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explore it. For example, this would give the reader the possibility to
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open the components' datasheets with three clicks (double click on the
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component and then on the "Documentation" tab).
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component and then on the "Documentation"
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tab).
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## The whole board
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[![](/uploads/369b5e642651608cb4aff7b81e7fc982/WholeBoard-small.jpg)](/uploads/6f9f326e441e218162874dad9568cef2/WholeBoard-big.jpg)
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On this card will be connected all the future time measurement elements.
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So, the goal of this board is only to convert the analog data in
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## The clock splitter
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[![](/uploads/a52c62fec5d5b09e185621ca93c64524/ClockSplitter-small.jpg)](/uploads/ad68744d2997997adbbf77a926ebbb46/ClockSplitter-big.jpg)
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This part is used to synchronise both the ADC by giving them the same
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clock signal. This clock splitter allows us to use different clock
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## The power Supply
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[![](/uploads/fae232a9cd87431b8b132382262a27a8/PowerSupply-small.jpg)](/uploads/2870c6f8c043692b5f6da0a46030adce/PowerSupply-big.jpg)
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We need enough power to supply all the components on the board but also
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the MicroZed board. Furthermore, these components needs different
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Instead of using big capacitors at the input and the output of the
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converter, we decided to use different values to catch the high
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harmonics and then improve the noise rejection.
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harmonics and then improve the noise
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rejection.
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## External connections
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[![](/uploads/165d0de00a4b0e7dfa01a2de62245bcb/FCI-Small.jpg)](/uploads/bfb5ed7b77ab47591077dcf598819075/FCI-big.jpg)
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The connections to the MicroZed board are done via its FCI connectors.
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All these inputs can be configured to work in LVDS. As the outputs of
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