Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-28 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message 4956d31b.8040...@kasperkp.dk, Kasper Pedersen writes: Bruce Griffiths wrote: The charge redistribution adc would have been good, true, but there wasn't one in my junkbox. I'm pretty sure the ADC in most, if not all, micrcontrollers are charge redistribution types. -- Poul-Henning

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-28 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message 4956d31b.8040...@kasperkp.dk, Kasper Pedersen writes: Bruce Griffiths wrote: The charge redistribution adc would have been good, true, but there wasn't one in my junkbox. I'm pretty sure the ADC in most, if not all, micrcontrollers

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-28 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Bruce Griffiths wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message 4956d31b.8040...@kasperkp.dk, Kasper Pedersen writes: Bruce Griffiths wrote: The charge redistribution adc would have been good, true, but there wasn't one in my junkbox. I'm

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-28 Thread Bill Hawkins
Bruce Griffiths wrote: Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: In message 4956d31b.8040...@kasperkp.dk, Kasper Pedersen writes: Bruce Griffiths wrote: The charge redistribution adc would have been good, true, but there wasn't one in my junkbox. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you change

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-27 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Mark Sims wrote: Another possible thing to try is one of the Miller integrator chips that Tektronix used in their scopes and time base modules. I seem to remember that at least one could yield 0.01% linearity. The 5Bxx and 7Bxx modules for the 5000 and 7000 series scopes are available in

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-27 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Mark Sims wrote: Another possible thing to try is one of the Miller integrator chips that Tektronix used in their scopes and time base modules. I seem to remember that at least one could yield 0.01% linearity. The 5Bxx and 7Bxx modules for the 5000 and 7000 series scopes are available in

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-27 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Bruce Griffiths wrote: Mark Sims wrote: Another possible thing to try is one of the Miller integrator chips that Tektronix used in their scopes and time base modules. I seem to remember that at least one could yield 0.01% linearity. The 5Bxx and 7Bxx modules for the 5000 and 7000

[time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Richard H McCorkle
Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas from the far north to all the Time-Nuts. As a gift for the holidays I have created a free version of the PICTIC for you and Didier has kindly posted the files at: http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:pictic And to all a good night, Richard

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Richard H McCorkle wrote: Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas from the far north to all the Time-Nuts. As a gift for the holidays I have created a free version of the PICTIC for you and Didier has kindly posted the files at: http://www.ko4bb.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=precision_timing:pictic And to

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Bruce Griffiths wrote: Richard H McCorkle wrote: Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas from the far north to all the Time-Nuts. As a gift for the holidays I have created a free version of the PICTIC for you and Didier has kindly posted the files at:

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread J. L. Trantham
Christmas and Happy New Year. Joe -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Richard H McCorkle Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 2:05 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas from the far

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Richard Richard H McCorkle wrote: Bruce, Thank you for your critical evaluation of the interpolator circuitry. I have no doubt that further improvements to the design are possible and hope to inspire other amateurs on the list to come up with an improved interpolator design. The circuit

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Bruce Griffiths
Richard The attached circuit illustrates how to construct a simple high linearity ramp TAC. The circuit has been used in various guises for decades. The latest incarnations use ultra high speed IC processes to integrate all components on chip to minimise interconnection inductances and achieve

Re: [time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Richard H McCorkle
Bruce, Thank You for posting a proper TAC, I'll give your circuit a try so I improve my education in interpolator design before sharing any further work with this list. Richard Richard The attached circuit illustrates how to construct a simple high linearity ramp TAC. The circuit has been

[time-nuts] Happy Holidays

2008-12-26 Thread Mark Sims
Another possible thing to try is one of the Miller integrator chips that Tektronix used in their scopes and time base modules. I seem to remember that at least one could yield 0.01% linearity. The 5Bxx and 7Bxx modules for the 5000 and 7000 series scopes are available in vast quantities,