Re: [Linuxptp-users] Monitoring an automotive-slave node

[Richard C. <ric...@gm...>]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 08:50:36AM +0000, Mikael Arvids via Linuxptp-users wrote:
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>   1.  Is this the expected behavior when using the automotive profile (especially the inhibit_announce option set to true)?

Yes, looks about right to me.  Remember, without Announce messages,
the GM identity is lost.

>   2.  Is there a recommended way to monitor the end-stations as our earlier approach might not be the best, especially when introducing bridges?

It really depends on your requirements.  There is no "one size fits
all" when it comes to synchronization monitoring.

> We want to ensure that the end-stations are synchronized to the dedicated time server and that the accuracy is at least X microseconds.

Well, you can monitor TIME_STATUS_NP.master_offset and
TIME_STATUS_NP.ingress_time for starters.

Good luck,
Richard