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====== Stratum 1 NTP Setup on Raspberry Pi ======
== By: Bun-Bun & guppy ==

  * This guides uses Uputronics Raspberry Pi+ GPS Expansion Board and a rpi3 or newer
  * Setup rpi with latest Raspbian, enable ssh, etc...
  * apt-get install vim
  * raspi-config #disable linux from trying to access console getty
    * 5 Interfacing Options 
    * P6 Serial -> Login Shell (no) -> Enable Hardware (yes)
  * vi /boot/config.txt
    * Add the following to the bottom
    * <code>enable_uart=1
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-wifi
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt #same with rpi4
#dtoverlay=pi3-miniuart-bt #if you want software BT
dtoverlay=pps-gpio,gpiopin=18
init_uart_baud=9600
</code>

  * systemctl disable hciuart #prevents warnings in logfiles
  * systemctl mask serial-getty@ttyAMA0.service #disables console getty so we can use uart for pps
  * apt-get install pps-tools ntp dnsutils
  * reboot
  * dmesg | grep pps
    * Look for the following
    * <code>[ 2.443494] pps_core: LinuxPPS API ver. 1 registered
[ 2.446699] pps_core: Software ver. 5.3.6 - Copyright 2005-2007 Rodolfo Giometti &lt;giometti@linux.it&gt;
[ 2.471796] pps pps0: new PPS source pps.-1
[ 2.471886] pps pps0: Registered IRQ 498 as PPS source
[ 6.965166] pps_ldisc: PPS line discipline registered
[ 6.966569] pps pps1: new PPS source ttyAMA0
[ 6.966664] pps pps1: source "/dev/ttyAMA0" added
</code>
  * Check receiving stuff from gps module
    * ppstest /dev/pps0 #pps on gpio
    * cat /dev/ttyAMA0 #serial from gps module
  * vi /etc/ntp.conf
    * Change servers as appropriate, stuff at the bottom is the gpsd and pps link
    * Can have no servers and only use gps/pps as source, or have more than 1 other. Two sources (yourself and some other server) is bad.
    * <code>
# Enable this if you want statistics to be logged.
#statsdir /var/log/ntpstats/

statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats
filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable
filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable
filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable


# You do need to talk to an NTP server or two (or three).
#server ntp.your-provider.example

#Can have no servers and only use gps/pps as source, or have more than 1 other. Two sources (yourself and some other server) is bad.
#server tock.usask.ca
#server ntp2.torix.ca
#server ntp.zaf.ca

# Access control configuration; see /usr/share/doc/ntp-doc/html/accopt.html for
# details.  The web page <http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/AccessRestrictions>
# might also be helpful.
#
# Note that "restrict" applies to both servers and clients, so a configuration
# that might be intended to block requests from certain clients could also end
# up blocking replies from your own upstream servers.

# By default, exchange time with everybody, but don't allow configuration.
restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery
restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery

# Local users may interrogate the ntp server more closely.
restrict 127.0.0.1
restrict ::1

# Needed for adding pool entries
restrict source notrap nomodify noquery

# Clients from this (example!) subnet have unlimited access, but only if
# cryptographically authenticated.
#restrict 192.168.123.0 mask 255.255.255.0 notrust


# If you want to provide time to your local subnet, change the next line.
# (Again, the address is an example only.)
#broadcast 192.168.123.255

# If you want to listen to time broadcasts on your local subnet, de-comment the
# next lines.  Please do this only if you trust everybody on the network!
#disable auth
#broadcastclient
#
server 127.127.22.0 minpoll 4 maxpoll 4
fudge 127.127.22.0 flag3 1 refid PPS

server 127.127.28.0 minpoll 4 maxpoll 4 iburst prefer
fudge 127.127.28.0 time1 +0.105 flag1 1 refid GPSD stratum 1
tos mindist 0.015 #something about accepting a certain amount of jitter from serial sources
</code>
  * apt-get install gpsd gpsd-clients
  * systemctl enable gpsd
  * vi /etc/default/gpsd
    * Edit devices and options as shown below
    * <code>
# Default settings for the gpsd init script and the hotplug wrapper.

# Start the gpsd daemon automatically at boot time
START_DAEMON="true"

# Use USB hotplugging to add new USB devices automatically to the daemon
USBAUTO="true"

# Devices gpsd should collect to at boot time.
# They need to be read/writeable, either by user gpsd or the group dialout.
DEVICES="/dev/ttyAMA0 /dev/pps0"

# Other options you want to pass to gpsd
GPSD_OPTIONS="-n"
</code>
  * {{ntpsetup.tar|gpsControl files and install.sh}} #for stationary mode (Credit to guppy for creating and Bun-Bun for correcting)
    * Download linked tar
      * wget -O ntpsetup.tar http://wiki.sktechworks.ca/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=ntpsetup.tar
    * tar -xvf ntpsetup.tar
    * cd ntpsetup
    * ./install.sh
    * This copies the gpscontrol files and creates/enables its service. Also makes a gpsd requirement for ntp
  * Disable NTP from dhcp
    * <code>
echo "" > /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ntp
echo "" > /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp
chattr +i /etc/dhcp/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ntp
chattr +i /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp
</code>
  * reboot
  * gpsmon #also cgps -s
  * ntpq -p #wait a bit so everything can get going
  * More reading
    * http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/raspberry-pi3-gps-time.html
    * https://ava.upuaut.net/?p=951

====== Optimizations ======

  * https://www.ntpsec.org/white-papers/stratum-1-microserver-howto/
  * Add nohz=off to the end of the line in /boot/cmdline.txt
  * configure system to run cpu full speed
    * <code>apt -y install cpufrequtils
echo 'GOVERNOR="performance"' > /etc/default/cpufrequtils
systemctl restart cpufrequtils</code>
  * Remove useless stuff
    * <code>apt -y purge bluez triggerhappy wpasupplicant alsa-utils
systemctl stop avahi-daemon
systemctl disable avahi-daemon
apt -y autoremove
apt clean
</code>
  * Set serial to low latency
    * <code>crontab -e
@reboot setserial /dev/ttyAMA0 low_latency
</code>
stratum1ntp.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/28 02:51 by andrew
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