[time-nuts] How to get PPS from ublox mini-PCI GPS to APU2 SoC serial port for ntpd

Scott Stobbe scott.j.stobbe at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 14:04:03 UTC 2016


There should be no difference between COM2 or COM3/4, all four UARTs are
likely hard logic. GPIO is just an alternate function for the COM3/4 pins.
It will come down to what your are more comfortable with code or soldering.
The NCT5104D is a QFP and its pins are reasonably accessible using 30 AWG
or finer gauge wire.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 12:37 PM, STR . <strykar at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your previous email, it shed light on the situation of choosing
> COM ports.
>
> COM1 is required for console access so that's out.
> COM2 has headers and seemed like an obvious choice as I have no real need
> for a 2nd serial port.
>
> I wish to power the GPS via the mini-PCI slot to avoid soldering power
> cables along with a PPS line.
> Will there be any difference in jitter between using the COM2 header or
> COM3 provided by the NCT5104D GPIO pins?
> Or will they both be identical in performance?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On Behalf Of Attila
> Kinali
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 5:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] How to get PPS from ublox mini-PCI GPS to APU2
> SoC serial port for ntpd
>
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 08:29:48 +0000
> "STR ." <strykar at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Serial port 3 and 4 are provided via the GPIO pins connected to an
> NCT5104D I/O controller which is 5V tolerant.
> > http://datasheet.octopart.com/NCT5104D-Nuvoton-datasheet-38893851.pdf
> > I believe that's why it was suggested to avoid the 3V-5V conversion.
>
> Oops.. I missed that the other UARTs were connected to the GPIO header.
>
> If you use those, you can directly connect the LEA outputs, as the LEA
> does use 3.3V CMOS for I/O.
>
>                         Attila Kinali
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