[ntp:questions] Issues with ACCORD Reference Clock Driver

Danny Mayer mayer at ntp.isc.org
Fri Dec 7 12:52:05 UTC 2007


venu gopal wrote:
> Hi Hal,
>      The custom NMEA format has GPS time unlike standard NMEA which give
> UTC. And the baudrate cannot be changed to 4800, it only works at 9600.
> Things are not as simple as we think and we need to work to make things simple
> I am looking for people who can help me in doing this.
> 
> The binary format is just an add on to NMEA and it need not be supported but
> is would be nice if it did as an extra feature. Thats all.
> 
> Venu

If I recall correctly, NMEA is only defined to work at 4800 so 9600 is
outside the spec. That doesn't mean it cannot be supported but we have
to be careful about the implications of that.

Danny



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