[time-nuts] comparing two clocks
Volker Esper
ailer2 at t-online.de
Sun Feb 23 02:48:22 UTC 2014
...and I did it in a similar way, but plottet the ADEV. See plots enclosed:
Plot 1 is Allan Deviation of 0 delay (two cables of 50cm each)
Plot 2 is ADEV of 8 meters coax cable compared to the 50cm cable.
You'll find the ADEV of the long line slightly worse, particularly at
short times.
I would recommend not to use a cable delay line longer than necessary.
Volker
Am 23.02.2014 02:49, schrieb SAIDJACK at aol.com:
> Jim,
>
> when I did the test on the 53132A, I did the test with the two signals on
> top of each other with a very small cable offset of 400ps, then I added a
> 10ns delay line to the B signal just to see if the counter would behave
> differently. Here are the results, pretty much looks identical with 0.4ns offset
> or 10ns offset.
>
> bye,
> Said
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/22/2014 10:06:30 Pacific Standard Time,
> ailer2 at t-online.de writes:
>
> Jim,
>
> If I get you right, you want to compare the 10MHz outputs (not the
> 1PPS). As Jim and Bob told us so far, the thing is to provide, that
> input A _always_ starts before input B (or the other way around).
>
> Connect the signals to an oscilloscope, and check, how much the phase
> differs - if the rising slopes occur close together, put some
> meters/yards of coaxial cable into one of the two signal paths. 1 meter
> is roughly worth 5ns - while the period of 10MHz is 100ns, 1m cable will
> phase shift about 18 degrees. I didn't verify, if the coax cable (with
> it's microphonic effect) affects the ADEV - does anybody have experience
> with this? Otherwise I'd have to fire up my counter and have a
> measurement on the run...
>
> Of course, inverting one signal will do as well. If you do it with extra
> electronics that definitely will affect the ADEV. I find it much easier
> to use some meters of cable.
>
> Ok, my counter is heating up by now...
>
> Volker
>
>
> Am 22.02.2014 14:17, schrieb Jimmy Burrell:
>> I need some help with a 'noob' question regarding some practical
> examples in some of the NIST literature. When attempting to compare two clocks,
> I'm a bit confused on the subject of exactly how to use my counter to compare
> a delayed clock relative to another. Or perhaps I should just say
> 'comparing two clocks'. Let's take some concrete examples.
>> Let's say I want to characterize my Morion MV89 ocxo using my HP5335a.
> Obviously, I can tune the MV89's 10MHz by +/- 1Hz and feed it to the
> counter's input 'A'. Obviously, I can feed in a second, external reference clock
> at 10MHz into input 'B'. Suppose, however, I didn't have an external
> reference clock. Can I compare against the counter's internal time base by
> hooking a line from the rear jack time base output to channel 'B' input? Or am I
> making it too complicated? Do I simply plug into input 'A' and go?
>> In a somewhat related question, in this article
> (http://www.wriley.com/Examples%20of%201%20PPS%20Clock%20Measuring%20Systems.pdf) where two
> clocks, both divided to 1PPS, were compared, W.Riley makes the following
> statement, "The two 1 PPS outputs were connected to a Racal Dana 1992 time internal
> counter having 1 nanosecond resolution, and the start and stop signals
> were separated sufficiently in time for the counter to function properly". I
> wonder what exactly is meant by "separated sufficiently in time for the
> counter to function properly" and how one would go about doing this? For
> example, is inverting one of the signals sufficient separation? If not, how is
> this typically done? Delay line?
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Jim...
>> N5SPE
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