Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-14 Thread Azelio Boriani
You need a distribution amplifier. > > > > Dave > > -Original Message----- > > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On > Behalf Of Chris Wilson > > Sent: 13 June 2012 22:33 > > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency

Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-14 Thread Chris Albertson
s Wilson'; 'Discussion of precise time and > frequency measurement' > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >         > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question > > No you can't load the 10MHz (or the PPS) with five ins

Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-14 Thread shalimr9
t; Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:59:42 To: 'Chris Wilson'; 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling questio

Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-13 Thread Bob Camp
Hi That all looks very normal. LH can scale the graph on it's own. I *know* that's true because it couldn't have been my typing on the keyboard that did it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it :)…… Your DAC voltage looks good and the oscillator seems to be settling well. I'd say you are ru

Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-13 Thread David C. Partridge
time and frequency measurement Subject: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question 13/06/2012 22:27 About to do the permanent installation, if I bring two leads from the 10 MHz and 1 PPS BNC sockets on the TB to a panel in my shck can i have say 5 BNC sockets on the panel wired in par

[time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-13 Thread Mark Sims
You probably should not drive several devices in parallel from one output. They may have fixed 50 ohm terminators. If not, it is best to daisy the cable from one device to the next and terminate the end device with 50 ohms. Also, that version of Lady Heather is very old. You should get t

Re: [time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-13 Thread Chris Albertson
Sure enough the Thunderbolt will be able to drive five BNC jacks just fine. When you get into problems is when you try and plug stuff into the sockets. Kidding aside, really what you plug into hit is what matters. Three is easy, five is kind of pushing it without a distribution amp. All depend

[time-nuts] Another ThunderBolt cabling question

2012-06-13 Thread Chris Wilson
13/06/2012 22:27 About to do the permanent installation, if I bring two leads from the 10 MHz and 1 PPS BNC sockets on the TB to a panel in my shck can i have say 5 BNC sockets on the panel wired in parallel, with the lead from the 10 MHz socket on the TB feeding them all? And a single socket