[time-nuts] TIC resolution impact on GPSDO's performance
Ulrich Bangert
df6jb at ulrich-bangert.de
Tue Dec 26 07:02:55 EST 2006
Poul,
> The field in the oncores serial data-stream called negative
> sawtooth correction must be taken into account to get optimum
> performance out of the receiver. Ignoring it in toto or
> simply averaging it will generally not do for OCXO disciplining.
thank you for your clear words! While my posting has produced a lot of
different points to discuss over, this is basically what I had expected
from a experienced person. I hope you needn't cross your fingers while
writing it down!
Best regards
Ulrich Bangert, DF6JB
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com
> [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] Im Auftrag von Poul-Henning Kamp
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Dezember 2006 03:02
> An: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> Betreff: Re: [time-nuts] TIC resolution impact on GPSDO's performance
>
>
> In message <45906C9A.806 at xtra.co.nz>, Dr Bruce Griffiths writes:
>
> >Poul-Henning
> >
> >You are using a different meaning for coherence than the
> standard one.
> >The standard meaning is something like: Two signals or waves
> are said
> >to be */coherent/ *if their behaviour at various
> times/places is linked
> >in a deterministic way.
>
> The term coherence originates in optics and was briefly used
> in radiotelegraphy and is no almost exclusively used in the
> context of lasers and waveguides.
>
> When two signals are coherent, you can predict one from the other.
>
> We are dealing with three signals here:
>
> GPS_PPS: the 1 Hz signal as the Oncore wants to do it.
>
> HW_PPS: the 1 Hz signal as the Oncore can do it.
>
> NEG_SAW: (GPS_PPS - HW_PPS)
>
> None of the above three signals are coherent, you need two
> out of three to predict the last one.
>
> And since the first one is a virtual signal, not available
> except as the sum of the other two, talking about coherence
> is especially pointless.
>
> I think what you are trying to express is that the frequency
> from the internal Xtal (at times) is in an overtone of the
> 1Hz PPS, which gives rise to hanging bridges.
>
> And to conclude this by now surely far too tiresome debate
> before both of us gets booted from the list:
>
> The field in the oncores serial data-stream called negative
> sawtooth correction must be taken into account to get optimum
> performance out of the receiver. Ignoring it in toto or
> simply averaging it will generally not do for OCXO disciplining.
>
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