Re: [time-nuts] [TekScopes] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Larry McDavid
Mine arrived today. Alas, it uses a USB B connector instead of a more common USB mini or micro; I gotta get a cable. Mine has the comparator IC marked only, "AJK BAA." Yes, this is an Analog Devices ADCMP572 or ADCMP573 Ultrafast SiGe comparator. I'm not sure which output configuration is use

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Gerhard Hoffmann
Am 10.10.2017 um 22:25 schrieb Magnus Danielson: This one, if you read what is written there: http://www.analog.com/en/products/linear-products/comparators/adcmp572.html#product-overview I have used a ADCMP580 comparator on a home etched board with semi rigid for the outputs. This is wha

Re: [time-nuts] Novatel Dual frequency GNSS receivers on ebay

2017-10-10 Thread Christopher Hoover
Tom, Please see: https://www.novatel.com/assets/Documents/Manuals/om-2128.pdf https://www.novatel.com/assets/Documents/Manuals/om-2129.pdf OEM628 and OEM638 boards can take an external frequency reference (218/4.10.5), but OEM615 cannot. I've never tried it. To get the exact ti

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
This one, if you read what is written there: http://www.analog.com/en/products/linear-products/comparators/adcmp572.html#product-overview Cheers, Magnus On 10/10/2017 10:20 PM, Bruce Griffiths wrote: It appears to be merely an ECL comparator; https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/yet-another-

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Bruce Griffiths
It appears to be merely an ECL comparator; https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/yet-another-fast-edge-pulse-generator/ Bruce > On 11 October 2017 at 09:14 Magnus Danielson > wrote: > > > Hi, > > On 10/10/2017 09:42 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: > > Hi Larry: > > > > How does it work. > > When I

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Bob Albert via time-nuts
I built one, and later saw a simpler one.  Very fast, very simple.  I think my total cost was a few cents. Google TDR DIY pulser.  One from an old magazine (Jim Williams) looks pretty good, using collector breakdown of a 2N2369.  The one I made used one IC and a few resistors. Bob On Tue

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread paul swed
I looked at the picture and I can see now that the sma is the pulse and the BNC is the output trigger. Pretty interesting for the cost. I then did a search on google for fast pulse generation and a analog devices solution came up that delivers 50ps and actually shorter. I doubt its one and the same

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Magnus Danielson
Hi, On 10/10/2017 09:42 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: Hi Larry: How does it work. When I was working with microwave semis it was either a tunnel diode or a Step Recovery Diode. Looking at the pictures, it seems like the surface mounted chip marked AJK AAA is the driver-chip that connects throu

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Adrian Godwin
I expected it to be a variant of the Jim Williams avalanche pulse generator, but one of the photos shows a part marked AJK AAA that appears to be the active component. http://www.leobodnar.com/files/40ps-pulser-RevG.jpg On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote: > Hi Larry: > > How

Re: [time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Larry: How does it work. When I was working with microwave semis it was either a tunnel diode or a Step Recovery Diode. -- Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com http://www.end2partygovernment.com/2012Issues.html Original Message There has been discussion recently a

[time-nuts] Fast Rise/Fall Time Pulser

2017-10-10 Thread Larry McDavid
There has been discussion recently about generating fast rise/fall time pulses by various means. Here is a link to a Leo Bodnar device that will provide <40 ps rise/fall time, 50% duty cycle, 10 MHz pulses: http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=124&products_id=295

Re: [time-nuts] precision frequency/time/amplitude reference

2017-10-10 Thread Bob kb8tq
HI > On Oct 9, 2017, at 8:49 PM, jimlux wrote: > > On 10/9/17 8:02 AM, Bob kb8tq wrote: >> Hi >> Pick a couple of local broadcast stations and record them. That will give >> you a baseline >> for each of the parameters you are after in real time. They *will* drift. >> Past that, I’d go with a