Testing ntpd and/or timing from gpsd

Hal Murray hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Tue May 10 22:58:30 UTC 2016


frank at nicholasfamilycentral.com said:
> These serial level converters *might* (I don’t think so, from my research)
> introduce some timing delays.  Those more knowledgable about electronics
> might want to chime in about how a MAX232 or equivalent chip will/won’t
> affect timing for PPS. 

They introduce delays, but they are insignificant on this scale.  If you want 
to measure them, you should use an oscilloscope rather than NTP.

Real serial ports on a PC include that sort of chip.  Nobody worries about 
the delay through it.



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