[time-nuts] Allan variance by sine-wave fitting
Bob kb8tq
kb8tq at n1k.org
Thu Nov 23 08:13:56 EST 2017
Hi
One other side to this:
There are a number of papers out there on this basic technique (ADC frequency
measurement). There are a number of commercial products that do ADEV
and other measurements this way. It might be a good idea to at least mention
them. It would be even better to look at the sort of accuracy they achieve.
Bob
> On Nov 22, 2017, at 6:38 PM, Ralph Devoe <rgdevoe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Time-nuts and Attila,
> Thanks for the very interesting and informative criticisms. That
> is what I was looking for. I don't agree with most of them, but I need
> some time to work out some detailed answers.
> To focus on the forest instead of the trees: The method uses a
> $300 student scope (Digilent Analog discovery- a very fine product), which
> any skilled amateur can modify in a weekend, and produce a device which is
> 10-100 times better than the expensive counters we are used to using. The
> software contains only 125 lines of Python and pretty much anyone can
> write their own. In practice this device is much easier to use than my
> 53132a.
>
> Ralph
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