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| network:gps [2026/03/14 21:51] – gm5alx | network:gps [2026/03/14 21:52] (current) – [Step D: Configure PTP (linuxptp)] gm5alx |
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| PTP on Linux uses ''%%ptp4l%%'' to manage the hardware clock and ''%%phc2sys%%'' to sync the System Clock (disciplined by your GPS) to the Ethernet controller’s PTP Hardware Clock (PHC). | PTP on Linux uses ''%%ptp4l%%'' to manage the hardware clock and ''%%phc2sys%%'' to sync the System Clock (disciplined by your GPS) to the Ethernet controller’s PTP Hardware Clock (PHC). |
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| <HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>**Sync System Clock to PHC:**<HTML></p></HTML> | **Sync System Clock to PHC:** |
| <HTML><p></HTML>''%%sudo phc2sys -s CLOCK_REALTIME -c eth0 -w &%%''<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML> | |
| <HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>**Run PTP4L:**<HTML></p></HTML> | * ''%%sudo phc2sys -s CLOCK_REALTIME -c eth0 -w &%%'' |
| <HTML><p></HTML>''%%sudo ptp4l -i eth0 -m -S%%'' (The ''%%-S%%'' is for software-assisted hardware timestamping).<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML><HTML></ol></HTML> | |
| | **Run PTP4L:** |
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| | * ''%%sudo ptp4l -i eth0 -m -S%%'' (The ''%%-S%%'' is for software-assisted hardware timestamping). |
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| To turn your Raspberry Pi 4 into a **PTP Grandmaster**, you need a configuration that tells ''%%ptp4l%%'' two things: “I am the boss” and “Never listen to anyone else’s clock.” | To turn your Raspberry Pi 4 into a **PTP Grandmaster**, you need a configuration that tells ''%%ptp4l%%'' two things: “I am the boss” and “Never listen to anyone else’s clock.” |
