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Re: Xtal compensation theory 101: Part 2
07/03/12 04:27 PM


> What do you mean by a "huge resolution"? Do you mean lost of entries? Or do you mean
> that the entries themselves would have a lot of digits?
>
> What you could do is: instead of thinking in terms of cycles per second, think in
> terms of (pico- or femto-)seconds per cycle. The table would have entries like:
>
> (figures pulled out of ass, for illustration only)
> 20.0 deg C: 0.000 000 999 999 95 sec
> 20.1 deg C: 0.000 001 000 000 00 sec
> 20.2 deg C: 0.000 001 000 000 07 sec
> 20.3 deg C: 0.000 001 000 000 18 sec
>
> and you're smart enough to figure out what happens with each oscillation of the
> crystal.

Dude, stop fooling yourself. The only way to get serious accuracy is with a crystal oven.







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