FPP and Time with Real Time Clocks (RTC)

We need the time on an FPP devices so we can set timed schedules on our show, but neither a Raspberry Pi (4 & below) nor Beaglebone Black have a Real Time Clock (RTC) chip. So how do these devices get the current time so they know when to start ?? All this & more in this weeks video. GPS Hat Setup Guide: https://github.com/tiagofreire-pt/rpi_adafruit_stratum1_chrony Note the Adafruit Ultimate GPS Hat uses GPIO 18 NOT GPIO 4 for PPS. -- Let us know what you thought of the video, you can leave a like, comment (or SuperChat) below or buy us a coffee to help support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/gregmacaree If you have a product of service youd like us to feature, or fancy sponsoring a video - email [email protected] ! -- Timeline: 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Network Time Protocol (NTP) 3:30 Hats / Capes with RTC 5:20 Raspberry Pi 5 RTC 6:55 Adafruit GPS Hat 7:15 What does GPS have to do with time ? 8:35 Adafruit Ultimate GPS Hat Setup 16:17 1,150 Light Shows synced via NTP 17:25 Wrap-Up