[time-nuts] Interval Timer Recommendation

[Rex]

On 1/9/2013 12:48 PM, Azelio Boriani wrote:
> and don't forget the PM6681 (50pS)

The PM6681 was sold by Fluke/Philips. The same counter is also 
occasionally seen as the Pendulum CNT-81. Additional good features: 
small, light, and quiet.


> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Magnus Danielson<magnus at rubidium.dyndns.org
>> wrote:
>> On 01/09/2013 05:39 AM, Ed Palmer wrote:
>>
>>> In the past there has been much discussion on this list regarding the
>>> relative strengths and weaknesses of the 5370 (20ps resolution) and the
>>> 5371/5372 (150ps resolution) units. There are other units that have even
>>> better resolution, but they tend to be pricey and/or more specialized.
>>>
>> The 5371/5372 has a 200 ps resolution. They where designed to allow
>> extension to 100 ps resolution. The FLASH-interpolators have 200 ps steps,
>> sufficiently good trigger such that you get 150 ps resolution performance
>> on the white-noise limit.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Magnus
>>