
> inputs to specialized software which usually thinks there should be some
> Com
> port with GPS attached. When there is no free Com port available usually
>
> USB-Com connectors are used just like for Icom receivers, and the
> problems
> are similar. Seems that not all impulses which would be normally
> processed by
> Com port come trough USB-Com connectors, at least not trough all of
> them.
>
> But this is likely offtopic for this list, so let's return to Icom
> topics ;-)
>
> Harry
>
>
>
>
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