[time-nuts] Jackson Labs M12M Replacement Receiver

[Keith Loiselle]

If you are interested in purchasing you can do so directly through our ebay
listing here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/181896123655

But, please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Keith



Keith

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Keith Loiselle <keith.loiselle at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
>
>
> Since there are many Fury GPSDO users here and many other users of the
> Motorola M12+ and M12M timing receivers, we wanted to introduce our new
> product which is an M12M compatible timing and navigation receiver that
> uses the latest uBlox M8T GNSS receiver, and is a one-to-one replacement
> for the aging, and hard to use Motorola/iLotus GPS receiver.
>
>
>
> This is kind of like a super M12M, with significant improvements in the
> 1PPS timing accuracy and stability, support for receiving two of any of the
> standard GNSS systems at any one time (GPS with SBAS, Glonass, QZSS,
> BeiDou, and soon Galileo), and true plug-and-play operation. It should work
> in pretty much most Motorola M12+ and M12M binary command applications.
>
>
>
> The unit is a form-fit-function compatible replacement for the M12M/M12+
> receivers, and has been qualified on the JLT Fury GPSDO as well as the
> Microsemi/Symmetricom XLI, and provides a massive upgrade in GNSS
> performance such as -167dBm tracking capability (think indoors reception
> may now be possible under certain circumstances), 72 channels capability
> for very fast cold-start and re-acquisition, and multi-GNSS support.
>
>
>
> It has some additional features such as:
>
> *   Two USB ports, one for easy SCPI control, one for full access to the
> uBlox commands for setup, as well as Carrier Phase, Almanac, and Ephemeris
> data. The unit can also be powered via the USB ports and used stand-alone
> sitting on a desk etc. There is no setup required though out-of-the-box,
> all setup is optional
>
> * 7-Segment LED status display and 5 additional status LEDs show GNSS
> status, fix status, signal strength, UTC time, and number of sats tracked
>
> * DIP switch for easy configuration of which GNSS systems should be
> enabled, Position Hold mode versus 3D Mobile mode, etc (these settings can
> be over-written by USB commands)
>
> * 1Hz to 10MHz+ buffered Synthesized (NCO) output that is
> frequency-locked to the GNSS system, and can be easily configured through
> the USB ports
>
> * Position Hold mode with Auto Survey, or full 3D mobile mode (selectable
> via USB, Motorola binary command, or via the DIP switch), supporting full
> Auto Kalman setup depending on vehicle dynamics (including auto-selection
> of Carrier Phase versus Doppler tracking etc)
>
> You can find out more in the User Manual and Spec Sheet available here:
>
>
> http://www.jackson-labs.com/assets/uploads/main/M12M_replacement_UserManual.pdf
>
>
> and
>
>
>
> http://www.jackson-labs.com/assets/uploads/main/M12M_replacement_Specsheet.pdf
>
> We are making this unit available to Time Nuts users for a special pricing
> of $185 per unit plus shipping. Pricing will revert to the list price of
> $220 at the end of this month. We are asking for anyone using the M12+ or
> M12M receivers in other than the Fury or XLI GPSDOs to help us test
> compatibility with those systems, and hope to have as many different
> products as possible tested out with your help.
>
>
>
> Please contact me OFFLINE(!) if you are interested in this unit.
>
> Thanks,
> Keith
>