From: Olivier Matz <zer0@droids-corp.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:56:05 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: update notes
X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?p=protos%2Fxbee-avr.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=cfc3d74959588a266054aab66e6871962ffe1787

update notes
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diff --git a/notes.txt b/notes.txt
index 5c33678..882dbc3 100644
--- a/notes.txt
+++ b/notes.txt
@@ -471,3 +471,33 @@ mainboard > rc_proto_hello wing 25 1000 0123456789
 mainboard > rc_proto_hello wing 25 1000 01234567890123456789
   898/1000
   898/1000
+
+
+Latency
+===============
+
+the ECHO command contains a timestamp, allowing latency measurement.
+the structure is a but larger than a HELLO message.
+
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats reset
+mainboard > rc_proto_echo wing 50 50 x
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats show
+  echo_ans_latency_ms: 80
+
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats reset
+mainboard > rc_proto_echo wing 50 50 0123456789
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats show
+  echo_ans_latency_ms: 95
+
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats reset
+mainboard > rc_proto_echo wing 50 50 01234567890123456789
+mainboard > rc_proto_stats show
+  echo_ans_latency_ms: 125
+
+The latency is probably small enough for our RC application, but it is
+not as small as expected.
+
+serial from uc to xbee at 57600 = ~3ms for 20 bytes
+radio rate is 24000: ~6.66ms for 20 bytes
+
+the progression of latency is not linear.