Hi

Those readings sound a lot more like a CMOS gate output than some sort of open 
drain / open collector discrete driver. 

Bob


On Sep 21, 2013, at 4:43 PM, Bob Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> 
> It's rather curious.  Using my handheld DVM in the diode scale, I get a 
> reading of 448 in one direction and 458 in the other with it off and cold.  
> In the 2K ohms scale, I get 561 and 562 ohms.  Later on, I'll pop the top off 
> again and take a pic so I can expand it and look at it.  For what it's worth, 
> my DDS board is 2 revisions earlier than the one Matthias Bopp modifies here 
> "http://www.dd1us.de/Downloads/precise%20reference%20frequency%20rev%201_0.pdf";
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Bob Camp <[email protected]>
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement 
>> <[email protected]> 
>> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 3:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] FE-5680A Loop Lock Indicator
>> 
>> 
>> Hi
>> 
>> As far as I know the lock output is a CMOS output that will drive a couple 
>> of ma. There are so many variations that yours may indeed be an open 
>> collector and good to +15 volts.
>> 
>> Bob
>> 
>> On Sep 21, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Bob Stewart <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> The instructions I got with this Rb said that you could hook an LED through 
>>> a 5-10K resistor to the +15 supply and get a lock indication.  I'm using a 
>>> 10K resistor and the LED lights as soon as it's powered up from cold.  Is 
>>> the loop lock indicator circuit broken or is it just another strange option 
>>> for these things?  I saw on one site that if you do it this way it prevents 
>>> lock, but mine seems to lock OK with or without the voltage.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bob - AE6RV
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