Hi On May 27, 2013, at 10:56 AM, Miguel Barbosa Gonçalves <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Bob! > > On 27 May 2013 14:56, Bob Camp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Correct answer: >> >> I don't think there is such a beast. Once you get away from the radio >> controlled (WWVB etc) clocks the cost goes up quickly. >> > > I don't understand why a microprocessor with an Ethernet controller and a 7 > segment display would cost so much to manufacture... I think I'll build my > own. … and that's really my point. You can build one easier than you can buy one. > > >> Also correct, but a bit of a joke answer: >> >> Raspberry PI driving your television set. Alternatively make the Pi feed >> control signals to a hacked normal clock. >> > > Good joke :-) I imagine the electricity bill at the end of the month. The Pi isn't all that power hungry. The TV set - yes it's going to be a bit of a hog. Even with the Pi's i/o limitations you should be able to get it to run some sort of low power external display. Bob > > I would like to have a clock sync with my super precise stratum 1 servers > :-) what's the point in having them if I can see the time anywhere? :-) > > Cheers, > Miguel > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
