Ok, but do I need to configure anything explicitly for this? How does the Lib 
know that it should act as GM.
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From: Richard Cochran <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:19 PM
To: Kirchhoff, Philip (SE GP T HG PE T 1 2) 
<[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Linuxptp-users] Linuxptp for Masterclock simulation

On Thu, Dec 09, 2021 at 09:08:12AM +0000, Kirchhoff, Philip wrote:
> I may have expressed myself in a misleading way. I do not want to simulate a 
> clock network.
> I have an embedded device that should synchronize its time via PTP. Since I 
> don't have a HW clock available, I want my PC (or maybe an RPI) to act as 
> master clock and connect it to the device. The time source for the master 
> clock should be the system time of my PC.

Yes, that works just fine.  At the end of the day, there is nothing
special about a GM.  It need not be hooked to GPS or DCF77 or anything
at all.

HTH,
Richard
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