Re: [time-nuts] Microstepper

2020-01-13 Thread Anders Wallin
prototype block-diagram, short list of chips in the implementation, and a discussion on resolution now on ohwr.org: https://ohwr.org/project/microstepper/wikis/Block-diagram The obvious way to increase resolution (make the smallest frequency step smaller) is to lower the IF. I guess the limit is

Re: [time-nuts] DAC for OCXO disciplining

2020-01-13 Thread Jim Harman
The LTC1655 is a good option if 16 bits are enough. It has an internal reference which is a plus if your oscillator does not have a reference output. The DIP8 package is also a plus for us hand solderers. The AD5680 is a good 18 bit choice, and a bargain at $9.22 qty 1. It is basically a 16 bit

Re: [time-nuts] DAC for OCXO disciplining

2020-01-13 Thread Hal Murray
lifesp...@claybuccellato.com said: > Some thoughts that have occurred to me are coarse and fine DACs, possibly > sigma-delta or pulse width modulation (PWM). Pulse width modulation has noise at the frequency of the whole sequence. A 10 bit DAC running at 1 megahertz will have noise at 1

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Gerhard Hoffmann
Am 13.01.20 um 19:29 schrieb Alexander Pummer: there was one "zwischen basis-Schaltung" which has good noise properties basically the basis and the emitter of a bipolar transistor is connected to the two ends of a transformer's secondary winding ,a a tap on said winding is grounded Ulrich

[time-nuts] DAC for OCXO disciplining

2020-01-13 Thread Lifespeed
I have been looking into all-digital PLL designs to discipline an OCXO, the scope of which would of course include GPS, as well as other reference sources. A component of the block diagram would be the DAC converts the digital control loop output for application to the OCXO tune port. In order

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Simulation indicates that the required C value depends on the transformer turns ratios and the RC product sets the notch frequency. Large signal modulation of the transistor parameters results in a distorted signal at the base when a large signal is applied to the output. the RC product is

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Claudio Girardi via time-nuts
Some years ago I played a little with that buffer circuit and found out that the isolation up to a few MHz can be improved a little with an RC feedback network between base and collector. I cannot find my notes right now, IIRC from the output the circuit can be seen as a sort of bridge where

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Alexander Pummer
there was one "zwischen basis-Schaltung" which has good noise properties basically the basis and the emitter of a bipolar transistor is connected to the two ends of a transformer's secondary winding ,a a tap on said winding is grounded Ulrich Rohde may could tell more about it, I have seen

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Alex Pummer
there was one "zwischen basis-Schaltung" which has good noise properties basically the basis and the emitter of a bipolar transistor is connected to the two ends of a transformer's secondary winding , a tap on said winding is grounded. Ulrich Rohde may could tell more about it, I have seen

Re: [time-nuts] Norton amplifiers

2020-01-13 Thread Jeffrey Pawlan
Many years ago I did a study of Norton amplifiers and optimized for IP3 using non-linear circuit simulation tools. I published a two part article in RF Design Magazine which covered the amplifier itself as well as the non-linear model for the BJT. My use for the Norton amplifier did not