Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread nuts
On Fri, 9 May 2014 23:49:05 -0400 Paul tic-...@bodosom.net wrote: On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:38 PM, nuts n...@lazygranch.com wrote: I can tell you that the BBB is really reliable. You don't hear that about the R. Pi, I find them comparable. My Pi has actually run longer. I don't

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Iain Young
On 10/05/14 03:32, Brian Lloyd wrote: That may be the case for the Angstrom distro but it is not the case for the Debian distro, which seems to be the future direction of BBB. It's an aptitude install away, although you may want to build from source to ensure all ref clocks are enabled (esp

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Iain Young
On 10/05/14 04:49, Paul wrote: I use stacking headers (the wrong way) to lift the cape. I'd rather have the console port than be able to close a case. Add a getty on one of the other serial ports :) Or manage via ssh over the LAN :) [Yes, okay, you don't get access to early boot, but to be

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Iain Young
On 10/05/14 04:38, nuts wrote: Note a bug on the BBB is if you use a cape, it blocks the connector to the serial port. The serial port ? I assume you mean the UART0, aka the console ? There are 5 others to choose from (UART3 doesn't have all the pins brought out from the but makes a great PPS

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Hal Murray
n...@lazygranch.com said: You have to wonder who made this executive decision to have the cape cover rather important pins. How often do you need the serial port after you get SSH working? -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread David J Taylor
From: nuts I'm running dump1090 on the BBB, for those familiar with the project. [Probably just satellite Dave.] === FYI, there are also versions of the excellent dump1090 program available for the Raspberry Pi and very recent,y, for Windows:

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Paul
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 4:00 AM, Iain Young i...@g7iii.net wrote: you may want to build from source to ensure all ref clocks are enabled Yes, you have to buid NTPD if you want PPS. This effects ATOM, NMEA and a couple other refclocks. It can also be unpleasant beause you have to track down

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread Paul
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 4:02 AM, Iain Young i...@g7iii.net wrote: Yes, okay, you don't get access to early boot The system has a serial console and I want access to it without fiddling the firmware. Since I'm still in the prototype phase just elevating the cape is sufficient. The next step

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-10 Thread nuts
On Sat, 10 May 2014 02:39:25 -0700 Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: n...@lazygranch.com said: You have to wonder who made this executive decision to have the cape cover rather important pins. How often do you need the serial port after you get SSH working? The serial port

[time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Brian Lloyd
Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? My plan is to run NTP disciplined by my Trimble Thunderbolt on BBB. If someone has gotten there ahead of me I would like to follow in your footsteps rather than finding the mines in the minefield all by myself. :-) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 706

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread nuts
On Fri, 9 May 2014 15:55:08 -0500 Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com wrote: Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? My plan is to run NTP disciplined by my Trimble Thunderbolt on BBB. If someone has gotten there ahead of me I would like to follow in your footsteps rather than finding the mines in the

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Graham
I too have ntp running on the BeagleBone Black, also without GPS interfaced. However, I stumbled across this website; http://the8thlayerof.net/2013/12/08/adafruit-ultimate-gps-cape-creating-custom-beaglebone-black-device-tree-overlay-file/ with details on interfacing GPS but I haven't dug into

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Friday, May 9, 2014, nuts n...@lazygranch.com wrote: On Fri, 9 May 2014 15:55:08 -0500 Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com javascript:; wrote: Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? My plan is to run NTP disciplined by my Trimble Thunderbolt on BBB. If someone has gotten there ahead of me I

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Graham
I used the distribution of ntp provided in the Angstrom repository. I believe there is a version of Debian available for the Beaglebone Black and that too will have ntp in it's repository. cheers, Graham ve3gtc On 2014-05-10 00:32, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Friday, May 9, 2014, nuts

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Chris Albertson
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com wrote: Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? My plan is to run NTP disciplined by my Trimble Thunderbolt on BBB. NTP is likely already installed on the BBB. It ships with the BBB. Some configuration is needed to enable the service.

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Graham planoph...@aei.ca wrote: I too have ntp running on the BeagleBone Black, also without GPS interfaced. However, I stumbled across this website; http://the8thlayerof.net/2013/12/08/adafruit-ultimate-gps-

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Chris Albertson albertson.ch...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com wrote: Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? My plan is to run NTP disciplined by my Trimble Thunderbolt on BBB. NTP is likely already installed on

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Bill Dailey
I have the adafruit and a ublox-6T each mated to raspberry pi's. With NTP they are essentially indistinguishable. I have something other than NTP in mind for the 6Tpi. Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 9:32 PM, Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com wrote: On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Chris

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Tom Van Baak
I have the adafruit and a ublox-6T each mated to raspberry pi's. With NTP they are essentially indistinguishable. I have something other than NTP in mind for the 6Tpi. Bill, That makes sense. Your GPS receivers are about 1000x more accurate than necessary. NTP lives in the millisecond to

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread nuts
On Fri, 9 May 2014 21:59:22 -0500 Bill Dailey docdai...@gmail.com wrote: I have the adafruit and a ublox-6T each mated to raspberry pi's. With NTP they are essentially indistinguishable. I have something other than NTP in mind for the 6Tpi. Sent from my iPad On May 9, 2014, at 9:32 PM,

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Paul
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Brian Lloyd br...@lloyd.com wrote: Has anyone here made NTP run on BBB? Yes. I really feel like I was just taking about this but I can't find any email at the moment. I did build both NTPD and a kernel but just NTPD is accpetable with the current Ubuntu build

Re: [time-nuts] BeagleBone Black NTP server

2014-05-09 Thread Paul
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:38 PM, nuts n...@lazygranch.com wrote: I can tell you that the BBB is really reliable. You don't hear that about the R. Pi, I find them comparable. My Pi has actually run longer. I don't expect either to be able to run a year without crashing. Note a bug on the