[time-nuts] Squaring Tbolt 10Mhz output

Bruce Griffiths bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Thu Mar 24 01:31:38 UTC 2011


James Fournier wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I'm trying to square the 10Mhz output from a Thunderbolt GPSDO, and failing
> miserably. I'm still very new at this so please forgive my ignorance. I
> thought it was going to be easy. I have tried diodes, comparators,
> op-amps, Schmidt trigger buffers,regular buffers, inverters, and
> differential amplifier circuits. I must be missing something simple because
> i just can't shape the wave into a square wave. Has any one done this? Any
> hints or tips for a struggling newbie? Many thanks!
>
>    
Almost all of the above should work provided they are correctly biased.
What exactly is the problem?
No output?
An output duty cycle other than 50%?

Please provide circuit diagrams so that we can spot your errors.

Bruce





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