Hi

Parallel up as many inverters (or logic buffers) as you feel you need. Much 
less delay than the MOSFET drivers. Small packages for easy layout. Run off of 
5 volts (or what ever…). Put a resistor in series with the output of each of 
them and they will equalize very well. 

Bob

On May 17, 2012, at 7:35 PM, Michael Tharp wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> As I mentioned briefly a few days ago I'm working on an interface board for 
> the Trimble Resolution SMT carrier board to provide a convenient way to get 
> power in and PPS/serial out. The PPS output is a 3.3v, 125 microsecond long 
> pulse and I'd like to buffer it with something that can drive a 50 ohm 
> terminated line. What's the best way to go about doing this? I've looked at 
> using a MOSFET driver like FAN3111ESX but most of these have a moderate 
> (30-50ns) delay with a moderate temperature coefficient, but perhaps I'm 
> expecting too much.
> 
> For people interested in buying the board, it will have USB and RS-232 (with 
> PPS on the Carrier Detect line) plus the 50 ohm PPS output on BNC. 
> Physically, it's the same size and shape as the RSMT board itself and will 
> fit directly on top. Total cost should be about 20 USD.
> 
> Current schematic is here, comments welcome:
> http://partiallystapled.com/~gxti/circuits/2012/05/17-piggyv2.png
> 
> Cheers,
> -- m. tharp
> 
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