[time-nuts] HP5370B & HP5345B Front-End IC Redesign Effort

Jim Palfreyman jim77742 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 22 21:21:14 EST 2016


Hi Mathew,

As someone who just lost their stop channel, I'm extremely interested in
this project!

Jim Palfreyman


On 23 January 2016 at 09:14, Mathew Breton <ab8vj at outlook.com> wrote:

> I was gifted an HP 5370B with the usual problem: front-end problems,
> probably due to overstress. It is currently up and running again with a set
> of 5345A series A3/A4 boards as I wasn't able to get a cheap pair of
> 5088-706x hybrid ICs.
> This sounds like a common problem. As a result, I'm designing an
> open-source drop-in (hopefully) replacement. My hat is off to the original
> IC designer, as it is not a trivial effort due to the wide input signal
> common-mode range, and very tight trigger timing requirements. Other items
> (like the E-ECL) output) are also adding a bit of extra effort.
> I'm hoping that someone(s) might be interested in working with me on it. I
> would like to have my assumptions and math checked before I start the
> detailed design phase, and perhaps contribute some better ideas.
> In addition, it would be really helpful if someone could run a few
> rise-time dispersion tests on an instrument with a working "B"-series A3/A4
> PCB set (my unit obviously doesn't qualify).
> Regards,
> Mat Breton
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