Re: [time-nuts] 5370B / TimeLab question

2020-12-02 Thread jimlux
On 12/2/20 10:17 AM, djl wrote: or: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870019361 from Charlie Greenhall A nicer looking version is available at https://ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov/ click the 1980-189 button use your browser's search function for Greenhall..

Re: [time-nuts] 5370B / TimeLab question

2020-12-02 Thread djl
or: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19870019361 from Charlie Greenhall On 2020-12-01 15:52, Tom Van Baak wrote: Hi Skip, You are exactly right. And, surprisingly, this is correct and normal for most TI counters. The short answer is -- for your use case, a *zero deadtime* time interval counter

Re: [time-nuts] 5370B / TimeLab question

2020-12-01 Thread Tom Van Baak
Hi Skip, You are exactly right. And, surprisingly, this is correct and normal for most TI counters. The short answer is -- for your use case, a *zero deadtime* time interval counter (TIC) or a timestamping counter (TSC), is what you want. The long answer is -- your problems is due to

[time-nuts] 5370B / TimeLab question

2020-12-01 Thread Skip Withrow
Hello Time-Nuts, I have been having fun playing with the DMTD, but have a question regarding data collection. Obviously with a 10Hz offset oscillator I am feeding square waves with a 100ms period to the START and STOP of the 5370B. The trigger lights are happily blinking away at 10Hz. However,