Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
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Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
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@haskal thanks fixed
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Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
@azonenberg oh, nice! you managed to get it open
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@azonenberg oh, nice! you managed to get it open
@MissingClara And identified the failure point, and a strong suspicion of the two contributing causes
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Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
@azonenberg
So I guess I'm going to avoid screaming at my TCXOs then -
Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
@azonenberg Super cool analysis! Thanks!
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Wrote up the blog-format version of the TCXO failure analysis including a bit more backstory and commentary all in one place
@azonenberg
> It took a bit of experimenting with external GPU enclosures and such to figure out how to get the ThunderScope to sit out on my lab bench so I wouldn’t need to crawl under the bench and run cables up from the workstation on the floor up to probes on my DUT, but I figured that out easily enough.I'm looking forward to reading the rest, but I'm also very interested to hear more about this if you're able! I opted for the Thunderbolt variant precisely because I didn't want to dig for connections. Might be reconsidering my choice now...
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@azonenberg
> It took a bit of experimenting with external GPU enclosures and such to figure out how to get the ThunderScope to sit out on my lab bench so I wouldn’t need to crawl under the bench and run cables up from the workstation on the floor up to probes on my DUT, but I figured that out easily enough.I'm looking forward to reading the rest, but I'm also very interested to hear more about this if you're able! I opted for the Thunderbolt variant precisely because I didn't want to dig for connections. Might be reconsidering my choice now...
@attie The keyword to search for is "OCuLink" which is basically just PCIe over cables.
On the PC side the adapter card is just a passive PCB taking the differential pairs from a PCIe card edge connector and shoving them over a SFF-xxxx (forget the number) cable.
On the enclosure side, typically you have a board with a SFF connector and a 12V DC power inlet that converts it back to a PCIe connector you can slide a card into.
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@azonenberg
So I guess I'm going to avoid screaming at my TCXOs then@vxo @azonenberg yeah, don't shake the singing rocks
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@attie The keyword to search for is "OCuLink" which is basically just PCIe over cables.
On the PC side the adapter card is just a passive PCB taking the differential pairs from a PCIe card edge connector and shoving them over a SFF-xxxx (forget the number) cable.
On the enclosure side, typically you have a board with a SFF connector and a 12V DC power inlet that converts it back to a PCIe connector you can slide a card into.
@attie note that many oculink carriers are just the card edge connector and provide no side support so i 3d printed a card guide to go around the pcb and keep the TS from wobbling side to side
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