The networking adapter on the Pi is connected to the SoC via USB while on the BeagleBone the MAC is native. I suspect this might affect timing.
Andy Bardagjy bardagjy.com On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com > wrote: > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Collins, Graham <coll...@navcanada.ca > >wrote: > > > > > > > How you done anything with or have compared the PI to the Beaglebone > Black? > > > If your only use of the device is to have an NTP server then why pay more > for the Beaglebone? The Pi based server seems to be better than required. > "better" in this case meaning that it keeps time better then it can > transfer it over your network. > > If you need a lower cost Linux server, you can repurpose a PogoPlug. These > are roughly the same specs ARM process and a little bit of RAM but come > with a case and power supply all for under $20. You can re-flash them with > a general purpose Linix-ARM distribution. But no good place to attach a > PPS input except for using a USB-Serial dongle. Well there is a serial > port header inside the box but I've not tried it. > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > 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.