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NOTICE

Caution should be used when using a longer time constant. Initial frequency errors at 
the start of Disciplining produce phase errors that will grow proportionally with elapsed 
time. For slow (long Tau) Disciplining algorithms, the initial errors could grow outside 
the 

DisciplineThreshold

 or 

PhaseLimit

 settings before an adequate correction can 

be made by the algorithm, resulting in a JamSync and 

DisciplineLocked

 = 0. Gener-

ally, a good Discipline approach is to use a short Tau to make quick coarse corrections, 
then apply a longer Tau to further reduce the MAC’s phase and frequency error.

MAC-SA5X User’s Guide

DS50002938A-page 26

 2019 Microchip Technology Inc.

3.4.3

JamSync

When Disciplining is first enabled, the algorithm will implement a JamSync (Observable 
with the 

JamSyncing

 parameter). It will also occur whenever the 

Phase

 is beyond the 

PhaseLimit

 parameter. A JamSync has the benefit of speeding up the disciplining 

routine by quickly synchronizing the output 1PPS after one clock cycle (phase is briefly 
aligned, but frequency is not). The disciplining algorithm can then continue onward by 
further refining the frequency and phase errors. However, the drawback of a JamSync 
is that the user will observe a phase “jump” during the JamSync, rather than a slow 
steer as predicated by disciplining alone. To avoid said “jump”, the user can adjust the 

PhaseLimit

 parameter. This is particularly useful for long Disciplining time constants. 

However, the initial JamSync (when disciplining is initialized) cannot be avoided.

3.4.4

1PPS Phase Measurement Mode

Phase measurement mode does not steer or Discipline the MAC’s output frequency. 
Rather, it makes use of the MAC’s internal phase meter by reporting the time difference 
between the MAC’s internally-generated 1PPS output (pins J1-17,19) and the exter-
nally applied reference 1PPS active input (pins J1-5,7 or J1-1,3) once per second. 
Measurement resolution is approximately 450

 

ps. The mode is enabled with the 

PhaseMetering

 parameter and the internal phase difference can be read via the 

Phase

 parameter.

Note:

Tau has no effect on the 

Phase

 parameter.

3.4.5

Cable Length Compensation

The zero point of disciplining can be adjusted to accommodate cable and other instru-
mentation delays (or advances) that impact the arrival time of the 1PPS at the MAC 
1PPS input pin. The compensation value can be adjusted with the 

CableDelay

 

parameter.
The maximum compensation adjustment is ±0.5 seconds, where the positive sign indi-
cates phase advancement of the input 1PPS. For example, if there is 45

 

ns of delay 

(approximately 33 feet of RG-58 coaxial cable) between the on-time point and the MAC 
1PPS input then the compensation value would be +45.

Note:

Compensation is implemented in the disciplining algorithm, not in the phase 
measurement itself. The phase measurement, as reported through teleme-
try, reports the actual phase measurement. That is, if the MAC is disciplined 
with +50

 

ns of compensation, the phase meter reports –50

 

ns of phase dif-

ference when disciplining is settled.

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Страница 7: ...1 2 Physical Description 10 1 2 1 Communications Connections 11 1 2 2 Input Connections 11 1 2 3 Output Connections 11 1 2 4 Power and Ground Connections 12 1 3 Functional Description 12 1 4 Configura...

Страница 8: ...Command Usage 38 Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 5 1 Preventative Maintenance 43 5 2 Electrostatic Discharge ESD Considerations 43 5 3 Troubleshooting 43 5 4 Repairing the MAC 43 5 5 Upgrad...

Страница 9: ...short term stability of a Rb reference with the long term stability of the GNSS approaching the performance of laboratory grade Cesium Beam Tube frequency stan dards see Section 3 4 1PPS Disciplining...

Страница 10: ...for example power conditioning signal buffering and so on This user guide must be used in conjunction with the current data sheet for the SA5X which is available on the Microchip web site 1 1 1 Key Fe...

Страница 11: ...as the TRS3122E or similar to attain the required LVCMOS levels Figure 1 2 shows the serial port pins 7 and 8 in the lower right region of the baseplate The default speed is 57600 bps and higher speed...

Страница 12: ...ated otherwise in Figure 1 3 If J1 connector is unused all pins should remain as No Connect Recommendation It is recommended to tie ground Pin 4 to same node as the baseplate ground Pin 2 1 3 FUNCTION...

Страница 13: ...ive to average PPS input timing is adjustable via the digital inter face with 10 ns steps using PpsOffset parameter Default PPS Pulse Width is 20 s Pulse width may be modified via the PpsWidth paramet...

Страница 14: ...the user when certain conditions are deteriorating below specified levels or when issues arise such as failure to acquire Lock or tempera ture warning These alarms are indicated by CLI status and the...

Страница 15: ...led on the test fixture it is recommended that the entire assembly be treated as ESD sensitive Retain the original MAC ESD safe packaging material in the event that the device needs to be returned to...

Страница 16: ...ntually loses lock above 75 C When practical it is recommended to monitor the baseplate temperature with a ther mocouple to ensure it remains below 75 C Alternatively one may query the telemetry param...

Страница 17: ...ove mentioned nulling capac itors are recommended to be installed on pins 1 3 5 8 EMI and Noise Considerations When a user has an application where the phase noise and spur integrity are crucial the S...

Страница 18: ...2 8V Logic_H 3 8V 0V Logic_L 0 3V Note 7 J1 Molex 1 3 PPS1 IN LVDS J1 Molex 5 7 PPS0 IN LVDS J1 Molex 8 9 15 GND J1 Molex 17 19 PPS OUT LVDS square wave 4 ns 100 J1 Molex 20 Alarm CMOS Logic_H 3V Log...

Страница 19: ...tisfied until the Lock sequence is completed after 300 seconds in this example Prior to Lock the output signal will have an inaccuracy of several ppm and drift per the MAC s internal TCXO All MAC s ha...

Страница 20: ...sition Failed If this should occur check that the environmental specifications have not been violated operating tempera ture input voltage magnetic field exposure etc and reboot the device Contact Cus...

Страница 21: ...ss the bootloader Loading After reset BSL announces it is ready waits 3 seconds bsl User requests the BSL command mode within 3 seconds BSL BSL confirms it is now in command mode baud User queries the...

Страница 22: ...108 Consult Section 3 3 1 Calibration if a larger correction is desired Note Steering commands may be entered during acquisition Locked 0 but will not take effect until lock is achieved Frequency stee...

Страница 23: ...can be adjusted by the time constant Tau which is user selectable through the TauPps0 or TauPps1 parame ter See Section 3 4 2 Selection of Disciplining Time Constant Tau for advice on choosing an appr...

Страница 24: ...oncept behind the disciplining and phase metering algorithms For more information on phase metering see Section 3 4 4 1PPS Phase Measurement Mode FIGURE 3 1 PPS State Diagram Note The user is allowed...

Страница 25: ...s etc FIGURE 3 2 Sample ADEV Curves Figure 3 2 shows the performance of several frequency references For optimum Dis ciplining performance when disciplining to a GNSS reference a time constant should...

Страница 26: ...long Disciplining time constants However the initial JamSync when disciplining is initialized cannot be avoided 3 4 4 1PPS Phase Measurement Mode Phase measurement mode does not steer or Discipline t...

Страница 27: ...all available device telemetry parameters They provide insight into device settings discipline atomic lock status time of day and alarm conditions Several commands provide insight into hardware softwa...

Страница 28: ...MAC SA5X User s Guide DS50002938A page 28 2019 Microchip Technology Inc NOTES...

Страница 29: ...as a set of parameters Error detecting With checksums garbled commands responses are more detect able Message Flow For each command message sent to the device one response message will be returned In...

Страница 30: ...sh TABLE 4 2 ESCAPE SEQUENCES Escape Sequence Resulting Character r Carriage return n New line line feed t Horizontal tab Backslash 4 1 3 Command Checksum An optional 8 bit checksum provides a measure...

Страница 31: ...esponse Always CR A carriage return character Always LF A linefeed newline character Always TABLE 4 4 ERROR RESPONSES Error Number Error Message Cause s 1 Invalid command Unrecognized command name inv...

Страница 32: ...ge CC two hex digits Currently unused feature Indicates the end of an announcement Always CR A carriage return character Always LF A linefeed newline character Always Currently announcements only occu...

Страница 33: ...nput cable delay compensa tion Default is 0 ns ns 500 000 000 Disciplining Parameters 768 Disciplining R W Disciplining to 1PPS input is enabled Default is false Boolean 0 or 1 769 PpsSource R W Selec...

Страница 34: ...lock to PPS Input 0 ns 1 to 1 000 780 DisciplineThresholdPps1 R W Phase threshold for determining a disciplining lock to PPS Input 1 ns 1 to 1 000 Oscillator Parameters 1293 AnalogTuning RO The measur...

Страница 35: ...maps to bits 10 14 as a logic high indicating a Units Value of 17 or Boolean and bit 2 as a logic high indicating that the parameter is read only 4 4 3 Alarms Parameter The Alarms parameter represent...

Страница 36: ...4 16 No External Oscillator An external oscillator was expected and not detected 5 32 Cell Heater Fault Hardware failure within the Cell Heater 6 64 Incompatible Firmware The loaded firmware is not c...

Страница 37: ...ype platform 0 Returns a short string identifying the firmware platform of the device describe 0 Returns a readable English description of the device swrev 0 Returns the software revision hwrev 0 Retu...

Страница 38: ...dated value Error 100 Invalid parameter if the parameter does not exist Error 102 Read only parameter if the parameter is read only Since V1 0 app Description Returns a short string identifying the fi...

Страница 39: ...mple response to the above command would be 38389 83629 indicating a min and max temperature of 38389 m C and 83629 m C Error 100 Invalid parameter if the parameter does not exist Since V1 0 get param...

Страница 40: ...s hardware revision typically a single character Since V1 0 latch Description Simultaneously latches the current output frequency and clears the digital tun ing This is used to center the output frequ...

Страница 41: ...rror 100 Invalid parameter if the parameter does not exist Error 102 Read only parameter if the parameter is read only Since V1 0 store Description Stores the current configuration to flash memory The...

Страница 42: ...on is the id of the parameter that updated The sec ond field is the parameter s new value So if three parameter values have changed since the previous upd command the returned string will be a list wi...

Страница 43: ...terminal interface are configured as described previously 2 Check all physical connections 3 Check that the MAC is not in compatibility mode Use the backslash character to exit compatibility mode Note...

Страница 44: ...Procedure To return equipment to Microchip for repair 1 Contact Microchip per the guidelines on page 5 to obtain a return material autho rization number RMA before returning the product for service Y...

Страница 45: ...spectrum The light travels through the temperature controlled Rb cell exposed to a magnetic C field before hitting the photodetector that detects the transmitted CPT resonance signal The photodetecto...

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Страница 47: ...u may see some minor changes in the MAC response to these commands such as string length or addi tional data fields Any serial port terminal emulator program can be used to communicate with the MAC B...

Страница 48: ...dd nnn to the current DDS Center Frequency nnn is in pp 1015 FDnnn Replace the Digital Adjust value with nnn nnn is in pp 1012 FGnnn Replace the Digital Adjust value with nnn nnn is in pp 1015 FEnnn A...

Страница 49: ...nt version NX1 The command enables Analog Tuning and persists the setting past power off FA This command has essentially the same function as the new latch command Previ ously for the legacy MAC SA3x...

Страница 50: ...1000 Functional Response digital adjustment set to 1000 10 12 Example Response One Time Frequency Adjustment 1000 FGnnn Command will replace the digital adjustment value with the specified number inte...

Страница 51: ...SB Connection This reference schematic maps a USB micro connection to the MAC s USB pins J1 2 4 6 FIGURE C 1 USB Connection RS 232 Connection This reference schematic converts USB mini signals and map...

Страница 52: ...icrochip Technology Inc FIGURE C 3 RS 232 Schematic without USB Converter 1PPS Input Connection This reference schematic converts a single ended 3 3V 50 1PPS signal to the differential LVDS format req...

Страница 53: ...c shows how the Evaluation kit maps AT voltages to the MAC FIGURE C 5 Analog Tune Schematic 1PPS Output Connection This reference schematic converts the MAC s differential 1PPS LVDS output to a sin gl...

Страница 54: ...s Guide DS50002938A page 54 2019 Microchip Technology Inc RF 10 MHz Output Connection This reference schematic buffers the MAC s RF output as a 50 3 3V signal on J2 FIGURE C 7 RF Output to Differenti...

Страница 55: ...PPS Disciplining Steering via Two Selectable SMA f Connectors 1PPS LVCMOS Output via SMA f Connector 40 C to 75 C Operating Temperature Baseplate 55 C to 100 C Storage Temperature Interface for Digita...

Страница 56: ...ists of a 3 9 x 5 1 aluminum heat sink baseplate attached to a PCBA with six mounting screws All connections are on the PCBA The physical connections of the PCBA Baseplate are highlighted in Figure D...

Страница 57: ...inates when power is provided to PS1 N A DS1 Alarm Status LED illuminates when an alarm condition is triggered J1 20 DS2 Lock Status LED illuminates when Atomic Lock is achieved 6 Evaluation Kit 2019...

Страница 58: ...e employed in order to power the other ICs on the Evaluation board D 2 5 Functional Description and Operation CAUTION To avoid electrostatic discharge ESD damage proper ESD handling procedures must be...

Страница 59: ...cted input output signal levels from the Evaluation board The levels in Appendix D take precedence over other sections of this User Guide that pertain to the MAC SA5X only D 2 5 1 TROUBLESHOOTING If a...

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