[ntp:questions] Setting the COM port for the NMEA driver
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.not-this-part.nor-this.co.uk.invalid
Thu May 14 08:05:32 UTC 2009
David Woolley wrote:
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> The problem with USB latency is that it is unpredictable. The
> uncertainty in the direct serial port latency is 1/16 th of the
> signalling unit length (about 6 microseconds at 9600) plus the
> uncertainty in the interrupt and process scheduling latencies. (If
> the UART clock is free running on the GPS device, you might need to
> add another 1/16th, so about 12 microseconds.)
Thanks, David. As NTP deals well with the unpredictable latency on the
internet, it's not impossible that a USB/GPS device could produce
significantly better results than a consumer internet connection alone.
I'd like to see actual NTP results.
Cheers,
David
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