Frequency generator using composite digitally controlled oscillators
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1. A frequency generator capable of producing a large number of evenly spaced frequencies over a wide band, comprising:
- a first digitally controlled oscillator that oscillates at a first frequency;
first register means for applying a digital input to said first digitally controlled oscillator;
first clock means for sampling said first digitally controlled oscillator at a first sampling frequency;
first frequency multiplying means connected to said first clock means for providing a first multiplied frequency that is a multiple of said first sampling frequency;
first mixing means electrically connected to said first digitally controlled oscillator and said first frequency multiplying means for mixing said first digitally controlled oscillator output frequency and said first multiplied frequency;
first filter means electrically connected to said first mixing means for passing a first selected band of frequencies;
a second digitally controlled oscillator for oscillating at a second frequency;
second register means for applying a digital input to said second digitally controlled oscillator;
second clock means for sampling said second digitally controlled oscillator at a second sampling frequency that is different than said first sampling frequency;
second frequency multiplying means for providing a second multiplied frequency that is a multiple of said second sampling frequency;
second mixing means electrically connected to said second digitally controlled oscillator and said second frequency multiplying means for mixing said second digitally controlled oscillator output frequency and said second multiplied frequency;
second filter means electrically connected to said second mixing means for passing a second selected band of frequencies; and
combiner means for combining said first selected band of frequencies and said second selected band of frequencies and producing through output filter means any one of a large band of closely and evenly spaced frequencies in accordance with the selection at the first and second register means.
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Abstract
A frequency generator for generating a large number of closely and evenly spaced frequencies over a large bandwidth including a first digitally controlled oscillator and a second digitally controlled oscillator, and a combiner for mixing the frequencies from said first and second digitally controlled oscillators, wherein the sampling rate of the digitally controlled oscillators differs by a small predetermined amount. Switching speed is extremely rapid.
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1. A frequency generator capable of producing a large number of evenly spaced frequencies over a wide band, comprising:
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a first digitally controlled oscillator that oscillates at a first frequency; first register means for applying a digital input to said first digitally controlled oscillator; first clock means for sampling said first digitally controlled oscillator at a first sampling frequency; first frequency multiplying means connected to said first clock means for providing a first multiplied frequency that is a multiple of said first sampling frequency; first mixing means electrically connected to said first digitally controlled oscillator and said first frequency multiplying means for mixing said first digitally controlled oscillator output frequency and said first multiplied frequency; first filter means electrically connected to said first mixing means for passing a first selected band of frequencies; a second digitally controlled oscillator for oscillating at a second frequency; second register means for applying a digital input to said second digitally controlled oscillator; second clock means for sampling said second digitally controlled oscillator at a second sampling frequency that is different than said first sampling frequency; second frequency multiplying means for providing a second multiplied frequency that is a multiple of said second sampling frequency; second mixing means electrically connected to said second digitally controlled oscillator and said second frequency multiplying means for mixing said second digitally controlled oscillator output frequency and said second multiplied frequency; second filter means electrically connected to said second mixing means for passing a second selected band of frequencies; and combiner means for combining said first selected band of frequencies and said second selected band of frequencies and producing through output filter means any one of a large band of closely and evenly spaced frequencies in accordance with the selection at the first and second register means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. The method of generating a large number of closely and evenly spaced frequencies one at a time over a broad band, comprising the steps of:
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sampling each of two digitally controlled oscillators at a different sampling rate so that the frequency spacing of the first digitally controlled oscillator is equal to the frequency spacing of the second digitally controlled oscillator plus a constant; and mixing and filtering the frequencies from said first and second digitally controlled oscillators to produce a maximum number of frequencies within the band having a spacing equal to a different constant. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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