cbonsig / openclock

Open Clock: an open source hardware touchscreen digital clock
http://clock.bonsignore.com
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Add wifi for auto time sync, and remote app for settings #17

Open cbonsig opened 11 years ago

cbonsig commented 11 years ago

For rev2 hardware. Likely needs ARM type processor to be practical.

Robert-L commented 11 years ago

If it's accuracy you're after, consider using a DS3231 chip or Chronodot. These give you the kind of accuracy where you will find yourself setting your wristwatch according to your alarm clock rather than vice versa. The DS3231 does have its limits though, and if 2 or 3 seconds' error per month is too much, go for the WiFi or perhaps a GPS receiver.

cbonsig commented 11 years ago

Chronodot is onboard, and you're right, its great. The ideal, though, is that the user specifies only the time zone, and the clock handles the rest. Minutes and seconds should ideally be close to perfectly synchronized with atomic time (a.k.a. cell phone time)