Circuit and method of generating a phase locked loop signal having an offset reference
First Claim
1. An integrated transceiver circuit, comprising:
- a single side-band mixer in a receiver section of the integrated transceiver circuit having a first input coupled for receiving a first signal and a second input coupled for receiving a second signal; and
a phase lock loop in a transmitter section of the integrated transceiver circuit having an input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer, wherein the phase lock loop supplies an output signal that has a frequency that differs from the first signal by a programmable offset frequency, wherein the phase lock loop further comprises;
a phase detector having a first input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer;
a summing circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the phase detector and a second input coupled for receiving a third signal;
a low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of the summing circuit;
a controlled oscillator having an input coupled to an output of the low pass filter; and
a frequency dividing circuit having an input coupled to an output of the controlled oscillator and an output coupled to a second input of the phase detector.
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Abstract
An integrated transceiver circuit (10) includes a single side-band mixer (12) and a phase locked loop (30). The phase locked loop (30) includes a phase detector (32) coupled to a voltage controlled oscillator (36) via a summing circuit (33) and a low pass filter (34). A feedback signal from the voltage controlled oscillator (36) is transferred to the phase detector (32) through a counter (38). Either a phase modulation signal or a frequency modulation signal are inputs of summing circuit (33) and modulate the transmitter carrier signal generated by the voltage controlled oscillator (36). The carrier signal generated at an output terminal (40) of the transmitter tracks the frequency of the local oscillator signal that is supplied at an input terminal of the single side-band mixer (12) in the receiver.
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16 Claims
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1. An integrated transceiver circuit, comprising:
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a single side-band mixer in a receiver section of the integrated transceiver circuit having a first input coupled for receiving a first signal and a second input coupled for receiving a second signal; and a phase lock loop in a transmitter section of the integrated transceiver circuit having an input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer, wherein the phase lock loop supplies an output signal that has a frequency that differs from the first signal by a programmable offset frequency, wherein the phase lock loop further comprises; a phase detector having a first input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer; a summing circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the phase detector and a second input coupled for receiving a third signal; a low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of the summing circuit; a controlled oscillator having an input coupled to an output of the low pass filter; and a frequency dividing circuit having an input coupled to an output of the controlled oscillator and an output coupled to a second input of the phase detector.
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2. An integrated transceiver circuit, comprising:
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a single side-band mixer in a receiver section of the integrated transceiver circuit having a first input coupled for receiving a first signal and a second input coupled for receiving a second signal; and a phase lock loop in a transmitter section of the integrated transceiver circuit having an input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer, wherein the phase lock loop supplies an output signal that has a frequency that differs from the first signal by a programmable offset frequency, wherein the phase lock loop comprises; a phase detector having a first input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer; a summing circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the phase detector and a second input coupled for receiving a phase modulation signal; a low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of the summing circuit; a controlled oscillator having an input coupled to an output of the low pass filter; and a frequency dividing circuit having an input coupled to an output of the controlled oscillator and an output coupled to a second input of the phase detector. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. An integrated transceiver circuit, comprising:
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a single side-band mixer having a first input coupled for receiving a first signal and a second input coupled for receiving a second signal; a phase detector having a first input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer; a summing circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the phase detector and a second input coupled for receiving a third signal; a low pass filter having an input coupled to an output of the summing circuit; a controlled oscillator having an input coupled to an output of the low pass filter; and a frequency dividing circuit having an input coupled to an output of the controlled oscillator and an output coupled to a second input of the phase detector. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of generating a transmitter carrier signal that tracks a frequency of a local oscillator signal in a receiver, comprising the steps of:
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generating an output signal having a frequency that is a difference in frequencies of a signal and the local oscillator signal; and generating a modulated transmitter signal locked in frequency to the output signal, wherein the modulated transmitter signal is offset in frequency with respect to the local oscillator signal, wherein the step of generating an output signal further comprises the step of generating a first divided signal from the signal and a second divided signal from the local oscillator signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A transceiver circuit, comprising:
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a single side-band mixer having a first input coupled for receiving a first signal and a second input coupled for receiving a second signal; and a phase lock loop having an input coupled to an output of the single side-band mixer and an output for providing an output signal that has a frequency that differs from the first signal by a programmable offset frequency; wherein the single side-band mixer comprises; a first counter having an input for receiving the first signal and an output that supplies a first frequency divided signal; and a second counter having an input for receiving the second signal and an output that supplies a second frequency divided signal.
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