[time-nuts] Beaglebone NTP server

[nuts]

On Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:40:07 -0700
Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Henry Hallam
> <henry at pericynthion.org>wrote:
> 
> > Hi Gabs,
> >
> > I have a Z3805A and a Beaglebone, and would like to set up an NTP
> > server for the lab.  Any kernel drivers and/or setup hints would be
> > appreciated :)
> >
> > It's best to go in steps.  Resist the temptation to simply connect
> everything, turn it on and see it is works.
> 
> The first step is to get NTP installed and running using Internet pool
> servers for reference clocks.   Make sure this is working reliably.
> NTP may already be mostly configured.  I don't know.
> 
> Next make sure the kernel level PPS diver is working.  To test PPS
> there is a user-land test program you can run that simply prints the
> time of each pulse to the console.  Besure to watch both the voltage
> levels (the Beagle is 3.3 volts) and the polarity of the pulse.  If
> you get the polarity wrong it will appear t work but the timing will
> lag by the pulse width (because the falling edge is now the raising
> edge.) Be sure and match up the levels for both serial and PPS.
> 
> After both of the above, adding a GPS based reference clock to NTP is
> easy. All you do is edit the config file.   Obviously I've left out
> much detail but the biggest thing is to follow the step by step
> process

Job number one on the Beaglebone Black (and I assume the regular
version) is to install NTP. Otherwise it doesn't even know the date. It
has no battery for RTC. 

Beyond that, I haven't found a very clear way to get the gpio-pps going.