Re: [time-nuts] 50 ohm driver

2015-03-07 Thread Didier Juges
Martyn, if you only need 1Hz, I recommend you use a MOSFET driver like the MIC4420 series or the UCC27531, powered from 10V with a 50 ohm output resistance. These parts have several A current capability, 18V or more max VCC and are designed to drive capacitive loads (large MOSFET gate

Re: [time-nuts] 50 ohm driver

2015-03-07 Thread Graham / KE9H
The question is not the frequency, but the edge rate. For a 1 PPS signal, how fast a rise time do you need? Do you want to know the time of the edge to 1/100 second? one microsecond? one nano-second? A few pico-seconds? If you want to know the time of the edge to one nano-second, then you need

Re: [time-nuts] Pinout of FEI 5680B

2015-03-07 Thread Didier Juges
I have added this info to the wiki: http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:fe5680a_pin-out Thanks Didier KO4BB On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Bob Camp kb...@n1k.org wrote: Hi Just so it goes into the archives. Here’s the pinout for the FE-5680B with a 15 pin

Re: [time-nuts] Pinout of FEI 5680B

2015-03-07 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Thanks! The listing is still up at auction if anybody wants to double check it against the usual “Bob types poorly” errors … :) Bob On Mar 7, 2015, at 9:37 AM, Didier Juges shali...@gmail.com wrote: I have added this info to the wiki:

Re: [time-nuts] 50 ohm driver

2015-03-07 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Martyn wrote: Charles asked for a link to the IC I mentioned. Thanks, but I have databooks for the various logic types, including AS. What I asked for is a link to the datasheet for your product -- the product the customer is using -- so we have some context for what you (and they) are

Re: [time-nuts] 50 ohm driver

2015-03-07 Thread Didier Juges
The MOSFET drivers are limited in the max frequency they can operate at without burning. At 1 Hz it is of course not a problem but at 10MHz it most definitely would be. Since Martin did not originally say at what frequency he wanted to operate, it was most relevant. MOSFET drivers can deliver