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Introduction to Phaselocked loop (PLL)
Historical Background
Basic PLL System
Phase Detector (PD)
Voltage Controlled
Oscillator (VCO)
Loop Filter (LF)
PLL Applications
Phase Detector
A simple phase detector
is an XOR
(PD)
gate with logic low output (V = 0V)
The
average output rise to Vout = when goes from
For > , the average output begins to drop.
Loop Filter
The
output V(t) of the phase detector is filtered by the low-pass loop
filter. The purpose of the low-pass filter is to pass the dc and lowfrequency portions of V(t) and to attenuate high-frequency ac
components at frequencies 2kfi . The simple RC filter has the transfer
function:
F(s) = =
where p = and fp = is the cut-off frequency of the filter.
If fp << 2fi the output of the filter Vo is approximately equal to the
dc component V of the phase detector output.
In practice, the high-frequency components are not completely
eliminated
In general, the filter output Vo as a
and can be observed as high-frequency ac ripple around the dc or
function
of the V
phase
difference. Note
slowly-varying
o.
that Vo = 0 if Vi and Vosc are in phase
( = 0), and that it reaches the
maximum value Vo = VDD when the
two signals are exactly out of phase
(( = ).
For 0 , Vo increases, and for >
Voltage Controlled
In
PLL applications, Oscillator
the VCO is treated as
a linear, time-invariant system.
(VCO)
VCO Example
The filter output Vo controls the VCO, i.e., determines the frequency fosc
of the VCO output Vosc . From PLL 4046 circuit below, the voltage Vo
controls the charging and discharging currents through capacitor C1. As
a result the frequency fosc of the VCO is determined by the Vo. The VCO
The
VCO
characteristics
arefosc.
output Vosc is a square wave with 50%
duty
ratio
and
frequency
adjustable by three components:
R1, R2 and C1.
When Vo = 0, the VCO operates at
the minimum frequency fmin given
approximately by:
fmin =
When Vo = VDD, the VCO operates at
the minimum frequency fmax given
approximately by:
fmax = fmin+
For fmin fosc fmax, the VCO output
frequency fosc is ideally a linear
function of the control voltage Vo.
Examples
Problem 1.
Determine the change in frequency for a voltage controlled oscillator
(VCO) with a transfer function of KO = 2.5KHz/V and a DC input voltage
change of VO = 0.8V.
Solution:
f = VO KO f = (0.8 V)(2.5 kHz/V) = 2 kHz
Problem 2.
Calculate the voltage at the output of a phase comparator with a
transfer function of KD = 0.5V/rad and a phase error of V = 0.75 rads.
Solution:
VD = KD V = (0.5 V/rad)(0.75 rad) = 0.375 V
Problem 3.
Determine the hold in range, (i.e. the maximum change in frequency)
for a phase lock loop with an open loop gain of KV = 20kHz/rad.
Solution:
fmax = KV /2 = (20 krad) /2 rad = 31.4 kHz
Problem 4.
Find the phase error necessary to produce a VCO frequency shift of f
= 10KHz for an open loop gain of
KV = 40KHz/rad.
Solution:
V = f / KV = 10 kHz / 40 kHz/rad) = 0.25 rad
Problem 5:
Given fosc = 1.2 MHz at VCOin = 4.5 V and fosc = 380 kHz at VCOin = 1.6
V
os
c
s 2 + 2 n s + n 2
or + 1
Example
A phase-locked loop has a center frequency of 0 = 105 rads, KO =
103 rad/s per V, and KD = 1 V/rad. There is no other gain in the loop.
Determine the overall transfer function H(s) for:
a) The loop filter is F(s) = 1.
b) The loop filter F(s) is shown below.
1 = 1/RC
= 1/(120k
x3.3nF) = 2525
Example
Consider a PLL with KO = 250 krad s per V and that
uses a Type I (XOR) phase detector KD = Vcc / . The
supply voltage is 5 V, and a simple RC filter (see
below) is used. For the filter R = 120 k and C = 3.3
nF. There is no other gain in the loop.
a) Determine the transfer function H(s) = o(s)
i(s) of the loop.
Synthesizer PLL
We will now add the divider 1/N to the
feedback path. This architecture is called
an integer-N synthesizer.
Synthesize PLL