[time-nuts] Next step up from basic GPS/PPS timekeeping
David J Taylor
david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk
Wed Feb 24 15:08:43 UTC 2016
I currently operate a stratum 1 NTP server in the NTP pool using a U-Blox
Max-7Q GPS module with PPS attached to, variously, a Raspberry Pi via GPIO
or a Celeron mini PC via serial DB-9. The machine does nothing but serve
time to the pool. Operating systems of choice are Debian or FreeBSD.
What would be my next step up be, hardware-wise, in terms of improving
precision, stability, etc? A GPSDO? Budget is limited as far as these things
go - about £150 UK/$210 US.
I appreciate this is basic stuff compared to the usual discussions but this
doesn't seem the right question to ask on the NTP lists. Any help
appreciated. Thanks.
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Neil,
A BeagleBone Black might give half the jitter compared to the RPi, but not
the order of magnitude you may be seeking.
http://www.satsignal.eu/ntp/BBB-vs-RPi.html
Perhaps purely for serving the pool, the RPi is more than adequate.
Cheers,
David
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