SNAS844 November 2024 LMK5B12212
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In independent DPLL operation, the DPLL can select a reference input (INx) as preferred. At start-up, each APLL locks to the XO input after initialization and operate in free-run mode. Once a valid DPLL reference input is detected, the DPLL begins lock acquisition based on the reference priority settings. The TDC in the DPLL compares the phase of the selected reference input clock and 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 digital loop filter (DLF), and the DLF output adjusts the APLL divider numerator to pull the VCO frequency into lock with the reference input.
When selecting an XO frequency, TI recommends to avoid ratios falling near integer or half integer boundaries to minimize spurious noise. Selecting an XO frequency that results in an APLL fractional N divider ratio (NUM/DEN) between the range of 0.125 to 0.45 and 0.55 to 0.875 is best. Higher frequency XO is better for jitter performance, especially for APLL2 outputs. If the XO frequency or phase noise performance has gap for APLL2, there is an option to adopt cascaded mode using APLL1 as the reference to APLL2.