Re: [time-nuts] Can I get 1 millisecond accuracy with a USB GPS-18

2013-05-13 Thread Chris Albertson
Why not run an experiment? Connect a serial and a USB GPS-18 to the same NTP server. and run BOTH ref clocks at the same time. Let it run for a day or so them please, post the results for NTPQ here. Windows is a poor platform for timing. You are best off with Linux or BSD UNIX and a real

Re: [time-nuts] Can I get 1 millisecond accuracy with a USB GPS-18

2013-05-13 Thread lists
Note that MAX232 type chips add jitter. The charge pumps make substrate noise and that leaks into the receivers/transmitters. I like that addafruit solution. Note the beagle XM has a bug in the USB that RCNelson fixed. I have managed to get it in opensuse, but can't say for sure yet if it is

Re: [time-nuts] Can I get 1 millisecond accuracy with a USB GPS-18

2013-05-13 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 7:52 PM, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: Note that MAX232 type chips add jitter. The charge pumps make substrate noise and that leaks into the receivers/transmitters. How much noise or jitter? Has anyone measured the effect? Is it at the nano or micro second level? It