FS6131-01/FS6131-01g Programmable Line Lock Clock Generator IC
Data Sheet
4.0 Functional Block Description
4.1 Main Loop PLL
The main loop phase locked loop (ML-PLL) is a standard phase- and frequency- locked loop architecture. As shown in Figure 2, the
ML-PLL consists of a reference divider, a phase-frequency detector (PFD), a charge pump, an internal loop filter, a voltage-controlled
oscillator (VCO), a feedback divider, and a post divider.
During operation, the reference frequency (f
REF
), generated by either the on-board crystal oscillator or an external frequency source, is
first reduced by the reference divider. The integer value that the frequency is divided by is called the modulus, and is denoted as N
R
for
the reference divider. The divided reference is then fed into the PFD.
The PFD controls the frequency of the VCO (f
VCO
) through the charge pump and loop filter. The VCO provides a high-speed, low noise,
continuously variable frequency clock source for the ML-PLL. The output of the VCO is fed back to the PFD through the feedback
divider (the modulus is denoted by N
F
) to close the loop.
The PFD will drive the VCO up or down in frequency until the divided reference frequency and the divided VCO frequency appearing at
the inputs of the PFD are equal. The input/output relationship between the reference frequency and the VCO frequency is
f
VCO
f
=
REF
N
F
N
R
If the VCO frequency is used as the PLL output frequency (f
CLK
) then the basic PLL equation can be rewritten as
⎛
N
⎞
f
CLK
=
f
REF
⎜
F
⎟
⎜
N
⎟
⎝
R
⎠
4.1.1 Reference Divider
The reference divider is designed for low phase jitter. The divider accepts either the output of either the crystal loop (the VCXO output)
or an external reference frequency, and provides a divided-down frequency to the PFD. The reference divider is a 12-bit divider, and
can be programmed for any modulus from 1 to 4095. See both Table 3 and Table 8 for additional programming information.
4.1.2 Feedback Divider
The feedback divider is based on a dual-modulus pre-scaler technique. The technique allows the same granularity as a fully
programmable feedback divider, while still allowing the programmable portion to operate at low speed. A high-speed pre-divider (also
called a prescaler) is placed between the VCO and the programmable feedback divider because of the high speeds at which the VCO
can operate. The dual-modulus technique insures reliable operation at any speed that the VCO can achieve and reduces the overall
power consumption of the divider.
For example, a fixed divide-by-eight could be used in the feedback divider. Unfortunately, a divide-by-eight would limit the effective
modulus of the feedback divider path to multiples of eight. The limitation would restrict the ability of the PLL to achieve a desired input-
frequency-to-output frequency ratio without making both the reference and feedback divider values comparatively large. Large divider
moduli are generally undesirable due to increased phase jitter.
f
vco
Dual-
Modulus
Prescaler
M
Counter
A
Counter
Figure 3: Feedback Divider
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– Rev. 3.0, Jan. 08
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