[ntp:questions] Is 24PPM an Excessive Real-Time Clock Correction?
Richard B. Gilbert
rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Thu Jul 5 20:49:21 UTC 2007
David T. Ashley wrote:
> "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
>>David T. Ashley wrote:
>>
>>>Any insight into whether 24 PPM is excessive for my server?
>>
>>Consider that a computer manufacturer typically spends something like $2
>>US on the components for the clock!
<snip>
>>24 PPM is pretty good. Anything up to a hundred or two will usually work
>>just fine.
>
>
> Thanks. Interesting. It seems to be a really steady error, i.e. seems to
> always be between 24 PPM and 24.5 PPM.
>
> I think I'll write a little software to plot it at a sampling frequency of
> once per hour. I'm wondering if it varies by time of day, temperature, etc.
>
I think you will find that the frequency correction varies with the
temperature inside the computer case. A really high quality clock would
put the quartz crystal inside a tiny "oven" in order to maintain a
constant temperature and, therefore, a constant frequency. The computer
manufacturers won't do it because it wouldn't earn them a cent!
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