[ntp:questions] PC DCF-77 signal emulation?

Uwe Klein uwe_klein_habertwedt at t-online.de
Wed Sep 9 12:12:54 UTC 2009


Rob van der Putten wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> 
> Pete Ashdown wrote:
> 
>> I've bought a number of clocks from Germany that use DCF-77 for time
>> set/synchronization.  Needless to say, here in the states I can't use 
>> DCF-77.
>> I have see a number of GPS -> DCF-77 converters, but since I have a 
>> GPS synced
>> NTP server, I'd rather just pull time from the client Linux box next 
>> to my
>> desk.  Does anyone have or know of a USB or serial device that can 
>> output a
>> DCF-77 signal to a number of clocks (4)?
> 
> 
> You could send a series of pulses from a serial port to the clocks.
> 
My assumption was that Pete Ashdown is a collector. Or at least bought
the clocks as collectibles.
So taking them apart to fiddle with the innards is not the prefered option
while providing an "old european" limited DCF77 environment would help

uwe




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