Digital temperature-compensated oscillator

• US 5,081,431 A
• Filed: 01/23/1991
• Issued: 01/14/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nihon Dempa Kogyo Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamakawa, Tsutomu, Kubo, Kuichi, Yoshida, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Grimm, Siegfried H.
• Application Number:
  US07/644,614
• Time in Patent Office: 356 Days
• Field of Search: 331/158, 331/176, 331/116 R, 331/116 FE
• US Class Current: 331/158
• CPC Class Codes: H03B 2201/0208 the means being an element with a variable capacitance, e.g. capacitance diode
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/026 by using a memory for digitally storing correction values H03L1/025 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 1/028 of generators comprising piezoelectric resonators H03L1/021, H03L1/022 take precedence; oscillation generators with a piezoelectric resonator H03B5/32

Abstract

A digital temperature-compensated oscillator comprises a crystal oscillator, a first memory previously storing digital temperature compensation data obtained by previously measuring the relation between the ambient temperatures and the frequency deviations of the crystal oscillator, a second memory for storing frequency offset amounts of the oscillation frequency of the crystal oscillator, a temperature sensor for outputting analog detection data relating to the ambient temperature, an A/D converter for converting the analog detection data to digital detection data, a readout circuit for reading out temperature compensation data corresponding to the digital detection data and stored in the first memory according to the digital detection data and reading out the frequency offset amount stored in the second memory according to the digital detection data, an operation circuit for effecting the following calculation by use of the readout temperature compensation data and readout frequency offset amount to derive digital control voltage,

V.sub.c =V.sub.co +(K.sub.00 +V.sub.co K.sub.10 +K.sub.01

T)×(ΔF+ΔF² ×K₁₀ /2)

where K₀₀, K₀₁ and K₁₀ are constants, V_co is an initial value of the control voltage, T is an ambient temperature and ΔF is a frequency offset amount, a D/A converter for converting the digital control voltage into an analog control voltage, and a voltage-capacitance converter for receiving the analog control voltage and generating a control signal to be supplied to the crystal oscillator according to the received analog control voltage, wherein the frequency of the crystal oscillator is controlled according to the control signal.

Claims

1. A digital temperature-compensated oscillator comprising:

a crystal oscillator;

first memory means previously storing digital temperature compensation data obtained by previously measuring a relation between an ambient temperatures and frequency deviations of said crystal oscillator;

second memory means for storing frequency offset amounts of an oscillation frequency of said crystal oscillator;

a temperature sensor for detecting the ambient temperature and outputting analog detection data relating to the ambient temperature;

A/D converting means for converting the analog detection data to digital detection data;

readout means for reading out temperature compensation data corresponding to the digital detection data and stored in said first memory means according to the digital detection data and reading out the frequency offset amount stored in said second memory means according to the digital detection data;

operation means for effecting the following calculation by use of the readout temperature compensation data and readout frequency offset amount to derive digital control voltage,

space="preserve" listing-type="equation">Vc=V.sub.co +(K.sub.00 +V.sub.co K.sub.10 +K.sub.01 T)×

(Δ

F+Δ

F.sup.2 ×

K.sub.10 /2)

where K₀₀, K₀₁ and K₁₀ are constants, V_co is an initial value of the control voltage, T is an ambient temperature and Δ

F is a frequency offset amount;

D/A converting means for converting the digital control voltage into an analog control voltage; and

voltage-capacitance coverting means for receiving the analog control voltage and generating a control signal to be supplied to said crystal oscillator according to the received analog control voltage;

wherein the frequency of said crystal oscillator is controlled according to the control signal.

2. A digital temperature-compensated oscillator according to claim 1, further comprising:

container means for hermetically receiving said crystal oscillator, first memory means, second memory means, temperature sensor, A/D converting means, readout means, operation means, D/A converting means and voltage-capacitance converting means; and

changing means provided on said container means, for changing the frequency offset amount of said second memory mean from the exterior.

3. A digital temperature-compensated oscillator according to claim 2, wherein said changing means is a terminal mounted on said container means and the frequency offset amount is changed by changing a voltage applied to said terminal.

4. A digital temperature-compensated oscillator according to claim 2, wherein said changing means includes increasing switching means for increasing the frequency offset amount and decreasing switching means for decreasing the frequency offset amount.

5. A digital temperature-compensated oscillator according to claim 1, wherein said crystal oscillator includes:

a crystal unit having first and second electrodes;

an inverter circuit provided between the first and second electrodes of said crystal unit and having input and output terminals, the input terminal of said inverter circuit being connected to the first electrode of said crystal unit; and

resistor means provided between the output terminal of said inverter circuit and the second electrode of said crystal unit, for limiting a current flowing in said crystal unit;

wherein an oscillation signal is output from a node between said resistor means and the second electrode of said crystal unit.