Re: CTS, Serial Port, and a Sun v210

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Re: CTS, Serial Port, and a Sun v210

Posted on: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 16:00:35 +0000 (UTC)

Stewart Pelegan wrote:
> I have a requirement to get Sun v210 system time updates via a serial
> port(either rs-232 or rs-422) from a Coded Time Source(CTS). As a proof
> of concept, I was able to get a TrueTime Model XL-DC with GPS. It has a 9
> pin serial port that's now connected to the v210's serial port and that's
> about all I know. Can I just use a Solaris build of the xntp daemon and
> I'll get input from the serial port? Do I need to do something with the
> ntp config file? The salesman who lent me the TrueTime device knew of no
> software I could use. I know very little about this, so any help in the
> right direction would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yes, that is a supported configuration with the xntpd that comes
with Solaris. As noted, you need to use 127.127.5.0 as the server
address, and you need to se tup a symbolix ling from /dev/true0
to the serial device used.

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