Frequency converter and methods of use thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus for digital frequency conversion, the apparatus comprising:
- a digital phase detector unit configured to output a first frequency setting signal based on a multiplicity of input signals, the multiplicity of input signals including at least a first reference signal having a first frequency, a current phase feedback signal, and a target phase signal;
a digital target phase accumulator unit coupled to the phase detector unit, wherein the target phase accumulator unit is configured to output the target phase signal based on a multiplicity of input signals including a second reference signal input, and a target phase input value;
a digital frequency value generator unit coupled to the phase detector unit, wherein the digital frequency value is configured to receive the first frequency setting signal and output a frequency value signal; and
a digital oscillator unit coupled to the frequency value generator unit, wherein the oscillator unit is configured to receive the frequency value signal, the digital oscillator unit being further configured to have a digital output signal at a second frequency that is directly fed back to the current phase feedback input of the phase detector unit.
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Abstract
An all-digital frequency conversion apparatus is provided that achieves frequency conversion using a simple phase detector and integer and fractional phase feedback information from a digital oscillator output. In an embodiment, a target phase accumulator unit generates a target phase signal to the phase detector unit. The target phase accumulator unit receives inputs from a reference signal input, and a target phase input value. The digital phase detector unit receives the reference signal, a current phase feedback input signal, and the target phase input signal. The phase detector unit outputs a frequency setting signal to a frequency value generator unit. The detector output is based on the difference between the current phase and the target phase. A frequency value generator unit is configured to output a frequency value signal to a digital oscillator unit that generates a corresponding digital output signal that is directly fed back to the current phase feedback input of the phase detector unit. A method, computing system, and software product that implement the present invention are also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for digital frequency conversion, the apparatus comprising:
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a digital phase detector unit configured to output a first frequency setting signal based on a multiplicity of input signals, the multiplicity of input signals including at least a first reference signal having a first frequency, a current phase feedback signal, and a target phase signal;
a digital target phase accumulator unit coupled to the phase detector unit, wherein the target phase accumulator unit is configured to output the target phase signal based on a multiplicity of input signals including a second reference signal input, and a target phase input value;
a digital frequency value generator unit coupled to the phase detector unit, wherein the digital frequency value is configured to receive the first frequency setting signal and output a frequency value signal; and
a digital oscillator unit coupled to the frequency value generator unit, wherein the oscillator unit is configured to receive the frequency value signal, the digital oscillator unit being further configured to have a digital output signal at a second frequency that is directly fed back to the current phase feedback input of the phase detector unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In an all-digital frequency conversion device, a method of frequency conversion, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining a first compare period, wherein the first compare period is based on a first reference signal having a first frequency;
(b) calculating a target phase value;
(c) calculating a first frequency setting parameter based on the difference between a current phase value and the target phase value, wherein the current phase value includes integer and fractional phase information;
(d) calculating a frequency value suitable to be used by a digital oscillator to produce an output signal having a corresponding second frequency, wherein calculating the frequency value uses the first frequency setting parameter; and
(e) updating the digital oscillator with the frequency value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for digital frequency conversion, the system comprising:
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a processor arranged to determine a first compare period, wherein the first compare period is based on a first reference signal having a first frequency;
a processor arranged to calculate a target phase value;
a processor arranged to calculate a first frequency setting parameter based on the difference between a current phase value and the target phase value, wherein the current phase value includes integer and fractional phase information;
a processor arranged to calculate a frequency value suitable to be used by a digital oscillator to produce an output signal having a corresponding second frequency, wherein calculating the frequency value uses the first frequency setting parameter; and
a processor arranged to update the digital oscillator with the frequency value.
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21. A computer program product for digital frequency conversion, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code that determines a first compare period, wherein the first compare period is based on a first reference signal having a first frequency;
computer code that calculates a target phase value;
computer code that calculates a first frequency setting parameter based on the difference between a current phase value and the target phase value, wherein the current phase value includes integer and fractional phase information;
computer code that calculates a frequency value suitable to be used by a digital oscillator to produce an output signal having a corresponding second frequency, wherein calculating the frequency value uses the first frequency setting parameter;
computer code that updates the digital oscillator with the frequency value; and
a computer-readable medium that stores the computer code. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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