Two reasons that come to mind are: Displaying distributed time to distant sites from some master. Readability at a distance.
> Le 22 janv. 2017 à 07:31, Ruslan Nabioullin <[email protected]> a écrit : > > Hi, looking at pictures of various time metrology equipment setups for best > practices and inspiration, I have commonly seen time of day display unit(s) > installed in racks containing processing or time transfer equipment, e.g., > http://www.xyht.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Powers_Master_Clock.jpg. All > that these units do is merely display the time of day and sometimes the date, > typically by means of seven segment LED displays, of the time code inputted > to them (typically IRIG-B, I'm guessing). Any ideas why such a unit is > necessary when one can simply look at the time displayed by timing receivers > and time code generators (and even some standards), and the interface of some > fusor, defined in this context as a system which performs timing data fusion > (by implementing a paper clock or a more primitive algorithm) and > timekeeping, either by means of a direct shell, or via something like NTP? > > Thanks in advance, > Ruslan > _______________________________________________ > 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. "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. » George Bernard Shaw _______________________________________________ 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.
