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Austron 2200A/2201A GPS Receivers</H3>

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<H4>
Synopsis</H4>
Address: 127.127.10.<I>u</I>
<BR>Reference ID: <TT>GPS</TT>
<BR>Driver ID: <TT>GPS_AS2201</TT>
<BR>Serial Port: <TT>/dev/gps<I>u</I></TT>; 9600 baud, 8-bits, no parity
<BR>Features: <TT>tty_clk</TT>
<H4>
Description</H4>
This driver supports the Austron 2200A/2201A GPS/LORAN Synchronized Clock
and Timing Receiver connected via a serial port. It supports several special
features of the clock, including the Input Buffer Module, Output Buffer
Module, IRIG-B Interface Module and LORAN Assist Module. It requires the
RS232 Buffered Serial Interface module for communication with the driver.
For operation with multiple computers, it requires the <TT>ppsclock</TT>
streams module described in the <A HREF="ldisc.htm">Line Disciplines and
Streams Modules</A> page. The streams module requires a gadget box and
1-PPS level converter, such as described in the <A HREF="pps.htm">Pulse-per-second
(PPS) Signal Interfacing</A> page.

<P>For use with a single computer, the receiver can be connected directly
to the receiver. For use with multiple computers, one of them is connected
directly to the receiver and generates the polling messages. The other
computers just listen to the receiver output directly or through a buffer
amplifier. For computers that just listen, <TT>fudge flag2</TT> must be
set and the <TT>ppsclock </TT>streams module configured on each of them.

<P>This receiver is capable of a comprehensive and large volume of statistics
and operational data. The specific data collection commands and attributes
are embedded in the driver source code; however, the collection process
can be enabled or disabled using the flag4 flag. If set, collection is
enabled; if not, which is the default, it is disabled. A comprehensive
suite of data reduction and summary scripts is in the ./scripts/stats directory
of the ntp3 distribution.
<H4>
Monitor Data</H4>
When enabled by the <TT>flag4</TT> fudge flag, every received timecode
is written as-is to the <TT>clockstats</TT> file.
<H4>
Fudge Factors</H4>

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<DT>
<TT>time1 <I>time</I></TT></DT>

<DD>
Specifies the time offset calibration factor, in seconds and fraction,
with default 0.0.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>time2 <I>time</I></TT></DT>

<DD>
Not used by this driver.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>stratum <I>number</I></TT></DT>

<DD>
Specifies the driver stratum, in decimal from 0 to 15, with default 0.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>refid <I>string</I></TT></DT>

<DD>
Specifies the driver reference identifier, an ASCII string from one to
four characters, with default <TT>GPS</TT>.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>flag1 0 | 1</TT></DT>

<DD>
Not used by this driver.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>flag2 0 | 1</TT></DT>

<DD>
Set for computers that listen-only.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>flag3 0 | 1</TT></DT>

<DD>
Not used by this driver.</DD>

<DT>
<TT>flag4 0 | 1</TT></DT>

<DD>
Enable verbose <TT>clockstats</TT> recording if set.</DD>
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Additional Information

<P><A HREF="refclock.htm">Reference Clock Drivers</A>&nbsp;
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<ADDRESS>
David L. Mills (mills@udel.edu)</ADDRESS>

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