Time synchronization on the rugged handheld computer

1 Sep 2020

Note: This information is provided as a reference and does not imply that Juniper Systems will provide full support for the use of any specific third-party product or service with a Juniper Systems product.

There are many methods to get the most accurate date and time on our rugged handheld computers. If your handheld tablet is running Windows 10 (such as on Mesa 3 or Mesa 2), refer to GPS Time Sync Software for Windows OS. 

For handheld tablets running older versions of Windows, use the following methods and sources synchronize the date and time on your device.

• GPS ZDA
• GPS 1Hz PPS (Pulse-Per-Second)
• NTP (Network Time Protocol)
• SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol)
• NIST (#SERVER(time.nist.gov))
• Custom or other time server

For the Microsoft Windows Mobile (Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5) operating system, information and tools for establishing time synchronization, (particularly when developing a software app) can be found at the following webpages.

• Time Server Synchronization
• Tool for sync time with NIST and SNTP time servers

To collect date and time in SHP (shape) files using the ESRI ArcPad software, an applet (script) can be installed into the \ArcPad\Applets folder and set under Paths in ArcPad as described at the following website.

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=16785

Updated 1 Sep 2020; Original article 18 Aug 2011