The ACS8510 is a highly integrated, single-chip
solution for the Synchronous Equipment Timing
Source (SETS) function in a SONET or SDH Network Element. The device generates SONET or
SDH Equipment Clocks (SEC) and frame synchronization clocks. The ACS8510 is fully compliant
with the required specifications and standards.
The device supports Free-Run, Locked and
Holdover modes. It also supports all three types
of reference clock source: recovered line clock,
PDH network, and node synchronization. The
ACS8510 generates independent SEC and BITS
clocks, an 8 kHz Frame Synchronization clock
and a 2 kHz Multi-Frame Synchronization clock.
Two ACS8510 devices can be used together in a
Master/Slave configuration mode allowing system protection against a single ACS8510 failure.
A microprocessor port is incorporated, providing
access to the configuration and status registers
for device setup and monitoring. The ACS8510
supports IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary scan.
* Meets Holdover requirements, lowest bandwidth 0.1 Hz.
Block Diagram
Suitable for Stratum 3E*, 3, 4E and 4 SONET
or SDH Equipment Clock (SEC) applications
Meets AT&T, ITU-T, ETSI and Telcordia specifi cations
Accepts 14 individual input reference clocks
Generates 11 output clocks
Supports Free-Run, Locked and Holdover
modes of operation
Robust input clock source quality monitoring on
all inputs
Automatic hit-less source switchover on loss
of input
Phase build-out for output clock phase conti nuity during input switchover and mode transi tions
Microprocessor interface - Intel, Motorola,
Serial, Multiplexed, EEPROM
Programmable wander and jitter tracking/
attenuation 0.1 Hz to 20 Hz
Support for Master/Slave device configuration
alignment and hot/standby redundancy
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan
Single 3.3 v operation. 5 v I/O compatible
Operating temperature (ambient) -40°C to
+85°C
Available in 100 pin LQFP package
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14 Input
Reference
Source
includin g:
AMI 64/8 kHz
2 kHz
8 kHz
N x 8 kHz
Local oscillator clock..........................................................................................................................................................8
Over voltage protection.......................................................................................................................................................8
Input wander and jitter tolerance...................................................................................................................................11
Output wander and jitter..................................................................................................................................................14
Interrupt enable and clear...............................................................................................................................................19
Modes of operation..........................................................................................................................................................38
Power on reset - PORB.....................................................................................................................................................42
Absolute maximum range...............................................................................................................................................45
TTL DC characterisitics...................................................................................................................................................45
PECL DC characteristics..................................................................................................................................................47
LVDS DC characteristics..................................................................................................................................................48
AMI DC characteristics....................................................................................................................................................49
Serial mode.......................................................................................................................................................................62
Order information....................................................................................................................................69
The ACS8510 is a highly integrated, single-chip
solution for the SETS function in a SONET/SDH
Network Element, for the generation of SEC
and frame synchronisation pulses. In Free-Run
mode, the ACS8510 generates a stable, lownoise clock signal from an internal oscillator.
In Locked mode, the ACS8510 selects the most
appropriate input reference source and
generates a stable, low-noise clock signal locked
to the selected reference. In Holdover mode,
the ACS8510 generates a stable, low-noise
clock signal from the internal oscillator,
adjusted to match the last-known-good
frequency of the last-selected reference source.
In all modes, the frequency accuracy, jitter and
drift performance of the clock meet the
requirements of ITU G.812, G.813, G.823, GR
1244-CORE.
The ACS8510 supports all three types of
reference clock source: recovered line clock
(T
), PDH network synchronisation timing (T
IN1
and node synchronisation (T
generates independent T
OUT0
). The ACS8510
IN3
and T
OUT4
IN2
clocks,
an 8 kHz Frame Synchronisation clock and a 2
kHz Multi-Frame Synchronisation clock.
The ACS8510 has a high tolerance to input
jitter and wander. The output jitter and wander
are low, where the wander transfer is
programmable (0.1 Hz up to 20 Hz cut-off
points).
The ACS8510 supports protection. Two
ACS8510 devices can be configured to provide
protection against a single ACS8510 failure.
The protection maintains alignment of the two
ACS8510 devices (Master and Slave) and
ensures that both ACS8510 devices maintain
the same priority table, choose the same
reference input and generate the T
the 8 kHz Frame Synchronisation clock and
the 2 kHz Multi-Frame Synchronisation clock
with the same phase. The ACS8510 includes a
microprocessor port, providing access to the
configuration and status registers for device
setup and monitoring.
Local Oscillator Clock
The Master system clock on the ACS8510
should be provided by an external clock oscillator
of frequency 12.80 MHz. The clock specification
is important for meeting the ITU/ETSI and
Telcordia performance requirements in Holdover
mode. ITU and ETSI specifications permit a
combined drift characteristic, at constant
temperature, of all non-temperature-related
parameters, of up to 10 ppb per day. The same
specifications allow a drift of 1 ppm over a
temperature range of 0 to 70 Celsius. Telcordia
specifications are somewhat tighter, requiring
a non-temperature-related drift of less than 40
ppb per day and a drift of 280 ppb over the
temperature range 0 to 50 Celsius.
ITU and ETSI specification
OUT0
clock,
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Crystal Frequency Calibration
The absolute crystal frequency accuracy is less
important than the stability since any frequency
offset can be compensated by adjustment of
register values in the IC. This allows for
calibration and compensation of any crystal
frequency variation away from its nominal value.
+/- 50 ppm adjustment would be sufficient to
cope with most crystals, in fact the range is an
order of magnitude larger due to the use of
two 8 bit register locations. The setting of the
conf_nominal_frequency register allows for this
adjustment. An increase in the register value
increases the output frequencies by 0.02 ppm
for each LSB step. The default value (in decimal)
is 39321. The minimum being 0 and the
maximum 65535, gives a +500 ppm to -700
ppm adjustment range of the output
frequencies.
For example, if the crystal was oscillating at
12.8 MHz + 5 ppm, then the calibration value
in the register to give a -5 ppm adjustment in
output frequencies to compensate for the
crystal inaccuracy, would be : 39321 - (5 /
0.02) = 39071 (decimal).
Tolerance:+/- 4.6 ppm over 20 year life time.
Drift*:+/- 0.05 ppm/15 seconds @ constant temp.
+/- 0.01 ppm/day @ constant temp.
+/- 1 ppm over temp. range 0-70 Celsius
*Frequency drift over supply voltage range of 2.7 V to 3.3 V.
Telcordia GR-1244 CORE specification
Tolerance:+/- 4.6 ppm over 20 year life time.
Drift*:+/- 0.05 ppm/15 seconds @ constant temp.
+/- 0.04 ppm/day @ constant temp.
+/- 0.28 ppm over temp. range 0-50 Celsius
*Frequency drift over supply voltage range of 2.7 V to 3.3 V.
Please contact Semtech for information on
crystal oscillator suppliers.
The ACS8510 supports up to fourteen input
reference clock sources from input types T
T
and T
IN2
using TTL, CMOS, PECL, LVDS and
IN3
IN1
AMI buffer I/O technologies. These interface
technologies support 3.3 V and 5 V operation.
Over-Voltage Protection
The ACS8510 may require Over-Voltage
Protection on input reference clock ports
according to the ITU Recommendation K.41.
Semtech recommends the use of their
protection devices for this purpose (see
separate Semtech data book).
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Input Reference Clock Ports
Table 1 gives details of the input reference
ports, showing the input technologies and the
range of frequencies supported on each port;
the default spot frequencies and default
priorities assigned to each port on power-up or
by reset are also shown. Note that SDH and
SONET networks use different default
frequencies; the network type is pin-selectable
(using the SONSDHB pin). Specific frequencies
and priorities are set by configuration.
Although each input port is shown as belonging
to one of the types, T
fully interchangeable as long as the selected
speed is within the maximum operating speed
of the input port technology.
SDH and SONET networks use different default
frequencies; the network type is selectable
using the config_mode register 34 Hex, bit 2.
For SONET, config_mode register 34 Hex, bit 2
= 1, for SDH config_mode register 34 Hex, bit
2 = 0. On power-up or by reset, the default will
be set by the state of the SONSDHB pin (pin
100). Specific frequencies and priorities are set
by configuration.
TTL ports (compatible also with CMOS signals)
support clock speeds up to 100 MHz, with the
highest spot frequency being 77.76 MHz. The
actual spot frequencies supported are; 8 kHz
(and N x 8 kHz), 1.544 MHz/2.048 MHz, 6.48
MHz, 19.44 MHz, 25.92 MHz, 38.88 MHz,
51.84 MHz, 77.76 MHz. The frequency
selection is programmed via the
cnfg_ref_source_frequency register. The
internal DPLL will normally lock to the selected
input at the frequency of the input, eg. 19.44
MHz will lock the DPLL phase comparisons at
19.44 MHz. It is, however, possible to utilise
an internal pre-divider to the DPLL to divide the
input frequency before it is used for phase
comparisons in the DPLL. This pre-divider can
be used in one of 2 ways:
IN1
, T
IN2
or T
, they are
IN3
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(i) any of the supported spot frequencies can be divided
to 8 kHz by setting the "lock8K" bit (bit 6) in the
appropriate cnfg_ref_source_frequency register
location
(ii) any multiple of 8 kHz between 1544 kHz to 100
MHz can be supported by using the "DivN" feature (bit
7 of the cnfg_ref_source_frequency register). Any
reference input can be set to use DivN independently
of the frequencies and configurations of the other
inputs.
Any reference input with the "DivN" bit set in
the cnfg_ref_source_frequency register will
employ the internal pre-divider prior to the DPLL
locking. The cnfg_freq_divn register contains
the divider ratio N where the reference input
will get divided by (N+1) where 0<N<214-1. The
cnfg_ref_source_frequency register must be set
to the closest supported spot frequency to the
input frequency, but must be lower than the
input frequency. When using the "DivN" feature
the post-divider frequency must be 8 kHz, which
is indicated by setting the lock8k bit high (bit
6 in cnfg_ref_source_ frequency register). Any
input set to DivN must have the frequency
monitors disabled (If the frequency monitors
are disabled, they are disabled for all inputs
regardless of the input configurations, in this
case only activity monitoring will take place).
Whilst any number of inputs can be set to use
the "DivN" feature, only one N can be
programmed, hence all inputs using the "DivN"
feature must require the same division to get
to 8 kHz.
PECL and LVDS ports support the spot clock
frequencies listed above plus 155.52 MHz and
311.04 MHz. The choice of PECL or LVDS
compatibility is programmed via the
cnfg_differential_inputs register. Unused PECL/
LVDS differential inputs should be fixed with
one input high (VDD) and the other input low
(GND), or set in LVDS mode and left floating, in
which case one input is internally pulled high
and the other low.
Note 1: TTL ports (compatible also with CMOS signals) support clock speeds up to 100 MHz, with the highest spot
frequency being 77.76 MHz. The actual spot frequencies are: 2 kHz, 4 kHz, 8 kHz, 1.544 MHz/2.048 MHz, 6.48 MHz,
19.44 MHz, 25.92 MHz, 38.88 MHz, 51.84 MHz, 77.76 MHz. There are different output clock frequencies available
for SONET and SDH applications. SONSDHB controls the default frequency output. F
frequency is F1 when the SONSDHB pin is High and F2 when SONSDHB pin is Low.
Note 2: PECL and LVDS ports support the spot clock frequencies listed above plus 155.52 MHz and 311.04 MHz.
Note 3: Input port <I_11> is set at 12 on the Master SETS IC and 1 on the Slave SETS IC, as default on power up (or
PORB). The default setup of Master or Slave <I_11> priority is determined by the MSTSLVB pin.
DivN examples
To lock to 2.000 MHz.
(1) The cnfg_ref_source_frequency register is set to 11XX0001 (binary) to set the DivN, lock8k bits, and the
frequency to E1/T1. (XX = leaky bucket ID for this input).
(2) The cnfg_mode register (34Hex) bit 2 needs to be set to 1 to select SONET frequencies (T1).
(3) The frequency monitors are disabled in cnfg_monitors register (48Hex) by writing 00 to bits 0 and 1.
(4) the DivN register is set to F9 Hex (249 decimal).
means that the output
1/F2
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To lock to 10.000 MHz.
(1) The cnfg_ref_source_frequency register is set to 11XX0010 (binary) to set the DivN, lock8k bits, and the
frequency to 6.48 MHz. (XX = leaky bucket ID for this input).
(2) The frequency monitors are disabled in cnfg_monitors register (48Hex) by writing 00 to bits 0 and 1.
(3) the DivN register is set to 4E1 Hex (1249 decimal).
An AMI port supports a composite clock,
consisting of a 64 kHz AMI clock with 8 kHz
boundaries marked by deliberate violations of
the AMI coding rules, as specified in ITU
recommendation G.703. Departures from the
nominal pattern are detected within the
ACS8510, and may cause reference-switching
if too frequent. See Figure 9 for more details.
in, hold-in and pull-out ranges are specified for
each input port in Table 2. Minimum jitter
tolerance masks are specified in Figures 1 and
2, and Tables 3 and 4, respectively. The
ACS8510 will tolerate wander and jitter
components greater than those shown in Figure
1 and Figure 2, up to a limit determined by a
combination of the apparent long-term
frequency offset caused by wander and the
Input Wander and Jitter Tolerance
The ACS8510 is compliant to the requirements
of all relevant standards, principally ITU
Recommendation G.825, ANSI T1.101-1994
and ETS 300 462-5 (1997).
eye-closure caused by jitter (the input source
will be rejected if the offset pushes the
frequency outside the hold-in range for long
enough to be detected, whilst the signal will
also be rejected if the eye closes sufficiently to
affect the signal purity). The 8klocking mode
All reference clock inputs have a tight frequency
tolerance but a generous jitter tolerance. Pull-
should be engaged for high jitter tolerance
according to these masks. All reference clock
ports are monitored for quality, including
frequency offset and general activity. Single
short-term interruptions in selected reference
clocks may not cause rearrangements, whilst
longer interruptions, or multiple, short-term
interruptions, will cause rearrangements, as will
frequency offsets which are sufficiently large
or sufficiently long to cause loss-of-lock in the
phase-locked loop. The failed reference source
will be removed from the priority table and
declared as unserviceable, until its perceived
quality has been restored to an acceptable
level.
The registers reg sts_curr_inc_offset (address
0C, 0D, 07) report the frequency of the DPLL
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with respect to the external TCXO frequency.
This is a 19 bit signed number with one LSB
representing 0.0003 ppm (range of +/- 80
ppm). Reading this regularly can show how the
currently locked source is varying in value e.g.
due to wander on its input.
The ACS8510 performs automatic frequency
monitoring with an acceptable input frequency
offset range of +/- 16.6 ppm. The ACS8510
DPLL has a programmable frequency limit of
+/- 80 ppm. If the range is programmed to be
> 16.6 ppm, the frequency monitors should be
disabled so the input reference source is not
automatically rejected as out of frequency
range.
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Table 2: Input Reference Source Jitter Tolerance.
Notes for Table 2.
Note 1. The frequency acceptance and generation range will be +/-4.6 ppm around the required frequency when the
external crystal frequency accuracy is within a tolerance of +/- 4.6 ppm.
Note 2. The fundamental acceptance range and generation range is +/- 9.2 ppm with an exact external crystal
frequency of 12.8 MHz.
Note 3. The power up default PDLL range is as stated in note 2, but the range is also programmable from 0 to 80 ppm
in 0.08 ppm steps.
Table 3: Amplitude and Frequency values for Jitter Tolerance for inputs supporting G.783 compliant sources
Output Clock Ports
The device supports a set of main output clocks,
T
OUT0
and T
, and a pair of secondary output
OUT4
clocks, 'Frame-Sync' and 'Multi-Frame-Sync'. The
two main output clocks, T
OUT0
and T
OUT4
, are
independent of each other and are individuallyselectable. The two secondary output clocks,
'Frame-Sync' and 'Multi-Frame-Sync', are derived
from T
. The frequencies of the output clocks
OUT0
are selectable from a range of pre-defined spot
frequencies and a variety of output technologies
are supported, as defined in Table 5.
Low-speed Output Clock (T
The T
clock is supplied on two output ports,
OUT4
TO8 and TO9. The former port will provide an AMI
signal carrying a composite clock of 64 kHz
and 8 kHz, according to ITU Recommendation
G.703. The latter port will provide a TTL/CMOS
signal at either 1.544 MHz or 2.048 MHz,
depending on the setting of the SONSDHB pin.
High-speed Output Clock (Part of T
The T
port has multiple outputs. Outputs T
OUT0
and TO2 are TTL/CMOS output with a choice of
OUT4
)
)
OUT0
11 different frequencies up to 51.84 MHz.
Performance-wise, the output ports are
specified in Figures 3, 4 and 5, in terms of
jitter, MTIE (and TDEV) and Phase Error,
respectively.
Outputs T
with fixed frequencies of 19.44 MHz, 38.88
MHz and 77.76 MHz, respectively. Output T
is differential and can support clocks up to
Table 4: Amplitude and Frequency values for Jitter Tolerance for inputs supporting G.703 compliant sources
and can support clocks up to 155.52 MHz.
Each output is individually configured to operate
at the frequencies shown in Table 5
(configuration must be consistent between
These will be driven from the T
will be synchronised with their counterparts in
a second ACS8510 device (if used), using the
technique described later.
clock. They
OUT0
ACS8510 devices for protection-switching to be
effective - output clocks will be phase-aligned
between devices). Using the
cnfg_differential_outputs register, outputs T
Output Wander and Jitter
Wander and jitter present on the output clocks
O6
are dependent on:
and TO7 can be made to be LVDS or PECL
compatible.
Frame Sync and Multi-Frame Sync Clocks (Part of
T
)
OUT0
Frame Sync (8 kHz) and Multi-Frame Sync (2
kHz) clocks will be provided on outputs T
(FrSync) and T
(MFrSync). The FrSync and
O11
MFrSync clocks have a 50:50 mark space ratio.
The magnitude of wander and jitter on the
selected input reference clock (in Locked mode);
The internal wander and jitter transfer
characteristic (in Locked mode);
Wander and jitter are treated in different ways
to reflect their differing impacts on network
design. Jitter is always strongly attenuated,
whilst wander attenuation can be varied to suit
the application and operating state. Wander and
jitter attenuation is performed using a digital
phase locked loop (DPLL) with a programmable
bandwidth. This gives a transfer characteristic
of a low pass filter, with a programmable pole.
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It is sometimes necessary to change the filter
dynamics to suit particular circumstances - one
example being when locking to a new source,
the filter can be opened up to reduce locking
time and can then be gradually tightened again
to remove wander. Since wander represents a
relatively long-term deviation from the nominal
operating frequency, it affects the rate of supply
of data to the network element. Strong wander
attenuation limits the rate of consumption of
data to within a smaller range, so a larger buffer
Frequencies supported: There are different output clock frequencies available for SONET and SDH applications. SONSDHB
controls the default frequency output. F1/F2 means that the output frequency is F1 when the SONSDHB pin is High and F
when SONSDHB pin is Low.
store is required to prevent data loss. But, since
any buffer store potentially increases latency,
wander may often only need to be removed at
specific points within a network where buffer
stores are acceptable, such as at digital cross
connects. Otherwise, wander is sometimes not
required to be attenuated and can be passed
through transparently. The ACS8510 has
programmable wander transfer characteristics
in a range from 0.1 Hz to 20 Hz. The wander
and jitter transfer characteristic is shown in
Figure 3.
Wander on the local oscillator clock will not
have significant effect on the output clock whilst
in Locked mode, so long as the DPLL bandwidth
is set high enough so that the DPLL can
compensate quickly enough for any frequency
changes in the crystal. In Free-Running or
Holdover mode wander on the crystal is more
significant. Variation in crystal temperature or
supply voltage both cause drifts in operating
frequency, as does ageing. These effects must
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be limited by careful selection of a suitable
component for the local oscillator, as specified
in the section Local Oscillator Clock.
Phase Variation
There will be a phase shift across the ACS8510
between the selected input reference source
and the output clock. This phase shift may vary
over time but will be constrained to lie within
specified limits. The phase shift is characterised
using two parameters, MTIE (Maximum Time
Interval Error), and TDEV (Time Deviation), which,
although being specified in all relevent
specifications, differ in acceptable limits in each
one. Typical measurements for the ACS8510
are shown in Figures 4 and 5, for Locked mode
operation. Figure 6 shows a typical
measurement of Phase Error accumulation in
Holdover mode operation.
The required performance for phase variation
during Holdover is specified in several ways
depending upon the particular circumstances
1. ETSI 300 462-5, Section 9.1, requires that the shortterm phase error during switchover (i.e., Locked to Holdover
to Locked) be limited to an accumulation rate no greater
than 0.05 ppm during a 15 second interval.
2. ETSI 300 462-5, Section 9.2, requires that the longterm phase error in the Holdover mode should not exceed
{(a1+a2)S+0.5bS
a1 = 50 ns/s (allowance for initial frequency offset)
a2 = 2000 ns/s (allowance for temperature variation)
b = 1.16x10
c = 120 ns (allowance for entry into Holdover mode).
3. ANSI Tin1.101-1994, Section 8.2.2, requires that the
phase variation be limited so that no more than 255 slips
(of 125 µs each) occur during the first day of Holdover.
This requires a frequency accuracy better than:
((24x60x60)+(255x125µs))/(24x60x60) = 0.37 ppm.
Temperature variation is not restricted, except to within
the normal bounds of 0 to 50 Celsius.
4. Telcordia GR.1244.CORE, Section 5.2. Table 4. shows
that an initial frequency offset of 50 ppb is permitted on
entering Holdover, whilst a drift over temperature of 280
ppb is allowed; an allowance of 40 ppb is permitted for all
other effects.
5. ITU G.822, Section 2.6, requires that the slip rate during
category(b) operation (interpreted as being applicable to
Holdover mode operation) be limited to less than 30 slips
(of 125 µs each) per hour
((((60 x 60)/30)+125µs)/(60x60)) = 1.042 ppm.
Phase Build Out
Phase Transient Response and Holdover
2
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-4
ns/s2 (allowance for ageing)
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Lost_Phase mode is entered.
The typical phase disturbance on clock
reference source switching will be less than 12
ns on the ACS8510. For clock reference
switching caused by the main input failing or
being disconnected, then the phase disturbance
on the output will still be less than the 120 ns
allowed for in the G.813 spec. The actual value
is dependant on the frequency being locked to.
The PBO requirement, as specified in Telcordia
GR1244-CORE, Section 5.7, is that a phase
transient of greater than 3.5 µs occuring in
less than 0.1 seconds should be absorbed. This
will be implemented on a future version.
ITU-T G.813 states that the max allowable short
term phase transient response, resulting from
a switch from one clock source to another,
with Holdover mode entered in between, should
be a maximum of 1 µs over a 15 second
interval. The maximum phase transient or jump
should be less than 120 ns at a rate of change
of less than 7.5 ppm and the Holdover
performance should be better than 0.05 ppm.
On the ACS8510, PBO can be enabled, disabled
or frozen using the µP interface. By default, it
is enabled. When PBO is enabled, it can also
be frozen, which will disable the PBO operation
on the next input reference switch, but will
remain with the current offset. If PBO is disabled
while the device is in the Locked mode, there
will be a phase jump on the output SEC clocks
as the DPLL locks back to 0 degree phase
error.
Phase Build Out (PBO) is the function to minimise
phase transients on the output SEC clock during
input reference switching. If the currently
selected input reference clock source is lost
(due to a short interruption, out of frequency
detection, or complete loss of reference), the
second, next highest priority reference source
will be selected. During this transition, the
The ACS8510 incorporates a microprocessor
interface, which can be configured for the
following modes via the bus interface mode
control pins UPSEL(2:0) as defined in Table 6.
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G.813 option 1, constant temperature wander limit
MTIE m e asurement on 155 MHz output, 19.44 MHz i/p (8kHz locking),
1
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G.813 option 1 constant temperature wander limit
1
Time
(ns)
0.01
Time
(ns)
100
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10
100
1000
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OUT0
10000
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0.01
0.01
TDEV m easurement on 155 M Hz output, 19.44 MHz i/p (8kHz locking),
111 (7)OFFInterface disabled
110 (6)OFFInterface disabled
101 (5)SERIALSerial uP bus interface
100 (4)MOTOROLAMotorola interface
011 (3)INTELIntel compatible bus interface
010 (2)MULTIPLEXEDMultiplexed bus interface
001 (1)EPROMEPROM read mode
000 (0)OFFInterface disabled
Table 6: Microprocessor Interface Mode Selection
Motorola Mode
Parallel data + address: this mode is suitable
for use with Motorola's 68x0 type bus.
Intel Mode
Parallel data + address: this mode is suitable
for use with Intel's 80x86 type bus.
Multiplexed Mode
Data/address: this mode is suitable for use
with microprocessors which share bus signals
between address and data (e.g., Intel's 80x86
family).
Serial Mode
This mode is suitable for use with
microprocessor which use a serial interface.
EPROM Mode
This mode is suitable for use with an EPROM,
in which configuration data is stored (one-way
communication - status information will not be
accessible). A state machine internal to the
ACS8510 device will perform numerous EPROM
read operations to pull the data out of the
EPROM.
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right most bit. Some registers carry several
individual data fields of various sizes, from
single-bit values (e.g. flags) upwards. Several
data fields are spread across multiple registers;
their organisation is shown in the register map,
Table 7.
Configuration Registers
Each configuration register reverts to a default
value on power-up or following a reset. Most
default values are fixed, but some will be pinsettable. All configuration registers can be read
out over the microprocessor port.
Status Registers
The Status Registers contain readable registers.
They may all be read from outside the chip but
are not writeable from outside the chip (except
for a clearing operation). All status registers
are read via shadow registers to avoid data
hits due to dynamic operation. Each individual
status register has a unique location.
Register Access
Most registers are of one of two types,
configuration registers or status registers, the
exceptions being the Chip_ID and Chip_revision
registers. Configuration registers may be written
to or read from at any time (the complete 8-bit
register must be written, even if only one bit is
being modified). All status registers may be read
at any time and, in some status registers (such
as the sts_interrupts register), any individual
data field may be cleared by writing a "1" into
each bit of the field (writing a "0" value into a
bit will not affect the value of the bit). A
description of each register follows.
Register Set
All registers are 8-bits wide, organised with the
most-significant bit positioned in the left-most
bit, with bit-significance decreasing towards the
Interrupt requests are flagged on pin INTREQ
(active High).
Bits in the interrupt status register are set (high)
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by the following conditions;
(i) any reference source becoming valid or going invalid
(ii) a change in the operating state (eg. locked, holdover
etc.)
(iii) brief loss of the currently selected reference source
(iv) AMI input error
All interrupt sources are maskable via the mask
register, each one being enabled by writing a
'1' to the appropriate bit.
Any unmasked bit set in the interrupt status
register will cause the interrupt request pin to
be asserted (high).
All interrupts are cleared by writing a '1' to the
bit(s) to be cleared in the status register.
When all pending unmasked interrupts are
cleared the interrupt pin will go inactive (low).
The loss of the currently selected reference
source will eventually cause the input to be
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considered invalid, triggering an interrupt. The
time taken to raise this interrupt is dependant
on the leaky bucket configuration of the activity
monitors. The very fastest leaky bucket setting
will still take up to 128 ms to trigger the
interrupt. The interrupt caused by the brief
loss of the currently selected reference source
is provided to facilitate very fast source failure
detection if desired. It is triggered after missing
just a couple of cycles of the reference source.
Some applications require the facility to switch
downstream devices based on the status of
the reference sources. In order to provide extra
flexibility, it is possible to flag the "main
reference failed" interrupt (addr 06, bit 6) on
the pin TDO. This is simply a copy of the status
bit in the interrupt register and is independent
of the mask register settings. The bit is reset
by writing to the interrupt status register in the
normal way. This feature can be enabled and
disabled by writing to bit 6 of register 48Hex.
Shaded areas in the map are dont care and writing either 0 or 1 will not affect any function of
the device.
Bits labelled Set to 0 or Set to 1 must be set as stated during initialisation of the device,
either following power up, or after a power on reset (POR). Failure to correctly set these bits may
result in the device operating in an unexpected way.
Some registers do not appear in this list. These are either not used, or have test functionality. Do
not write to any undefined registers as this may cause the device to operate in a test mode. If an
undefined register has been inadvertently addressed, the device should be reset to ensure the
undefined registers are at default values.
Under normal operation, the input reference
sources are selected automatically by an order
of priority. But, for special circumstances, such
as chip or board testing, the selection may be
forced by configuration.
Automatic operation selects a reference source
based on its pre-defined priority and its current
availability. A table is maintained which lists all
reference sources in the order of priority. This
is initially downloaded into the ACS8510 via
the micro-processor interface by the Network
Manager, and is subsequently modified by the
results of the ongoing quality monitoring. In this
way, when all the defined sources are active
and valid, the source with the highest
programmed priority is selected but, if this
source fails, the next-highest source is selected,
and so on.
Restoration of repaired reference sources is
handled carefully to avoid inadvertent
disturbance of the output clock. The ACS8510
has two modes of operation; Revertive and
Non-Revertive. In Revertive mode, if a re-
validated (or newly validated) source has a
higher priority than the reference source which
is currently selected, a switch over will take
place. Many applications prefer to minimise the
clock switching events and choose NonRevertive mode. In Non-Revertive mode , when
a re-validated (or newly validated) source has a
higher priority then the selected source will be
maintained. The re-validation of the reference
source will be flagged in the sts_sources_valid
register and, if not masked, will generate an
interrupt. Selection of the re-validated source
can only take place under software control the software should briefly enable Revertive
mode to affect a switch-over to the higher
priority source. If the selected source fails under
these conditions the device will still not select
the higher priority source until instructed to do
so by the software, by briefly setting the
Revertive mode bit. When there is a reference
available with higher priority than the selected
reference, there will be NO change of reference
source as long as the Non-Revertive mode
remains on. This is the case even of there are
lower priority references available or the
currently selected reference fails. When the
ONLY valid reference sources that are available
have a lower priority than the selected
reference, a failure of the selected reference
will always trigger a switch-over regardless of
whether Revertive or Non-revertive mode has
been chosen.
Also, in a Master/Slave redundancy-protection
scheme, the Slave device(s) must follow the
Master device. The alignment of the Master
and Slave devices is part of the protection
mechanism. The availability of each source is
determined by a combination of local and
remote monitoring of each source. Each input
reference source supplied to each ACS8510
device is monitored locally and the results are
made available to other devices.
Forced Control Selection
A configuration register, 'cnfg_ref_selection',
controls both the choice of automatic or forced
selection and the selection itself (when forced
selection is required). The forced selection of
an input reference source occurs when the
'cnfg_ref_selection' variable contains a non-zero
value, the value then representing the input
port required to be selected. This is not the
normal mode of operation, and the
'cnfg_ref_selection' variable is defaulted to the
all-zero value on reset, thereby adopting the
automatic selection of the reference source.
Automatic Control Selection
When an automatic selection is required, the
'cnfg_ref_selection' register must be set to allzero. The configuration registers,
'cnfg_ref_selection_priority', held in the µP port
block, consists of seven, 8 bit registers
organised as one 4 bit register per input
reference port. Each register holds a 4-bit value
which represents the desired priority of that
particular port. Unused ports should be given
the value, '0000' or '1111', in the relevant
register to indicate they are not to be included
in the priority table. On power-up, or following a
reset, the whole of the configuration file will be
defaulted to the values defined by Table 1. The
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selection priority values are all relative to each
other, with lower-valued numbers taking higher
priorities. Each reference source should be given
a unique number, the valid values are 1 to 15
(dec). A value of 0 disables the reference
source. However if two or more inputs are given
the same priority number those inputs will be
selected on a first in, first out basis. If the first
of two same priority number sources goes
invalid the second will be switched in. If the
first then becomes valid again, it becomes the
second source on the first in, first out basis,
and there will not be a switch. If a third source
with the same priority number as the other two
becomes valid, it joins the priority list on the
same first in, first out basis. There is no implied
priority based on the channel numbers.
The input port <I_11> is for the connection of
the synchronous clock of the T
the Master device (or the active-Slave device),
to be used to align the T
output with the
OUT0
Master (or active-Slave) device if this device is
acting in a subordinate-Slave or subordinateMaster role.
Clock Quality Monitoring
Clock quality is monitored and used to modify
the priority tables of the local and remote
ACS8510 devices. The following parameters are
monitored:
- Activity (toggling)
- Frequency (This monitoring is only performed when there
is no irregular operation of the clock or loss of clock
condition)
In addition, input ports <I_1> and <I_2> carry
AMI-encoded composite clocks which are
monitored by the AMI-decoder blocks. Loss of
signal is declared by the decoders when either
the signal amplitude falls below 0.3 v or there
is no activity for 1 ms.
signal, loss-of-activity, loss-of-regularity or clockout-of-band condition will be declared as
unavailable.
Clock quality monitoring is a continuous process
which is used to identify clock problems. There
is a difference in dynamics between the
selected clock and the other reference clocks.
Anomalies occurring on non-selected reference
sources affect only that source's suitability for
selection, whereas anomalies occurring on the
selected clock could have a detrimental impact
on the accuracy of the output clock.
Anomalies, whether affecting signal-purity or
signal frequency, could induce jitter or frequency
offsets in the output clock, leading to
anomalous behaviour. Anomalies on the
selected clock, therefore, have to be detected
as they occur and the phase locked loop must
be temporarily isolated until the clock is once
again pure. The clock monitoring process cannot
be used for this because the high degree of
accuracy required dictates that the process be
slow. To achieve the immediacy required by the
phase locked loop requires an alternative
mechanism. The phase locked loop itself
contains appropriate circuitry, based around the
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phase detector, and isolates itself from the
selected reference source as soon as a signal
impurity is detected. It can likewise respond to
frequency offsets outside the permitted range
since these result in saturation of the phase
detector. When the phase locked loop is isolated
from the reference source, it is essentially
operating in a Hold-Over state; this is preferable
to feeding the loop with a standby source, either
temporarily or permanently, since excessive
phase excursions on the output clock are
avoided.
Anomalies detected by the phase detector are
integrated in a leaky bucket accumulator.
Occasional anomalies do not cause the
accumulator to cross the alarm-setting
threshold, so the selected reference source is
retained. Persistent anomalies cause the alarmsetting threshold to be crossed and result in
the selected reference source being rejected.
Activity Monitoring
The ACS8510 has a combined inactivity and
irregularity monitor. The ACS8510 uses a "leaky
bucket" accumulator, which is a digital circuit
which mimics the operation of an analog
integrator, in which input pulses increase the
output amplitude but die away over time. Such
integrators are used when alarms have to be
triggered either by fairly regular defect events,
which occur sufficiently close together, or by
defect events which occur in bursts. Events
which are sufficiently spread out should not
trigger the alarm. By adjusting the alarm-setting
threshold, the point at which the alarm is
triggered can be controlled. The point at which
the alarm is cleared depends upon the decay
rate and the alarm-clearing threshold. On the
alarm-setting side, if several events occur close
together, each event adds to the amplitude
and the alarm will be triggered quickly; if events
occur a little more spread out, but still
sufficiently close together to overcome the
decay, the alarm will be triggered eventually. If
events occur at a rate which is not sufficient to
overcome the decay, the alarm will not be
triggered. On the alarm-clearing side, if no defect
events occur for a sufficient time, the amplitude
will decay gradually and the alarm will be cleared
when the amplitude falls below the alarm-
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clearing threshold. The ability to decay the
amplitude over time allows the importance of
defect events to be reduced as time passes
by. This means that, in the case of isolated
events, the alarm will not be set, whereas, once
the alarm becomes set, it will be held on until
normal operation has persisted for a suitable
time (but if the operation is still erratic, the
alarm will remain set). See Figure 7.
The "leaky bucket" accumulators are
programmable for size, alarm set & reset
thresholds and decay rate. Each source is
monitored over a 128 ms period. If, within a
128 ms period, an irregularity occurs that is
not deemed to be due to allowable jitter/wander,
then the accumulator is incremented. The
accumulator will continue to increment up to
the point that it reaches the programmed
bucket size. The "fill rate" of the leaky bucket
is, therefore, 8 units/second. The "leak rate"
of the leaky bucket is programmable to be in
multiples of the fill rate (x1, x0.5, x0.25 and
x0.125) to give a programmable leak rate from
Leaky bucket timing
The time taken to raise an inactivity alarm on a reference source that has previously been fully active (leaky
bucket empty) will be:
(cnfg_activ_upper_threshold N)
8
where N is the number of the relevent leaky bucket configuration. If an input is intermittently inactive then
this time can be longer. The default setting of cnfg_activ_upper_threshold is 6, therefore the default time is
0.75 s.
The time taken to cancel the activity alarm on a previously completely inactive reference source is calculated
as:
(cnfg_decay_rate N)
2 x ((cnfg_bucket_size N) - (cnfg_activ_lower_thrshold N))
8
where N is the number of the relevent leaky bucket configuration in each case. The default setting are shown
in the following:
8 units/sec down to 1 unit/sec. A conflict
between trying to leak at the same time as a
fill is avoided by preventing a leak when a
fill event occurs.
Disqualification of a non-selected reference
source is based on inactivity, or on an out of
band result from the frequency monitors. The
currently selected reference source can be
disqualified for phase, frequency, inactivity or if
the source is outside the DPLL lock range. If
the currently selected reference source is
disqualified, the next highest priority, active
reference source is selected.
Ultra Fast Switching
A reference source is normally disqualified after
the leaky bucket monitor thresholds have been
crossed. An option for a faster disqualification
has been implemented, whereby if register 48H,
bit 5 (Ultra Fast Switching), is set then a loss of
activity of just a few reference clock cycles will
set the no activity alarm and cause a
reference switch. This can be chosen to cause
an interrupt to occur instead of or as well as
causing the reference switch.
The sts_interrupts register 05 Hex Bit 15
(main_ref_failed) of the interrupt status register
is used to flag inactivity on the reference that
the device is locked to much faster than the
activity monitors can support. If bit 6 of the
cnfg_monitors register (flag ref loss on TDO) is
set, then the state of this bit is driven onto the
TDO pin of the device.
The flagging of the loss of the main reference
failure on TDO is simply allowing the status of
the sts_interrupt bit 15 to be reflected in the
state of the TDO output pin. The pin will,
therefore remain High until the interrupt is
cleared. This functionality is not enabled by
default so the usual JTAG functions can be
used. When JTAG is normally used straight out
of power-up, then this feature will have no
bearing on the functionality. The TDO flagging
feature will need to be disabled if JTAG is not
enabled on power-up and the feature has since
been enabled.
When the TDO output from the ACS8510 is
connected to the TDI pin of the next device in
the JTAG scan chain, the implementation should
be such that a logic change caused by the
action of the interrupt on the TDI input should
not effect the operation when JTAG is not
active.
External Protection Switching
Fast external switching between inputs <I_3>
and <I_4> can also be triggered directly from a
dedicated pin (SRCSW). This mode can be
activated either by holding this pin high during
reset, or by writing to bit 4 of register address
48Hex. Once external protection switching is
enabled, then the value of this pin directly
selects either <I_3> (SRCSW high) or <I_4>
(SRCSW low). If this mode is activated at reset
by pulling the SRCSW pin high, then it configures
the default frequency tolerance of <I_3> and
<I_4> to +/- 80 ppm (register address 41Hex
and 42Hex). Any of these registers can be
subsequently set by external software if
required.
When external protection switching is enabled,
the device will operate as a simple switch. All
clock monitoring is disabled and the DPLL will
simply be forced to try to lock on to the
indicated reference source.
Frequency Monitoring
The ACS8510 performs frequency monitoring
to identify reference sources which have drifted
outside the acceptable frequency range of +/-
16.6 ppm (measured with respect to the output
clock). The sts_reference sources out-of-band
alarm for a particular reference source is raised
when the reference source is outside the
acceptable frequency range. The ACS8510
DPLL has a programmable frequency limit of
+/- 80 ppm. If the range is programmed to be
> 16.6 ppm, the activity monitors should be
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disabled so the input reference source is not
automatically rejected as out of frequency
range.
Modes of Operation
The ACS8510 has three primary modes of
operation (Free-Run, Locked and Holdover)
supported by three secondary, temporary
modes (Pre-Locked, Lost_Phase and PreLocked2). These are shown in the State
Transition Diagram, Figure 8.
The ACS8510 can operate in Forced or
Automatic control. On reset, the ACS8510
reverts to Automatic Control, where transitions
between states are controlled completely
automatically. Forced Control can be invoked
by configuration, allowing transitions to be
performed under external control. This is not
the normal mode of operation, but is provided
for special occasions such as testing, or where
a high degree of hands-on control is required.
Free-Run mode
The Free-Run mode is typically used following a
power-on-reset or a device reset before
network synchronisation has been achieved. In
the Free-Run mode, the timing and
synchronisation signals generated from the
ACS8510 are based on the Master clock
frequency provided from the external oscillator
and are not synchronised to an input reference
source. The frequency of the output clock is a
fixed multiple of the frequency of the external
oscillator, and the accuracy of the output clock
is equal to the accuracy of the Master clock.
The transition from Free-Run to Pre-locked(1)
occurs when the ACS8510 selects a reference
source.
Pre-Locked(1) mode
The ACS8510 will enter the Locked state in a
maximum of 100 seconds, as defined by GR1244-CORE specification, if the selected
reference source is of good quality. If the
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device cannot achieve lock within 100 seconds,
it reverts to Free-Run mode and another
reference source is selected.
Locked mode
The Locked mode is used when an input
reference source has been selected and the
PLL has had time to lock. When the Locked
mode is achieved, the output signal is in phase
and locked to the selected input reference
source. The selected input reference source is
determined by the priority table. When the
ACS8510 is in Locked mode, the output
frequency and phase follows that of the
selected input reference source. Variations of
the external crystal frequency have a minimal
effect on the output frequency. Only the
minimum to maximum frequency range is
affected. Note that the term, 'in phase', is not
applied in the conventional sense when the
ACS8510 is used as a frequency translator (e.g.,
when the input frequency is 2.048 MHz and
the output frequency is 19.44 MHz) as the input
and output cycles will be constantly moving past
each other; however, this variation will itself be
cyclical over time unless the input and output
are not locked.
Lost_Phase mode
Lost_Phase mode is used whenever the
selected reference source suffers most kinds
of anomalous behaviour. Clock generation is
performed in the same way as in the Holdover
mode. If the leaky bucket accumulator
calculates that the anomaly is serious, the
device rejects the reference source and one of
the following transitions takes place:
The Holdover mode is used when the ACS8510
was in Locked mode for long enough to acquire
stable frequency data, but the final selected
reference source has become unavailable and
a replacement has not yet been qualified for
selection.
In Holdover mode, the ACS8510 provides the
timing and synchronisation signals to maintain
the Network Element (NE), but they are not
phase locked to any input reference source.
The timing is based on a stored value of the
frequency ratio obtained during the last Locked
mode period.
The Holdover performance is mainly limited by
what is happening to the TCXO. The ACS8510
has 3 ways of determining Holdover, either;
1. By external frequency setting (cnfg_holdover_offset
register)
2. By an internal frequency measuring and averaging
system which averages the last 20 minutes
3. By just using the last frequency (as reported by the
sts_curr_inc_offset register). This value can be read out
of the device and used to build up a longer term average
using an external averaging circuit. This value can then to
readback into the device and used as the Holdover offset
(via cnfg_holdover_offset register).
By default it uses the internal averager. This
means that if the TCXO frequency is varying
due to temperature fluctuations in the room,
then the instantaneous value can be different
from the average value, and then it may be
possible to exceed the 0.05 ppm limit
(depending on how extreme the temperature
flucuations are). It is advantageous to shield
the TCXO to slow down frequency changes due
to drift and external temperature fluctuations.
The frequency accuracy of Holdover mode has
to meet the ITU-T, ETSI and Telcordia
performance requirements. The performance
of the external oscillator clock is critical in this
mode, although only the frequency stability is
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important - the stability of the output clock in
Hold-Over is directly related to the stability of
the external oscillator.
Pre-Locked(2) mode
This state is very similar to the Pre-Locked(1)
state. It is entered from the Holdover state
when a reference source has been selected
and applied to the phase locked loop. It is also
entered if the device is operating in revertive
mode and a higher-priority reference source is
restored.
Upon applying a reference source to the phase
locked loop, the ACS8510 will enter the Locked
state in a maximum of 100 seconds, as defined
by GR-1244-CORE specification, if the selected
reference source is of good quality.
If the device cannot achieve lock within 100
seconds, it reverts to Holdover mode and
another reference source is selected.
Protection Facility
The ACS8510 supports redundancy protection.
The primary functions of this include:
- Alignment of the priority tables of both Master
and Slave ACS8510 devices so as to align the
selection of reference sources of both Master
and Slave ACS8510 devices.
- Alignment of the phases of the 8 kHz and 2
kHz clocks in both Master and Slave ACS8510
devices to within one cycle of the 77.76 MHz
internal clock.
When two ACS8510 devices are to be used in
a redundancy-protection scheme within an NE,
one will be designated as the Master and the
other as the Slave. It is expected that an NE
will use the T
operations because the T
to feed an SSU/BITS system. An SSU/BITS will
not be bothered by phase differences between
signals arriving from different sources because
it typically incorporates line build-out functions
to absorb phase differences on reference
inputs. This means that the phasing of the
composite clocks between two ACS8510
devices do not have to be mutually-aligned. The
same is not true, however, of the T
signals (T01 - T07, Frame clock and Multi-Frame
clock). It is usually important to align the phases
of all equivalent T
signals generated by
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different sources so that switch-over from one
device to another does not affect the internal
operations of the NE. Both ACS8510 devices
will produce the same signals, which will be
routed around the NE to the various consumers
(clock sinks). With the possible exception of a
through-timing mode, the signals from the
Master device will be used by all consumers,
unless the Master device fails, when each
consumer will switch over to the signals
generated by the Slave device.
Switchover to a new T
clock should be as
OUT0
hitless as possible. This requires the signals of
both ACS8510 devices to be phase aligned at
each consumer. Phase alignment requires
frequency alignment. To ensure that both
devices can generate output clocks locked to
the same source, both devices are supplied
with the same reference sources on the same
input ports and will have identical priority tables.
Failures of selected reference sources will result
in both ACS8510 devices making the same
updates to their priority tables as availability
information will be updated in both devices.
Although, in principle, the priority tables will be
the same if the same reference sources are
used on the same input port on each device, in
practice, this is only true if the reference
sources actually arrive at each device - failures
of a source seen only by one device and not by
the other, such as could be caused, for example,
by a backplane connector failure, would result
in the priority tables becoming misaligned. It is
thus necessary to force the priority tables to
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output
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be aligned under normal operating conditions
so that the devices can make the same
decisions - this can be achieved by loading the
availability seen by one device (via the
sts_reference_sources register) into the
cnfg_sts_remote_sources_valid register of the
other device. Another factor which could affect
hit-less switching is the frequency of the local
oscillator clock used by each ACS8510 device:
these clocks are not mutually aligned and,
whilst this has no impact on the frequency of
the output clocks during locked mode, it could
cause the output frequencies to diverge during
Holdover mode if no action were taken to avoid
it. In order to maintain alignment of the output
frequencies of each ACS8510 device even
during Holdover, the Master device's 6.48 MHz
output is fed into the Slave device on its <I_11>
pin, whilst the Multi-Frame Sync (2 kHz) output
is fed to the Sync2k input of the Slave. In this
way, the Slave locks to the master's output
and remains locked whilst the Master moves
between operating states. Only when the
Master fails does the Slave use its own
reference inputs - should the Master have been
in the Holdover state, the Slave device will see
the same lack of reference sources and also
enter the Holdover state. This scheme also
provides a convenient way to phase-align all
output clocks in Master and Slave devices,
T
OUT0
and also to detect the failure of the Master
device.
If a Master device fails, the Slave has to take
over responsibility for the generation of the
output clocks, including the 8 kHz and 2 kHz
Frame and Multi-Frame clocks. The Slave device
is also given responsibility for building the priority
table and performing the reference switching
operations. The Slave device, therefore, adopts
a more active role when the Master has failed.
The cnfg_mode register 34 (Hex) Bit 1 contains
the "Master/Slave" control bit to determine the
designation of the device.
has to be repaired and replaced. When this
occurs, the new Master cannot immediately
adopt its normal role because it must not cause
phase hits on the output clocks. It has,
therefore, to adopt a subordinate role to the
active Slave device, at least until such time as
it has acquired alignment to the 8 kHz and 2
kHz frame and Multi-Frame clocks and the
priority table of the Slave device; then, when a
switch-back (restoration) is ordered, the Master
can take over responsibility. These activities, in
Master or Slave operation, are detailed in Table
8.
Alignment of priority tables in Master and Slave
ACS8510
Correct protection will only be achieved by
connecting individual reference sources to the
same input ports on each device and priority
tables in each device must be aligned to each
other.
The Master device must take account of the
availability of each reference source seen by
another device and a Slave device must adopt
the same order of priority as the Master device
(except that the slave's highest-priority input is
<I_11>). Both devices monitor the reference
sources and decide the availability of each
source; if the failure of a reference source is
seen by both devices, they will both update
their priority tables - however, if the reference
source failure is only seen by one device and
not by both, the priority tables could get out of
step: this could be catastrophic if it resulted in
two devices choosing different reference
sources since any slight differences in frequency
variation over time (e.g. wander) would mis-align
the phase of the 8 kHz Frame and 2 kHz MultiFrame clocks produced by the individual
devices, resulting in phase hits on switch-over.
It is therefore important that the same priority
table be built by each device, using the
reference source availability seen by each
device.
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The monitoring of the reference sources
performed by a Master ACS8510 results in a
list of available sources being placed in a
sts_valid_sources register. This information is
used within the device as one of the masks
used to build the device's priority table. The
information is passed to the Slave device and
used to configure the
cnfg_sts_remote_sources_valid register so that
it can use it as a mask in building its own priority
tables. The information is passed between
devices using the microprocessor port.
Alignment of the selection of reference sources
for T
ACS8510
As stated previously, there is no need to align
the phases of the T
Slave devices. There is a need, however, to
ensure that all devices select the same
reference source. But, since there is no
Holdover mode required for the generation of
the T
continuously monitored within each device, it is
permissible to rely on external intelligence to
command a switch-over to an alternative source
should the selected one fail. The time delay
involved in detecting the failure, indicating it to
the outside and selecting a new source, will
result only in the SSU/BITS entering its HoldOver mode for a short time.
Alignment of the phases of the 8kHz and 2kHz
clocks in both Master and Slave ACS8510
In addition to aligning the edges of the T
outputs of Master and Slave devices, it is
necessary to align the edges of the Frame and
Multi-Frame clocks. If this is not performed,
frame alignment may be lost in distant
equipment on switch-over to an alternative
device, resulting in anomalous network
operation of a very serious nature.
In accordance with the alignment mechanism
used with the main T
opening paragraphs of this section), whereby
the 6.48 MHz output of the Master device is
supplied to the Slave device, the alignment of
both the 8 kHz and 2 kHz clocks is
accomplished (they are already synchronous to
the T
the Master device into the Slave device. The
Multi-Frame Sync clock output of the Slave
device is also fed to the Sync2K input of the
Master device. Alignment of the Multi-Frame
Sync input occurs only when cnfg_mode
register, bit 3, address 34Hex External 2 kHz
Sync Enable is set to 1.
JTAG
The JTAG connections on the ACS8510 allow a
full boundary scan to be made. The JTAG
implementation is fully compliant to IEEE
1149.1, with the following minor exceptions,
and the user should refer to the standard for
further information.
1. The output boundary scan cells do not capture data
from the core, and so do not support EXTEST. However
this does not affect board testing.
clocks) by feeding the 2 kHz clock of
OUT0
FINAL
2. In common with some other manufacturers, pin TRST
is internally pulled low to disable JTAG by default. The
standard is to pull high. The polarity of TRST is as the
standard: TRST high to enable JTAG boundary scan mode,
TRST low for normal operation.
3. The device does not support the optional tri-state
capability (HIGHZ). This will be supported on the next
revision of the device.
The JTAG timing diagram is shown on page 53.
PORB
The Power On Reset (PORB) pin resets the
device if forced Low for a power-on-reset to be
initiated. The reset is asynchronous, the
minimum Low pulse width is 5 ns. Reset is
needed to initialize all of the register values to
their defaults. Asserting Reset (POR) is required
at power on, and may be re-asserted at any
time to restore defaults. This is implemented
most simplistically by an external capacitor to
GND along with the internal pull-up resistor.
The ACS8510 is held in a reset state for 250
ms after the PORB pin has been pulled High. In
normal operation PORB should be held High.
Notes to Table 8
Note 1: Both ACS8510 must build a common priority table so that the Slave ACS8510 can select the same input reference
source as the Master ACS8510 if the Master fails (when the Master is OK, the Slave locks to the Master's output).
Note 2: Slave ACS8510 uses common priority table, built before Master ACS8510 failed - priority table can be modified as
status of the input reference sources changes
Note 3: Slave ACS8510 outputs must remain in phase with those of Master ACS8510
Reference sources are fl agged as ’val id’ when
active, ’in-band’ and have no phase alarm set.
All sour ces are continuously checked for
activity and frequency.
Only the main source is checked for phase.
A phase lock alarm is only raised on a
reference when th at reference has lost phase
whilst being used as the main reference. The
micro-processor can reset the phase lock
alarm.
A source is considered to have phase locked
when it has been continuously in phase lock
for between 1 and 2 seconds
Important Note: The "Absolute Maximum Ratings" are stress ratings only, and functional operation
of the device at conditions other than those indicated in the "Operating Conditions" sections of
this specification are not implied. Exposure to the absolute maximum ratings for an extended
period may reduce the reliability or useful lifetime of the product.
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DC CHARACTERISTICS: TTL Input pad.
Across operating conditions, unless otherwise stated
Recommended line termination for LVDS Input/Output ports
DC CHARACTERISTICS: AMI Input/Output pad.
Across operating conditions, unless otherwise stated
The Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) signal is DC balanced and consists of positive and negative
pulses with a peak to peak voltage of 2.0 +/- 0.2V.
The electrical specifications are taken from option a) of Table 2/G.703 - Digital 64kbit/s centralized
clock interface, from ITU G.703.
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The electrical characteristics of 64kbits/s interface are as follows;
Nominal bit rate: 64kbit/s. The tolerance is determined by the network clock stability.
There should be a symmetrical pair carrying the composite timing signal (64kHz and 8kHz). The
use of transformers is recommended.
Over-voltage protection requirement; refer to Recommendation K.41.
Code conversion rules;
The data signals are coded in AMI code with 100% duty cycle. The composite clock timing signals
convey the 64kHz bit-timing information using AMI coding with a 50% to 70% duty ratio and the
8kHz octet phase information by introducing violations in the code rule. The structure of the
signals and voltage levels are shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10.
Recommended line termination for AMI Input/Output ports
TO8POS
TO8NEG
Turns
ratio
1:1
R
C2C3
NOTE: For 1:1 turn ratio, a 3:1 potential
divider R
output with 1 V pp for positive and
negative pulses.
load
is required to give AMI
load
FINAL
AMI output signal
to external devices
GND
The AMI inputs <I_1> and <I_2> should be connected to the external AMI clock source by 470 nF coupling
capacitor C1.
The AMI differential output O8POS/O8NEG should be coupled to a line transformer with a turns ration of 3:1.
Components C2 = 470 pF and C3 = 2 nF. If a transformer with a turns ratio of 1:1 is used, a 3:1 ratio potential
divider R
In MOTOROLA mode, the device is configured to interface with a microprocessor using a 680x0
type bus. The following figures show the timing diagrams of write and read accesses for this
mode.
In INTEL mode, the device is configured to interface with a microprocessor using a 80x86 type bus. The following
figures show the timing diagrams of write and read accesses for this mode.
In MULTIPLEXED mode, the device is configured to interface with a microprocessor using a multiplexed address/
data bus. The following figures show the timing diagrams of write and read accesses for this mode.
In SERIAL mode, the device is configured to interface with a serial microprocessor bus. The following figures
show the timing diagrams of write and read accesses for this mode.
During read access the output data SDO (AD(0)) is clocked out on the rising edge of SCLK (ALE) when the active
edge selection control bit CLKE (A(1)) is 0 and on the falling edge when CLKE = 1.
Address, read/write control bit and write data are always clocked into the interface on the rising edge of SCLK.
Both input data SDI and clock SCLK are oversampled, filtered and synchronized to the 6MHz internal clock.
The serial interface clock (SCLK) is not required to run between accesses (i.e., when CSB = 1).
CLKE = 0; SDO data is clocked out on the rising edge of SCLK
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In EPROM mode, the ACS8510 takes control of the bus as Master, and reads the device set-up from an AMD
AM27C64 type EPROM at lowest speed (250ns), after device start-up (system reset). The EPROM access state
machine in the up interface sequences the accesses.
Further details can be found in the AMD AM27C64 data sheet.
The top package body may be smaller than the bottom package body by as much as 0.15 mm.
1
2
To be determined at seating plane.
3
Dimensions D1 and E1 do not include mold protrusion. Allowable protrusion is 0.25 mm per side.
D1 and E1 are maximum plastic body size dimensions including mold mismatch.
Details of pin 1 identifier are optional but will be located within the zone indicated.
4
Exact shape of corners can vary.
5
A1 is defined as the distance from the seating plane to the lowest point of the package body.
6
These dimensions apply to the flat section of the lead between 0.10 mm and 0.25 mm from the lead tip.
The device is rated for full temperature range when this package is used with a 4 layer or more
PCB. Copper coverage must exceed 50%. All pins must be soldered to the PCB. Maximum
operating temperature must be reduced when the device is used with a PCB with less than these
requirements.
Life support - This product is not designed or intended for use in life suport equipment, devices or
systems, or other critical applications. This product is not authorized or warranted by Semtech
Corporation for such use.
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