SP8853 SP8853
1.3 GHz Professional Synthesiser Data Sheet
June 2003
The SP8853 is a low power single chip synthesiser intended for professional radio applications, containing all the elements (apart from the loop amplifier) required to build a PLL frequency synthesis loop The device is serially programmable by a three-wire data highway and contains three independent buffers to store one reference divider word and two local oscillator divider words. A digital phase detector with two charge pumps, programmable in phase and gain, are provided to improve lock-up performance. The preset operation of the charge pumps can be overwritten or the comparison frequencies switched to output ports under control of the divider word. The dual modulus ratio and so operating range is also programmable through the same word. A power down mode is incorporated as a battery economy feature. The SP8853 is specified at 1.3GHz at -55°C to +125°C (mil temp) and -40°C to +85°C (ind. temp).
FPD*
LOCK DETECT
PD1 OUTPUT
VEE3
4
3
2
1
28
27 26 25 24 23
FREF* POWER DOWN VEE4 VCC4 VCC1 RF INPUT RF INPUT
NC
Cd
IC
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
PD2 OUTPUT RPD VCC3 GROUND XTAL 1 XTAL2 VEE2
SP8853
22 21 20 19
CLOCK
ENABLE
F1/F2
VEE1
NC
FEATURES s Improved Digital Phase Detector Eliminates ‘Dead Band’ Effects s Low Operating Power, Typically 175mW s 1·3GHz Operating Frequency s Complete Phase Locked Loop s High Input Sensitivity s Programmed throughThree-Wire Bus s Wide Range of Reference Division Ratios s Local Storage for Two Frequency Words, giving Rapid Frequency Toggling s Programmable Phase Detector Gain s Power Down Mode ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Supply voltage Storage temperature Prescaler input voltage 20·3V to 17V 255°C to 1150°C 2·5V p-p
DATA
VCC2
HC28
*FPD and FREF outputs are reversed by the phase detector sense bit in the F1/F2 programming word. The above diagram is correct when the sense bit is low. See Table 2 and Fig. 7. VCC1, VEE1 – preamplifier and prescaler supplies VCC2, VEE2 – oscillator supplies VCC3, VEE3 – charge pump 2 supplies VCC4, VEE4 – ECL supplies
Fig. 1 Pin identification diagram (top view)
ORDERING INFORMATION
SP8853/A/DG, SP8853/A/HC Industrial temperature versions SP8853/AC/DG, SP8853/AC/HC Military temperature versions
SP8853
Data Sheet
RF INPUT RF INPUT
10 11
16/17 OR 8/9 CONTROL
A COUNT 1LOGIC
M COUNT 1LOGIC
fPD PHASE DETECTOR
LOGIC F1/F2 DATA CLOCK ENABLE
13 14
4 BIT
15 BIT
2 BIT
DUAL F1/F2 DATA BUFFER
1 BIT CHARGE PUMP 1 N21 24 28 RPD Cd 3 PD1
N0
15 16
N3
N4
N18
N19
N20
DATA INPUT
2-BIT SR N0 N12
22 BIT SHIFT REGISTER N13 N14 N15 SINGLE REFERENCE BUFFER
POWER 6 DOWN
CHARGE PUMP 2
25
13 BIT
1 BIT
2 BIT
PD2 27 LOCK DETECT
5 LOGIC R COUNT REFERENCE DIVIDER fREF OUTPUT INTERFACE
FREF*
4
FPD*
*FREF and FPD outputs are reversed by the phase detector
sense bit in the F1/F2 programming word. The pin allocations shown are correct when the sense bit is low (see Table 2 and Fig. 7).
20
21
CRYSTAL
Fig. 2 SP8853 block diagram
PD1
3
VCC
CHARGE PUMP 1
CHARGE PUMP 1 DISABLE (SEE TABLE 4)
45k
Output current at pin 27 is proportional to voltage difference between pins 25 and 28, IMAX = 625µA
−
−
CHARGE PUMP 2
+
31 31
10k
+ − +
DUAL VOLTAGE COMPARATOR
TRANSCONDUCTANCE AMPLIFIER fPD fREF PHASE DETECTOR
31 BUFFER
27
LOCK DETECT
45k
24 25 28
RPD
PD2
Cd
Fig. 3 Detailed block diagram of lock detect circuit
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Data Sheet
400 350 TYPICAL OVERLOAD
SP8853
INPUT VOLTAGE (mV RMS)
300 250 200 150 100 50 25 0 0 80 150 500 650 750 1000 1300 1500 TYPICAL SENSITIVITY
GUARANTEED OPERATING WINDOW 48/9 MODE
GUARANTEED OPERATING WINDOW 416/17 MODE
FREQUENCY (MHz)
Fig. 4 Typical input characteristics and input drive requirements for SP8853 A and B
tS1tCH DATA
FIRST DATA BIT LAST DATA BIT
2V
tS CLOCK
tCH
tCL
tREP
2V
ENABLE
2V
tE
tREP = 1µs min., tS = 50ns min., tCH = 50ns min., tCL = 100ns min., tE = 50ns min.
Fig. 5 Data and clock timing requirements
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Data Sheet
These characteristics are guaranteed over the following range of operating conditions unless otherwise stated: Supply voltage VCC = 14·75V to 15·25V. TAMB = 255°C to 1125°C (A Grade), 240°C to 185°C (B Grade) Value Characteristic Pin Min. Typ. 33 4·5 Max. 40 7·5 Units Conditions
Supply current Supply current in power down mode Input sensitivity Input overload RF input division ratio
8,9,18,23 8 10,11 10,11 10,11,4 256 56
mA mA See Fig. 4 See Fig. 4
524287 262143 5 MHz MHz mVrms µs ns VCC 0·3VCC VCC 0·3VCC VCC 0·3VCC VCC 0·3VCC 0·9VCC 0·3VCC 5 5 V V V V V V V V V V µA µA kΩ V V 2·3 0·9 V V
With 416/17 selected With 48/9 selected
Comparison frequency Reference oscillator input frequency External reference input voltage Reference division ratio Data clock repetition rate, tREP Minimum setup time, tS DATA input high DATA input low CLOCK input high CLOCK input low Data ENABLE high Data ENABLE low F1/F2 input high F1/F2 input low POWER DOWN input high POWER DOWN input low F1/F2 input current POWER DOWN input current RDP external resistance LOCK DETECT output voltage when in lock LOCKDETECT switching voltage high LOCK DETECT switching voltage low FPD and FREF output voltage swing
4,5 20,21 20 20,5 15 14,15 14 14 15 15 16 16 13 13 6 6 13 6 24 27 25 25 2·7 68 50 0·6VCC VEE 0·6VCC VEE 0·6VCC VEE 0·6VCC VEE 0·6VCC VEE 4 10 1
20 500 8191 1
See Fig. 5 See Fig. 5
F1 buffer selected F2 buffer selected
V pin 13 = 5·0V V pin 6 = 4·5V
330 1
I pin 27 = 1mA VCC = 5V VCC = 5V VCC = 5V, external pulldown may be required
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Data Sheet
DESCRIPTION Prescaler and AM Counter
The programmable divider chain is of AM counter design and therefore contains a dual modulus front end prescaler, an A counter which controls the dual modulus ratio and an M counter which controls the bulk multi-modulus division. A programmable divider of this type has a division ratio of MN1A and a minimum integer steppable division ratio of N(N21). In the SP8853, the dual modulus front end prescaler is a dual N ratio device, capable of being statically switched between 416/17 and 48/9 ratios. The controlling A counter is of four-bit design, allowing a maximum count sequence of 15 (2421), which begins with the start of the M counter sequence and stops when it has counted by the pre-loaded number of cycles. While the A counter is counting, the dual modulus prescaler is held in the N11 mode then reverts to the N mode at the completion of the sequence. The M counter is a 15-bit asynchronous divider which counts with a ratio set by a control word. In both A and M counters the controlling data from the F1/F2 buffer is loaded in sequence with every M count cycle. The N ratio of the dual modulus prescaler is selected by a one-bit word in the reference divider buffer and, when when a ratio of 48/9 is selected, the A counter requires only three programming bits, having an impact on the frequency bit allocation as described in the data entry section. F1 or F2 word G2 0 1 0 1 G1 0 0 1 1 Charge pump 1 current (µA) 50 75 125 200
SP8853
Charge pump 2 multiplier 1 1·5 2·5 4
Table 1 Charge pump currents
Output for RF phase lag F1/F2 sense bit 0 1 Pins 3 and 25 Current source Current sink Pin 4 FPD FREF Pin 5 FREF FPD
Table 2
Data Entry and Storage
The data section of the SP8853 consists of a data input interface, a data shift register and three data buffers. Data is entered to the data input interface via a three-wire highway, with DATA (pin 24), CLOCK (pin 15) and ENABLE (pin16) inputs. The input interface routes the data into a 24bit shift register with bus connections to three data buffers. Data entered via the serial bus is transferred to the appropriate data buffer on the negative transition of the data enable input according to the two final data bits C1 and C2 as shown in Table 3. The MSB of the data is entered first. 2-bit SR contents C2 0 1 0 1 C1 0 0 1 1 Buffer loaded F1 F2 Transfer A counter bits (N0:N3) into 4-bit buffer (see Figs. 2 and 7) Reference
Reference Source and Divider
The reference source in the SP8853 is obtained from an on-chip oscillator which is frequency controlled by an external crystal. The oscillator can also function as a buffer amplifier to allow the use of an external reference source. In this mode, the source is simply AC-coupled into the oscillator transistor base on pin 20. The oscillator output is coupled to a programmable reference counter (R) whose output is the reference for the phase detector. The reference divider is a fully programmable 13-bit asynchronous design and can be set to any division ratio between 1 and 8191. The actual division ratio is controlled by a data word stored in the internal reference buffer.
Phase Detector
The SP8853 contains a digital phase detector which feeds two charge pump circuits. Charge pump 1 has preset currents which are programmble as shown in Table 1. Charge pump 2 has a current level set by an external resistor RPD; the current is multiplied by a factor which is determined by bits G1 and G2 of the F1 or F2 word (see Table 1). Note that charge pump 2 current is pin 24 current 3 muliplication factor, where I pin 24 = VCC21·5V RPD
Table 3
The dual F1/F2 buffer can receive two 22-bit words and controls the programmable divider A and M counters using 19 bits, the phase detector gain with two bits and the phase detector sense with one bit. A fourth input from the synthesiser control system selects the active buffer. The third buffer contains only 16 bits, 13 being used to set the reference divider division ratio and 2 to control the phase detector enable logic. The remaining bit sets the dual modulus prescaler N ratio. The data words may be entered in any individual multiple sequence and the shift register can be updated whils the data buffers retain control of the synthesiser with the previously loaded data. This enables four unique data words to be stored in the device, with three in the data buffers and a fourth in the shift register, while the chip is enabled. The F1 word may also be updated while F2 is controlling the programmable divider and vice-versa. The dual F1/F2 buffer enables allows the device to be toggled between two frequencies using the F1/F2 select input at a rate determined by the comparison frequency and also permits random frequency hopping at a rate determined by a btye load period; this is possible because the loop can be locked to F1 while F2 is updated by entering new data via the shift register. The F1/F2 input is high to select F1.
A lock detect circuit is connected to the output of charge pump 2. when the voltage level at pin 25 is between approximately 2·25V and 2·75V, LOCK DETECT (pin 27) will be low and charge pump 1 disabled, depending on the PD1 and PD2 programming bits as shown in Table 4. The output signals from the R and M counters are available on pins 4 and 5 (FPD and FREF) when programmed by the reference programming word; the various options are shown in Table 4. An external phase detector may be connected to pins 4 and 5 and may be used independently or in conjunction with the on-chip phase detector. To allow for control direction changes introduced by the design of the control loop, a control bit in the F1/F2 programming word interchanges the inputs to the on-chip phase detector and reverses the functions on pins 4 and 5 (see Table 2).
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An F1 or F2 update cycle will consist of a byte containing 24 bits whereas the reference byte will contain 18 bits. The device requires 3 bytes, each with a chip select sequence, totalling 66 bits to fully program. When the dual modulus A counter is set to 48/9, the data required to set the counter is reduced by one bit, leaving an PD2 0 1 0 1 PD2 0 0 1 1
Data Sheet
unused bit in the 22-bit F1/F2 buffer. This bit must always be set to zero when the 48/9 mode is required. Various programming sequences are shown in Fig. 7. The data entry and storage registers are always powered up, making it possible to enter data when the device is in the powered down state. Result FREF and FPD outputs off, charge pumps 1 and 2 on FREF and FPD outputs on, charge pump 1 off, charge pump 2 on FREF and FPD outputs off, charge pump 1 disabled by lock detect, charge pump 2 on FREF and FPD outputs on, charge pump 1 disabled by lock detect, charge pump 2 on
Table 4
LOOP FILTER
C2 C1 R2
15V
15V
FREF
FPD
15V
Rx 2·2k 15V 0·25 PD2 current
− +
4 3 2 1 28 27 26 25 24 23
SL562
Rb Rx
5 6 7 8 9
RPD
Rb >
VCC 2
15V
SP8853
22 21
33p
VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR
0·1µ
1n
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
20 19
39p
1n
Fig. 6a Typical application
CONTROL MICRO
1n
VCC TO LOOP AMPLIFIER Cd
VCC FROM CHARGE PUMP Ra
15V
VARICAP SUPPLY
10k TO VCO LOOP FILTER 470
21 20 19
NC
EXTERNAL REFERENCE SOURCE
3
2
1
28
27
26 25 24
SP8853
Ra 22k
Fig. 6b Connection of external reference
0·25 Ra > 23 PD2 current
Fig. 6c Use of lock detect circuit with PD1
Fig. 6d Simple discrete amplifier
Fig. 6 Application diagrams
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Data Sheet
PHASE DETECTOR GAIN CONTROL (SEE TABLE 1)
SP8853
G2 G1 218 217 216 215 214 213 212 211 210 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20
MSB
LSB
C2 C1
15-BIT PROGRAMMABLE COUNTER (M COUNTER) PHASE DETECTOR SENSE BIT (SEE TABLE 2)
4-BIT PROGRAMMABLE COUNTER (A COUNTER)
Fig. 7a F1 or F2 word, bit allocation with 416/17 selected
PHASE DETECTOR GAIN CONTROL (SEE TABLE 1)
MUST BE ZERO LSB
MSB
G2 G1
217
216
215
214
213
212
211
210
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
0
22
21
20
15-BIT PROGRAMMABLE COUNTER (M COUNTER) PHASE DETECTOR SENSE BIT (SEE TABLE 2)
Fig. 7b F1 or F2 word, bit allocation with 48/9 selected
DUAL MODULUS N RATIO SELECT 0 = 416/17 1 = 48/9 MSB LSB
PD1 PD2
212 211 210 29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
PHASE DETECTOR BISTABLE CONTROL (SEE TABLE 4)
22 BITS
DATA
22 CLOCKS
DATA CLOCK
CHIP SELECT
DATA LOADS ON FALLING EDGES
13-BIT PROGRAMMABLE COUNTER (R COUNTER) CONTROL LOGIC (SEE TABLE 3)
Fig. 7c Reference word bit allocation
F1 WORD 00
F2 WORD 22 BITS 10
22 CLOCKS
22 CLOCKS
Fig. 7d Data load sequence
Fig. 7 Data format diagrams
C2 C1
REF WORD 22 BITS 11
3-BIT CONTROL PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC COUNTER (SEE (A COUNTER) TABLE 3)
CONTROL LOGIC (SEE TABLE 3)
C2 C1
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SP8853
Data Sheet
VCC1 13·25k 1250 1250 6k 6k
VCC4 62·5k 12k 12k
VCC4
500
10
500
3, 14, 6 15, 16
RF INPUT
11
77·5k 24k
RF INPUT 10k 0·8mA 50µA 37·5k 176k 50µA 27·5µA VEE4
VEE1
VEE4
Fig. 8a RF preamplifer inputs
Fig. 8b F1/F2 data and power down inputs
Fig. 8c Hysteresis inputs, data clock and enable
VCC2 24k
20
VCC4 (CP1) / VCC3 (CP2) VCC3
21
f UP
80k 100µA
27
f UP
VEE VCC
3, 25
f DOWN
35k 50µA VEE2 VEE3 VEE4 (CP1) / VEE3 (CP2)
f DOWN
Fig. 8d Oscillator pins
Fig. 8e Lock detect output
Fig. 8f Phase detector charge pumps
VCC4 10k VCC3 EXTERNAL RESISTOR
24
RPD (See Table 1) FROM M OR R COUNTERS
4, 5
OUTPUT ENABLE VEE3 100µA 50µA VEE4
Fig. 8g Charge pump 2 current programming
Fig. 8h FPD and FREF outputs
Fig. 8 Input and output interface diagrams
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Data Sheet
DESCRIPTION
A basic application using a single phase detector is shown in Fig. 6a. The SP8853 is a 1·3GHz part so good RF design techniques should be employed, including the use of a ground plane and suitable high frequency capacitors at the RF input and for power supply decoupling. The RF input should be coupled to either pin 10 or pin 11, with the other pin decoupled to ground. The reference oscillator is of conventional Colpitts type, with two capacitors required to provide a low impedance tap for the feedback signal to the transistor emitter. Typical values are shown in Fig. 6a, although these may be varied to suit the loading requirements of particular crystals. Where a suitable reference signal already exists or where a very stable source is required, it is possible to apply an external reference as shown in Fig. 6b. The amplitude should be kept below 0·5Vrms to avoid forward biasing the transistor’s collector-base junction.
SP8853
Charge pump 1 should not be left open circuit when enabled as this would prevent correct operation of the phase detector. The output on pin 3 should be biased to half supply with a pair of 4·7kΩ resistors connected across supplies. When charge pump 2 is used to drive the loop amplifier, the lock detect circuit will only give an out of lock indication when large frequency changes are made or when a frequency outside the range of the VCO is programmed. at other times the loop amplifier is maintained at 2·5V by the action of the loop filter components. Again, a resistor connected between pin 25 and the loop amplifier, producing a voltage drop greater than 0·25V at the charge current programmed will allow sensitive out of lock detection. When phase lock detection is required using charge pump 1 only, charge pump 2 output should be biased to 2·5V, using two equal value resistors, Ra, across the supply as shown in Fig. 6c. A small capacitor, Cd, connected frompin 28 to ground may be used to reduce chatter at the lock detect output. A detailed block diagram of the lock detect circuit is shown in Fig. 3.
Lock Detect and Charge Pump Operation
In some systems, it is useful to have an indication of phase lock. This function is provided on pin 27 (LOCK DETECT), which goes low when the output of charge pump 2 (PD2) is between 2·25V and 2·75V and can be used to drive an LED to give visual indication of phase lock. Alternatively, a pullup resistor may be connected from pin 27 to VCC and the output used to signal to the control microprocessor that the loop is locked, thus speeding up system operation. The output current available from pin 27 is limited to 1·5mA; if this is exceeded, the logic low level will be uncertain. The circuit diagram of Fig. 6a is a basic application with minimum component count but which is neverthless perfectly adequate for many applications. Charge pump 1 output (pin3) is used to drive the loop amplifier which provides the control voltage for the VCO. When charge pump 1 is used in this mode, the PD1 and PD2 bits in the reference programming word must be set to enable charge pump 1 continuously (see Table 4). This application could also use charge pump 2 output (pin 25) or, if a higher phase detectot gain is required, pins 3 and 25 could be connected in parallel to use the combined output current from both charge pumps. The lock detect circuit can be programmed to automatically disable charge pump 1 as shown in Table 4. This feature can be used to reduce the system lock up time by connecting the charge pump outputs in parallel to the loop amplifier with resistor Rb connected in series with charge pump 2 output. This connection allows a relatively high current to be used from charge pump 1 to give a short lock up time, and a low charge pump 2 current to be set to give low reference frequency sidebands. The degree of lock up time improvement depends on the ratio of charge pump 1 and charge pump 2 currents. When the loop is out of lock, both charge pumps will be enabled and will feed current to the loop amplifier to bring the VCO to phase lock. The current from charge 2 will produce a voltage drop across Rb, allowing operation of the lock detect circuit and enabling charge pump 1. The value of Rb must be chosen to give a voltage drop greater than 0·25V at the current level programmed for charge pump 2. When phase lock is achieved, there will be no charge pump current and therefore the voltage at pin 25 will be equal to that on the virtual earth point of the loop amplifier (2·5V), disabling charge pump 1.
Choice of Loop Amplifier
The loop amplifier converts the charge pump current pulses into a voltage of a magnitude suitable for driving the chosen VCO. The choice of amplifier is determined by the voltage swing required at the VCO to achieve the necessary range. In most cases, an operational amplifier will be used to provide the essential characteristcs of high input impedance, high gain and low output impedance required in this application. A simple discrete design could also be used as shown in Fig. 6d. This arrangement can be particularly useful where the minimum VCO control voltage must be close to ground and where negative supplies are inconvenient. This form of amplifier is not suitable for use with charge pump 2 when the lock detect circuit is required. When an operational amplifier is used in the inverting configuration shown in Fig. 6a, the charge pump output is connected directly to the virtual earth point and will therefore operate a a voltage close to that set on the non-inverting input. Normally, this operating point should be set at half supply using a potential divider of two equal value resistors, Rx, but if necessary the voltage can be set up to 1V higher or lower without detrimental effect. When the lock detect function is required on charge pump 2 however, the non-inverting input must be at half supply. The digital phase detector and charge pump in the SP8853 produces bi-directional current pulses in order to correct errors between the reference and the VCO divider outputs. Once synchronisation is achieved, in theory no further output from the charge pump should be required. In practice, due to leakage currents and particularly the input current of the amplifier, the capacitors in the loop filter will gradually discharge, modifying the VCO control voltage and requiring further outputs from the charge pump to restore the charge. The effect of this continuous correction is to frequency modulate the VCO frequency and thus produce sidebands at the reference frequency. In order to reduce this effect to a minimum, an amplifier with low input bias is essential.
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C1
C1
Data Sheet
R2
R2
FROM PHASE DETECTOR
R1
− +
R3 TO VCO C2
PHASE DETECTOR
− +
Fig. 9 Standard form of second order loop filter
Fig. 10 Modified form of second order loop filter
Example Calculate values for a second order loop with the following parameters: Frequency to be synthesised = 800MHz Reference frequency =100kHz 800MHz Division ration N = 100kHz = 8000 From equation (1), 2 t1 = 0·079632 p310 ∴t1 = 6·334µs From equation (2),
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LOOP CALCULATIONS
Many frequency synthesiser designs use a second order loop with a loop filter of the form shown in Fig. 9. In practice, an additional RC time constant (shown dashed in Fig. 9) is often added to reduce noise from the amplifier. In addition, any feedthrough capacitor or local decoupling at the VCO will be added to the value of C2. These additional components in fact form a third order loop and, if the values are chosen correctly, the additional filtering provided can considerably reduce the level of reference frequency sidebands and noise without adversely affecting the loop settling time. The calculations of values for both types of loop are shown below.
(2p3500) 383103
Second Order Loop
For this filter, two equations are required to determine the time constants t1 (= C1R1) and t2 (= C1R2); the equations are:
Now, since t1 = C1R1 ,
t2 = 230·7071
2p3500 ∴t2 = 450µs
KK t1 = u2 0 vn N
…(1)
C1 = 6·334310 103 ∴C1 = 6·33nF
26
t2 =
where Ku is the phase detector gain factor in V/radian K0 is the VCO gain factor = 2p310MHz/V N is the division ratio from VCO to reference frequency vn is the natural loop frequency = 500Hz z is the damping factor = 0·7071 The SP8853 phase detector is a current source rather than a conventional voltage source and has a gain factor specified in µA/radian. Since the equations deal with a filter where R1 is feeding the virtual earth point of an operational amplifier from a voltage source, R1 sets the input current to the filter – similar to the circuit shown in Fig. 10 – where a current source phase detector is connected directly to the virtual earth point of the operational amplifier. The equivalent voltage gain of the phase detector can be calculated by assuming a value for R1 and calculating a gain in V/radian which would produce the set current. The digital phase detector used in the SP8853 is linear over a range of 2p radians and therefore the phase detector gain is given by: Phase detector current setting µA/radian 2p For R1 = 1kΩ and assuming a value of phase detector current of 50µA, the phase detector gain is therefore: 50µA Ku = 3103 2p
2z vn
…(2)
and, since
t2 = C1R2 ,
24 R2 = 4·5310 29 6·33310 ∴R2 = 71kΩ
Third Order Loop
The third order loop is normally as shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 12 shows the circuit redrawn to use an RC time constant after the amplifier, allowing any feedthrough capacitance on the VCO line to be included in the loop calculations. Where the modified form in Fig. 12 is used, it is advantageous to connect a small capacitor CX of typically 100pF (shown dashed) across R2 to reduce sidebands caused by the amplifier being forced into non-linear operation by the phase comparator pulses Three equations are required to determine the time constants t1, t2, and t3, where for Fig. 11
t1 = C1R1 t2 = R2 (C11C2) t3 = C2R2 t1 = C1R1 t2 = C1R2 t3 = C2R3 t1 = t2 = t3 =
22 KuK0 11vn t2 2 22 2 vn N 11vn t3
1
and for Fig. 12
Ku =
The equations are:
…(3)
1
22 vn t 3
…(4)
= 0·00796V/radian This value can now be inserted in equation 1 to obtain a value for C1 and equation 2 used to determine a value for R2.
1 2tan F0 1 cos F0
vn
…(5)
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Data Sheet
C2
C1 R2
SP8853
Cx
C1 R2
FROM CHARGE PUMP
R1
− +
TO VCO
FROM CHARGE PUMP
R1
− +
R3
TO VCO
C3
Fig. 11 Standard form of third order loop filter
where Ku, K0, N and vn are as defined for the second order loop and F0 is the phase margin, normally set to 45°. These values can now be substituted in equation (3) to obtain a value for C1 and in equations (4) and (5) to determine values for C2 and R2. Example Calculate values for a third order loop with parameters as for the second order loop and F0 = 45°. From equation (5): 1 2tan 45°1 cos 45° t3 = 500Hz32 p
=
0·4142 3161·6
Fig. 12 Modified form of third order loop filter
For Fig. 11, For Fig. 12,
t2 = R2 (C11C2) t3 = C2R2 t2 = R2 C11t3 = R2 C11t3
R2
Substituting for C2:
or, R2= =
t22t3
C1
7·6873102421·31831024 0·015331026 ∴R2 = 41·627kΩ
∴t3 = 131·8µs
From equation (4):
t3 = C2R2 = t3
=
R2
t2 =
1 (500323p)231·31831024
For Fig. 12,
1·31831024 41627 ∴C2 = 3·17nF
∴t2 = 768·7µs
Using these values in equation (3):
t1 = C1R1
or, C1 =
t1 =
where A =
7·96310 32p310MHz/V 80003(50032p)2
22 11vn t2 22 11vn t3
23
3[A]
1 2
1·5331025 103 ∴C1 = 0·0153nF
t2 = C1R2
or, R2 = 7·68731024 1·5331028 ∴R2 = 50·242kΩ
11(50032p)23(7·68731024)2 = 11(50032p)23(1·31831024)2
2 t1 = 500141·6 10 6·832 7·896110 1·1714 1
t3 = C2R3
Since the values of C2 and R3 are independent of the other components, either can be chosen and the other determined. Assuming that R3 = 1kΩ, then 1·31831024 103 ∴C2 = 0·01318µF
= 6·3343102632·415
∴t1 = 15·3µs
1·5331025 Now, since t1 = C1R1 and R1 =1kΩ, C1 = 103 ∴C1 = 0·0153µF
C2 =
11
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