Is the USB bus really a good way to get 1 PPS into a machine? I would think it would have quite a bit of jitter in it. -glenn
Randy Warner wrote: >Didier, > >I too have looked at the SiLabs parts. I may just have to get one of >their eval boards. > >I use the SiLabs CP2102 USB-to-Serial converter in my new receiver Eval >Boards. Tiny little thing, no external components, and it also has the >ability to handle more than just RxD and TxD traffic. That was always a >problem with the FTDI USB converter in that you could not put the 1PPS >out on the USB bus. A lot of times I ended up using the USB just for >power and used the serial port for comms. Seems like an awful waste of a >USB connection. Anyway, with the 2102 I can put a the 1PPS on a >"virtual" DCD line and keep TAC32 happy. > >Randy > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts