Yes it could be useful when debugging the setup. However, it can't be used to verify sample-level sync.
BR/ Per On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 08:43 -0700, Josh Blum wrote: > get_time_now() returns the time on the 0th motherboard in the > configuration. The only reason you might want to read the time on a > particular board in the configuration is to test for sync. > > There is some logic already in the set_time_unknown_pps() to check for > sync. Would that be useful to be brought out as a "bool > is_time_synced()" method? > > http://code.ettus.com/redmine/ettus/projects/uhd/repository/revisions/master/entry/host/lib/usrp/multi_usrp.cpp#L143 > > _josh > > On 10/27/2010 03:35 AM, Per Zetterberg wrote: > > I realize that a "set_time_now" in multi_usrp would be dubious because > > without any PPS all USRPs would have somewhat different times (maybe on > > the order of microseconds to milliseconds). This is (typically) not > > enough for MIMO applications. > > However, if one is aware of this fact it can be useful. It means for > > instance that one can verify that multi-usrp reception works even > > without having set up PPS. > > > > BR/ > > Per > > > > > > On Wed, 2010-10-27 at 11:40 +0200, Per Zetterberg wrote: > >> Hi Josh and List, > >> > >> There is no set_time_now in multi_usrp. When I use get_time_now which > >> USRP2 do I get the time of ? > >> > >> BR/ > >> Per > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
