VCO controlled by separate phase locked loop
First Claim
1. A voltage controlled oscillator circuit comprising:
- a PLL section for supplying a deviation signal according to a received reference frequency signal and a received reference voltage; and
a VCO section for supplying an oscillation output according to the deviation signal and a received control voltage;
said PLL section comprising;
first delay means for delaying the reference frequency signal according to first delay control signal and outputting a delay signal;
phase difference detection means for comparing the phase of the reference frequency signal with that of the delay signal and outputting the deviation signal based on the phase difference; and
first delay control means for outputting the first delay control signal having a signal level corresponding to the reference voltage and the deviation signal.
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Abstract
A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is controlled by a separate phase locked loop (PLL). The PLL includes a first variable delay circuit of m stages which receives a reference frequency signal and produces a delayed signal which is compared in a phase comparator with the reference frequency signal. A first control signal generating circuit in the PLL receives the output of the phase comparator and a reference voltage to produce a first control signal for controlling the delay of the first variable delay circuit. The VCO contains a ring oscillator formed of a second variable delay circuit of n stages similar to those of the first variable delay circuit. A second control signal generating circuit in the VCO receives the output of the phase comparator and a control voltage to produce a second control signal for controlling the delay of the second variable delay circuit to thereby control the output frequency of the VCO.
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25 Claims
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1. A voltage controlled oscillator circuit comprising:
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a PLL section for supplying a deviation signal according to a received reference frequency signal and a received reference voltage; and
a VCO section for supplying an oscillation output according to the deviation signal and a received control voltage;said PLL section comprising; first delay means for delaying the reference frequency signal according to first delay control signal and outputting a delay signal; phase difference detection means for comparing the phase of the reference frequency signal with that of the delay signal and outputting the deviation signal based on the phase difference; and first delay control means for outputting the first delay control signal having a signal level corresponding to the reference voltage and the deviation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A frequency synthesizer type tuning system comprising:
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a PLL section for outputting a deviation signal according to a preset reference frequency signal and a preset reference voltage; a VCO section for outputting an oscillation output having a frequency corresponding to a preset control voltage and the deviation signal; a tuner section for generating an intermediate frequency signal of a preset frequency which is obtained by frequency-converting a high frequency input signal, using a beat between the high frequency input signal and the oscillation output; and a microcomputer section for supplying data corresponding to the reference voltage and the control voltage to said PLL section and VCO section; wherein said PLL section comprises; first delay means for delaying the reference frequency signal according to a first delay control signal and outputting a delay signal; phase difference detection means for comparing the phase of the reference frequency signal with that of the delay signal and outputting the deviation signal based on the detected phase difference; and first delay control means for generating the first delay control signal having a signal level corresponding to a preset reference voltage and the deviation signal. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A voltage controlled oscillator circuit comprising:
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a phase-locked loop section which includes first delay means, having cascade-connected m-stage delay sections whose delay times are controlled by a control signal, for delaying a reference frequency signal by a predetermined period;
phase difference voltage generating means for generating a phase difference voltage corresponding to a phase difference between the output of said first delay means and the reference frequency signal; and
first control signal generating means for generating the control signal for determining the signal delay times o the respective delay sections of said first delay means based on a reference voltage and the phase difference voltage; anda voltage controlled oscillator section which includes second delay means, including cascade-connected n-stage delay sections having structures equivalent to those of the delay sections of said first delay means, wherein an output of said second delay means is fed back to the input terminal thereof so that a ring oscillator circuit is constituted; and
second control signal generating means for generating a control signal for determining the signal delay times of the respective delay sections of said second delay means based on the phase difference voltage and a control voltage for controlling the output frequency. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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