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ACS8520 SETS

Phase Detectors

A Phase and Frequency detector is used to compare input

and feedback clocks. This operates at input frequencies

up to 77.76 MHz. The whole DPLL can operate at spot

frequencies from 2 kHz up to 77.76 MHz (155.52 MHz is

internally divided down to 77.76 MHz). A common

arrangement however is to use Lock8k mode (See

Reg. 22 to 2D, Bit 6) where all input frequencies are

divided down to 8 kHz internally. Marginally better MTIE

figures may be possible in direct lock mode due to more

regular phase updates. This direct locking capability is

one of the unique features of the ACS8520.

A multi-phase detector (patent pending) approach is used

in order to give an infinitesimally small input phase

resolution combined with large jitter tolerance. The

following phase detectors are used:

Phase and frequency detector (±360° or ±180°

range)

An Early/ Late Phase detector for fine resolution

A multi-cycle phase detector for large input jitter

tolerance (up to 8191 UI), which captures and

remembers phase differences of many cycles

between input and feedback clocks.

The phase detectors can be configured to be immune to

occasional missing input clock pulses by using nearest

edge detection (±180° capture) or the normal ±360°

phase capture range which gives frequency locking. The

device will automatically switch to nearest edge locking

when the multi-UI phase detector is not enabled, and the

other phase detectors have detected that phase lock has

been achieved. It is possible to disable the selection of

nearest edge locking via Reg. 03 Bit 6 set to 1. In this

setting, frequency locking will always be enabled.

The balance between the first two types of phase detector

employed can be adjusted via registers 6A to 6D. The

default settings should be sufficient for all modes.

Adjustment of these settings affects only small signal

overshoot and bandwidth.

The multi-cycle phase detector is enabled via Reg. 74,

Bit 6 set to 1 and the range is set in exponentially

increasing steps from ±1 UI, 3 UI, 7 UI, 15 UI … up to

8191 UI via Reg. 74, Bits [3:0]. When this detector is

enabled it keeps a track of the correct phase position over

many cycles of phase difference to give excellent jitter

tolerance. This provides an alternative to switching to

Lock8k mode as a method of achieving high jitter

tolerance.

An additional control (Reg. 74 Bit 5) enables the multi-

phase detector value to be used in the final phase value

as part of the DPLL loop. When enabled by setting High,

the multi cycle phase value will be used in the loop and

gives faster pull in (but more overshoot). The

characteristics of the loop will be similar to Lock8k mode

where again large input phase differences contribute to

the loop dynamics. Setting the bit Low only uses a max

figure of 360 degrees in the loop and will give slower pull-

in but gives less overshoot. The final phase position that

the loop has to pull in to is still tracked and remembered

by the multi-cycle phase detector in either case.

Phase Lock/Loss Detection

Phase lock/loss detection is handled in several ways.

Phase loss can be triggered from:

The fine phase lock detector, which measures the

phase between input and feedback clock

The coarse phase lock detector, which monitors whole

cycle slips

Detection that the DPLL is at min or max frequency

Detection of no activity on the input.

Each of these sources of phase loss indication is

individually enabled via register bits (see Reg. 73, 74 and

4D). Phase lock or lost is used to determine whether to

switch to nearest edge locking and whether to use

acquisition or normal bandwidth settings for the DPLL.

Acquisition bandwidth is used for faster pull in from an

unlocked state.

The coarse phase lock detector detects phase differences

of n cycles between input and feedback clocks, where n is

set by Reg. 74, Bits [3:0]; the same register that is used

for the coarse phase detector range, since these

functions go hand in hand. This detector may be used in

the case where it is required that a phase loss indication

is not given for reasonable amounts of input jitter and so

the fine phase loss detector is disabled and the coarse

detector is used instead.

Damping Factor Programmability

The DPLL damping factor is set by default to provide a

maximum wander gain peak of around 0.1 dB. Many of

the specifications (e.g. GR-1244-CORE[19], G.812[10] and

G.813[11]) specify a wander transfer gain of less than

0.2 dB. GR-253[17] specifies jitter (not wander) transfer of

less than 0.1 dB. To accommodate the required levels of

transfer gain, the ACS8520 provides a choice of damping

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