Product Description (Continued)
Functional Block Descriptions
Frequency Detector (FD)
The Frequency Detector detects the difference between
VCO rate and the input data rate, then forces the frequency
(rate) difference to zero. In Auto-Rate Mode, when a difference is detected, FD requests the ARS block to start a
search to match the rate. Once the PLL acquires phase lock,
the PLL takes control and the FD goes inactive.
Phase Detector (PD)
The PD compares the phase of the VCO to the phase of the
input data. The PD output is a differential current which is
proportional to the phase error. The PD gain has units of amperes per radian and is dependent upon the data transition
density (ρ). The data transition density is defined as the average number of data transitions per clock cycle, and is
bounded by 0 ≤ρ≤1. The PD output is connected to the
VCO through the external loop filter network. This network
translates the PD output current to a voltage that controls the
VCO.
Loop Filter (LF)
The external Loop Filter shown in
Figure 3
is made up of
passive components R
BW,CZ
, and CP. This external loop fil-
ter controls the PLL dynamics and acquisition time.
The Frequency Detector supplies its signal to the C
Z
capacitor, and takes control of the VCO under the condition of frequency unlock. The selection of the filter components is covered in the
Loop Filter Design
section.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
The VCO is a temperature-compensated, factory-trimmed
multivibrator that requires no external capacitors for tuning. It
is stable over temperature and power supply variations. This
eliminates the need for potentiometers to adjust each of the
VCO center frequencies to correspond with the input data
rates. Instead, an external resistor (R
n
) is used to set each of
four data rates in the range of 40 Mbps to 400 Mbps.
Carrier Detector (CD)
The CD circuit is a retriggerable one-shot which retriggers on
every data transition. When data transitions occur at a rate
≥1 transition per µs, CD indicates the presence of data at the
input pins DDI and DDI. CD also inputs a signal to ARS that
inhibits any rate search from occurring in the absence of input data. When CD in connected to the MUTE pin, and no
data is present, the output clock (SCO, SCO) and data
(SDO, SDO) lines are latched.
Auto-Rate Select (ARS) and Multiplexer (MUX)
The ARS, in conjunction with the MUX, sequences through
the user-configured resistor values (R
n
) in an unlocked condition. The ARS has two modes: Auto-Rate Mode (ARM) and
Manual-Rate Mode (MRM). It incorporates additional features and functions that are discussed in the section named
Auto-Rate Selection.
When ARS is in Auto-Rate Mode, its inputs are the FD (the
LHP control line), the Carrier Detect (CD), the VCO (CLK),
and Latched Data output. These input signals produce an
external Search (SER) signal that, when connected to the
ACQ/WR input, enables the ARM operation. A single capacitor, C
ARS
, sets the ARM sequence time for stepping through
the different user-configured data rates.
The timing section of the ARS block controls the digital input
analog multiplexer (MUX). Under the control of ARS, the
MUX steps through each data rate starting with the
previously-selected resistor R
n
and incrementing to R
n+1
,
etc. in order of R
0,R1,R2,R3,R0
, .... This sequence is re-
peated until lock is achieved. The 2-bit bidirectional bus,
comprised of RD0 and RD1, indicates the selected data rate.
The RD0, RD1 bidirectional bus is set to output mode when
AUTO is active (high). Therefore, RD0, RD1 can be monitored when AUTO is active. When no data is present at the
inputs, CD will inhibit the ARM.
In manual mode the RD0, RD1 lines are set to input mode.
Therefore, RD0, RD1 cannot be monitored when AUTO is inactive. The selection of external components for both modes
of operation is discussed in sections,
Resistor Selection for
Data Rates,
and
Auto-Rate Selection
.
DESIGN GUIDELINES
Resistor Selection for Data Rates
The CLC016 Data Retiming PPL supports 4 different data
rates using user-selected resistors that set the VCO center
frequency. The resistors found in
Figures 1, 2
are identified
by the reference designators R
n
, where n is 0, 1, 2 and 3.
It is recommended that the user select resistor values with
tolerances of 1%and temperature coefficients of ≤100 ppm/
˚C. Refer to
Table 1
and
Table 2
for calculated resistor values for SMPTE and SONET standards. Resistors for other
data rates are determined from the following equation:
wheren=0,1,2,3andf
CLK
is the desired data rate.
TABLE 1. Resistor Values for SMPTE 259M Data Rates
Data Rate
(Mbps)
Ref. Des.
(in
Figures
1, 2
)
R
n
Calculated
Resistor
(kΩ)
1
%
Resistors
(in
Figures
1, 2
)
(kΩ)
143 R
0
6.79 6.81
177 R
1
5.45 5.49
270 R
2
3.50 3.48
360 R
3
2.58 2.55
TABLE 2. DS-3 and SONET/SDH Resistor Values
Data Rate
(Mbps)
Calculated
Resistor
(kΩ)
1%Resistors
(kΩ)
44.7 22.1 22.1
51.84 19.1 19.1
155.52 6.23 6.19
311.04 3.02 3.01
Loop Filter Design
The function of the PLL is to low-pass filter the jitter of the incoming data stream. The jitter transfer function for the PLL
(or the phase transfer function) is set by the phase detector
gain, the loop filter transfer function, and the VCO gain.
These elements are shown in the small-signal block diagram,
Figure 4
.
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