The Receiver - GD16592A
The schematic block diagram of
GD16592A is shown in Figure 6.
Lock Detect Circuit
The lock detect circuit continuously moni-
tors the frequency difference between
the reference clock and the divided VCO
clock. If the reference clock and the di-
vided VCO frequency differs by more
than 500 ppm (or 2000 ppm, selectable),
it switches the PFC into the PLL in order
to pull the VCO back inside the lock-in
range. This mode is called the acquisi-
tion mode.
The PFC is used to ensure predictable
lock up conditions for the GD16592A by
locking the VCO to an external reference
clock source. It is only used during acqui-
sition and pulls the VCO into the lock
range where the Bang-Bang phase de-
tector is capable of acquiring lock to in-
coming data. The PFC is made with
digital set/reset cells giving it a true
phase and frequency characteristic.
Once the VCO is inside the lock-range
the lock-detection circuit switches the
Bang-Bang phase detector into the PLL
in order to lock to the data signal. This
mode is called CDR mode.
Figure 6. The GD16592A Multifunction
Receiver.
Bang-Bang Phase Detector
The Bang-Bang phase detector is used
in CDR mode as a true digital type de-
tector, producing a binary output. It sam-
ples the incoming data twice each bit
period: once in the transition of the (pre-
vious) bit period and once in the middle
of the bit period. When a transition oc-
curs between 2 consecutive bits - the
value of the sample in the transition be-
tween the bits will show whether the
VCO clock leads or lags the data. Hence
the PLL is controlled by the bit transition
point, thereby ensuring that data is sam-
pled in the middle of the eye, once the
system is in CDR mode. The external
loop filter components control the chara-
cteristics of the PLL.
The binary output of either the PFC or
the Bang-Bang phase detector (depend-
ing of the mode of the lock-detection cir-
cuit) is fed to a charge pump capable of
sinking or sourcing current or tristating.
The output of the charge pump is filtered
through the loop filter and controls the
tuning-voltage of the VCO.
As a result of the continuous monitoring
lock-detect circuit the VCO frequency
never deviates more than 500 ppm
(2000 ppm) from the reference clock be-
fore the PLL is considered to be ’Out of
Lock’. Hence the acquisition time is pre-
dictable and short and the output clock
CKOUT is always kept within the
500 ppm (2000 ppm) limits, ensuring
safe clocking of down stream circuitry.
The LOCK Signal
The status of the lock-detection circuit is
given by the LOCK signal. In CDR mode
LOCK is steady high. In acquisition mode
LOCK is alternating indicating the con-
tinuous shifts between the Bang-Bang
Detector (high) and the PFC (low).
The LOCK output may be used to gener-
ate a pseudo Loss Of Signal (LOS). The
time for LOCK to assert is predictable
and short, equal to the time to go into
lock, but the time for LOCK to de-assert
must be considered. When the line is
down (i.e. no information received) the
optical receiver circuit may produce ran-
dom noise. It is possible that this random
noise will keep the GD16592A within the
500 ppm (2000 ppm) range of the line
frequency, hence LOCK will remain as-
serted for a non-deterministic time. This
may be prevented by injecting a small
current at the loop filter node, which ac-
tively pulls the PLL out of the lock range
when the output of the phase detector
acts randomly.
The negligible penalty paid is a static
phase error on the sampling time in the
decision gate. However, due to the na-
ture of the phase detector the error will
be small (few degrees), forcing the loop
to be at one edge of the error-function
shaped transfer characteristic of the de-
tector.
Inputs
The input amplifier (pin SIP / SIN) is de-
signed as a limiting amplifier with a sen-
sitivity of 10 mV (differential). Standard
LVPECL levels may be applied as well.
The inputs may be either AC or DC cou-
pled. If the inputs are AC coupled the
amplifier features an internal offset can-
celling DC feedback. Notice that the off-
set cancellation will only work when the
input is differential and AC-coupled as
shown in the Figures 7 and 8on page 5.
The serial input SLSIP/SLSIN is selected
when SLB is low.
Outputs
The CKOUT provides the necessary con-
trol for clocking the received data into the
system ASIC. The phase can be ad-
justed with PSEL1-2 (0°/90°/180°/270°).
Data Sheet Rev.: 14 GD16591A/GD16592A Page 4 of 16
DeMUX
Bang
Bang
Phase
Detector
VCO
Divide
by
1/2/4
PFC
DSEL1
PSEL1
RSEL1
RSEL1
SLB
DSEL2
PSEL2
LLB
LLSOP
LLCOP
LLSON
LLCON
SELPDH
SIN
SLSIN
SIP
SLSIP
VCTL
SELTCK
CKRF
OUCHP
VCCA
VCC
GNDA
GND
LOCK
LSEL2
LSEL1
CKOUT
OD7
OD0
Divide
by
4
Lock
Detect
Clock
Gen.
Phase
Adjust.
0 /90
180 /270
oo
oo