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Frequency Counter

Simple Frequency Counter

Counter schematic.

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Connections to LCD module.

This is the support page for the simple frequency counter project in Homebrew, RadCom October 2006. The original design used a gate time of one second which gives a count resolution of 1Hz. Maximum input frequency is about 50MHz. A VHF/UHF prescaler for this counter is described in Homebrew, RadCom February 2008. U2 is a PIC16F628 (PIC16F628-20 or PIC16F628A). The PIC crystal frequency is 10.240MHz. The firmware is easily modified so that a 10MHz crystal can be used instead. Homebrew for March 2008 shows how this counter can be used with a GPS or Loran controlled gate. PCB artwork for the RadCom frequency counter can be found here: counter.zip The original PIC assembly source code for the RadCom Oct 2006 frequency counter is here: counter12.zip 100mS gate time version for use as a frequency display in a receiver/transmitter: display.zip

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Counter PCB top view.

PCB component overlay.

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PCB track pattern.

Updated version 2.1 for RadCom Homebrew Feb. 2008 with gate times of 0.4S, 4.0S, 1.28S and 12.8S Pic clock frequency = 10.240MHz. counter21.zip Version 2.1 for 10.000MHz clock. Dec. 2007. counter21-10MHz.zip

This is a hacked version of the counter firmware which allows the counter gate time to be determined by a 1pps signal from a GPS or Loran receiver. More details in Homebrew, RadCom March 2008. gpscount.zip

GPS controlled version measuring the frequency of a 10MHz OCXO using a gate time of 200 seconds.

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These display modules have been tested and found to work perfectly with the counter: Maplin 2x16 display. N27AZ. Samsung chip. Densitron 2x16 with Oki M6222B chip. Generic unbranded 2x16 with Hitachi HD44780 chip. Winstar WH1602A 2x16 L2432 2x24 LCD module. Powertip PC 1602-F SDEC SSC2D16DLYY

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