[LinuxPPS] still the strangeness

Bernhard Schiffner bernhard at schiffner-limbach.de
Wed Dec 20 17:15:28 CET 2006


> Since I have a time offset of 0.200 in ntp.conf it must be that now ntpd
> is triggering on the falling edge instead of the rising edge.
> (other delay would be 800 ms)
No, it assumes that the start of the message is 200 ms past full second. Even 
if there is no physical input of pps-signal on DCD-pin.
(That's why flag 2 has no influence...)

> >>> cat /proc/pps/0*/* must react!
> >>
> >> It doesn't.
> >
> > IT MUST. BY ANY MEANS!
>
> Patch mistake?
This, missing hardware, whatever who knows??
You are the only to find it out.

> > (Connect other sources, use other programs, do what you want!)
> >
> >> Time offset was much closer to 200ms (one PPS length), jitter is lower.
> >
> > My receivers:
> > the "right" slope is _very_ stable, the other is 100+-1ms away. So it's
> > important to find and use the right slope.
>
> Yes, but how?
> Assuming PPS is working but on the wrong slope.
> flag2 does not have any effect.
> So what's next, then?
See above...
>
> Kind regards,
> Udo

Bernhard



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