Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread EWKehren
Lets be clear the 1 E-13 is a totally different project and does not relate to the FE 5680 A. Yes most likely we will use the same universal controller but with different code, same board. GPS crosses the 1 E-13 line at 10 seconds little more than a day. I whish it was just temperature a

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread EWKehren
Again we are talking past each other I am talking about temperature compensation with the DDS that ideally should be removed. Those steps upset any loop. Bert In a message dated 6/24/2014 6:38:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hol...@hotmail.com writes: Check out the temperature control c

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread Bob Camp
Hi If: 1) You are after better than 1.0 x 10^-13 accuracy 2) You are getting 1 to 9x10^-9 at one second ADEV out of your GPS 3) You have a telecom Rb with 1 to 5x10^-10 temp coef over a 70C delta 4) Your Rb self heats 20 to 30C in still air Here’s some math: You will need at least 10,000 seco

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread Chris Albertson
On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Mark Sims wrote: > ... > However it is disappointing that no one has stepped up to tackle the > temperature problem. I can post what I have. It's a uP based PWM fan controller. It is a stand alone device that does not know anything about the FE5680 but it woul

[time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread Mark Sims
Check out the temperature control code in Lady Heather. It uses a nice PID controller algorithm (from Warren Sarkison) to PWM modulate a fan to stabilize the environment around the Tbolt. It can achieve millidegree range stability... I have seen long term RMS values of the temperature plot le

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread Don Latham
bang-bang servos do depend on inherent low-pass filtering by the controlled device. Don saidj...@aol.com > Tom, > > airflow, or changes in airflow are typically much worse for ADEV than > actual ambient temperature changes in still air. > > In still air for example a typical Eurocan DOCXO will hav

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread SAIDJACK
Tom, airflow, or changes in airflow are typically much worse for ADEV than actual ambient temperature changes in still air. In still air for example a typical Eurocan DOCXO will have a case temp of about 55C to 60C at 25C ambient. Turn on any kind of significant airflow over that part and

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread Tom Van Baak
> However it is disappointing that no one has stepped up to tackle the > temperature problem. how many have looked at the temperature attachment and > clicked on the N5TNL link. Let me make it clear that yes the GPSDO will work > but > there will be one or two orders of magnitude degradation

[time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller Update

2014-06-24 Thread EWKehren
the size of a credit card. > > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 12:57 AM, Jan Boutsen > wrote: > >> Count me in for an assembled and tested board. Great project. >> Jan >> >> >> >> >> - Original Message - >> From: &

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-21 Thread Tim
On 19/06/2014 4:49 AM, ewkeh...@aol.com wrote: FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller With all the FE 5680 rubidium oscillators being used as door stops out there some of us decided to develop a GPSDO for it. The main question we have: Is there sufficient interest among time nuts for a discipli

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-20 Thread Peter Bell
I can't claim it's 100%, but all the ones I've seen that had the FEI logo and the address silk-screened onto the metal case and a single adhesive label with the serial number have been the old ones. The new units have two adhesive labels and no screen printing. Note that this only seems to work f

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-20 Thread Chris Albertson
I think the user FE5680 manual says you can change the tuning word as much as you like. But changing the EEPROM is different, that is used on power up. In a GPSDO you would likely want to send a command over the serial interface when you need to make a change but you would only write to the EEP

[time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-20 Thread Mark Sims
Maybe... maybe not. Some of the Rb's store the tuning word in the processor EEPROM and those have a rather limited number of write cycles. You can change the DDS tuning words almost as many times per minute or per second as you wish to achieve the desired average accuracy.

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-20 Thread Chris Albertson
Question: Where is the source code for this project? I hunted through this thread but I was not able to find a link. Also, that service linked to below is the best price I've seen. 99 cents each. On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:06 PM, David Hopkins wrote: > > The service is excellent. It usually

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-20 Thread Tom Van Baak
> First getting 1 E-13 per second accuracy is not possible with a FE5680 > because of tuning steps of 6.8 E-13. Even 1 E-12 may not be possible. Bert, I'm pretty sure the short-term noise of Rb standards like FE5680 is significantly greater than the DAC resolution in your case. See the ADEV pl

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Chris Albertson
Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" < > time-nuts@febo.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:31 AM > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > > > > I've been working in the same thing BUT I don't want anyone who builds

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread EWKehren
t. This is not the week. Thanks, /tvb - Original Message - From: "Chris Albertson" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > I've be

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Tom Van Baak
- Original Message - From: "Chris Albertson" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > I've been working in the same thing BUT I don'

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Tom Van Baak
Albertson" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > I've been working in the same thing BUT I don't want anyone who builds it > to need a PCB. And

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Chris Albertson
d. Great project. > Jan > > > > > - Original Message - > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:49 PM > Subject: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > > > > FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller > With all the FE 5680 rubidium oscillators

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread wb6bnq
Hi Charles, NO, not easily. ! What we do know is that the rash of Rb's sold in the last two or three years with the label tag P/N : 217400-30352-1 are in fact the newer digitally controlled versions. Mainly you would need to compare pictures from the two versions which are available on the

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Charles Steinmetz
Bill wrote: There are two types of FE5680's. The older style used an ANALOG approach to controlling the Rb. The newer version changed the circuitry so that frequency control was done with a DDS device by means of sending a digital word to the DDS and thus changes frequency. The digital ver

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread REEVES Paul
Hi Bert, I would definitely be interested in a kit. regards, Paul G8GJA -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of ewkeh...@aol.com Sent: 18 June 2014 19:49 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-19 Thread Jan Boutsen
Count me in for an assembled and tested board. Great project. Jan - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 8:49 PM Subject: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller With all the FE 5680 rubidium oscillators being used

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread David Hopkins
HI Bert and others, Sounds like a great project. Count me in for a kit. In your email you mention the board is 2 x 2. I take it this is in inches. You also say the boards will be cheaper if a number are ordered. If this is a double sided board and you can produce Gerber files then consider gett

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread wb6bnq
the serial commands are the same for all models then all should be well. DaveB NZ - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 12:51 PM Subject: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller schematic b

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread Max
Please count me in on this project. A mini kit would be fine at almost any cost. Regards Max On 19/06/2014 4:49 AM, ewkeh...@aol.com wrote: FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller With all the FE 5680 rubidium oscillators being used as door stops out there some of us decided to develop a GP

Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread paul swed
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Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread Dave Brown
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Re: [time-nuts] FE5680 GPS Disciplined Controller

2014-06-18 Thread Ernie Peres
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