After re-working the lab I have my Z3801A in, I realized there's no windows computers left anywhere near there. Is there any monitoring software that will run on my 16.04 Ubuntu Linux machines? I have the Z3801A with an external antenna, that drives a 10Mhz distribution amp for optional external references around the lab. I don't have anything looking at it, however, so I am not sure if that is actually correcting the GPSDO or I am seeing the raw oscillator, which si pretty good by itself. The other shop counters have externally NIST-cal'd hp 10811A's in them, so they are pretty accurate anyway, but I am curious to know the real story. I also have a re-cycled rubidium module and ovenized oscillator cal'd to NIST in tandem as another check source I put together this year. I'm just looking for external validation of those last few figures. I guess that is an occupational problem of having too many sources and counters, one is never really totally certain. kind of a local quantum cloud of measurement uncertainty. I was able to get those surplus DeLorme GPS pucks running under Ubuntu, I ran VMware to host an XP install, then tracked down the XP-only serial emulator needed to read the USB puck interface, and ta-da, it works. Hideously complicated way to see if they were good, but I was curious to know. No VMware in that lab, however, so looking for a native app to read the Z3801A any useful Z3801A software suggestions appreciated, all the best, walter -- Walter Shawlee 2, President Sphere Research Corporation 3394 Sunnyside Rd., West Kelowna, BC V1Z 2V4 CANADA Phone: (250) 769-1834 walter2@sphere.bc.ca WS2: We're all in one boat, no matter how it looks to you. Love is all you need. (John Lennon) But, that doesn't mean other things don't come in handy. (WS2)

Walter, You can always download VirtualBox and run a Windows system in there under Linux, OS X, Solaris, or whatever you like. It's free, and it works well. Oracle VM works too, but is probably overkill. Bob > On Dec 1, 2016, at 13:07, walter shawlee 2 <walter2@sphere.bc.ca> wrote: > > After re-working the lab I have my Z3801A in, I realized there's no windows > computers left anywhere near there. Is there any monitoring software that will run on my 16.04 Ubuntu Linux machines? I have the Z3801A with an external antenna, that drives a 10Mhz distribution amp for optional external references around the lab. I don't have anything looking at it, however, so I am not sure if that is actually correcting the GPSDO or I am seeing the raw oscillator, which si pretty good by itself. The other shop counters have externally NIST-cal'd hp 10811A's in them, so they are pretty accurate anyway, but I am curious to know the real story. > > I also have a re-cycled rubidium module and ovenized oscillator cal'd to NIST in tandem as another check source I put together this year. I'm just looking for external validation of those last few figures. I guess that is an occupational problem of having too many sources and counters, one is never really totally certain. kind of a local quantum cloud of measurement uncertainty. > > I was able to get those surplus DeLorme GPS pucks running under Ubuntu, I ran VMware to host an XP install, then tracked down the XP-only serial emulator needed to read the USB puck interface, and ta-da, it works. Hideously complicated way to see if they were good, but I was curious to know. No VMware in that lab, however, so looking for a native app to read the Z3801A > > any useful Z3801A software suggestions appreciated, > all the best, > walter > > -- > Walter Shawlee 2, President > Sphere Research Corporation > 3394 Sunnyside Rd., West Kelowna, BC > V1Z 2V4 CANADA Phone: (250) 769-1834 > walter2@sphere.bc.ca > WS2: We're all in one boat, no matter how it looks to you. > Love is all you need. (John Lennon) > But, that doesn't mean other things don't come in handy. (WS2) > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.