摘要:
A novel and useful apparatus for and method of software based phase locked loop (PLL). The software based PLL incorporates a reconfigurable calculation unit (RCU) that is optimized and programmed to sequentially perform all the atomic operations of a PLL or any other desired task in a time sharing manner. An application specific instruction-set processor (ASIP) incorporating the RCU includes an instruction set whose instructions are optimized to perform the atomic operations of a PLL. The RCU is clocked at a fast enough processor clock rate to insure that all PLL atomic operations are performed within a single PLL reference clock cycle.
摘要:
A phase locked loop (PLL) control system is provided that includes a digital controlled oscillator (DCO). The DCO comprises a delay cell chain comprising a number (B) of delay cells, and a load control cell comprising a number (L) of load cells. A system also includes that module that is configured to dynamically adjust the number (B) of delay cells that are activated and part of the delay cell chain and the number (L) of load cells that are switched on, when the PLL control system is operating in a lock mode, to control an amount of delay in the DCO.
摘要:
A digital synchronizer is disclosed, comprising: a phase locked loop (100) configured to produce an output signal (clkFc) having the same frequency as an input signal (Frx) by selecting a divider ratio (/P) of a frequency divider (130) with a control signal (Pctrl), the frequency divider (130) configured to divide the frequency of a high frequency signal (clkHF) by the divider ratio (/P) to provide the output signal (clkFc); a carrier generator (300) comprising a look-up table (320), the carrier generator (300) configured to generate an oversampled carrier signal using the look-up-table (320) by using the control signal (Pctrl) to produce a carrier signal with a period corresponding with a contemporaneous period of the output signal (clkFc).
摘要:
A phase-locked loop (PLL) includes a counter configured to measure voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) information of an oscillator during a mask time, and a frequency tuner configured to tune a frequency of the oscillator to a target frequency, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the VCO information to target frequency information.
摘要:
A Method and Apparatus for Fast Frequency Acquisition in PLL System has been disclosed. In one implementation a time to digital converter is used with cycle slip detection for fast acquisition and lock. In one implementation cycle slip detection is applied to determine if a feedback clock from an oscillator is faster than a reference clock or not in one measurement cycle.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises a digitally controlled circuit having a variable capacitance and a controller configured to adjust a magnitude of the variable capacitance of the digitally controlled circuit. The digitally controlled circuit comprises a plurality of gain elements, the plurality of gain elements comprising one or more positive voltage-to-frequency gain elements and one or more negative voltage-to-frequency gain elements. The controller is configured to adjust the magnitude of the capacitance by adjusting the gain provided by respective ones of the gain elements in an alternating sequence of the positive voltage-to-frequency gain elements and the negative voltage-to-frequency gain elements.
摘要:
Methods and systems for phase correction include determining a phase error direction and generating a prediction for the phase error based on a sigma-delta error. It is determined whether the prediction agrees with the determined phase error direction. If the prediction does not agree, a phase correction is adjusted in accordance with the predicted phase error.
摘要:
The embodiments disclose a method and apparatus for implementing the clock holdover in the communication system. The apparatus receives an external source clock and outputs an output clock, and comprises a first phase-locked circuit and a second phase-locked circuit. The first phase-locked circuit is configured for taking the external source clock and a first output clock as input and outputting an intermediate clock, the first output clock is outputted by the second phase-locked circuit and fed back to the first phase-locked circuit. The first phase-locked circuit includes a first digital oscillator, and the first digital oscillator is configured to take the first output clock as a working clock to generate the intermediate clock. The second phase-locked circuit is configured for taking the intermediate clock and a local clock fed by a local oscillator as input, and outputting a second output clock.
摘要:
Described herein is apparatus and system for a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). The apparatus comprises a voltage regulator to provide an adjustable power supply; and a DCO to generate an output clock signal, the DCO including one or more delay elements, each delay element operable to change its propagation delay via the adjustable power supply, wherein each delay element comprising an inverter with adjustable drive strength, wherein the inverter is powered by the adjustable power supply. The apparatus further comprises a digital controller to generate a first signal for instructing the voltage regulator to adjust a voltage level of the adjustable power supply.
摘要:
Phase-locked loop circuitry to generate an output signal, the phase-locked loop circuitry comprising oscillator circuitry, switched resistor loop filter, coupled to the input of the oscillator circuitry (which, in one embodiment, includes a voltage-controlled oscillator), including a switched resistor network including at least one resistor and at least one capacitor, wherein an effective resistance of the switched resistor network is responsive to and increases as a function of one or more pulsing properties of a control signal (wherein pulse width and frequency (or period) are pulsing properties of the control signal), phase detector circuitry, having an output which is coupled to the switched resistor loop filter, to generate the control signal (which may be periodic or non-periodic). The phase-locked loop circuitry may also include frequency detection circuitry to provide a lock condition of the phase-locked loop circuitry.