Apple sadly has no support for PPS, TGPIO, or any other 'fun' timing-related functionality on macOS / Mac hardware :(
Maybe I can hack into an Apple Watch Ultra and get at it's L1/L5 GNSS module. It surely has PPS inside?
Jeff Geerling
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2025-04-29 03:28:44 UTC
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