HK1004637A1 - Circuit and method of switching between redundant clocks for a phase lock loop - Google Patents

Circuit and method of switching between redundant clocks for a phase lock loop

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HK1004637A1
HK1004637A1 HK98103787A HK98103787A HK1004637A1 HK 1004637 A1 HK1004637 A1 HK 1004637A1 HK 98103787 A HK98103787 A HK 98103787A HK 98103787 A HK98103787 A HK 98103787A HK 1004637 A1 HK1004637 A1 HK 1004637A1
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switching
circuit
phase lock
lock loop
redundant clocks
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Lanny L Parker
Ahmad H Atriss
Dean William Mueller
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Codex Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03LAUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
    • H03L7/00Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • H03L7/06Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/08Details of the phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/14Details of the phase-locked loop for assuring constant frequency when supply or correction voltages fail or are interrupted
    • H03L7/143Details of the phase-locked loop for assuring constant frequency when supply or correction voltages fail or are interrupted by switching the reference signal of the phase-locked loop
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03LAUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
    • H03L7/00Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • H03L7/06Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/07Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop using several loops, e.g. for redundant clock signal generation
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03LAUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES
    • H03L7/00Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation
    • H03L7/06Automatic control of frequency or phase; Synchronisation using a reference signal applied to a frequency- or phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/08Details of the phase-locked loop
    • H03L7/0807Details of the phase-locked loop concerning mainly a recovery circuit for the reference signal
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S331/00Oscillators
    • Y10S331/02Phase locked loop having lock indicating or detecting means
HK98103787A 1991-05-28 1998-05-04 Circuit and method of switching between redundant clocks for a phase lock loop HK1004637A1 (en)

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EP (1) EP0517431B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPH05206846A (xx)
DE (1) DE69222980T2 (xx)
HK (1) HK1004637A1 (xx)
SG (1) SG46251A1 (xx)

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