Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:53:47 -0600 (MDT) From: Ross Alexander <rwa@athabascau.ca> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it a good idea to use a usb-serial adapter for PPS? Yes, it is. Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.21.99999.352.1908071046410.98975@autopsy.pc.athabascau.ca>
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In Message-ID: <B9EFA4D4-C1AD-4181-B421-F6BD53434FA5@dons.net.au>,
someone wrote [sorry, attrib trail is a little blurry ed.]:
>> Most people are not worried about their kernel clock being 200
>> microseconds off from UTC, even if they're using the PPS signal from a
>> GPS receiver. So I think most people should feel completely at ease
>> using a USB serial adapter as the input device for a PPS signal.
Some people do worry, although getting PPS to work over USB is a fine
first step and I'm grateful for the breadcrumb trail. I would really
like to get my NTP strat 0 machines off of Linux, just because.
regards,
Ross
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