PLL Loop Filters and Loop Parameters
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SNAU200 – September 2016
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LMK04208 User’s Guide
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PLL Loop Filters and Loop Parameters
In jitter cleaning applications that use a cascaded or dual PLL architecture, the first PLL’s purpose is to
substitute the phase noise of a low-noise oscillator (VCXO or crystal resonator) for the phase noise of a
“dirty” reference clock. The first PLL is typically configured with a narrow loop bandwidth in order to
minimize the impact of the reference clock phase noise. The reference clock consequently serves only as
a frequency reference.
The loop filters on the LMK04208 evaluation board are setup using the approach above. The loop filter for
PLL1 has been configured for a narrow loop bandwidth (< 100 Hz).
and
contain the
parameters for PLL1 and PLL2 for using the default VCXO.
TI’s Clock Design Tool can be used to optimize PLL phase noise/jitter for given specifications. See:
http://www.ti.com/tool/clockdesigntool
.
4.1
PLL1 Loop Filter
(1)
Loop Bandwidth and Phase Margin is a function of K
φ
, Kvco, N as well as loop components. Changing K
φ
and N by device
programming will change the loop bandwidth.
Table 2. PLL1 Loop Filter Parameters for VCXO with 8 kHz/V Tuning Sensitivity
(1)
PLL1 using 122.88 MHz VCXO (Epson VG-4513CA-122.8800M-GFCT3)
Loop Bandwidth
20 Hz
Phase Margin
50
˚
K
φ
(Charge Pump)
100 µA
Tuning Sensitivity (K
VCO
)
8 kHz/V
Reference Clock Frequency
122.88 MHz
Phase Detector Freq
1.024 MHz
PLL Total N
120
VCXO Frequency
122.88 MHz
(PLL1 feedback and PLL2
reference)
Loop Filter Components
C1_VCXO = 150 nF
C2_VCXO_0603 = 1 µF
R2_VCXO = 22 k
Ω
4.2
PLL2 Loop Filter
(1)
Loop Bandwidth is a function of K
φ
, Kvco, N as well as loop components. Changing K
φ
and N will change the loop bandwidth.
Table 3. PLL2 Loop Filter Parameters using Integrated VCO
(1)
PLL2 using internal VCO
Loop Bandwidth
320 kHz
Phase Margin
84
˚
K
φ
(Charge Pump)
3.2 mA
Tuning Sensitivity (K
VCO
)
27 MHz/V
Reference Clock Frequency
122.88 MHz
Phase Detector Freq
122.88 MHz
PLL Total N
24
VCO Frequency
2949.12 MHz
Loop Filter Components
C1_VCO = 0.022 nF
C2_VCO = 18 nF
Integrated C3 and C4 = 0.01 nF
R2_VCO = 0.56 k
Ω
Integrated R3 and R4 = 200
Ω