Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A OSMT connector / RS232

2012-12-10 Thread gary
The trip point is specd to be between -3 to +3, which is why 5V works, especially since the trip point is usually positive. I would set it around 1.5V. The transmitters are required to swing +/- 5V. I'm not sure the 232 allowed lower voltage as much as all we had to work with were charge

[time-nuts] Sir Patrick Moore

2012-12-10 Thread David C. Partridge
Related to time-nuttery as astonomical observation was used for time-keeping until C20. Sir Patrick Moore, the great amateur astonomer died yesterday at the age of 89. A gentleman, astronomer, and true scholar. His death was predicatable as he's been very ill for a long time, but nonetheless

Re: [time-nuts] Strange DCF77 master clock data

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Harris
I am logging the data from this strange master clock, and the none of the bits 42 through 44 are stuck. Good idea, though. I have just checked tonight, and the DOW is indicating as 5 (Friday), despite it only being Monday. Good idea though. On 9 December 2012 23:24, mike cook mc235...@gmail.com

Re: [time-nuts] Strange DCF77 master clock data

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Harris
That's the funny thing, the parity bit is correct for the value of DOW, just that the DOW value is wrong. On 9 December 2012 23:27, Azelio Boriani azelio.bori...@screen.it wrote: Is the parity bit P3 consistent? It protects the day of the month and that of the week. On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at

Re: [time-nuts] Switching oscillators

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi On Dec 9, 2012, at 9:07 PM, WB6BNQ wb6...@cox.net wrote: Bob, I don't know where you got your multiple versions. Quite possibly from having spent the last 40 years in the business of designing and building OCXO's. RETRACE deals with the object in a fully realized steady state

Re: [time-nuts] Cinox source

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi Perkin Elmer does everything that EGG used to do - same company, new name. Bob On Dec 9, 2012, at 11:07 PM, Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: On 12/9/12 5:38 PM, Bob Camp wrote: HI Princeton was part of EGG for quite a while. EGG bought out Perkin Elmer in the 90's. The EGG name

Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A OSMT connector / RS232

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi You may have a TTL output level version of the FE. Bob On Dec 10, 2012, at 1:24 AM, James Peroulas ja...@peroulas.com wrote: For the record, my device did have an OSMT (not Hirose) connector on the DDS board. I'm having trouble getting the internal RS232 port on the DDS board to work

Re: [time-nuts] Sir Patrick Moore

2012-12-10 Thread David Kirkby
On 10 December 2012 09:24, David C. Partridge david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk wrote: Related to time-nuttery as astonomical observation was used for time-keeping until C20. Sir Patrick Moore, the great amateur astonomer died yesterday at the age of 89. Although considered an amateur, I

Re: [time-nuts] Nifty MINI TIC for DMTD work please hold off, 4 channel pic...

2012-12-10 Thread Rex
Bert, I have been waiting for more details to become available. Thanks for the update. Not sure exactly what this means: but I have to depend on volunteers to do the drawings and they have to make their time available when convenient. Depending on if the input is in some kind of standard,

Re: [time-nuts] Strange DCF77 master clock data

2012-12-10 Thread Chris Howard
If it were me, I'd suspect that my window of bits is off to the left or right by one bit. The old first bit is called zero problem. And the relationship between 7- 3 and 5- 1 makes me wonder. Chris On 12/10/2012 5:00 AM, Tom Harris wrote: I am logging the data from this strange master

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread Rex
I have an EIP counter with a problem, stashed, that I need to look at eventually. So have been following the thread a bit. If you guys get somewhere conclusive (or not), might be nice to post a summary of all important details, techniques, or circuit notes beyond the manual, found, to this

Re: [time-nuts] Switching oscillators

2012-12-10 Thread J. L. Trantham
Not sure why you would want to do this but, if you have a Rb, such as an LPRO-101 or others, there is a signal that lets you know the Rb is 'locked'. You could use that to drive a relay that would switch the output of the Rb to the external input of your device. This presumes you do not have to

Re: [time-nuts] Sir Patrick Moore

2012-12-10 Thread John Ackermann N8UR
On 12/10/2012 7:10 AM, David Kirkby wrote: On 10 December 2012 09:24, David C. Partridge david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk wrote: Related to time-nuttery as astonomical observation was used for time-keeping until C20. Sir Patrick Moore, the great amateur astonomer died yesterday at the age of 89.

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread Chris Wilson
I have an EIP counter with a problem, stashed, that I need to look at eventually. So have been following the thread a bit. If you guys get somewhere conclusive (or not), might be nice to post a summary of all important details, techniques, or circuit notes beyond the manual, found, to

Re: [time-nuts] Of possible interest

2012-12-10 Thread Jim Lux
On 12/9/12 10:14 PM, DaveH wrote: http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/325731,researchers-find-crippling-flaws-in -global-gps.aspx ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] Of possible interest

2012-12-10 Thread Jim Lux
On 12/9/12 10:14 PM, DaveH wrote: http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/325731,researchers-find-crippling-flaws-in -global-gps.aspx ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread J. L. Trantham
Me too. I have two 545A's, one of which works and the other of which has issues with Band 3, failing to read in a very interesting pattern suggesting a YIG filter issue, probably the control circuit. Just no time to chase it right now. Please post the resolution. Thanks. Joe -Original

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread paul swed
Chris and I took this offline so as not to bother the time-nuts thread. Hopefully we can work it through. Chris is lucky as he only has a band 2 problem. Band 3 in nastier o deal with. Chris since several have expressed interest perhaps we just add them to your new thread. We can still skype for

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Azelio Boriani
31-bit is 186dB... with what do you compare that device? What kind of reference is needed? On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Bob Camp li...@rtty.us wrote: Hi It's the big brother of the ADS127x parts that I mentioned a little while back. I'm sure it works quite well. The 127x's are fine

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread Steve
Or join and post to the EIP_Microwave Yahoo group - lots of good info showing up there! Steve WB0DBS On Dec 10, 2012, at 8:00 AM, J. L. Trantham jlt...@att.net wrote: Me too. I have two 545A's, one of which works and the other of which has issues with Band 3, failing to read in a very

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message CAL8XPmN8PbcSEfmRCiude+sYCX3kawBF6h4T0=n0n0emxlx...@mail.gmail.com, Azelio Boriani writes: 31-bit is 186dB... with what do you compare that device? What kind of reference is needed? It's not 31 noise-free bits, but the SNR is in the 120-130dB territory. -- Poul-Henning

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread J. L. Trantham
I'm already over there. The thread just migrated back here. Joe -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 8:43 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re:

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Robert LaJeunesse
31 bits is just a convenient word size that comes out of the on-chip filter, and does not really relate to performance. Better to look at SNR which, at worst case, is 120dB in high-res mode. That indicates performance just under 20 bits, typical for better monolithic sigma-delta converters.

Re: [time-nuts] Strange DCF77 master clock data

2012-12-10 Thread mike cook
Le 10/12/2012 13:44, Chris Howard a écrit : If it were me, I'd suspect that my window of bits is off to the left or right by one bit. The old first bit is called zero problem. And the relationship between 7- 3 and 5- 1 makes me wonder. Chris On 12/10/2012 5:00 AM, Tom Harris wrote: I am

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Azelio Boriani
I see that there is a high resolution 130dB mode too that can give 21 bits @ 250 samples per second, good for very slow, high resolution DMTD (but also very stable voltage reference and ADC temperature, seems very challenging). On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Robert LaJeunesse

Re: [time-nuts] EIP545A 18GHz counter query

2012-12-10 Thread J. Forster
Yes. There is a Yahoo Group spwecifically about EIP products. -John I have an EIP counter with a problem, stashed, that I need to look at eventually. So have been following the thread a bit. If you guys get somewhere conclusive (or not), might be nice to post a summary

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi What is atypical about these parts is: 1) The excellent noise performance inside 10 Hz 2) The built in Nyquist filters The first is very impressive compared to just about anything else out there. The second is available in some, but not all similar parts. Bob -Original Message-

Re: [time-nuts] Switching oscillators

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The oven monitor pin on most OCXO's is not a real good thing to switch directly off of. They generally go low well before the output is very stable. A timer is run off of the oven monitor pin would give you a pretty good switch point (switch X minutes after the oven monitor shows good). Bob

[time-nuts] Counter

2012-12-10 Thread shalimr9
Is shipped, tracking number 1Z30VR960337713831 due Wednesday Didier Sent from my Droid Razr 4G LTE wireless tracker. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and

Re: [time-nuts] Counter

2012-12-10 Thread dlewis6767
Thanks, Didier, if you ever find a mainframe for it, please keep me in mind. Thanks, -Don -- From: shali...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 11:23 AM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com

Re: [time-nuts] Counter

2012-12-10 Thread Didier Juges
Well, that obviously went to the wrong place. That was a private message, sorry for the bandwidth. Didier On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:06 PM, dlewis6767 dlewis6...@austin.rr.comwrote: Thanks, Didier, if you ever find a mainframe for it, please keep me in mind. Thanks, -Don

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Hal Murray
rlajeune...@sbcglobal.net said: Nonetheless 20 bits indicates a matching reference would have to hold 1PPM over temperature, no simple task. The initial post called it TI's ADS1282 geophone ADC. I'm pretty sure that the geologists using geophones don't care about super low frequencies so

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi When your sound source is a thumper truck, you do indeed care about some pretty low frequencies. Bob -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Hal Murray Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 1:33 PM To: Discussion of precise time

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread lists
It is 31 bits with no missing codes. Usually missing codes is of concern in feedback systems, but I don't see the use in a geophone. Perhaps they will average the digital signal further to reduce the noise, hence the noisy bits. ___ time-nuts

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Didier Juges
I do not understand how anyone can guaranty no missing codes when the lower 11 bits are essentially noise? (31 bits resolution versus 20 effective bits) On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: It is 31 bits with no missing codes. Usually missing codes is of concern in

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Gerhard Hoffmann
Am 10.12.2012 21:53, schrieb Didier Juges: I do not understand how anyone can guaranty no missing codes when the lower 11 bits are essentially noise? (31 bits resolution versus 20 effective bits) With that much noise it is really guaranteed that no code will be missing. :-) Gerhard

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Didier Juges
How long does it take to prove it? And what's the point? On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Gerhard Hoffmann dk...@arcor.de wrote: Am 10.12.2012 21:53, schrieb Didier Juges: I do not understand how anyone can guaranty no missing codes when the lower 11 bits are essentially noise? (31 bits

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread lists
Regarding feedback loops, I had a brain fart. I mean monotonic and no missing codes, not no missing codes in general. I think it was Fluke or Analog that had a small booklet on understanding data converter specifications. ___ time-nuts mailing

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi I suspect you can prove it mathematically. You could also just sit there and watch what it puts out for a year or so. With a reasonable ramp it likely would put out all codes. That's not to say you could prove they are in order, only that you saw all 4 billion codes. More or less: 1,000

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread David
Integrating converters including delta-sigma converters can be no missing codes by design without being able to take advantage of the full resolution that implies. Integral nonlinearity, drift, and noise will limit the usable resolution. On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:08:38 -0600, Didier Juges

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread David
The gain drift is specified at 2ppm per degree C. There are provisions for a calibration cycle but that requires external multiplexing. On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 07:26:55 -0800 (PST), Robert LaJeunesse rlajeune...@sbcglobal.net wrote: . . . typical for better monolithic sigma-delta converters.

[time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Sarah White
Ended up with a gently used trimble thunderbolt a few months ago, and been trying to figure out the best settings to use (time constant, damping, etc.) for best performance. I got distracted though. There is something which I find rather annoying, and I'm spending more time messing with this

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi The oven in the OCXO keeps the crystal at a constant temperature. It is normal for the TBolt it's self to idle 10 to 20C above ambient. The temperature sensor is located near the 9 pin D connector. It shows a temperature somewhere in between the ambient and the OCXO case temperature. Some

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Miller
Hi Sarah, The temperature you are seeing is that of a Dallas IC mounted on the main PC board. You are seeing the ambient temp of the board, not inside the OCXO oven. Regards, Tom - Original Message - From: Sarah White kuze...@gmail.com To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread George Dubovsky
Sarah, The reported temperature is not the oven temp, but rather the temp of the circuit board just behind the DB-9 serial connector. As far as I know, the actual oven temp is not available outside the OCXO. Regards, geo On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Sarah White kuze...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Didier Juges
I agree, but there is a difference between something that you should be able to achieve by design and being able to prove it, or even if it's useful in practice. In a case like this, the wide span between resolution and effective bits makes me wonder what's the point of advertising the former

[time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Arthur Dent
I feel like shouldn't need to fuss with ambient conditions this heavily for an OCXO, and find myself researching construction / design for a DIY outer-oven to wrap the thunderbolt in. Anyone have experience with non-stable temperature on a trimble thunderbolt? The temperature you see is not from

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message tilcc892a6ntfk64t2nljm92idr92df...@4ax.com, David writes: The gain drift is specified at 2ppm per degree C. There are provisions for a calibration cycle but that requires external multiplexing. That's the really smart thing about this particular chip: You can drive the

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Sarah White
On 12/10/2012 5:22 PM, Bob Camp wrote: Hi The oven in the OCXO keeps the crystal at a constant temperature. It is normal for the TBolt it's self to idle 10 to 20C above ambient. The temperature sensor is located near the 9 pin D connector. It shows a temperature somewhere in between the

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message camqqfunudahc9rdrk0g8hxo_kohs+bndeilnqspq1_b2nqk...@mail.gmail.com , Didier Juges writes: I do not understand how anyone can guaranty no missing codes when the lower 11 bits are essentially noise? (31 bits resolution versus 20 effective bits) No missing codes is guaranteed by

[time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Arthur Dent
I believe that the high temperature alarm you see is triggered at 50 degrees C.  If that is what you're seeing without artificially raising the temperature of the Thunderbolt by insulating it so it can't radiate the heat, what I said about replacing the chip is correct but if it is staying

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread Sarah White
On 12/10/2012 6:10 PM, Arthur Dent wrote: I believe that the high temperature alarm you see is triggered at 50 degrees C. If that is what you're seeing without artificially raising the temperature of the Thunderbolt by insulating it so it can't radiate the heat, what I said about

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread WB6BNQ
Sarah, That temperature sensor does have an effect on the final outcome as it is part of the internal equation. So buffering the ambient temperature is important. You do not need to go crazy, but having it contained in a box with some small amount of heat applied and maintained by some

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread David
On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:01:49 +, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dk wrote: In message tilcc892a6ntfk64t2nljm92idr92df...@4ax.com, David writes: The gain drift is specified at 2ppm per degree C. There are provisions for a calibration cycle but that requires external multiplexing. That's

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread Bob Camp
Hi It's not at all uncommon for the seismic guys to go a bit uber-nuts on clean supplies and references. Bob On Dec 10, 2012, at 7:54 PM, David davidwh...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:01:49 +, Poul-Henning Kamp p...@phk.freebsd.dk wrote: In message

Re: [time-nuts] 31bit ADC, 1000 samples per second

2012-12-10 Thread David
If it *was* missing codes in reality, it would not be the first time TI made that kind of mistake. One of their not so early multi-slope integrating converters was advertised to *not* return both plus zero and minus zero which was a big feature at the time . . . but it did. Almost nobody noticed

Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt oven / non-stable operating temperature

2012-12-10 Thread WB6BNQ
Hi Charles, Well, perhaps you are not looking close enough. That is you need to be observing at a finer level of comparison. The changes, observed here and at another location, are in parts in 10-10 to 10-11 range, sometimes larger. At one of the locations there was a direct correlation to

[time-nuts] 5061A Beam Current question

2012-12-10 Thread Pete Lancashire
I've got a couple questions on a early S/N 5061A I got a few days ago. It took a couple days but the Ion Pump current is now down to zero or at least less then one division on the meter. I'm able to get the unit to go into continuous operation mode by following the TURN-ON PROCEDURES but have a

Re: [time-nuts] Of possible interest

2012-12-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 12/10/2012 02:53 PM, Jim Lux wrote: On 12/9/12 10:14 PM, DaveH wrote: http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/325731,researchers-find-crippling-flaws-in -global-gps.aspx ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to