Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Richard H McCorkle
The reason the Fairchild HC4046 doesn't work is it doesn't have a S/R F/F output on pin 15 and the other devices do. What I found in testing the different HC4046's with an MTI-260 (very low phase noise oscillator) GPSDO controller I designed was the Phillips part introduced the least phase noi

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Richard H McCorkle
t: Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data > Hi Bill & Didier: > > I think that Richard is using the tvb divider on his 10 MHz reference to > get to 1 PPS and that has a square wave output. > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > > -- > w/Jav

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Richard H McCorkle
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data > Second thoughts about inverting the UTC 1PPS. I have read in a previous > post that for most GPS rece

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Glenn
Didier Juges wrote: >Second thoughts about inverting the UTC 1PPS. I have read in a previous >post that for most GPS receivers, only the leading edge of the 1PPS >pulse is tightly controlled (and intended to be synchronous with the >satellite signal), the falling edge is not. If this is true, w

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Bill & Didier: I think that Richard is using the tvb divider on his 10 MHz reference to get to 1 PPS and that has a square wave output. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke -- w/Java http://www.PRC68.com w/o Java http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml http://www.precisionclock.com Bill J

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Bill Janssen
Didier Juges wrote: >Second thoughts about inverting the UTC 1PPS. I have read in a previous >post that for most GPS receivers, only the leading edge of the 1PPS >pulse is tightly controlled (and intended to be synchronous with the >satellite signal), the falling edge is not. If this is true, w

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Didier Juges
Second thoughts about inverting the UTC 1PPS. I have read in a previous post that for most GPS receivers, only the leading edge of the 1PPS pulse is tightly controlled (and intended to be synchronous with the satellite signal), the falling edge is not. If this is true, we want to make sure we k

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-13 Thread Didier Juges
Hi Richard, Thanks a lot for the very detailed explanations. I was not sure after looking at the PIC assembly code. I have never used PICs and even with my favorite micros (6805 and now 8051) I try to stay away from assembly, it's not as much fun as it used to be, now that I am used to C, even

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-12 Thread Richard H McCorkle
operation. I hope this clears up your questions. Enjoy! Richard - Original Message - From: "Didier Juges" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the T

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-12 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi Didier: Neither. It's my understanding that Timer 1 is gated by the output of a 4046 phase detector and it's high time is determined by counting a 16 Mhz oscillator. The PIC internal Synchronization feature is set to off. Since Timer 1 is used as a 16 bit counter it will rollover in abou

Re: [time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-12 Thread Didier Juges
How do you measure the averaging time? Should we 1) measure the actual time that the phase data is being read (as I understand, that would be accumulating the time that the phase comparator output is high) and stop when we reach a certain count/time, or should it be 2) just elapsed time (period

[time-nuts] Enhancing the TIC232 code for better data

2006-08-12 Thread Richard H McCorkle
Here is an insider tip for the Time-Nuts community: Although the Simple Time Interval Counter works quite well with it's present code, it was designed as a demonstration of adding Simple Commands to a program. The code can be enhanced for less noise in the data when being used in serio