Model 8340A - Service
A43 PHASE LOCK LOOP 2 (PLL2) DISCRIMINATOR,
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION
The A43 PLL2 Discriminator Assembly contains the discriminator
used to control the PLL2
vco.
The sensitivity of the
discriminator is adjusted by control signal N2 Tune into CURRENT
SOURCE (Block
B)
from A41 PLL2 Phase Detector. In addition, the.
A43 Phase Lock Loop 2 Disc�iminator assembly contains the summing
circuitry to combine the 0 to lOV 20-30 sweep ramp signal into Pl
pin 1 of the DELTA F SWEEP ATTENUATOR (Block
E)
from the A58
Sweep Generator, the PRETUNE (Block
D)
from the A60 Processor,
and the discriminator output to produce a 1 to 9mA current to
tune the A40 PLL2
vco.
The method used to combine these signals is to mix all three
input currents together at the input to an integrator (junction
of R43 in SUMMING AMPLIFIER (Block
F)
and R40 in PRETUNE Block
D).
If the voltage at this node is not zero, then the integrator
output will change, and force the PLL2 VCO to a different
frequency. The frequency continues to change until the
discriminator's output current to the summing node is at a level
to produce zero volts at the summing node. This forms a
frequency-locked loop, with the discriminator as the feedback
element. The result is the equivalent of having a very linear
VCO. (See Figure 8C-33).
This "discriminator-linearized-VCO" is used inside a phase lock
loop. In this configuration the phase lock loop tunes the VCO
indirectly, by changing the gain of the discriminator. This
provides the capability to establish an accurate, synthesized
start frequency by using the phase lock loop to fine tune the
discriminator during pre-sweep phase locking. To sweep the loop,
the discriminator's fine tune voltage is stored in a sample and
hold circuit, and the phase-locked loop is opened. This
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establishes an accurate, synthesized start frequency for the
sweep and calibrates the discriminator gain. The current summing
node is still forced to zero volts, so if a ramp of current is
injected into the node, the discriminator/VCO loop causes the VCO
to ramp in frequency and exactly.cancel the injected current by a
reduction in discriminator output current. Since the
discriminator remains active at all times, the sweep linearity is
primarily a function of the discriminator, and not the PLL2 VCO.
The discriminator itself is formed by two of the blocks of the
A43 circuit� the PULSE GENERATOR (Block
A)
and the CURRENT SOURCE
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