[time-nuts] Frequency Dividers

Magnus Danielson cfmd at bredband.net
Tue Aug 8 17:39:47 EDT 2006


From: "Tom Van Baak" <tvb at leapsecond.com>
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Frequency Dividers
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 14:16:24 -0700
Message-ID: <001201c6bb2f$e85ffe60$1c15f204 at computer>

> Let me add this photo - I found in a box my first attempt
> to make a PPS divider as well as an early breadboard
> prototype of the much simpler, PIC-based, divider.
> 
> http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/ppsdiv/ver1.jpg

However, I would not use any of them for any real work, since the MTBF of those
breadboards isn't longterm friendly. ;O)

A small CPLD such as XC9536 would also do it in one chip, you program in
friendly VHDL and know it will do the right thing. ;O)

Cheers,
Magnus



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