Description:
This DDS driven PLL
synthesizer was designed to allow any input reference to be
locked to a 20 MHz master crystal oscillator. This design
substitutes two DDS synthesizers for the N and R counters of
a standard PLL circuit giving nearly infinite resolution.
Spurious performance is the main concern here as the master
reference oscillator cannot have any 'extra' spurs on it
after locking to the external source. Phase noise of the
master reference oscillator was also a major concern in the
design as this oscillator is multiplied up many times for
the end use microwave instrument. Hence extra effort was put
into the design of the DDS dividers and PLL loop shaping to
eliminate any spurious signals. Test code was written to
allow the synthesizer to be turned on and programmed, thus
eliminating extra firmware support from the client.
- 3 wire serial
interface.
- Reference spur
suppression > 90 dBc.
- Any input of 1 MHz to 20
MHz may be used and locked to a master 20 MHz
oscillator.
- Master oscillator phase
noise of 140 dBc / Hz at 10 kHz offset.
- Self contained low
noise, low drift, crystal reference oscillator.
- RF and PSpice
simulations used to verify and optimize the VTXO. and PLL
loop filter designs.
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