[time-nuts] Using Thunderbolt to Discipline FE 5680A?

[Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R]

Why have the Arduino move a magnet when it can send frequency offset
commands out a serial port?

On 12/22/2011 12:36 PM, Don Latham wrote:
> Let's see... someone mentioned using a magnet on top of the case to
> alter the Rb lock frequency. So, put the Rb output and the Tbolt output
> into a single mixer with lopass filter, or a phase comparator, then use
> the  output through something like a picaxe or arduino implementing PID
> software to run a model aircraft servo with a magnet on the servo arm.
> Hey Presto!  :-) :-)
> Don
>
> Bob Camp
>> Hi
>>
>> To use the current crop of FE-5680A's directly with the TBolt, you would
>> have to tear it apart and get a wire into the C field circuit. If you
>> didn't
>> do that, you would have to stick a PC (or other controller) in between
>> the
>> TBolt and the Rb. As they come from the vendors, there is no voltage
>> control
>> capability in the units. There are so many flavors of this Rb that
>> anything
>> said about them only applies to some of them.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>> Behalf Of Chris Albertson
>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:20 PM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Using Thunderbolt to Discipline FE 5680A?
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Frederick Bray<fwbray at mminternet.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Has anyone successfully used a Thunderbolt to discipline a FE-5680A?
>>>
>>> I thought I saw a posting or site where someone disabled the 10 MHz
>>> oscillator on the Thunderbolt and used the Thunderbolt to discipline
>>> the
>>> FE-5680A.  However, I can't find it now.
>> I would not do it that way.  My plan is to leave the t-bolt as is and
>> then every 24 or so hours adjust the  FE-5680A if required to better
>> match the t-bolt.  My hope is that after some time the    FE-5680A
>> will less and less frequent adjustments.  This will be a while as my
>> FE-5680A is still in the mail.
>>
>> I think the FE-5680A has to course of adjustment to be used in the
>> "fast" control loop inside the t-bolt
>>
>>
>> Chris Albertson
>> Redondo Beach, California
>>
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