An Analysis of a Microprocessor Controlled Disciplined Frequency Standard,

Abstract

This paper summarizes the ideas, experiments and conclusions from an effort to develop a new, producible disciplined quartz frequency standard. Some of the original thinking comes from a paper published in the late sixties which described the use of a third order phase locked loop (PLL) system to fully correct a drifting frequency source. Further, the paper described the behavior of the corrected frequency source when the PLL was without reference input, or coasting, and showed that much of the drift had been effectively removed by the third order control. These results lead to the development at Austron of the model 2010B Disciplined Frequency Standard. The objective here is to implement this same idea at the current state-of-the-art, taking advantage of the power and versatility of the microprocessor.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002519

Entities

People

  • B. Bourke
  • B. Penrod

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • Microprocessors
  • Pennsylvania
  • Standards
  • Thinking
  • Time Standards

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design