Oscillators – Automatic frequency stabilization using a phase or frequency... – Plural a.f.s. for a single oscillator
Patent
1989-06-07
1990-05-29
Mis, David
Oscillators
Automatic frequency stabilization using a phase or frequency...
Plural a.f.s. for a single oscillator
331 1A, 331 25, H03L 7113
Patent
active
049299182
ABSTRACT:
A method and means for setting the free-running frequency of a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) without requiring laser trimming or the like is described. The VCO forms part of an interconnected phase-locked loop (PLL) and frequency-locked loop (FLL). At system power on, the PLL is automatically disabled and a digital-to-analog (DAC) in the PLL is set to a value corresponding substantially to the center of a preselected lock range. The FLL, which includes a second DAC, then operates to generate a bias voltage for incrementing or decrementing the VCO output frequency until the VCO pulse count stored in a register equals an expected count; whereupon the VCO will be set at its free-running frequency. When the PLL is enabled, a phase error generator generates a digital phase error signal from the input data. A digital integrator converts the phase error signal to a digital frequency error signal. These error signals are added and the result is supplied to the DAC in the PLL for providing an analog output indicative of PLL frequency error. The outputs from both DACs are summed and the resultant current is converted to a bias voltage to adjust the VCO frequency as necessary for normally maintaining it within said lock range. If the VCO frequency deviates from said range, the frequency error signal to the PLL DAC is zeroed, and the frequency error signal is supplied to the FLL DAC. The phase error signal from the PLL DAC and the signal from the FLL DAC as modified by the frequency error signal are summed, and the resultant current in converted to a bias voltage to adjust the VCO frequency to within said lock range.
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Chung Paul W.
Gee Ralph L.
Lang Luke C. K.
Saber Paik
International Business Machines - Corporation
Mis David
Otto, Jr. Henry E.
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