Hi The “kit” comes fully assembled / tested and ready to go. Indeed see your local 3D printer for a case.
Bob > On Jan 8, 2019, at 10:31 AM, W7SLS <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> "Kits: TICC Timestamping/Time Interval Counter” >>> https://www.tapr.org/kits_ticc.html <https://www.tapr.org/kits_ticc.html> > > Is the TICC a kit in the sense that SMD and/or through-hole component > soldering required? > Or perhaps kit = no case, see your favorite 3D printer? > Or? > > Thanks, > Scott > W7SLS > >> On Jan 8, 2019, at 7:23 AM, Tom Van Baak <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi All sorry for a new be question but >>> what is a TICC >>> regards Paul B UK >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> That is an acronym we often use here on time-nuts; one that a simple google >> search doesn't answer. >> >> Ok, there's "TIC" and there's "TICC". >> >> 1) >> A TIC (Time Interval Counter) is a common 2-input electronic bench >> instrument that precisely measures time interval; in other words, the >> elapsed time between a pulse on input A ("start") to a pulse on input B >> ("stop"). It's like a stopwatch. >> >> This is very useful for making comparisons between two oscillators or >> clocks. Often a frequency counter is combined with a period counter + time >> interval counter + other features and the whole package is called a >> "universal counter". >> >> There are dozens of amateur and commercial TIC products. The key feature is >> often the resolution; that is, how fine a difference between A and B can be >> measured. For $1 you can time to 1 us or 100 ns. For $10 you can measure >> down to 10 ns or even 1 ns. Note that complexity and price goes up >> significantly as the resolution improves to 100 ps or 10 ps or even 1 ps >> levels. >> >> A classic example of a TIC is the hp 53131A/53132A universal counter. >> >> 2) >> The TICC is the cute name for a DIY project by fellow time-nut John >> Ackerman, N8UR. It cleverly combines a pair of special-purpose TI chips to >> do sub-nanosecond timing along with an Arduino. The result is an open source >> time interval counter with specs better than HP's 53132A at a fraction of >> the cost. >> >> In addition, the TICC is more than just a plain start/stop TIC; it is >> actually an independent dual-channel TSC (time stamping counter). This >> design permits a wider variety of functions than a traditional TIC. The >> resolution of the TICC is under 100 ps. >> >> 3) >> Some useful TICC links: >> >> "Kits: TICC Timestamping/Time Interval Counter" >> https://www.tapr.org/kits_ticc.html >> >> "TAPR TICC User Manual" >> https://github.com/TAPR/TICC/raw/master/docs/TAPR%20TICC%20User%20Manual.pdf >> >> "The TICC Timestamping/Time Interval Counter" >> https://www.febo.com/pages/TICC/ >> >> "A High-Resolution Time Interval Counter Using the TAPR TADD-2 and TICC >> Modules " >> http://www.stable32.com/A%20High-Resolution%20Time%20Interval%20Counter%20Using%20the%20TAPR%20TADD-2%20and%20TICC%20Modules.pdf >> >> "tutorials and publications, frequency stability measurements" >> http://www.wriley.com/Freq%20Stab%20Meas%20Links.htm >> >> "Exploring TICC resolution" >> http://leapsecond.com/pages/ticc/ >> >> 4) >> Because the name "TICC" is rather ambiguous I and others prefer to type >> "TAPR/TICC" instead. Not only does this give TAPR some visibility, but it >> also makes google searches far better. If you ask google, what is TICC, you >> don't get a good answer at all. But if you ask google, what is TAPR/TICC, it >> brings you directly to the description/order page. >> >> /tvb >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com >> and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
