SNAS918 May 2025 LMK5C23208A
PRODUCTION DATA
Figure 8-4 shows an example where the other DPLLx is in cascaded mode from DPLL3 and the BAW APLL. In this example, DPLL3 is the main synchronization DPLL. The other DPLLx is the cascaded DPLL.
Cascading of DPLLs provides clean, low jitter, output clocks synchronized with DPLL3. When all enabled DPLLs and APLLs are locked, all enabled outputs are synchronized to the reference selected by the main synchronization DPLL.
When no valid reference input is present, each APLL locks the VCO frequency to the external XO input and operates in free-run mode.
When a valid DPLL reference input is detected, the main DPLL begins lock acquisition. The DPLL TDC compares the phase of the selected reference input clock with the FB divider clock from the respective VCO and generates a digital correction word corresponding to the phase error. The correction word is filtered by the DLF, and the DLF output adjusts the APLL N divider numerator to pull the VCO frequency into lock with the reference input.
DPLL3 lock status does not necessarily impact the other DPLLx lock status. If the BAW APLL is in free-run mode or holdover mode, and the VCBO frequency offset ppm value is still within the valid reference conditions for the other DPLLx, then the cascaded DPLLx and paired APLLx are able to maintain lock status while tracking the same frequency offset as the BAW APLL. Note in the cascaded DPLL mode, the best jitter performance and frequency stability is achieved after DPLL3 has locked.