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Re: [PLUG] NTP process FYI
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On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Eugene Smiley <eug+plug@esmiley.net> wrote:
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> TuskenTower wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Eugene Smiley <eug+plug@esmiley.net> wrote:
> >> An ST0 source is either a radio, telephone, or
> >> GPS receiver that feeds an ST1 NTP server time data.
> >
> > You know, that begs the question, if I can buy an atomic clock, why
> > don't I just buy one the works with my computer? The one that I have
> > syncs with some terrestrial broadcast.
>
> I'm not sure what you are asking. I doubt you are asking about the atomic clocks
> owned by governments, costing millions of dollars. Are you talking about
> inexpensive clocks like these (which run off the WWVB radio broadcast signal):
> http://www.atomicclocks.com/
Yes, that is what I meant.
> I'm not sure of the degree of accuracy of these clocks, but guess it to be
> around +/- .25 sec. It would get too expensive to make it more accurate with
> little return.
Well, considering I just want the correct time within a minute, that
level of accuracy is good enough. I'm thinking strictly from home use
point of view, not business or security critical where time matters.
> This, http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-010-00258-52-Gps-16-LVS/dp/B000GKD19Q, is
> what is commonly used in the pool community, but it's not plug and play. It
> requires some hardware tinkering as well as software recompiling.
>
> To be honest I'd rather see all my household clocks/TVs/VCRs/stove/microwave
> replaced with 'dumb' clocks that get the time from a timeserver blackbox that
> plugs into a broadband connection. The drawback being that every piece of
> equipment(clock/TV/VCR/stove/microwave) would require a Powerline Ethernet chip
> (or similar tech) adding to the cost and complexity.
Now that is an idea. HomePNA has a an interesting use.
Amul
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