[ntp:questions] Meinberg DCF77 C51 with Linux 2.6

Rune Magnussen rum at gratismail.dk
Sun Feb 11 11:00:53 UTC 2007


Den Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:32:44 +0000. skrev Maurice Janssen:

> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:38:32 +0100, Rune Magnussen wrote:
>>Still waiting for a stable signal.
> 
> As a quick test to see if anything at all is coming in, you could use a
> terminal program (minicom, hyperterm, etc.).
> BTW: is the C51 set to send the time string every minute or second, or
> only on request?

The C51 is set to send the time once pr second.  
 
>>i started out using an ordinay modem cable but since it did not work at
>>first I started this journey into the RS-232 jungle.
> 
> I would expect that cable to work out of the box.  Unfortunately I can't
> test it, as I don't have a C51.

Can I use the ntpd staistics to tell if the clock is used? It looks like
it is much easier to receive the signal at night. 

/Rune




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