Re: [time-nuts] Exact Rubidium frequency

2007-07-01 Thread Tom Clark, K3IO
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To the best of my knowledge, the best measurement of the Rb ground state hyperfi ne frequency comes from the LPTF group in Paris, 6 834 682 610.904 333 Hz, with an accuracy of a few parts in 10^15, by dire

Re: [time-nuts] Troubleshooting SR DG435 Four Channel Digital Delay/Pulse Gen

2007-07-01 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooke Clarke wrote: > Hi: > > The DG535 Four Channel Digital Delay/Pulse Generator shows > Ext Clk Error on power up. > The obvious thing to do is turn the rear panel switch to INT, but after > powering up with the switch in either

[time-nuts] Troubleshooting SR DG435 Four Channel Digital Delay/Pulse Gen

2007-07-01 Thread Brooke Clarke
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi: The DG535 Four Channel Digital Delay/Pulse Generator shows Ext Clk Error on power up. The obvious thing to do is turn the rear panel switch to INT, but after powering up with the switch in either position the same error message

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Paddock wrote: > "The AD8036 and AD8037, from Analog Devices, are wide bandwidth, low > distortion clamping amplifiers. > The AD8036 is unity gain stable. The AD8037 is stable at a gain of two or > greater. > These devices all

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Magnus Danielson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Dr Bruce Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:02:44 +1200 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Bob > > What is the application for which you want to u

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Bob Paddock wrote: >> These devices are a little noisy below 100Hz. >> > > Rather than constantly battle the "there is to much noise", what are > your thoughts on deliberately injecting out-of-band noise? > > As an example: > http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/Application_Notes/319765654AN-41

[time-nuts] HP5370B - 10 sec Gatetime via GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread Dr. Frank Stellmach
Hello, currently I'm testing frequency stability of an OCXO from NDK. The HP5370B is in the External Holdhoff & External Arm mode. From a pulse generator I apply a 10sec ON, 100ms OFF TTL signal to the External BNC jack, so I get a 10 sec long gate time for averaging jitter effects much qui

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread Bill Janssen
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian Kirby wrote: > If you are using a HP5370B time interval counter and logging data from > the HPIB bus, can I inquire to what you are using for an interface to > the HPIB bus and what do you log the data with ? > > I am basicall

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Bob Paddock
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > These devices are a little noisy below 100Hz. Rather than constantly battle the "there is to much noise", what are your thoughts on deliberately injecting out-of-band noise? As an example: http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/Appl

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread Prologix
Yes; ESC itself may be escaped by ESC. In other words, three characters -- CR, LF and ESC -- need to be escaped, by preceding them with ESC (27), if they appear in the input data stream. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Miles Sent: Su

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread John Miles
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool! -- I assume that ESC also works that way, right (ESC ESC sends a single ESC character)? Is ESC just ASCII 27 as usual? I can support that in the GPIBLIB.DLL layer without much trouble. I was called out of town on family busin

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread Prologix
The latest version of Prologix GPIB-USB controller firmware (v4.65) available at http://prologix.biz/update.html allows binary data transmission. CR (ASCII 13) and LF (ASCII 10) may be escaped by preceding them with the ESC (ASCII 27) character. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread John Miles
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got a basic data-logging example that works with NI and Prologix adapters (see 5370b.cpp in www.ke5fx.com/gpib/setup.exe ). There is one caveat on the Prologix boards that might apply to the Softmark adapter as well, though: you

[time-nuts] HP5370B and GPIB

2007-07-01 Thread Brian Kirby
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you are using a HP5370B time interval counter and logging data from the HPIB bus, can I inquire to what you are using for an interface to the HPIB bus and what do you log the data with ? I am basically trying to capture 1 second

Re: [time-nuts] Exact Rubidium frequency

2007-07-01 Thread Tom Van Baak
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thank you all for your replies. It still begs the question of why > NIST and PTB disagree by nearly 5 Hz on their web pages - I'll write > and ask them, and report back what they say. > > Regards, > > Peter Vince (G8ZZR, Londo

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Dr Bruce Griffiths
Bob Paddock wrote: > On Saturday 30 June 2007 10:15, Dr Bruce Griffiths wrote: > > >> Not true, there's nothing magic about amplifier saturation, any means >> that limits the amplifier output whilst dropping the small signal gain >> to a low value will have exactly the same effect. >>

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Bob Paddock
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Saturday 30 June 2007 10:15, Dr Bruce Griffiths wrote: > Not true, there's nothing magic about amplifier saturation, any means > that limits the amplifier output whilst dropping the small signal gain > to a low value will hav

Re: [time-nuts] Exact Rubidium frequency

2007-07-01 Thread Peter Vince
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you all for your replies. It still begs the question of why NIST and PTB disagree by nearly 5 Hz on their web pages - I'll write and ask them, and report back what they say. Regards, Peter Vince (G8

Re: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device

2007-07-01 Thread Magnus Danielson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Juerg Koegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [time-nuts] ? phase comparison or other device Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:08:47 +0200 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Another article (with practical hints) is > > > > OPTIMIZATI

Re: [time-nuts] Exact Rubidium frequency

2007-07-01 Thread Magnus Danielson
); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Peter Vince <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [time-nuts] Exact Rubidium frequency Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 00:11:34 +0100 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Everyone on the 'net agrees on the frequency of the Caesium > oscillation, bu