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TS2100: From regular xtal to OCXO?

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Bruce Lane
Thu, Mar 22, 2018 1:21 AM

Fellow Clock-Tickers,

I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the basic

TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of
these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple
of different types of OCXO.

I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay

vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage
range, and the pinout.

My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the

2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of
swap-and-play?

Thanks much.

--

Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
http://www.bluefeathertech.com
kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)

Fellow Clock-Tickers, I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the basic TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple of different types of OCXO. I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage range, and the pinout. My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the 2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of swap-and-play? Thanks much. -- --- Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)
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Gerhard Wittreich
Thu, Mar 22, 2018 10:58 PM

Bruce,

Search the TimeNuts archives.  There are many posts with details on
installing the OCXO and a few minor required config changes for the
TS-2100. I did this upgrade with a

MTI 240-0530-C a few years ago and both relied on the archives and
added to the group knowledge. I suggest you search TS-2100 OCXO.

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:21 PM, Bruce Lane kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com
wrote:

Fellow Clock-Tickers,

     I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the

basic
TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of
these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple
of different types of OCXO.

     I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay

vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage
range, and the pinout.

     My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the

2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of
swap-and-play?

     Thanks much.

--

Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR
http://www.bluefeathertech.com
kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com
"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)


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Bruce, Search the TimeNuts archives. There are many posts with details on installing the OCXO and a few minor required config changes for the TS-2100. I did this upgrade with a MTI 240-0530-C a few years ago and both relied on the archives and added to the group knowledge. I suggest you search TS-2100 OCXO. On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:21 PM, Bruce Lane <kyrrin@bluefeathertech.com> wrote: > Fellow Clock-Tickers, > > I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the > basic > TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of > these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple > of different types of OCXO. > > I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay > vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage > range, and the pinout. > > My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the > 2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of > swap-and-play? > > Thanks much. > > -- > --- > Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR > http://www.bluefeathertech.com > kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech dot com > "Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green) > _______________________________________________ > 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. >
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Majdi S. Abbas
Sat, Mar 24, 2018 7:50 AM

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 06:21:29PM -0700, Bruce Lane wrote:

Fellow Clock-Tickers,

I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the basic

TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of
these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple
of different types of OCXO.

They do have 2 additional footprints, but AFAIK, they never 

shipped with anything but the MTI 240.

I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay

vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage
range, and the pinout.

My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the

2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of
swap-and-play?

Yes, and yes, in order to properly set the gain, DAC multiplier,

and enable writes to the EEPROM.

There are details in the time-nuts archives, or you can read my

writeup here and ignore the GPS bits:

https://aerographic.tumblr.com/post/139872571444/datumsymmetricom-ts2100-irig-ocxo-heol-n024-gps

Good luck!

--msa
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 06:21:29PM -0700, Bruce Lane wrote: > Fellow Clock-Tickers, > > I've got a pair of Symmetricom TS2100's, both of which have the basic > TTL oscillator module for their reference oscillator. As other owners of > these units are probably aware, the board is also laid out for a couple > of different types of OCXO. They do have 2 additional footprints, but AFAIK, they never shipped with anything but the MTI 240. > I've got what I believe are the correct OCXO's coming from an Ebay > vendor. They match the source voltage (12VDC), the control voltage > range, and the pinout. > > My question is, do I need to make any configuration changes to the > 2100's, in terms of jumpers or anything? Or is it literally a case of > swap-and-play? Yes, and yes, in order to properly set the gain, DAC multiplier, and enable writes to the EEPROM. There are details in the time-nuts archives, or you can read my writeup here and ignore the GPS bits: https://aerographic.tumblr.com/post/139872571444/datumsymmetricom-ts2100-irig-ocxo-heol-n024-gps Good luck! --msa