[time-nuts] GLONASS receiver

2012-08-05 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi there! I currently have 2 embedded machines connected to a Garmin 18 LVC and a Sure GPS board. They are NTP servers for my company's LAN and I, at the moment, I get sub-ms accuracy over the LAN. Everything is fine but I am a bit worried about the GPS reliability because GPS is ruled by

[time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi! I am building a clock that fetches its time from a local NTP server (GPS synched machine). I am using a timer based on a 16 bit interrupt on an Arduino (ATmega328 clocked at 16 MHz). I am implementing an algorithm to steer the this clock (nothing as complicated as the NTP algorithms) and

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
On 24/11/2011, at 11:42, Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch wrote: On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:14:17 + Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com wrote: The clock is set by sending an NTP packet and setting the clock with the replied timestamp plus half of the round trip time. In a local LAN

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi Javier! Thanks for your help. On 24/11/2011, at 13:16, Javier Herrero jherr...@hvsistemas.es wrote: El 24/11/2011 13:56, Miguel Gonçalves escribió: Right! That is what I am doing. The problem is the drift between adjustments. Arduino's clock is slow 25 ms every minute

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi!! On 24/11/2011, at 13:48, Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch wrote: On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:56:31 + Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com wrote: Right! That is what I am doing. The problem is the drift between adjustments. Arduino's clock is slow 25 ms every minute

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi Atilla! On 24/11/2011, at 14:42, Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch wrote: On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:21:37 + Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com wrote: I am using an Arduino Uno that presumably is running at 16 MHz. I am using a 16 bit timer with a 256 pre-scaler: 1600

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi Javier! On 24/11/2011, at 15:15, Javier Herrero jherr...@hvsistemas.es wrote: El 24/11/2011 15:21, Miguel Gonçalves escribió: I am using an Arduino Uno that presumably is running at 16 MHz. I am using a 16 bit timer with a 256 pre-scaler: 1600 / 256 = 62500 Hz 1 / 62500

Re: [time-nuts] Clock Correction Algorithm

2011-11-24 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
about PLL (as someone suggested) I noticed that my algorithm is a simple PLL. Cheers, Miguel Bob On Nov 24, 2011, at 7:16 AM, Javier Herrero jherr...@hvsistemas.es wrote: El 24/11/2011 13:56, Miguel Gonçalves escribió: Right! That is what I am doing. The problem

Re: [time-nuts] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-16 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
On 16 November 2011 12:27, Jim Palfreyman jim77...@gmail.com wrote: Folks, Is it my imagination or is the iPhone under IOS 5 keeping way better time? Mine (3 GS running 5.0.1) is apparently within 1 second of UTC which is good. By the way... is it possible to build a custom receiver to send

Re: [time-nuts] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-16 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
On 16 November 2011 12:47, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.ukwrote: Folks, Is it my imagination or is the iPhone under IOS 5 keeping way better time? I assume it's contacting the mobile towers more often for reading time. Jim Palfreymam Lucky Jim! Certainly doesn't apply to

Re: [time-nuts] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-16 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi David! On 16 November 2011 16:18, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.ukwrote: Yes, Miguel, someone did mention an NTP synched clock some time back, and I thought it might be a fun project. Based on an Arduino board IIRC? Although I don't think it had Wi-Fi by default I

Re: [time-nuts] iPhone keeping better time?

2011-11-16 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
On 16 November 2011 18:21, David J Taylor david-tay...@blueyonder.co.ukwrote: It's even worse on the WiFi iPad - there is no way to automatically set the time. You can only do it via the Settings page and that only gives you minute resolution. The Emerald-Sequoia app is nice, but since it

Re: [time-nuts] Precisione GPS based led clock

2011-11-03 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi Paolo! On 03/11/2011, at 10:44, paolo.mart...@alice.it paolo.mart...@alice.it wrote: Dear all I am an amateur astronomer working in the field of minor planet occultation. To arrange a precise reference time I am looking for a 1/100 sec LED dispaly clock GPS based. (LED is usefull for

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Listening to the List Owner

2011-09-21 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
I really find it funny (to say the least) that in the XXI century people concentrate on form rather than content when using such an informal medium as e-mail. This resembles professional and academic titles that people insist on appending to their names. These human beings are all about

Re: [time-nuts] Subject: Listening to the List Owner

2011-09-21 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
I might have missed but has the owner of the list said anything yet about this?? Cheers, Miguel On 21/09/2011, at 20:09, Robert Darlington rdarling...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not replying to anybody in particular, just hit the reply key on the last email. Guys, this is rather off topic,

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-15 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Thank you all for all the good advice! Cheers, Miguel On 16 September 2011 00:10, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: I have a program called Expertgps that seems to be accurate, but uses old bw imagery. I think they fixed the bug, but it used to be that the windows and linux version of google

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-14 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi! On 14 September 2011 05:36, Mark Sims hol...@hotmail.com wrote: Lady Heather's precision (nominal 48 hour) survey collects data over multiple 1 hour periods. With 48 hours of data, multipath and transient disturbances are minimized. It applies weighted median filters to the data and

[time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi all! I am installing a timing GPS unit over a new location where I already have a NMEA GPS with PPS (let's call it unit A). The NMEA GPS is logging every 16 seconds its GPGGA string. I have a log with around 213400 samples. Each line is similar to this one 55817 48494.500 127.127.20.0

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Thanks! I believe then that is best to rely on SynTac position averaging or the auto-survey feature? Regards, Miguel On 13 September 2011 20:24, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dk wrote: In message CAEdntmtEcC=_N1uwvNb2GZqVX8r-AXO81hw+SXF6= p+kegb...@mail.gmail.com ,

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
...@gmail.comwrote: 2011/9/13 Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com: Hi all! I am installing a timing GPS unit over a new location where I already have a NMEA GPS with PPS (let's call it unit A). The NMEA GPS is logging every 16 seconds its GPGGA string. The Oncore UT+ can does it's

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi David! Same here. I discussed this matter with a friend that did some GIS work a few years back and we both believe that the unit reporting the wrong position might be doing this because it's only seeing half of the sky (it is near a window facing SE) while the other one sees the entire sky.

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
On 13/09/2011, at 23:10, gary li...@lazygranch.com wrote: Google maps/earth is sometimes on the money, and sometimes not. Remember, these are orthorectified images pieced together. That can't be easy. [They are also on my fecal matter list since they trespassed on my land (undeveloped)

Re: [time-nuts] Averaging Location for Position Hold

2011-09-13 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
01:43, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: 2011/9/13 Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com: I guess the other question is what do you get with Lady Heather? That is, how does it average your position? I will try it over this weekend. I have to get a Windows PC. Only Macs

[time-nuts] GPS Antenna

2011-09-12 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Hi all! First let me introduce myself: I am a time nut since 1996 (former admin of a stratum 2 server: bug.fe.up.pt) but college and other priorities kept me away from my obsession. The other day I happened to buy a Garmin 18 LVC unit and installed it in the roof in my company. It has been

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Antenna

2011-09-12 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
satellites will give me good time. Right? Thanks again! Cheers, Miguel On 12 September 2011 16:03, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: 2011/9/12 Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com:.. oncore# /var/tmp/sats.sh 8 satellites:0 7 satellites:0 6 satellites: 870

Re: [time-nuts] GPS Antenna

2011-09-12 Thread Miguel Gonçalves
Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: 2011/9/12 Miguel Gonçalves m...@miguelgoncalves.com: Hi Chris! Here and on ntp-questions always helping me out! Thanks! Moving it up to the roof would be difficult. Would have to talk to all neighbours to ask permission to run a cable