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02/14/12 00:44
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#185914 - Yes, There is AM!
Responding to: ???'s previous message
From http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwvb.cfm
The carrier power is reduced and restored to produce the time code bits. The carrier power is reduced by 17 dB at the start of each second, so that the leading edge of every negative going pulse is on time. Full power is restored 0.2 s later for a binary “0”, 0.5 s later for a binary “1”, or 0.8 s later to convey a position marker. The binary coded decimal (BCD) format is used so that binary digits are combined to represent decimal numbers.

Anyway, I think that, probably and without too much analysis, a dedicated hardware is easier to manage than ADC and all the software needed, only to detect 17 dB of signal strength change (a lot, by the way).

Daniel

List of 14 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Help! Doing a WWVB Radio-Synchronized Clock with MCP3004            01/01/70 00:00      
   Difficult to find resources...            01/01/70 00:00      
      MCP3004 is a Microchip A/D Converter!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      We use a peak detector to convert signals from the radio...            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: I have no idea how to start            01/01/70 00:00      
      We use a peak detector to convert signals from the radio...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Why?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Yes, There is AM!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Ok But            01/01/70 00:00      
               Comparator            01/01/70 00:00      
   Strong Suggestion            01/01/70 00:00      
      Is it still available?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Maybe EOL            01/01/70 00:00      
   Really??!            01/01/70 00:00      

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