Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:46:59 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: dgilbert@dclg.ca Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bluetooth GPS for timekeeping? Message-ID: <20050809.164659.115908116.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <17145.8001.349961.334759@canoe.dclg.ca> References: <17145.469.365833.447736@canoe.dclg.ca> <20050809.150845.71119932.imp@bsdimp.com> <17145.8001.349961.334759@canoe.dclg.ca>
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David Gilbert <dgilbert@dclg.ca> writes:
: >>>>> "Warner" == Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> writes:
:
: Warner> You'd likely be money ahead by using a simpler, wired GPS
: Warner> receiver directly into a legacy serial port.
:
: Heh. But I don't have one of those. You see, this was just a hey
: ... I have this ... and it's not currently in use... so it could have
: a cool second life ... type project.
:
: I suppose what you're saying is that to get accurate time ... since
: bluetooth has the characteristics of a "network" that there would have
: to be a somewhat sophisticated NTP over bluetooth protocol. Heh.
If all you care about is millisecond accuracy, it may be sufficient.
Warner
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