Latest IOSC Evaluation Board Features an Enable/Disable Function
Press Release Summary:
The IOSC Evaluation Board is available as unassembled version or as an assembled circuit board. The board consists of regulated and attenuated supply voltage (1.8 and 5.0 V) and a potentiometer. This product is designed for testing surface-mountable standard oscillators, VCXOs and TCXO/VCTCXOs. The potentiometer mounted on the board reduces the frequency tolerance and the effect of soldering. It offers CMOS output, a clipped sine wave output or a direct output without buffer or load output.
Original Press Release:
New Evaluation Board for Standard Oscillators
Waldenburg (Germany), 8 November 2018 –With the IOSC Evaluation Board, IQD now enables fast and precise testing of surface-mountable standard oscillators, VCXOs as well as TCXO/VCTCXOs. The board is available in unassembled versions and one assembled version for immediate use. As a unique trade show campaign at electronica in Munich, the first 400 visitors to the IQD exhibition booth will receive a complementary specimen of the unassembled IOSC Evaluation Board.
The IOSC Evaluation Board comes with six smaller boards, which can be broken off from the main board. 4-pad oscillators of different sizes (1.6 × 1.2 mm, 2.0 × 1.6 mm, 2.5 × 2.0 mm, 3.2 × 2.5 mm, 5.0 × 3.2 mm and 7.0 × 5.0 mm) can be mounted on these smaller boards. The substrates for the oscillators are then soldered onto the large board.
As disturbances to the supply voltage can influence the frequency of the oscillator, the IOSC Evaluation Board contains a regulated and attenuated supply voltage that can be freely selected between 1.8 and 5.0 V. This way the performance of the oscillator can be observed under ideal conditions. The Evaluation Board offers the option of connecting the supply voltage directly on the board, such that disturbances and noise can be introduced in test phases and their implications understood.
Various test scenarios
The enable/disable function can be manually tested in order to precisely observe the effect and the current drawn. There is also the possibility for measuring the enable time of connecting an external digital source to test the function of the oscillator. For products with pulling input, such as VCXOs or VCTCXOs, a potentiometer is mounted on the board to reduce the frequency tolerance and the effect of soldering and to bring the frequency back to the nominal value. In addition, the pulling input can be used for manual testing the effects on the frequency.
For sensitive products like VCTCXOs, there is the possibility of improving stability, jitter and phase noise. Firstly, the tolerance is brought to the normal value with the aid of the pulling voltage. Then the resistance of the potentiometer has to be measured and replaced by a fixed resistor.
The IOSC Evaluation Board offers three connection configurations at the output stage. Here you can choose between a CMOS output, a clipped sine wave output or a direct output without buffer or load. All outputs have an SMA connector.
The Evaluation Board is available in two versions: as an unassembled board, including the material lists required for operation of the test circuit, or as an assembled circuit board for immediate use.
IQD will be represented at electronica in Munich from November 13 to 16, 2018 on Booth 314 (Hall A6). The first 400 visitors to the exhibition booth will receive the gift of a specimen of the unassembled IOSC Evaluation Board.
About IQD
Backed by over 40 years’ experience in the manufacture of frequency products, IQD is a recognised market leader in the frequency control market and part of the Würth Elektronik eiSos group, one of the leading European manufacturers of passive components. With active customers in over 80 countries, IQD offers one of the most comprehensive frequency product ranges available, from low cost commercial grade product to that used in high reliability industrial and automotive applications including: Quartz Crystals, Clock Oscillators, AEC-Q200 Crystals & Oscillators, VCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs, GPS Disciplined OCXOs, and Rubidium Oscillators.
Manufacturing capacity totals over 40 million units per month covering quantities from one off specials to multi-million unit orders. In addition, IQD offers customers a range of engineering support services including: application support, custom product design, sample development, electrical testing & screening, frequency/temperature testing, accelerated ageing, circuit characterisation and MTIE/TDEV testing. IQD’s products are specified by leading manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, communications, computing, consumer and industrial industries throughout the world. The full range of products is available direct through sales offices or via an extensive worldwide distribution network.
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About the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group
Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG (Focus: standard components), Würth Elektronik iBE GmbH (Focus: customized passive components for the automotive industry), Wurth Electronics Midcom Inc. (Focus: transformers and custom magnetics), Würth Elektronik Stelvio Kontek S.p.A. (Focus: customized plug connectors) and IQD Frequency Products Ltd (Focus: frequency-producing devices) form the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group. The former subsidiary AMBER wireless GmbH with a focus on solutions for wireless data transmission became the Wireless Connectivity and Sensors division of Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG in 2018. The group of companies with 6,700 employees generated sales of approx. € 653 million in 2017. The Würth Elektronik eiSos Group is one of the biggest European manufacturers of passive components and operates in 50 countries.
Through its technology partnership with the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team and its support for the Formula E racing series, the Group demonstrates its innovative strength in eMobility
(www.we-speed-up-the-future.com). Other global growth markets, such as Energy Harvesting, Internet of Things and Wireless Communication, are addressed with innovative products.
The Würth Elektronik eiSos Group is part of the Würth Group, the world market leader for assembly and fastening technology.
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