[time-nuts] Timelab, two SR620s and losing samples

[Magnus Danielson]

Dear Poul-Henning,

On 01/17/2016 10:08 AM, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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> In message <569B3B7E.6090003 at rubidium.dyndns.org>, Magnus Danielson writes:
>
>>> It's always safest to use counters in talk-only mode when possible,
>>> since that rules out any timing problems that might arise in a
>>> two-way GPIB [...]
>
> This is a common misunderstanding:  Talk-only does *not* protecting you
> against timing issues on GPIB.
>
> On RS-232, yes, but not on GPIB.
>

Agree, to some degree. It's not a guarantee.

I think you should develop that line of thought, to detail why it helps 
on GPIB and why not on serial.

Cheers,
Magnus