Is it a good idea to use a usb-serial adapter for PPS? Yes, it is.

[Ross Alexander]

In Message-ID: <B9EFA4D4-C1AD-4181-B421-F6BD53434FA5 at dons.net.au>,
someone wrote [sorry, attrib trail is a little blurry ed.]:

>> Most people are not worried about their kernel clock being 200
>> microseconds off from UTC, even if they're using the PPS signal from a
>> GPS receiver.  So I think most people should feel completely at ease
>> using a USB serial adapter as the input device for a PPS signal.

Some people do worry, although getting PPS to work over USB is a fine
first step and I'm grateful for the breadcrumb trail.  I would really
like to get my NTP strat 0 machines off of Linux, just because.

regards,
Ross

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