ICS271
TRIPLE PLL FIELD PROGRAMMABLE VCXO CLOCK SYNTHESIZER EPROM VCXO AND SYNTHESIZER
IDT™ / ICS™
TRIPLE PLL FIELD PROGRAMMABLE VCXO CLOCK SYNTHESIZER 4
ICS271 REV D 081809
error
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=actual initial accuracy (in ppm) of the crystal being
measured
If the centering error is less than ±25 ppm, no adjustment is
needed. If the centering error is more than 25 ppm negative,
the PC board has excessive stray capacitance and a new
PCB layout should be considered to reduce stray
capacitance. (Alternately, the crystal may be re-specified to
a higher load capacitance. Contact IDT for details.) If the
centering error is more than 25 ppm positive, add identical
fixed centering capacitors from each crystal pin to ground.
The value for each of these caps (in pF) is given by: External
Capacitor = 2 x (centering error)/(trim sensitivity)
Trim sensitivity is a parameter which can be supplied by your
crystal vendor. If you do not know the value, assume it is 30
ppm/pF. After any changes, repeat the measurement to
verify that the remaining error is acceptably low (typically
less than ±25 ppm).
ICS271 Configuration Capabilities
The architecture of the ICS271 allows the user to easily
configure the device to a wide range of output frequencies,
for a given input reference frequency.
The frequency multiplier PLL provides a high degree of
precision. The M/N values (the multiplier/divide values
available to generate the target VCO frequency) can be set
within the range of M = 1 to 1024 and N = 1 to 32,895.
The ICS271 also provides separate output divide values,
from 2 through 63, to allow the two output clock banks to
support widely differing frequency values from the same
PLL.
Each output frequency can be represented as:
Each output clock bank has an separate voltage drive
control pin (VDDO1 and VDDO2) that sets the output clock
voltage swing.
Output Drive Control
The ICS271 has two output drive settings. For VDDO=VDD,
low drive should be selected when outputs are less than 100
MHz. High drive should be selected when outputs are
greater than 100 MHz.
For VDDO<2.8 V, high drive should be selected for all output
frequencies.
(Consult the AC Electrical Characteristics for output rise and
fall times for each drive option.)
IDT VersaClock Software
IDT applies years of PLL optimization experience into a user
friendly software that accepts the user’s target reference
clock and output frequencies and generates the lowest jitter,
lowest power configuration, with only a press of a button.
The user does not need to have prior PLL experience or
determine the optimal VCO frequency to support multiple
output frequencies.
VersaClock software quickly evaluates accessible VCO
frequencies with available output divide values and provides
an easy to understand, bar code rating for the target output
frequencies. The user may evaluate output accuracy,
performance trade-off scenarios in seconds.
OutputFreq REFFreq
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