ZHCSHN9A February 2018 – April 2018 LMK05028
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For applications that do not require the higher frequency stability in holdover mode and added cost of a TCXO/OCXO, 2-loop mode allows the XO input to determine the free-run and holdover frequency accuracy and also supports higher loop bandwidth.
The principle of operation for 2-loop REF-DPLL mode is similar to 3-loop mode except the TCXO-DPLL stage is bypassed. After power-on reset and initialization, the APLL locks the VCO to the external XO input clock and operates in free-run mode. After a valid reference input is selected, the REF-DPLL enters lock acquisition mode. The REF TDC compares the phase of the selected input clock and the REF FB divider clock (from the VCO) and generates a digital correction word. The correction word is filtered by the REF DLF, and its output controls the APLL N divider SDM to pull the VCO frequency until it is locked to the selected reference input clock.
If DCO mode is enabled on the REF-DPLL, a frequency deviation step value (FDEV) can be programmed and used to adjust (increment or decrement) the REF FB divider SDM, where the frequency adjustment effectively propagates through the two nested loops to the VCO output.
In 2-loop mode, the REF-DPLL loop bandwidth (BWREF-DPLL) must be less than fINx/50 and less than the maximum bandwidth of 4 kHz.
When operating in 2-loop mode and all reference inputs to the REF-DPLL are lost, the PLL channel will enter holdover mode and operate similar to 1-loop APLL only mode.