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Trimble Thunderbolt - Cheating? Aging product? Total lack of technical support
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max-bit:
Do you have to write a concrete thing in the matter?
So far not so much apart from pointless advice.
ebastler:
max-bit, I can certainly give you more concrete advice if that helps:
Stop whining!  >:(

Seriously: You are disappointed with Trimble. This is based on what I consider unrealistic expectations; as pointed out before you have probably bought an end-of-life product via ebay. And now you seem to seriously expect that the forum members should write you an updated firmware?!
metrologist:

--- Quote from: max-bit on August 03, 2017, 05:54:34 am ---Do you have to write a concrete thing in the matter?
So far not so much apart from pointless advice.

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Do you have an example of something that is supported after a 20 year life, especially a "technology" device?

I cannot think of anything. Even regular old household appliances, automobiles, and my very first cell phone will no longer function today. Even my television is no longer compatible with the "new" digital broadcasts in my country (and Sony is not going to fix that).

But if you come here just to vent, that is understandable. Maybe try and make a dent in Trimble's sales for some vengeance?

How do you use the date output from your device? Maybe if we better understand how the issue impacts you a solution may present?
ebastler:

--- Quote from: metrologist on August 03, 2017, 06:07:59 am ---How do you use the date output from your device? Maybe if we better understand how the issue impacts you a solution may present?

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Turns out that max-bit actually has a nice web page online which describes his GPSDO build:
http://www.rflab.pl/rflab_wp/wzorzec-czestotliwosci-10-mhz-w-oparciu-o-gpsdo/
(Scroll down a bit for English translation in blue.)

It uses a semi-commercial display solution by VK4GHZ -- unfortunately discontinued, and not open source:
http://vk4ghz.com/thunderbolt-display/

It seems that the date is merely displayed in the LCD for information, in which case it would just be a nuisance to see the wrong date. But maybe VK4GHZ can be talked into updating his firmware? His product seems to be a relatively recent one, last built in 2013. Maybe VK4GHZ (Adam from New Zealand) is even on this forum?
texaspyro:

--- Quote from: ebastler on August 03, 2017, 11:12:02 am ---
It uses a semi-commercial display solution by VK4GHZ -- unfortunately discontinued, and not open source:


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Dieder, of ko4bb.com fame,  sells a Tbolt monitor and is currently updating the firmware.

But, for some perverted reason,  I prefer using Lady Heather... perhaps on an RPI with the touchscreen.  The code now supports touchscreens and has some screen optimizations for smaller screens and a video mode setting for full screen on the 800x480 screen.
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