[volt-nuts] Voltage to frequency

[Mitch Van Ochten]

Virtually all of the adjustable calibrators from Fluke, Valhalla, and others 
do a PWM to precision voltage conversion.


Regards,

Mitch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve - Home" <steve-krull at cox.net>
To: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" <volt-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] Voltage to frequency


> Joe,
>
> Loss of accuracy in the conversion process is probably the biggest reason. 
> It's also less complex to build the voltage standard to a higher degree of 
> accuracy and stability than to build an accurate, stable frequency 
> standard AND an accurate, stable V to F converter.
>
> Steve
> WB0DBS
>
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Joseph Gray <jgray at zianet.com> wrote:
>
>> I imagine that this has been discussed before, but I didn't see anything 
>> in
>> the archives. Long before my recent weakness and ordering of that voltage
>> standard on ebay, I had thought about using a voltage to frequency
>> converter.
>>
>> Since it is relatively easy and inexpensive to have a very accurate
>> frequency standard at home, I wondered how difficult would it be to use
>> that standard to create an accurate voltage standard.
>>
>> Some Googling didn't turn up much along these lines. Since this method
>> apparently isn't being used, there must be some reason. Can anyone
>> enlighten me?
>>
>> Joe Gray
>> W5JG
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