[time-nuts] Re-triggerable Monostable?
Brooke Clarke
brooke at pacific.net
Thu Oct 25 14:21:14 EDT 2007
Hi Grant:
Your re-triggerable monostable idea has been implemented and is called a
"missing pulse detector".
Have Fun,
Brooke Clarke
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Grant Hodgson wrote:
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> I'm working on a synth. project which can take either an external 10MHz
> reference input or use an internal TCXO. It would be nice if the
> presence (or more importantly, failure) of the external 10MHz ref. could
> be detected automatically, and signaled to the user.
>
> There are, of course, a number of ways to do this. One is to use a
> level detecting circuit; simply AM detect the ext. ref. input and apply
> to a comparator. Lots of circuits to do this, no problem - but requires
> a number of components, unless there is some magic IC that will do it
> that I'm not aware of - I suppose a dual op-amp is all that's needed,
> plus a handful of discretes.
>
> Another option might be to use a re-triggerable monostable, which is
> constantly looking for the presence of (say) a falling edge every 100nS
> on the ext. ref. input line. It would seem that conceptually, this
> would be the easiest way, possibly using less components. Does anybody
> have any favourite circuits for this; or are there any caveats that are
> not mentioned in the plethora of monostable circuits that are mentioned
> on the 'web?
>
> Mnay (older) test equipments have an int/ext switch on the back, with an
> indicator on the front, but some newer ones detect the ext. ref. and
> switch automatically. I suppose that's not a problem on a $$$$ box,
> which this synth. is not.
>
> The output would simply be a high/low digital line, the ext. ref. input
> will of course be buffered; I can cope with switching the 10MHz signals.
>
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> regards
>
> Grant
>
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