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Sync Board II

Sync Board II

System test with LM134 current sources showed artifact in rising edge, prompting v1.3 to use Schmitt buffers instead

Sync Board II

Sync Board II

v1.3

Sync Board II

Sync Board II

KiCAD 3D model of sync board under development. Note six outputs (left, front) with jumpers for options set by two 8-bit dip switch banks (right, front).

Signal Artifact

Signal Artifact

Use of LM134 current sources to power indicator LEDs from output signal caused a current draw after a turn-on delay of 6 microseconds. Resulting falling edge would be enough to trigger a falling-edge-detect, so a redesign was thus required.

Signal Artifact

Signal Artifact

On an output signal without the LED and LM134 current source, the trace rises as normal, strongly identifying the extra current draw as the issue.

Sync Board II

Sync Board II

KiCAD schematic showing circuit architecture.

Sync Board II

Sync Board II

PCB Editor in KiCAD showing footprint layout.

VivadoSim, First Harmonic

VivadoSim, First Harmonic

Simulation of Verilog HDL program defining two synchronized signals at the 1st harmonic.

SyncBoard_I

SyncBoard_I

Previous synchronization board in KiCAD. Note JST-XH Connector pads around outside, and two SOIC-14 footprints where the SN74LS07DR level-shifters are placed. The drawback of this original board is it can only split out and amplify a single input signal.

Cmod_A7-35T_Artix7_FPGA

Cmod_A7-35T_Artix7_FPGA

The Digilent Cmod A7 35T FPGA with Artix-7 fabric will plug directly into a custom board. The carrier board will handle power and protections such as reverse polarity.

RP2040_1

RP2040_1

Sketches of an early design concept using an RP2040 microprocessor. Incoming signal may be modified in an assembly level program with deterministic timing cycles. Outputs are available at 3.3V or 12V.

RP2040_2

RP2040_2

Sketches of an early design concept using an RP2040 microprocessor. Incoming signal may be modified in an assembly level program with deterministic timing cycles. Outputs are available at 3.3V or 12V.

RP2040_3

RP2040_3

Sketches of an early design concept where DIP switches would toggle output levels between 3.3V and 12V.

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