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Mark Sims
Fri, Dec 30, 2016 6:11 PM

If you have a Thunderbolt and have it configured for an external oscillator,  Lady Heathers'  "&a" autotune command will determine and display the oscillator EFC sensitivity.  It works by setting the DAC voltage a few millivolts high,  measuring the frequency,  setting the EFC a few millivolts low,  measuring the frequency,  and calculating the gain value in Hz/volt.  The process takes a couple of minutes.  Typical values for the standard Tbolt oscillator are around -3.5 Hz/volt.

If you have a Thunderbolt and have it configured for an external oscillator, Lady Heathers' "&a" autotune command will determine and display the oscillator EFC sensitivity. It works by setting the DAC voltage a few millivolts high, measuring the frequency, setting the EFC a few millivolts low, measuring the frequency, and calculating the gain value in Hz/volt. The process takes a couple of minutes. Typical values for the standard Tbolt oscillator are around -3.5 Hz/volt.