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Old 03-20-2008, 12:41 PM
Chris Cox
 
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Default Re: How accurate will Sun clock be over 4 hours?

Dave wrote:
> I have a requirement where I need two Suns (both Netra T1s) to have
> their clocks close to each other during an experiment that lasts 4
> hours. During this time, neither Sun will have internet access and they
> will not be networked to each other.


Ick.

>
> I suspect if I sync them by NTP before the experiment starts, then they
> will not drift by more than 500 ms over a 4 hour period. Does that seem
> reasonable? Has anyone actually ever made medium term (few hours)
> stability measurements of the clocks in Suns?


It's possible... but too many variables.

If there was some way to sync to a local "accurate" clock for each
that would help. I know that's not much help.

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