[time-nuts] GPS for ntp

[Bob Camp]

Hi

There is a *lot* of detail on this in the archives. 

Quick rundown - the Soekris has some custom code and “stuff” that makes it better for NTP than any of the other boards. 

For any normal use, a couple of microseconds is likely “good enough. For that, many boards and GPS’s will do just fine. Yes people have gotten NTP running on just about every board that will run Linux.

Bob

> On Oct 20, 2014, at 9:39 PM, Joseph Gray <jgray at zianet.com> wrote:
> 
> What does everyone think of this GPS module for ntp use? According to the
> specsheet, it uses a Ublox Neo-7N.
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/RY725AI-10Hz-UART-USB-interface-GPS-Glonass-QZSS-antenna-module-flash-memory-/181562403752
> 
> I'm thinking about using it for a Beaglebone ntp server. I know there was
> some discussion about Beaglebones a while back. Has anyone gotten ntpd with
> PPS and time stamping running on a Beaglebone yet (like on the Soekris
> Net4501)?
> 
> Does anyone want to take a wild guess as to the best/worst case UTC offset
> I might get with such a setup? I realize that I'd have to try it to really
> find out, but guesses and advice from those more knowledgeable is always
> appreciated.
> 
> What I'm really after is to eventually have several Beaglebones scattered
> around the area as part of a TDOA DF network. I have spare radios to
> dedicate to the task. Each fixed node will timestamp incoming transmissions
> and then relay that information to a central location. The central system
> will use the data to calculate the location of the transmitter.
> 
> Does anyone here have any experience with this sort of thing? Would you
> recommend a better way of accurately timing the transmissions vs using ntp
> on each Beaglebone?
> 
> I know that TDOA is used by the cellular companies. Is anyone aware of some
> "user level" projects or source code for this? I've Googled a bit, but
> haven't turned up much. There was one thesis about an Amateur doing part of
> this, but he didn't have much detail on the satellite nodes and didn't
> describe anything about the centralized processing part.
> 
> I have one Beaglebone White that I got cheap, so I have something to get
> started with. Later, as I figure out things, I'll buy a few Beaglebone
> Blacks.
> 
> Joe Gray
> W5JG
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