Test sets handle frequency stability measurements
-- Test & Measurement World, 8/1/2008
Pendulum Instruments has introduced two new time and frequency test sets: PicoTime and GPS PicoReference. PicoTime handles frequency stability measurements, while PicoReference is a combined frequency reference and measurement test set for frequency stability analysis.
PicoTime makes direct frequency measurements from 1 MHz to 30 MHz in comparison to an external 10-MHz frequency reference. It features 1-ps resolution and an easy-to-use software application for performance analysis.
Housed in a 1U rack-mount chassis, the GPS PicoReference test set comprises two modules: a measurement model and a GPS-disciplined Rubidium frequency reference with up to eight reference outputs. The measurement module provides a frequency testing range of 1 MHz to 30 MHz and 1-ps measurement resolution for clock characterization and calibration applications. The integrated software enables the GPS PicoReference to work with an external 10-MHz reference or through its built-in 10-MHz reference module.
Pendulum Instruments, www.pendulum-instruments.com.
