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Raspberry Pi XO Replacement

Notable Test Points

PP3 GND
PP4 GND
PP5 GND
PP6 GND
PP7 5V after polyfuse
PP8 3V3
PP9 1V8

Pi 3 B v1.2 Stock XO

New TCXO

Test Cases

Before I do this swap, I need to get a benchmark of (at least) two identical Pis so I have a baseline of their performance in stock configuration. These systems need to be as identical as possible, both in terms of software load out as well as their physical deployment.

Software

  • OS - Alpine Linux 3.17
  • Timekeeping/measurement - chrony

Configured to be as light and slim as possible.

Physical

This will be an isolated test, no

Power

Meanwell 5v PSU powering both Pis - “back feeding” through the 5v pin on the 40p header. AC PSU connected to a UPS to protect against brownouts or extended outages.

Environmental

Both Pis enclosed in a single styrofoam enclosure, as close to each other as reasonable. Placed in a location that is as temperature stable as possible (no direct sunlight, no temp swings from HVAC adjacency, etc.)

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