From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from snark.thyrsus.com (static-71-162-243-5.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [71.162.243.5]) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6AF7200957 for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:34:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id B59684081F; Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:34:12 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:34:12 -0400 From: "Eric S. Raymond" To: tz Message-ID: <20120318013412.GC8484@thyrsus.com> References: <20120317064513.GA3482@thyrsus.com> <1014E797-3720-4CD3-B2A9-2E70DA1D7C77@gmail.com> <20120317101153.GA4388@thyrsus.com> <20120317180451.GB6851@thyrsus.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: Eric Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Eric-Conspiracy: There is no conspiracy User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Subject: Re: [Thumbgps-devel] PPS over USB Serial can work X-BeenThere: thumbgps-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: esr@thyrsus.com List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:34:16 -0000 tz : > Note the atmel usb-to-serial chips used on the arduino are opensource and > reprogrammable. There is a breakout from sparkfun which I should test - > the icp pin is broken out and should provide a minimum delay path. You > should add it to the consideration list Name it and it's yours. The vanilla USB dongle with GPS + USB-to-serial that I'm pursuing is "Plain Jane"; if you want yours to compete, sketch a full design and name iy so we can all know what we're talking about. -- Eric S. Raymond