Hi Randy: Would you elaborate on how TRAIM works. I thought that it acted like a switch and either allowed the 1 PPS output or turned it off. But you seem to be saying that it can remove a bad satellite from the solution and maintain the 1 PPS output. Is that the case?
Have Fun, Brooke Clarke -- w/Java http://www.PRC68.com w/o Java http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml http://www.precisionclock.com Randy Warner wrote: >Glenn, > >You're right. I would expect quite a bit of jitter. My comment about >USB-Serial converters probably should not be on a "timing" news list. >However, the 1PPS coming in on the DCD line of a standard serial port >jitters too, but is still plenty accurate for "loose" timing systems >like NTP servers who are only looking for millisecond type resolution. > >I think one of the main reasons we still sell a lot of timing receivers >to these customers is really because of the TRAIM function. They really >don't need ns type accuracy, but they DO want the receiver to alert them >to large anomalies due to sick satellites, and to automatically remove >the satellites from the solution. > >Randy > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
