SiT9514x GUI-UM Rev 1.04
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GUI User Manual
Clock Generators, Jitter Cleaners, and Network Synchronizers
The lock loss and output frequency (Fout) settings can be set in the respective sections. Go to the
Lock
Loss
sub-section (in the center of the PLL section) to select the holdover (HO) history and to enable the
lock loss monitor for each PLL. Note that the holdover delay determines the time back in history that the
PLL goes for averaging
holdover. In other words, the PLL ignores HO delay seconds of the most recent
history before the clock loss event. The HO average is the time over which the frequency is averaged to
arrive at the holdover frequency, see
Figure 32: Example of the holdover history plot
Important note about the PLL bandwidth
The PLL bandwidth for both fast lock and normal bandwidth is normally recommended to be less than
1/100
th
and 1/500
th
of the PLL input frequency, respectively. Since the PLL input frequency is determined
by the Cascade SiTime GUI based on the setting for the input dividers (DIVN1), the PLL bandwidth should
be configured
based on the internal input frequency of the PLL. The input frequency for each PLL is
displayed in the background
Realtime
terminal that runs along with the Cascade SiTime GUI.
Additionally, a pop-up warning message appears if a PLL bandwidth is chosen such that fast lock and
normal bandwidth are larger than the normally recommended bound of 1/100
th
and 1/500
th
of the PLL
input frequency.
Clock Loss Event
HO Dly
HO Avg
Fr
eq
Time
Holdover
Frequency
is the
average of locked
frequency during
the time HO Avg