On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:42:27 +1300, you wrote: >On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 05:21:45PM +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: > >> I note that Dick Smith are offering a GPS receiver that is M$ >> compliant, and is around the NZD250 mark. Is there any support for it >> under linux, as it would make a really handy non internet based ntp >> source. > >I've been looking at these as well. I'd be curious to see what the >clock accuracy is like on one of these devices.
Allegedly 0.1sec according to the label. I might nip in next time the boss isn't around (: Steve > >> If anyone knows of the standards it uses, or can point me at relevant >> documentation, I'd be grateful. Should keep me off the streets for a >> while (: > >The DSE page indicates that the device supports NMEA, which is supported >by NTP using the the 'Type 20' (Generic NMEA GPS Receiver) reference >clock driver. > >The DSE page also supplies links to Linux drivers. With or without >these, it shouldn't be hard to get the devide working, since it is >effectively a USB-to-serial (EIA232) adapter with a serial GPS attached >to the end of it. > >Cheers, >-mjg
