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Subject: another clock question
Date:	Wed, 28 Feb 90 13:06:51 EST
From:	davy@itstd.sri.com
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Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu


In configuring this WWVB clock, what should I set the "precision" to?
It's accurate down to milliseconds (supposedly), so should I use
2**-10 (= 1000Hz)?  On the other hand, the driver only grabs the
seconds and "guesses" on the milliseconds based on 9600 baud and
how many characters there are.  So maybe I should be using something
less precise?

The example in the ntpd doc for the PSTI clock says "-5", so I'm
wondering if using "-10" would be over-exaggerating.  The machine I
will be plugging is a Sun (100Hz = 2**-7 clock).

I'm so confused...
--Dave