[ANSS-netops] GPS failure at New Mexico Tech Seismological Observatory

[Oppenheimer, David]

Hi Shane,

The NCSN is successfully using the Thunderbolt-NI combo (but possibly
different hardware) on a Windows 7 platform. I've cc'ed Phil and Will, who
are the experts. Phil is mostly out for the next two weeks, and Will has a
lot on his plate at the moment, but hopefully they can assist.

-David


On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Gee, Lind <lgee at usgs.gov> wrote:

> I'm forwarding this message for Shane Ingate:
>
> *********************************************************************
> Subject: GPS failure at New Mexico Tech Seismological Observatory
>
> Hello,
>
> I operate the New Mexico Tech Seismological Observatory.  We have two
> networks in New Mexico.  Stations are RF-telemetered to a data center where
> the signals are digitized, archived and analysed.
>
> On Jan 14, 2014, 1335 UTC, our Geotech GTS-One GPS failed.  Symptoms
> include time being reset to UTC midnight Aug 22, 1999.  Every 9 seconds, an
> internal counter is reset and the clock resets to UTC midnight Aug 22,
> 1999.  Mike Stickney of Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology indicates that
> his GTS-One failed at exactly the same time with the same symptoms.
>
> We have an older system running the GTS-One, Windows 2000 and an older
> 12-bit National Instruments digitizer board feeding Earthworm.  We do have
> a newer Trimble Thunderbolt E clock, Windows 7 and 16-bit National
> Instruments PCle-6343 digitizer board feeding Earthworm.
>
> My question:  We have been having problems setting-up the Thunderbolt
> clock to operate with Trimble's own GPS Studio, and zero luck with having
> it communicate with the NI PCle-6343 board.  Trimble have been
> extraordinarily uninterested in helping us.
>
> Has anyone had experience with this setup that they can share with me?
> Are there any low-cost yet reliable solutions that I should consider?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Shane Ingate
> NMTSO
> singate at ees.nmt.edu
> +1/575-835-6611
>
>
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