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Re: Too quiet in the group??
Just finished putting together a number of kits of the morse tutor as a club project
for when we can all meet up again Also a number of members want the clock as well for when they are both out looking for good portable sites? and when working portable. What happened to the quiet life and being retired. |
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Re: Too quiet in the group??
Thanks Mitch.? ?Good luck on the WWVB clock. I just finished building an SMD version of the GPS clock.? If anyone is interested, here are the links: youtube video:? software notes:?? hardware notes:?? schematic:?? Bruce No messages for a month?? Anybody working on anything??? Give the group an update!!! |
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Too quiet in the group??
No messages for a month?? Anybody working on anything??? Give the group an update!!!
I will be starting on my WWVB clock late next week. Anyone with any build tips? I got the WWVB ES100 evaluation kit from Universal Solder and built it. Works great, but compared to Bruce's tft WWVB design, very rudimentary display with a lcd! I really like Bruce's clocks, so I want a matched threesome. The GPS and NTP clocks are ticking sway. Maybe the MorstTutor after the WWVB. Bruce's designs and SOFTWARE ROCK! Mitch W4OA Opelika, AL |
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Clock Cases
#case
I have 3d printed cases for my GPS and NTP clocks. You can see how they look below. I chose to power them with 5v from a phone charger, which works just fine. They only pull a couple hundred milliamps.
I am not a 3d designer, but I can hack someone else's design. I scoured ?for suitable boxes and tried a couple, settling on a Maker box. My mods are very crude, but you can't tell from the outside. The display and board is secured inside with hot glue, which is to 3d printers what WD-40 is to mechanics. I molded a cheap usb holder into the case back, which works great. I lost the center of the "P" in GPS and NTP when I removed the case from the 3d printer print bed. I need to find better fonts to eliminate that problem. I am not going to publicly publish my print file as it much too crude. However I will be happy to share the file with anyone who sends me an email request. Thanks again to Bruce for sharing his fantastic designs! Mitch W4OA Opelika, AL ps the WWVB clock is NEXT!! |
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Re: GPS Clock
Well, probable explanation found. I have three NEO-M8Q modules, all physically identical. I thought I had tried all three, but apparently had not checked one unit. I checked all three units with Bruce's new GPS_test sketch. One module worked, two didn't. I had bought two modules from one vendor and one module from a second vendor. Either I got some clones or two out of three modules were bad????
Anyway, my clock is ticking away, awesome!!! THANKS Bruce!!! Mitch W4OA |
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Re: GPS Clock
Hi Mitch, Since you have a Neo-7 and a Neo-8, consider comparing their outputs using uCenter.? ?Run the text output window and visually compare the NMEA sentences.? ?Since your Neo-7 works, any differences should give you a clue to what the problem is. Bruce I am using latest triple software for the GPS Clock, NMEA sentences being received, baud rate 9600, GPS, SBAS, QZSS and Glonass only enabled. Still no joy. Any other suggestions? I'm also starting to wonder if my NEO-M8Q modules are clones??? How can you tell if your module is a clone? |
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Re: GPS Clock
I am using latest triple software for the GPS Clock, NMEA sentences being received, baud rate 9600, GPS, SBAS, QZSS and Glonass only enabled. Still no joy. Any other suggestions? I'm also starting to wonder if my NEO-M8Q modules are clones??? How can you tell if your module is a clone?
Mitch W4OA |
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Re: GPS Clock
Hi Mitch. The good news is that I have a NEO-M8 module in my clock and it works great. The first thing to do is grab the latest version of the code.? Until 2 weeks ago, the?clock sketch used an older library meant only for single-constellation GPS modules like the Neo-7 series.? ?However, most newer GPS modules, like the NEO-8 series, are multi-constellation.? They output NMEA sentences that are incompatible with the older library.? ?I updated the code for problems exactly like this. The next thing to check is the configuration in uCenter.? Your output protocol (UBX+NMEA) is fine. Check the text console output to see that the?module is sending NMEA sentences.? Check the baud rate (9600N81).? Also check the GNSS settings to see that no more than GPS, SBAS, QZSS and GLONASS are enabled.? ?(If you check more than this, there will be too much data to send at 9600 baud.? Yes, you can increase the baud rate and number of constellations, but I recommend keeping things simple when debugging) Bruce I have the GPS Clock breadboarded and working with a Ublox NEO-7M gps module. I have a Ublox NEO-8M module that I would like to use. However, the clock apparently does like the data from the 8M. The TX and PPS from the 8M look fine on a scope, and the module works with Ublox u-center. Ublox Configuration-Ports reports that protocol out is 0+1 - UBX+NMEA. I changed this to 1 - NMEA. But the change does not take. A poll shows the original protocol is unchanged. Is the mixture of UBX and NMEA confusing the GPS Clock? How can I change protocol on the 8M to test? |
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GPS Clock
I have the GPS Clock breadboarded and working with a Ublox NEO-7M gps module. I have a Ublox NEO-M8Q module that I would like to use. However, the clock apparently does like the data from the M8Q. The TX and PPS from the M8Q look fine on a scope, and the module works with Ublox u-center. Ublox Configuration-Ports reports that protocol out is 0+1 - UBX+NMEA. I changed this to 1 - NMEA. But the change does not take. A poll shows the original protocol is unchanged. Is the mixture of UBX and NMEA confusing the GPS Clock? How can I change protocol on the M8Q to test?
TIA Mitch W4OA |
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Greetings,
On the Internet, the only constant is change. I have moved my W8BH ESP32 Build Notes from Google Drive to GitHub. The build notes are now at: The Download button is on the right side of the page under History. I read through the notes and they still seem to be valid. If you spot any mistakes, please let me know. -- Regards, Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified" /g/w8bhMorseTutor |
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GPS clock update
I updated the GPS clock to be compatible with the multi-constellation GPS modules now on the market.? ? I also created a new sketch, gps_clock_triple, which gives you three different screens of information: a)? time and location b)? dual time (local & UTC) c)? location, altitude, speed, and bearing Choose whichever screen you prefer.? If you have a touch-controller chip on your display module, you can tap the display to switch between the screens. Bruce ? |
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Group Files Permissions
On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 7:30 AM Karl Jan Skontorp <karl.jan.skontorp@...> wrote: > > I hope attaching files is ok. I have tried to make a folder end upload in the files section, but it seems that Bruce has not enabled this function... > [email protected] is running under a BASIC Free plan. The group can have up to 100 members. The group has Basic email list functions. The group has 1GB of storage space. Once that 1GB of storage space has been reached, then old attachments will be deleted to make room for new attachments. To get more storage space, the group must subscribe to a Premium plan. Premium plans start at $20 per month. Since the W8BH Morse Tutor is not a commercial product or kit, the Basic Free plan seems the best way to go. I think that by the time 1GB of storage space is used, then deleting old attachments won't matter. They will be old and out-of-date. So attachments are okay. The current file permissions are set at: There are currently 69 members in the group. So the Basic Free membership limit will be reached with 31 more members. Suggestion: If you have files and photos that you want to share with the Group, start a GitHub (or similar) account. Upload your files and photos to your GitHub (or similar) account and share the URL with the group. I hope this information is helpful? Regards,Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified" /g/w8bhMorseTutor |
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Re: NTP clock update
Well, I discovered my programming problem with the st32 blue pill boards. The two I can't program are clones! So watch out when buying. I have three programmers, one seems to work ok, the second one needs maybe two or three tries but seems to work, and the third one is bad. The two bad blue pill clones identify with the correct core number but a close examination of the chips and board show them to be clones.
I only need one good blue pill board for the gps clock, I think I have two good ones, whooppee! I will know for sure when I get the gps clock breadboarded. Thanks for the feedback! Mitch W4OA |
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