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Accurate Timestamps on-board #6

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jclds139 opened this issue Aug 23, 2024 · 0 comments
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Accurate Timestamps on-board #6

jclds139 opened this issue Aug 23, 2024 · 0 comments
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Wireless usage is somewhat limited because there is no reliable source of timestamps on the boards. There are a few reasons for this:

  • For scalability, particularly in harsh environments, we prioritized minimal extra traffic flowing in the Wi-Fi network
  • SNTP, the only built-in solution for the ESP8266 we've been using, is only accurate to at most 1 second, so not particularly helpful for the 500 Hz or higher sample rates we typically use
  • The current firmware is already pushing the limits of the ESP8266 in terms of RAM usage and operations that can be performed between samples.
  • There's no way to read the ESP8266's TSF timer in software
@jclds139 jclds139 added enhancement New feature or request needs-triage Root cause unclear, need to debug. help wanted Extra attention is needed and removed needs-triage Root cause unclear, need to debug. labels Aug 23, 2024
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