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The main objective is to be able to use subsystems built for the LCLS-I reference frequencies with the LCLS-II beam.  The beneficiaries include XTCAV, STCAV and possibly others.  In order to do that, the 476MHz Master Oscillator (MO) signal for LCLS-I should be replaced with another one locked to the 162.5MHz LCLS-II Master Oscillator.

Timing System Description

The 476MHz Master Oscillator ( MO ) provides an RF source to the timing system.  This signal is combined with a 360Hz signal derived from the a sequencer chassis (i.e. derives a 360Hz signal coincident with the zero crossings from the 3-phase AC power line).  The 476MHz and the 360Hz signals are routed to the inputs of the VME-based Master Trigger Generator (VMTG).  The VMTG output is thus synchronized with the 476MHz MO --via a 71kHz RF signal-- and it triggers the fiducial generator at 360Hz.  The 360Hz output of the fiducial generator is amplitude-modulated onto the original 476MHz signal (hence 2.78ms between peaks and with a 476MHz frequency) and is propagated down the Main Drive Line (MDL).

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