[time-nuts] 10 MHz -> 16 MHz clock multiplier

Max vk3yba at gmail.com
Fri Jan 4 02:04:25 UTC 2013


Ahhh,  the beauty of the 74xx90 is that you can have a symetrical output 
by using the divide by two after the divide by five.

Max


On 4/01/2013 1:02 PM, Tom Miller wrote:
> Isn't there a fast divide by N counter that you could set to 10? Maybe 
> even in ECL?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David" <davidwhess at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" 
> <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 10 MHz -> 16 MHz clock multiplier
>
>
> They do not exist as I found out (again) not long ago.  The last 7490
> made was LS (low power schottky) and I use quite a few of them.
> Actually, I have seen a datasheet for a 74HC90 and 74HCT90 but they
> apparently either never went into production or very few were
> produced.
>
> The closest non-TTL alternative that I found was the 74HC390 or
> 74HCT390 which is basically two 7490 counters in one package.
>
> On Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:59:01 +1100, Max <vk3yba at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Where can one get some of these mythical 74HC90 's and 74AC90 's that
>> have been mentioned.
>>  None of the usual places have them, ie ebay, digi-key, farnell, or
>> even the Chinese.
>>  Also data-sheets are not to be found.
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/01/2013 5:13 AM, Bill Fuqua wrote:
>>>     One way is to divide by  10 and then multiply by 16.
>>> Divide by 10 and then follow by 4 tuned frequency doublers.
>>> This should introduce little phase noise.
>>>     Another way to do it is to divide by 10, then pass the output 
>>> thru a
>>> narrow 16 MHz filter and amplify. Sounds difficult but the filter can
>>> be one
>>> or two 16 MHz crystals followed by a simple amplifier. Look at the
>>> reference input circuit for a PTS-160.  The output of the divide by 10
>>> needs to
>>> be asymmetrical so it produces even harmonics. If you are using a
>>> divide divide by 5&2 such as a 74HC90, divide by 2 first then by 5.
>>>  Ideally the pulse width should be a half period of 16 MHz for the
>>> maximum harmonic content at 16 MHz.
>>>     You can take the output of the frequency divider and send it to a
>>> NAND gate.
>>> One input of the gate is directly connected and the other is delayed.
>>> You can
>>> use an RC with a variable capacitor to ground to get it just right.
>>>     Just adjust the capacitor to get the maximum output from your
>>> filter amplifier.
>>> 73
>>> Bill wa4lav
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 07:41 PM 1/2/2013 +0000, you wrote:
>>>> What's the simplest way to generate 16 MHz from 10 MHz? This will be
>>>> for clocking a microcontroller at 16 MHz given 10 MHz (Cs/Rb/GPSDO).
>>>> Low price and low parts count is a goal; jitter is not a concern but
>>>> absolute long-term phase coherence is a must.
>>>>
>>>> The ICS525 (as in TAPR Clock-Block) is a good candidate but I was
>>>> wondering if there's something cheaper, less functional, and maybe
>>>> not SSOP. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> /tvb
>>>
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