[time-nuts] state of the art devide by ten

[Bruce Griffiths]

Do you mean one should use SiGe ECL (or CML) D flipflops or higher
performance devices for the output synchronisers?
It would surely be a little difficult to justify this given the
relatively noisy outputs of most rubidium sources.

A 74HC4017 has a symmetric 1:1 mark space ratio divide by ten output.
So in this respect its just as suitable as a 74XX90 for this task.

Bruce


EWKehren at aol.com wrote:
> In my opinion the best way is still to use two 74xx90 connected divide by  
> five and divide by two. That gives a symmetrical output. That is why you can not 
>  use a 390. The A output should subsequently be applied to a D or JK flip 
> flop  with the clock input connected to the 10 MHz. The D or JK F/F should be as 
> fast  as what is presently still available.
> Bert Kehren Miami  WB5MZJ
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> In a message dated 3/30/2009 1:10:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> hmurray at megapathdsl.net writes:
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>>  What would be a "through the hole" type of IC that would have less
>>  jitter than a 74xx90. I CAN do surface mount if I have to. 
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> In general,  I think faster logic families have lower jitter.   I'm not sure 
> I  
> could prove that or find a good paper.  There may be  counter-examples.
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> If you want low jittter, I think the right approach  is to divide by X/2 and 
> then do the final divide by 2 in a separate  chip.  There are several logic 
> families that have only one gate or  one FF in a package.  They are usually 
> SMT, typically SP-23 type  packages with fairly big pins so hand soldering 
> with old-fart eyes is not  that hard.
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> Prop time with multiple outputs in a package depends on how  many outputs are 
> switching.  In the case of a divide by 10, the  pattern is stable.  If you 
> look at the divide by 2 output pin, I'd  expect more jitter since sometimes 
> lower order bits are switching and  sometimes they are not.
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> Another approach is to use a CPLD.   Clock the main divide by 10 or 100 on 
> the 
> wrong edge, and then buffer the  final output on the right edge.  Some CPLDs 
> are targeted at low  power.  It'd expect them to have more jitter than the 
> ones targeted  at high-speed.  There may not be much choice.
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