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Deepthi

Jan 1, 1970
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I am trying to analyse the working of a conventional phase frequency
detector(NAND based).I would like to know why the deadzone is high for
it specially when the reset delay is large.Please could anyone help me
out with it atleast an article.
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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I am trying to analyse the working of a conventional phase frequency
detector(NAND based).I would like to know why the deadzone is high for
it specially when the reset delay is large.Please could anyone help me
out with it atleast an article.

What IS "a conventional phase frequency detector (NAND based)"? Most
P-F Detectors are D-Flop (or equivalent latch logic) based.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Mike

Jan 1, 1970
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What IS "a conventional phase frequency detector (NAND based)"? Most
P-F Detectors are D-Flop (or equivalent latch logic) based.

Didn't the Motorola PFD data sheet use only NAND gates? The schematic shown
in Gardner (2nd ed, p. 123) uses only nand gates, connected (mostly) as SR
flip-flops.

As for the dead-zone, that's another matter (and will have to wait for a
later reply).

-- Mike --
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Didn't the Motorola PFD data sheet use only NAND gates? The schematic shown
in Gardner (2nd ed, p. 123) uses only nand gates, connected (mostly) as SR
flip-flops.

As for the dead-zone, that's another matter (and will have to wait for a
later reply).

-- Mike --

Sure... "(or equivalent latch logic) based"... the "9-gate-wonder"
;-)

Gardner, p123, is missing some connections.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Tim Wescott

Jan 1, 1970
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Deepthi said:
I am trying to analyse the working of a conventional phase frequency
detector(NAND based).I would like to know why the deadzone is high for
it specially when the reset delay is large.Please could anyone help me
out with it atleast an article.

If you mean a three-state phase detector with "up", "down" and
"middling" outputs, the usual cause of a deadzone is because of
metastability. The basic construction of the phase detector uses two
clocks, so both latches can go off at the same time (giving you
simultaneous up and down). There's a circuit that detects this and
resets both latches, but it's subject to metastability. Since the
target operating point of the usual PLL is to be right at he point of
simultaneous clocking you're just asking for trouble.

Motorola advertises "special circuitry" to minimize this metastability.
IIRC they're pretty vague about exactly how they do it. Phillips uses
some sort of clever pulse-absorption circuit that causes the PLL set
point to be about 10% away from the danger zone -- it's in their
synthesizer data sheets.
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim Thompson wrote...
Sure... "(or equivalent latch logic) based"... the "9-gate-wonder"
;-)

Gardner, p123, is missing some connections.

Is the 9-gate circuit shown on the MC4044 18-page datasheet
complete? It uses six 2-input NANDs and three 3-input NANDs.

BTW, that's a very nice detailed datasheet, who wrote it?

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim Thompson wrote...

Is the 9-gate circuit shown on the MC4044 18-page datasheet
complete? It uses six 2-input NANDs and three 3-input NANDs.

It is complete.
BTW, that's a very nice detailed datasheet, who wrote it?

Thanks,
- Win

Back in those days Motorola had a very good
applications/technical-writing department managed by Lothar Stern, but
Ron Treadway and I (as designers of the MC4044) worked very closely
with them to create the data sheet.

Likewise for the MC4024 (voltage-controlled multivibrator) and its ECL
equivalents (the core of the TTL version is actually ECL). I designed
the MC4024 and the ECL version (MC1658), as well as the MC1648, a
sinusoidal VCO (tank + varactor) with ECL clock outputs.

Most of these parts have been now been re-done in 12000 series PECL.

...Jim Thompson
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim Thompson wrote...
It is complete.


Back in those days Motorola had a very good applications /
technical-writing department managed by Lothar Stern, but
Ron Treadway and I (as designers of the MC4044) worked very
closely with them to create the data sheet.

Likewise for the MC4024 (voltage-controlled multivibrator) and its
ECL equivalents (the core of the TTL version is actually ECL).
I designed the MC4024 and the ECL version (MC1658), as well as the
MC1648, a sinusoidal VCO (tank + varactor) with ECL clock outputs.

Most of these parts have been now been re-done in 12000 series PECL.

The MC1648 oscillator, discontinued. "Replaced" by the MC12148,
also discontinued shortly thereafter. Damn nice parts, bummer.

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim Thompson wrote...

The MC1648 oscillator, discontinued. "Replaced" by the MC12148,
also discontinued shortly thereafter. Damn nice parts, bummer.

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)

Follow the links on my website to Lansdale... they're making damn near
everything I ever designed.

Can't find what you want? Contact Dale Lillard
<dale[at]lans[remove-this-text]dale[dot]com>

...Jim Thompson
 
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Tim Wescott

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim said:
On 26 May 2004 10:14:05 -0700, Winfield Hill

Back in those days Motorola had a very good
applications/technical-writing department managed by Lothar Stern, but
Ron Treadway and I (as designers of the MC4044) worked very closely
with them to create the data sheet.

Likewise for the MC4024 (voltage-controlled multivibrator) and its ECL
equivalents (the core of the TTL version is actually ECL). I designed
the MC4024 and the ECL version (MC1658), as well as the MC1648, a
sinusoidal VCO (tank + varactor) with ECL clock outputs.

Most of these parts have been now been re-done in 12000 series PECL.

...Jim Thompson

I alluded to this in my other post -- Phase-frequency detectors like
these are reputed to have problems with metastability when the two
pulses hit at exactly the same time. Since you have a loop filter that
is working _very hard_ to make just this situation occur, what did you
have to do to prevent it from being an issue? Or was the alleviation of
this trait just left as an exercise to the reader?

I vaguely remember either the 4044 datasheet or one of the synthesizer
data sheets making some statement of cleverness in relation to fixing
this, but I can only find a 12040 datasheet today, and it tells me to
look at the 4044 for the theory!
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Jim Thompson wrote...
Winfield said:
The MC1648 oscillator, discontinued. "Replaced" by the MC12148,
also discontinued shortly thereafter. Damn nice parts, bummer.

Follow the links on my website to Lansdale... they're making damn
near everything I ever designed.

Can't find what you want? Contact Dale Lillard
<dale[at]lans[remove-this-text]dale[dot]com>

Good info.

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim Wescott wrote...
I vaguely remember either the 4044 datasheet or one of the synthesizer
data sheets making some statement of cleverness in relation to fixing
this, but I can only find a 12040 datasheet today, and it tells me to
look at the 4044 for the theory!

I'll post it on a.b.s.e. for you (and any others who're interested).

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Tim Wescott

Jan 1, 1970
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Winfield said:
Tim Wescott wrote...



I'll post it on a.b.s.e. for you (and any others who're interested).

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
Big file.

Thanks.
 
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Jeroen Belleman

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim said:
I alluded to this in my other post -- Phase-frequency detectors like
these are reputed to have problems with metastability when the two
pulses hit at exactly the same time. Since you have a loop filter that
is working _very hard_ to make just this situation occur, what did you
have to do to prevent it from being an issue? Or was the alleviation of
this trait just left as an exercise to the reader?

I vaguely remember either the 4044 datasheet or one of the synthesizer
data sheets making some statement of cleverness in relation to fixing
this, but I can only find a 12040 datasheet today, and it tells me to
look at the 4044 for the theory!

Well, I've been hit by this problem using the MC12140. It would throw
a metastibility fit a few times per second, causing little random
excursions in the PLL phase error, much like popcorn noise.
I 'solved' it by having the loop run with a small constant phase
error, injecting a small constant signal into the integral term of
the loop filter.

Jeroen Belleman
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim Wescott wrote...
Big file. Thanks.

Yep, 18 chock-filled pages.

Hmm, what's chock anyway? Hmm, chokkefulle. Hmm. Nuts. Hmmmmm.

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Mike Monett

Jan 1, 1970
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Winfield Hill said:
Tim Wescott wrote...

I'll post it on a.b.s.e. for you (and any others who're interested).

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)

Win,

Only two files showed up at this server - parts 2 and 5. The datasheet
does not seem to be available anywhere on the web, and due to its
historical significance, I wonder if Jim would volunteer to post it on
his site?

Best Wishes

Mike
 
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Winfield Hill

Jan 1, 1970
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Mike Monett wrote...
Winfield Hill wrote ...

Ron Treadway and Jim Thompson's MC4044 - data sheet - MC4044_MC4344.pdf
Win,

Only two files showed up at this server - parts 2 and 5. The datasheet
does not seem to be available anywhere on the web, and due to its
historical significance, I wonder if Jim would volunteer to post it on
his site?

You're asking me? Anyway, yes the MC4044 has a great 18-page datasheet,
perhaps Jim will grab it from abse (or I can email it) and serve it up,
properly named so search engines can find it. Meantime, anyone wants a
copy, I'll be happy to send one (1.34MB on disk = 1.9MB attachment?),
just email me here, fixing the address, hill_at_rowland-dot-org

Thanks,
- Win

(email: use hill_at_rowland-dot-org for now)
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Tim Wescott wrote...

Yep, 18 chock-filled pages.

Hmm, what's chock anyway? Hmm, chokkefulle. Hmm. Nuts. Hmmmmm.

1 : a wedge or block for steadying a body (as a cask) and holding it
motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the
movement of a wheel

2 : a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two
short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers
may pass for mooring or towing.



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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Mike

Jan 1, 1970
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Sure... "(or equivalent latch logic) based"... the "9-gate-wonder"
;-)

DOH! I've always been able to speak in complete sentences... Maybe one of
these days I'll learn to read in complete sentences as well...
Gardner, p123, is missing some connections.

Damn... That explains everything! ;-)

(Since it's a textbook, I figured those were left "as an exercise for the
reader").

-- Mike --
 
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Jim Thompson

Jan 1, 1970
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Well, I've been hit by this problem using the MC12140. It would throw
a metastibility fit a few times per second, causing little random
excursions in the PLL phase error, much like popcorn noise.
I 'solved' it by having the loop run with a small constant phase
error, injecting a small constant signal into the integral term of
the loop filter.

Jeroen Belleman

You probably have some system noise problems.

...Jim Thompson
 
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