Matthew, consider the latency times of ANYTHING on a USB provided virtual serial connection to be in the order of 1 ms. If no serial data is send but only status signals change their state the latency can even be higher.
Best regards Ulrich Bangert > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Matthew Smith > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 5. Juni 2008 03:26 > An: Time Nuts List > Betreff: [time-nuts] USB to Serial Connectors for GPS Modules > > > Hi Folks > > Are there any issues with connecting computers to GPS modules through > USB to serial devices like the FTDI FT232R, as opposed to 'native' > serial ports? At the moment, I'm thinking in the context of an NTP > server, but am interested in a general context should I need > to move to > USB-only PCs. Didn't know if there were any latency issues > or anything. > > Cheers > > M > > -- > Matthew Smith > Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development > Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ > Personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-> bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and > follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.