Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread WarrenS
Bob Don't know if I can explain it to you, I'm not so good at explaining, I'll give it *ONE* try. Example with some random picked numbers (JUST TO SHOW THE MAIN POINTS). I tried, All information and test that are available on the TPLL is on JOHN'S KE5FX site or in past postings.

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 06/19/2010 12:49 AM, WarrenS wrote: Say you have a nice logic gate with 1 ns delay If you make it all nice and clean, and repeatable such as constant PS, rise time etc. Then one can get repeatable results say 100 times better from cycle to cycle in the short term. so down to 10ps repeatable.

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Since ADEV is a measurement of noise, you want to be very careful about just which noise you keep and which noise you throw away. Bob On Jun 19, 2010, at 7:06 AM, Magnus Danielson wrote: On 06/19/2010 12:49 AM, WarrenS wrote: Say you have a nice logic gate with 1 ns delay If you make

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Robert Benward
Warren, I was responding to ke5fx comment using a 12-bit, 480-Hz serial DAQ in place of the voltage-to-frequency converter in the diagram above. A DAQ is a multifaceted data acquisition system, where as in your annotated diagram you showed an ADC. I understand it's analog, but you said: Say

Re: [time-nuts] how sad ):

2010-06-19 Thread SAL CORNACCHIA
Thank You John, It is working Great. Best regards, Sal C. Cornacchia Electronic RF Microwave Engineer (Ret.) From: John Miles jmi...@pop.net To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thu, June 17, 2010 5:38:16 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] how sad ): On

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread WarrenS
Magnus posted: The square root improvement assumes white noise A logical gate or any other amplifier will also have flicker noise, To analyze it, Allan variance and friends needs to be applied. No disagreements What some may be missing is that this side tracked discussion and has little at

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread WarrenS
Bob I tried, (more than once), and now we are heading way off subject. I should of known better and learned by my past mistakers and stuck to the TPLL performance issues. Which TPLL graph or plot do you not understand? You need to ask the experts about the rest. ws

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Robert Benward
Warren, All I wanted was an explanation of how you arrived at femtosecond timing. You gave me analogies instead. Since you cannot explain it, I ask anyone else on this listbot if they can put it in proper context for me. Thank you for your effort regardless. Bob - Original Message -

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Pete Rawson
Bob, I might shed some light on this topic, but my comments apply only to a few measurements made in my shop, not part of any PLL scheme. My intent was to determine the apparent noise floor of a Minicircuits SYPD-2 phase detector; a low offset, low conversion loss, DBM. The SYPD-2 IF port was

Re: [time-nuts] Advantages Disadvantages of the TPLL Method

2010-06-19 Thread Robert Benward
Hi Pete, I calculated about 0.5uV/V for 10fs, so we are on the same page. I will need to read this several times for it to sink in, but I much appreciate the calculations and technical reply! Thanks! Bob - Original Message - From: Pete Rawson To: Discussion of precise time

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2010-06-19 Thread Robert Benward
All, Anybody out there know how to fix an E1938 oscillator? Something in the metal can has crapped out. No 10MHz, and in turn, no processor action. It worked a few months ago, turn it on today, and worked after about an hour. Turned it on again this evening and nothing. I would hate to take

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2010-06-19 Thread Adrian
Bob, guess you know that detailed documentaion is available here: http://www.prc68.com/I/HPE1938.shtml http://www.leapsecond.com/museum/e1938a/ Open the can and report back! Adrian Robert Benward schrieb: All, Anybody out there know how to fix an E1938 oscillator? Something in the metal can

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2010-06-19 Thread Robert Benward
Adrian, I have all this stuff. I really don't want to open this thing up, and my oscillator trouble shooting skills are not that great. Bob - Original Message - From: Adrian To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 11:10 PM

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2010-06-19 Thread Steve Rooke
Well, if your not prepared to open it up to fix it yourself, are you looking for someone else to fix it for you (your postings need clarifying)? Steve On 20 June 2010 16:23, Robert Benward rbenw...@verizon.net wrote: Adrian, I have all this stuff.  I really don't want to open this thing up,