Hello, Jeff!
Any suggestion for a free (or not) program that does network time sync?
Thanks,
-Nikolai F.
At 03:08 8.2.2009 'ã.', you wrote:
>Time is set during sync when the PC sends a 'set
>time request' to the DLServer on the Palm
>device. The DLServer receives time from the PC
>as {year,month,day,hour,minute,second} and sets
>the PalmOS system time to the second. Assuming
>the PC sends it's time near the end of a second,
>then the PalmOS time and PC time can differ by
>nearly a whole second. Add any delay between the
>time the PC actually samples it's time and time
>the DLServer actually handles the set time
>request. It could easily be several seconds difference.
>
>Network time synchronization (not HotSync) uses
>a different protocol, and is capable of much greater accuracy.
>
>On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nikolai Filipov
><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello!
>I tried to sync my Palm device's date/time with the PC's clock.
>There still is at least one second of mismatch, maybe more.
>AFAIK, time sync with time servers is supposed
>to be 10 ms precise (according to Wikipedia).
>
>What is the precision of the Palm OS internal
>clock? For Palm OS 4.x devices (33 MHZ and slower) and for Palm OS 5.x ARM?
>How about Palm OS 3.3/3.5?
>Does it matter if it syncs via HotSync, or via Internet?
>
>Thanks,
>Nikolai Filipov
>
>At 02:16 07.2.2009, you wrote:
>hi there,
>
>is the forum still alive or has it gone to it's place in forum heaven....
>
>I've not received any activity in over three weeks.....
>
>Anywho: farewell and thanks if it's the heaven
>bit, otherwise let's get some bits over the
>wire...Palm OS 5.4 and others are still alive...
>
>Regards,
>
>Luis,
>
>
>
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