[ntp:questions] Slow convergence of NTP with GPS/PPS
David Woolley
david at ex.djwhome.demon.co.uk.invalid
Tue Oct 21 20:43:28 UTC 2008
Unruh wrote:
> The "way better oscillators" I think is primarily oscillators which are
> temp controlled (yes heaters) and selected/adjusted.
>
Nowadays they are as likely to be TCXO's, temperature compensated
crystal oscillators, in which the temperature is measured and used to
drive a varicap diode, across the crystal, to compensate. I think
portable GPS receivers tend to use that approach.
In principle, you can also apply that compensation in software; you just
need access to a thermistor that is thermally bonded to the crystal.
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