Hi, NVbackup is (iirc) either BSD or GPL released code and has an NTP timesync code in it you should take a look at.
Cheers, Ryan On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Nikolai Filipov <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 <[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, > > > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > > > > -- > [Jeff Loucks, Gig Harbor, WA, USA] > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see > http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > -- Thanks and best regards, Ryan Rix TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog (623)-239-1103 <-- Grand Central, baby! Jasmine Bowden - Class of 2009, Marc Rasmussen - Class of 2008, Erica Sheffey - Class of 2009, Rest in peace. -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
