Abstract:
Each of primary and secondary random-walk filters has longer and shorter time constants. A multi-valued phase comparator generates a start signal if a phase error generated when an abrupt frequency change occurs exceeds a given value. In response to the start signal, the primary and secondary random-walk filters are set to the shorter time constants. A timer is started by the start signal, and upon elapse of a predetermined period of time, sets the primary and secondary random-walk filters to the longer time constants.
Abstract:
A digital phase-locked loop provides substantially real-time measurements of frequency differences between an applied input signal and a reference signal. The system is especially adapted for the measurement of Doppler frequency shift in a Doppler sonar detection system. A two phase clock receives a reference signal and generates complementary clock signals. A phase-frequency detector receives an applied input signal containing a frequency shift and a further reference signal derived and applied in closed loop fashion. Frequency and phase discrepancies between the applied input signal and a second reference signal are gated to a counter to increment the frequency count or blank the frequency count for a predetermined period, thereby to synchronize the second reference signal with the applied input signal in frequency and phase. The frequency difference is detected by counting pulses gated into a divide by N counter thereby to advance or retard the phase of the second reference signal to match the incoming signal under observation. Since no filtering or integration is required, the circuit obtains loop lock within one cycle of the input frequency. An embodiment adapted for pulsed Doppler sonar detection systems employs a secondary counter which is incremented or decremented in accordance with the phase error signal to provide a high resolution low jitter real-time measure of frequency shift.
Abstract:
In a destuffing circuit for use in processing an input pulse sequence comprising data pulses, stuffing pulses, and control pulses into an output pulse sequence with reference to a data pulse timing signal, the output pulse sequence is produced with the stuffing and the control pulses removed from the input pulse sequence. A local signal producing arrangement produces a local signal by digital processing a predetermined one of first through M-th timing sequences derived from the data pulse timing signal and a preselected one of first through M-th local sequences derived from the local signal, where M represents a predetermined number. The destuffing circuit further comprises a destuffing arrangment responsive to the input sequence and produces the output pulse sequence by using the data pulse timing signal and the local signal.
Abstract:
A digital phase-locked loop in which the lead or lag of the phase of the input is compared to the phase of the output of the loop and the occurrences of the advance or retardation are filtered in a random walk filter in order to phase control the output. According to the invention, the time trend of the advance or retardation is determined. If there is a significant run of either advance or retardation, the random walk filter is adjusted so as to more quickly provide correcting output.
Abstract:
Characteristics of a pulse sequence, such as frequency, are controlled in a simple circuit without requirement for specific storage components. The cumulative effect of a sequence of control signals is maintained by providing a phase shift between a pair of waveforms. The phase shift between the waveforms is used to provide a number of control pulses to the circuit for varying the desired characteristic. In a particular embodiment, control signals are externally provided for varying the phase shift between two waveforms. In response to the phase variation, a number of control signals are provided for adding or deleting pulses to a pulse stream. The use of feedback control loops results in repeated addition and/or deletion of pulses to or from the pulse stream, thereby varying the output frequency in accordance with a one time input of the external control signals. In accordance with the principles of the invention, serial or parallel control signals may be provided, and ripple counters (or a combination of ripple and presettable counters) may be used for the frequency control function.
Abstract:
A digital phase synchronization system in which a received pulse wave is compared in a phase detector with a local pulse wave obtained by frequency dividing the output of a local oscillator. One output of the phase detector is used to control the subtraction or addition of pulses from the local oscillator until phase synchronization is achieved. Another output of the phase detector is used to control the number of pulses which are subtracted or added. The number of pulses subtracted or added is proportional to the phase difference when the phase difference is greater than a predetermined value, and is limited to one or a few pulses when the phase difference is below the predetermined value.
Abstract:
A phase-locked loop circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) that generates a VCO clock in response to a voltage control signal, a divider that divides the VCO clock to output a division clock, a phase-frequency error detector that receives a reference clock and outputs a first error compensation signal, a sampler that receives the reference clock and oversamples the reference clock at a rising edge or a falling edge to output a sampling clock, a window phase error detector that receives the reference clock and outputs a second error compensation signal, a residue phase error detector that outputs a third error compensation signal, an adder that accumulates the first error compensation signal, the second error compensation signal, and the third error compensation signal to output a final error compensation signal, and a loop filter that converts and output the final error compensation signal into the voltage control signal.
Abstract:
Described herein are apparatus, system, and method for controlling temperature drift and/or voltage supply drift in a digital phase locked loop (DPLL). The apparatus comprises a DPLL including a digital filter to generate a fine code for controlling a frequency of an output signal of a digital controlled oscillator (DCO) of the DPLL; a logic unit to monitor the fine code and to generate a compensation signal based on the fine code; and a voltage adjustment unit to update a power supply level to the DCO based on the compensation signal, wherein the updated power supply level to cause the digital filter to generate the fine code near the middle of an entire range of the fine code across various temperatures, and wherein the digital filter to generate the fine code near the middle of the entire range across power supply drift.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a SERDES circuit including a clock and data recovery circuit that allows operational margin in temporal and voltage directions to be measured, using a phase offset signal and a threshold voltage control signal, a pre-emphasis driver circuit and an equalizer circuit in order to reduce ISI on a transmission line, and an optimization control circuit for controlling the overall circuit. The optimization control circuit controls an equalizer control signal that is for adjusting characteristics of the equalizer circuit and a driver control signal that is for adjusting characteristics of the pre-emphasis driver circuit and sets the equalizer control signal and driver control signal so that the operational margin of the clock and data recovery circuit is maximized.
Abstract:
A forwarding unit such as a DSLAM (8) receives (21) Ethernet packets and forwards information therein on digital subscriber lines (27). For forwarding voice information of received Ethernet packets a reference clock signal is generated by a clock device (28) and provided to modems (23) for the digital subscriber lines. The clock device includes an extraction unit (29) for selecting at least one stream of received Ethernet packets, and a clock signal generating unit, configured as an adaptive clock unit (31), for generating a reference clock signal according to arrival times of packet in selected packet stream or streams. The reference clock signal can be provided to time reference units (25) in the modems. The extraction unit can analyze received Ethernet packets to find streams of packets from one destination to one user, the packets of each of the streams carrying real time information belonging to a real time service and then select one or more streams to be used by the adaptive clock unit.