Tell HN: The 10-bit timers are about to overflow on September 17th

Due to the overflow of the 10-bit counter, some devices will “go back in time” by 1024 weeks (almost 20 years). This will occur on the night of September 17-18. The problem will affect – and this is now a sure thing – Microsemi’s (AKA Symmetricom) SyncServer (100, 200 and 300 series), TimeProvider 1000, parts of TimeProvider 5000 and Timesource […]