[time-nuts] Interfacing of 74ALVC divider chain to ADF4350 output (yet another low jitter sine-to-logic thread ; ) )
Bruce Griffiths
bruce.griffiths at xtra.co.nz
Sun Jul 30 22:46:58 UTC 2017
Use an LTC6957 the CMOS output of which has its PN specified at frequencies up to 300MHz.
Virtually any discrete circuit replacement with similar performance will require a higher voltage and dissipate more power.
Bruce
>
> On 31 July 2017 at 09:25 Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:52:50 +0300
> Yuri Ostry <yuri at ostry.ru> wrote:
>
> > >
> > But interfacing of 74ALVC flip-flop input to a ADF output in a 160-260 MHz
> > range is not so easy question for me, especially taking low jitter
> > requirements into account. Maybe someone can share tested working solution that
> > will not add too much noise and will be more or less stable with
> > temperature variations?
> >
> > >
> CMOS signals get a bit iffy when going over 100MHz. You will probably
> have to build your own board for the divider. I don't think it would
> be reliable without it. As for interfacing the ADF4350 output, you will
> need to use the differential output to cross the board-to-board gap.
> On the divider board use a differential pair to convert the signal
> to proper CMOS levels. You can use the one in the TADD2 or TICC
> as an example how to do it. Make sure the f_t of the transistors
> is high enough and that you give them enough current to work with.
> Keep all wires on the divider board short and remove all planes
> underneath the circuit, safe for the (closed) ground plane on the
> bottom layer, in order to minimize stray capacitance.
>
> Alternatively, use something like an SY89874 as first divider
> stage to get down to a more managable frequency range, then
> continue with your ALVC dividers.
>
> Attila Kinali
>
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