> Question: What GPS timing module should I go with? No more Motorola > Oncore so what's best right now? Who sell modules? What are the price > ranges? > > Your comments are most welcome. > > -George, N2FGX
Hi George, Welcome back to the list; you've been quiet for a long time. This sounds like a great project. I hope you keep us informed with progress and also make the results available. You should be able to find GPS modules with sub-microsecond 1PPS for $25. Check sparkfun.com or the "Skylab" chip used on the www.leapsecond.com/pages/MG1613S board. This and other chip solutions require SMT/PCB mounting, connectors, external antenna and cabling which can add to the net cost of complexity. A number of people I know who want an inexpensive, turn-key, sub-microsecond, embedded GPS timing solution continue to chose the Garmin 18x/LVC. These are nice because of the high-gain integrated antenna (they work indoors), compact encapsulated design, and extreme ease of use (5V, ground, 1PPS). /tvb > A new LEA6-T single piece cost IIRC 190EUR from the webshop. > A LEA5-T was IIRC half price. > > And a little caution: the LEA5 modules use considerably more power during > aquisition than the LEA4 did and the LEA6. IIRC we measured up to 150mA > (compared to <100mA with LEA4). I don't know the Rasberry, but i guess > that should be not a proble, but you should check for it nevertheless. > > Attila Kinali Attila, I'd say the u-blox 5T or 6T is rather over-kill for George's application, both in price and performance (and learning curve and integration). Remember that the world of NTP is milli- and microseconds. State-of-the-art GPS timing receivers and GPSDO are in the nano- and picosecond accuracy/jitter range. /tvb _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
