Difference between revisions of "HackLab.TO Rb Frequency Reference"

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* 1U Enclosure
 
* 1U Enclosure
 
** Front:
 
** Front:
*** Analog meter for Lamp Volts
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*** Analog meter for Lamp Volts (0-15V w/ 6-9V normal range, 3-14V warning range)
*** Analog meter for VCXO Volts
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*** Analog meter for VCXO Volts (0-15V w/ 0.5 - 13.3V normal range)
*** LED for Lock
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*** LED for Atomic Lock
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*** LED for Overheat
 
** Back:
 
** Back:
 
*** Fused IEC C14 Power Input
 
*** Fused IEC C14 Power Input
*** 10MHz Buffered Output
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*** 10MHz Buffered Sine 0.5V Output
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*** 10MHz Buffered TTL 5V Output
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** Internal:
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*** Power supply (19V @ 1.75A ignition, 1.25A warmup for ~5mins, 0.5A running)
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*** Buffering for Sine output
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*** Buffering/conversion to 5V TTL output
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*** Buffering for the Lamp Volts meter
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*** Buffering for the VCXO Volts meter
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*** Buffering for the Atomic Lock LED
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*** Temperature monitoring circuit
  
 
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Revision as of 04:33, 1 January 2013

This project will be to build a 1U Rubidium 10MHz Frequency Reference for the lab, using an Efratom LPRO-101 reference module. This will be used as our house 10MHz reference, initially to run the system timer of tick.hacklab.to.

Status

  • 2012-12-31: Started planning/putting together specs for the finished product.

Desired Features / Specs

  • 1U Enclosure
    • Front:
      • Analog meter for Lamp Volts (0-15V w/ 6-9V normal range, 3-14V warning range)
      • Analog meter for VCXO Volts (0-15V w/ 0.5 - 13.3V normal range)
      • LED for Atomic Lock
      • LED for Overheat
    • Back:
      • Fused IEC C14 Power Input
      • 10MHz Buffered Sine 0.5V Output
      • 10MHz Buffered TTL 5V Output
    • Internal:
      • Power supply (19V @ 1.75A ignition, 1.25A warmup for ~5mins, 0.5A running)
      • Buffering for Sine output
      • Buffering/conversion to 5V TTL output
      • Buffering for the Lamp Volts meter
      • Buffering for the VCXO Volts meter
      • Buffering for the Atomic Lock LED
      • Temperature monitoring circuit