Hello Jim,

hm, that knowledge base article must be wrong: The octoclock internally only 
has a 3.3V
supply. But before I say something wrong here, let me check back.


Best regards,

Marcus


On 11.06.21 14:17, Jim Palladino wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are planning on using an octoclock with several devices, including an 
> N320. The
> octoclock outputs a 5V 1pps signal, but I'm confused about the N320 1pps 
> input.
>
> According to (https://kb.ettus.com/N320/N321):
> "PPS - Pulse Per Second Using a PPS signal for timestamp synchronization 
> requires a
> square wave signal with the following a 5Vpp amplitude."
>
> If I look at the schematics for the N320, on page 15,
> (https://kb.ettus.com/images/f/f4/USRP_N3XX_MB_Schematic.pdf) they show that 
> the input
> 1pps signal goes through an NC7SV157. Vcc for that is 3.3V in the schematics. 
>
> According to the datasheet, the absolute maximum rating on the input is 4.3V.
> "https://www.onsemi.com/pdf/datasheet/nc7sv157-d.pdf";
>
> So, I'm not sure how the N320 can safely accept a 5V input (from the 
> octoclock or other
> device).
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
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