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MT9045
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the input of the DPLL would lead to unacceptable
phase changes in the output signal.
As shown in Figure 3, the TIE Corrector Circuit
receives one of the two reference (PRI or SEC)
signals, passes the signal through a programmable
delay line, and uses this delayed signal as an
internal virtual reference, which is input to the DPLL.
Therefore, the virtual reference is a delayed version
of the selected reference.
During a switch from one reference to the other, the
State Machine first changes the mode of the device
from Normal to Holdover. In Holdover Mode, the
DPLL no longer uses the virtual reference signal, but
generates an accurate clock signal using storage
techniques. The Compare Circuit then measures the
phase delay between the current phase (feedback
signal) and the phase of the new reference signal.
This delay value is passed to the Programmable
Delay Circuit (See Figure 3). The new virtual
reference signal is now at the same phase position
as the previous reference signal would have been if
the reference switch not taken place.
Machine then returns the device to Normal Mode.
The State
The DPLL now uses the new virtual reference signal,
and since no phase step took place at the input of
the DPLL, no phase step occurs at the output of the
DPLL. In other words, reference switching will not
create a phase change at the input of the DPLL, or at
the output of the DPLL.
Since internal delay circuitry maintains the alignment
between the old virtual reference and the new virtual
reference, a phase error may exist between the
selected input reference signal and the output signal
of the DPLL. This phase error is a function of the
difference in phase between the two input reference
signals during reference rearrangements. Each time
a reference switch is made, the delay between input
signal and output signal will change. The value of
this delay is the accumulation of the error measured
during each reference switch.
The programmable delay circuit can be zeroed by
applying a logic low pulse to the TIE Circuit Reset
(TCLR) pin. A minimum reset pulse width is 300ns.
This results in a phase alignment between the input
reference signal and the output signal as shown in
Figure 13. The speed of the phase alignment
correction
is
limited
to
convergence is in the direction of least phase travel.
5ns
per
125us,
and
The state diagram of Figure 7 indicates which state
changes the TIE Corrector Circuit is activated.
Digital Phase Lock Loop (DPLL)
As shown in Figure 4, the DPLL of the MT9045
consists of a Phase Detector, Limiter, Loop Filter,
Digitally Controlled Oscillator, and a Control Circuit.
Phase Detector
- the Phase Detector compares the
virtual reference signal from the TIE Corrector circuit
with the feedback signal from the Frequency Select
MUX
circuit,
and
provides
corresponding to the phase difference between the
two. This error signal is passed to the Limiter circuit.
The Frequency Select MUX allows the proper
an
error
signal
Figure 3 - TIE Corrector Circuit
Programmable
Delay Circuit
Control Signal
Delay Value
TCLR
Resets Delay
Compare
Circuit
TIE Corrector
Enable
from
State Machine
Control
Circuit
Feedback
Signal from
Frequency
Select MUX
PRI or SEC
from
Reference
Select Mux
Virtual
Reference
to DPLL