JP2008035111A - Duplex system type reference frequency signal generator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a duplex system type reference frequency signal generator for hardly causing the phase deviation of a reference frequency signal in the case of switching in simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: A current operation equipment mode reference signal generation part 1A performs phase control on the basis a GPS satellite 1PPS signal S1PA, and generates a reference frequency signal SfA and a reference 1PPS signal S1PA. An output selection part 2 outputs the reference frequency signal SfA and reference 1PPS signal S1PA of the current operation equipment mode reference signal generation part 1A to post-system equipment 100. A reserve equipment mode reference signal generation part 1B performs phase control on the basis of the reference 1PPS signal S1PA of the current operation equipment mode reference signal generation part 1A, and generates the reference signal signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB. Thus, it is possible to suppress phase deviation by making the reserve equipment mode reference signal generation part 1B perform phase synchronization with respect to the output of the current operation equipment mode reference signal generation part 1A, and to suppress phase discontinuity in the case of switching. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a reference frequency generator for receiving a positioning signal including a 1PPS signal and generating a reference frequency signal based on the 1PPS signal, and more particularly, a dual system type comprising a plurality of reference frequency signal generators and using them together. The present invention relates to a reference frequency signal generator.

  In digital broadcasting and mobile communication that are currently widely used, communication data multiplexing techniques are used. For example, there are time division multiple access (TDMA) and frequency division multiple access (FDMA). In such a multiplexed system, a reference frequency signal common to all apparatuses is required for transmission timing and frequency synchronization. For this reason, in a digital broadcasting transmitting station and a mobile telephone base station, if a reference frequency signal cannot be generated due to some kind of failure, the function cannot be performed. For this reason, in these transmitting stations and base stations, a reference frequency signal generator is generally made into a duplex system.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus including two units that generate a reference frequency signal based on a 1 PPS signal included in a GPS signal received by an individual GPS antenna. In the apparatus of Patent Document 1, the reference frequency signal generated by the active system unit is output in a steady state, but when the active system unit fails, the reference frequency signal generated by the standby system unit is output. , Switch.

  Patent Document 2 includes two units each for generating a reference frequency signal based on a 1 PPS signal included in a GPS signal received and distributed by a single GPS antenna. These two units are further detailed. An apparatus provided as a combination of subunits divided by a satellite radio wave receiver, a reference frequency generator, and an output unit is disclosed. In the apparatus of Patent Document 2, a failure of each subunit is detected, and if a failure of a currently used subunit is detected, a GPS signal is received and a reference frequency signal is generated through a route not passing through this subunit. , Output processing.

In Patent Document 3, two clock generation units that generate a reference frequency signal based on a 1 PPS signal of a GPS signal each received by an individual GPS antenna, a selection unit that selects one of outputs, and a selection reference An apparatus including a control unit for setting is disclosed. In the apparatus of Patent Document 3, the reference frequency signal of the clock generation unit on the side that generates a more reliable reference frequency signal according to the selection criterion is selected and output.
JP 11-298380 A JP-A-11-307972 JP 2003-87182 A

  In the above-mentioned transmitting station and base station, a functional problem occurs because the reference frequency signal cannot be generated due to some failure, and the phase of the reference frequency signal suddenly changes, that is, the reference frequency signal becomes discontinuous. Even if a functional problem occurs.

  When the reference frequency signal is generated using 1 PPS signals received by different GPS antennas as in the devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 3, each device is determined from the timing jitter of the 1PPS signal of the GPS signal. The timing accuracy of the 1PPS signal output from each is ± 50 nsec. Degree. Therefore, the timing difference of the 1PPS signal between the two devices is ± 100 nsec. It becomes. Here, in each apparatus, the reference frequency signal is generated coherently to a 1 PPS signal, but in the case of a 10 MHz reference frequency signal, the wavelength is 100 nsec. Therefore, the timing difference of the 1PPS signal is ± 100 nsec. In this case, the phase difference between the reference frequency signals output from the two devices becomes an indefinite factor. For this reason, due to the failure of one unit or the like, the output reference frequency signal becomes discontinuous at the timing of switching from one reference frequency signal to the other reference frequency signal, and the above-described problem occurs. As a method for solving this, a phase adjustment circuit is separately provided after the reference frequency generator. However, the provision of the phase adjustment circuit increases the system and costs, and causes the phase adjustment circuit. There is a possibility that the reliability of the system may newly decrease.

  In the device described in Patent Document 2, a single GPS signal received by a GPS antenna is distributed by a distributor, and a reference frequency signal is generated by two units using a 1PPS signal of the distributed GPS signal. Therefore, when only one GPS antenna fails, a reference frequency signal cannot be generated. Further, since the generation path of the reference frequency signal is determined while detecting the failure of each subunit, the processing becomes complicated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dual system type reference frequency signal generator that has a simple structure but hardly causes a phase shift of the reference frequency signal at the time of switching.

  The present invention comprises two reference frequency signal generating means for extracting a positioning 1PPS signal from a positioning signal and generating a reference frequency signal by phase control based on the positioning 1PPS signal, and the reference frequency signal generating means selected for output is provided. The present invention relates to a dual system type reference frequency signal generator that operates as a reference frequency signal generating means for use as a reference frequency signal generating means for which an output is not selected. The two reference frequency signal generation means of the dual system type reference frequency signal generator of the present invention includes reference 1PPS signal generation means for generating a reference 1PPS signal based on the reference frequency signal generated by itself. The working reference frequency signal generating means generates a reference frequency signal based on the positioning 1PPS signal, and the standby reference frequency signal generating means generates a reference frequency signal based on the reference 1PPS signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means. It is characterized by.

  In this configuration, of the two reference frequency signal generating means, the working reference frequency signal generating means coherently generates the reference frequency signal and the reference 1 PPS signal based on the positioning 1PPS signal. On the other hand, the standby reference frequency signal generating means generates a reference frequency signal and a reference 1PPS signal coherently based on the 1PPS signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means.

  Since the reference 1PPS signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means is a signal generated by generally performing phase control with a filter circuit having a long time constant and gradually synchronizing with the positioning 1PPS signal, positioning is performed. Time jitter is smaller than 1PPS signal. The preliminary reference frequency signal generating means generates the reference frequency signal by controlling the phase with a filter circuit having a long time constant similar to that of the working reference frequency signal generating means, based on the reference 1PPS signal having a small time jitter. Becomes smaller. Thereby, the phase difference between the reference frequency signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means and the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating means is always maintained in a state where there is almost no difference.

  The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to the present invention, when receiving the output switching control, generates a reference frequency generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating means from the reference frequency signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means. An output selection means for switching the output of the signal is provided.

  In this configuration, the output selecting means outputs the reference frequency signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means in a steady state, and outputs the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating means when receiving the output switching control. . As a result, an appropriate reference frequency signal can be given to the system device at each time point, even if there is no changeover switch on the subsequent system device side.

  Further, the output selection means of the dual system type reference frequency signal generator of the present invention is characterized in that each of the two reference frequency signal generation means is provided individually.

  In this configuration, at the time of steady state, that is, when there is no problem in the working reference frequency signal generating means, the working reference frequency signal generating means is turned on and the standby reference frequency signal generating means is turned off. When the output switching control is input, the switch of the working reference frequency signal generating means is turned off and the switch of the standby reference frequency signal generating means is turned on. Thereby, an output selection means is comprised with a simple structure.

  The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to the present invention further comprises operation detecting means for detecting the operating state of the working reference frequency signal generating means. When the operation detecting unit determines that the operating state of the working reference frequency signal generating unit is abnormal, the operation detecting unit controls the output selecting unit to output the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating unit. The preliminary reference frequency signal generating means switches to phase control based on the positioning 1PPS signal and generates a reference frequency signal.

  In this configuration, when it is determined that the working reference frequency signal generating means is operating abnormally, the reference frequency signal output to the subsequent stage is switched to the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating means. At this time, the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating means has almost no phase difference from the reference frequency signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means. As in the example, the phase continuity is indefinite and the phase is not significantly discontinuous, and stable and substantially continuous phases are output. Then, after switching, the working reference frequency signal generating means after switching, which is the preliminary reference frequency signal generating means before switching, is phase-controlled so as to gradually synchronize with the positioning 1PPS signal. There is no discontinuity. As a result, it is possible to greatly suppress the occurrence of functional failure in the subsequent system when the output source of the reference frequency signal is switched.

  The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to the present invention further comprises mutual detection means for detecting the operation states of the two reference frequency signal generation means. When the standby reference frequency signal generating means determines that the operating state of the working reference frequency generating means is abnormal, the standby reference frequency signal generating means switches to the free run operation to generate a reference frequency signal, and further receives the output switching control. It is characterized by switching from generation of a frequency signal to generation of a reference frequency signal by a positioning 1PPS signal.

  In this configuration, when the standby reference frequency signal generating means detects an operation abnormality of the working reference frequency signal generating means, the backup reference frequency signal generating means is determined from the reference 1PPS signal of the working reference frequency signal generating means causing the operation abnormality, A reference frequency signal and a 1PPS signal are generated by a free-run operation without using an external reference signal. Since the oscillator originally provided in the reference frequency signal generating means can generate a highly accurate frequency signal, the accuracy does not deteriorate so much even if a free-run operation is performed. Next, the preliminary reference frequency signal generating means automatically switches from the free-run operation to the operation of generating the reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal based on the positioning 1PPS signal. Thereby, the output source of the reference frequency signal is switched while maintaining the reliability of the reference frequency signal.

  According to the present invention, in the dual system type reference frequency signal generator comprising the working reference frequency signal generating means and the standby reference frequency signal generating means, the reference frequency signal and the spare reference frequency signal output from the working reference frequency signal generating means. The phase with the reference frequency signal generated by the generating means can be made to be substantially the same at all times. As a result, there is no need to separately provide a phase control means in the subsequent stage, and the phase of the output reference frequency signal can be changed when switching the output reference frequency signal by stopping the active reference frequency signal generation means due to failure or maintenance. Almost no discontinuity. As a result, it is possible to greatly suppress the occurrence of a functional failure in a subsequent system that operates using this reference frequency signal.

A dual system type reference frequency generator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, an example using a GPS system as a satellite positioning system is shown.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a dual system type reference frequency signal generator of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the reference signal generators 1A and 1B shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the dual system type reference frequency signal generator of this embodiment is connected to the GPS antennas 111A and 111B and the GPS antennas 111A and 111B, respectively, to generate a reference frequency signal and a reference 1PPS signal. Reference signal generators 1A and 1B are provided. These reference signal generation units 1A and 1B are connected to the system control unit 101 and the signal selection unit 102 of the system device 100. The reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal generated by the reference signal generation units 1A and 1B are input to the signal selection unit 102. The signal selection unit 102 receives the reference frequency signal input from the reference signal generation unit in the working machine mode described later. And the reference 1PPS signal are output to the system control unit 101. The reference signal generators 1A and 1B output a failure detection signal and a lock signal to the system controller 101.

  The GPS antennas 111A and 111B have the same specifications and receive GPS signals from GPS satellites (not shown). The GPS antenna 111A gives the received GPS signal to the GPS receiver 10A of the reference signal generator 1A, and the GPS antenna 111B gives the received GPS signal to the GPS receiver 10B of the reference signal generator 1B.

  The reference signal generators 1A and 1B have the same specifications, and are respectively GPS receivers 10A and 10B, first phase comparators 11A and 11B, second phase comparators 12A and 12B, MPUs 13A and 13B, D / A converters 14A, 14B, VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) 15A, 15B, DIV (frequency divider) 16A, 16B. These reference signal generators 1A and 1B correspond to the “reference frequency signal generator” of the present invention. Since the reference signal generators 1A and 1B have the same specifications, in the following description, each part constituting the reference signal generators 1A and 1B will be described only for each part of the reference signal generator 1A. Description of each part is omitted.

  The GPS receiver 10A extracts the GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1A (corresponding to the “positioning 1PPS signal” of the present invention) from the GPS signal received by the GPS antenna 111A, and outputs it to the first phase comparator 11A.

  The first phase comparator 11A includes the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn-1) output from the frequency divider 16A in the previous cycle processing and the GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1A (Tn) input from the GPS receiver 10A this time. ) And the phase difference information is output to the MPU 13A.

  The second phase comparator 12A includes the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn-1) output from the frequency divider 16A by the processing of the previous cycle and the current reference 1PPS signal S1PB ( And the phase difference information is output to the MPU 13A.

According to the operation mode, the MPU 13A selects the phase difference information by the first phase comparator 11A in the active machine mode, and selects the phase difference information by the second phase comparator 12A in the standby machine mode.
Here, the operation mode includes an active machine mode and a spare machine mode, and is given as an operation mode signal SCM from the system control unit 101 of the system device 100 to which the dual system type reference frequency signal generator of the present embodiment is connected. It is what In the active unit mode, the MPU 13A operates to synchronize with the GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1A. On the other hand, in the spare unit mode, the MPU 13A operates in synchronization with the reference 1PPS signal S1PB output from the other reference signal generator 1B operating in the active unit mode.

  More specifically, when the working machine mode is set, the MPU 13A sets the phase control value based on the phase difference information input from the first phase comparator 11A, and provides the current reference frequency signal. Data is generated and supplied to the D / A converter 14A. At this time, the MPU 13A uses an algorithm that configures a filter composed of redundant time constants, and based on the input phase difference information, the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn) based on the reference frequency signal generated this time is The frequency control data is generated so as to approach the current GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1A (Tn) very slowly as compared with the phase of the previous reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn-1).

  On the other hand, when the spare unit mode is set, the MPU 13A sets the phase control value based on the phase difference information input from the second phase comparator 12A, and generates the frequency control data that gives the current reference frequency signal To the D / A converter 14A. At this time, the MPU 13A uses an algorithm that configures a filter composed of redundant time constants, and based on the input phase difference information, the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn) based on the reference frequency signal generated this time is Frequency control data is generated so as to approach the current reference 1PPS signal SG1B (Tn) output from the reference signal generation unit 1B very slowly compared to the phase of the previous reference 1PPS signal S1PA (Tn-1). To do.

  The D / A converter 14A converts the applied frequency control data into an analog control voltage signal and supplies it to the VCO 15A.

  The VCO 15A is a so-called high-precision voltage control oscillator such as a rubidium oscillator, and generates a reference frequency signal SfA of 10 MHz, for example, based on the applied control voltage signal, and outputs it to the DIV 16A and the switch 22 of the output selection unit 2 To do.

  The DIV 16A is a frequency divider that generates a reference 1PPS signal S1PA based on the input 10 MHz reference frequency signal SfA, and switches the first phase comparator 11A, the second phase comparator 12A, and the output selector 2 switch 21. Output to.

  The reference signal generating unit 1B has the same specifications as the reference signal generating unit 1A as described above. If the active machine mode is set, the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PB (Tn) based on the reference frequency signal generated this time is The reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB are generated so as to approach the current GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1B (Tn) very slowly as compared with the phase of the previous reference 1PPS signal S1PB (Tn-1). . On the other hand, if the spare unit mode is set, the phase of the reference 1PPS signal S1PB (Tn) based on the reference frequency signal generated this time is much higher than the phase of the previous reference 1PPS signal S1PB (Tn-1). The reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB are generated gradually so as to approach the current reference 1PPS signal SG1A (Tn) output from the reference signal generator 1A.

  With such a configuration, the reference signal generators 1A and 1B generate a reference frequency signal and a reference 1PPS signal that are coherent to the target 1PPS signal (GPS satellite 1PPS signal or reference 1PPS signal).

  Further, the MPU 13A of the reference signal generation unit 1A and the MPU 13B of the reference signal generation unit 1B perform the following data communication with the system control unit 101 of the system device 100.

  The MPU 13A generates an operation state signal SsA by detecting the operation state of the reference signal generator 1A including its own phase control operation state, and generates a failure detection signal (alarm signal) SALA when a failure state is detected. Further, the MPU 13A generates a lock signal SLA indicating that it can operate based on the acquired phase difference information. The MPU 13A outputs a failure detection signal SALA and a lock signal SLA to the system control unit 101.

  The MPU 13B generates an operation state signal SsB by detecting the operation state of the reference signal generator 1B including its own phase control operation state, and generates a failure detection signal (alarm signal) SALB when detecting the failure state. Also, the MPU 13B generates a lock signal SLB indicating that it can operate based on the acquired phase difference information. The MPU 13B outputs a failure detection signal SALB and a lock signal SLB to the system control unit 101.

  The system control unit 101 of the system device 100 generates the above-described operation mode signal SCM based on the failure detection signals SALA and SALB, and supplies the operation mode signal SCM to the MPUs 13A and 13B. At this time, the working machine mode is set for either one, and the spare machine mode is set for the other. At the same time, the system control unit 101 of the system device 100 selects the reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal on the active machine side based on the failure detection signals SALA and SALB and inputs them to the system device 100. Is given to the signal selection unit 102 in the same system device 100.

  The signal selection unit 102 includes a switch 121 that switches the output of the reference 1PPS signal and a switch 122 that switches the output of the reference frequency signal. The signal selection unit 102 includes a reference signal generation unit when the reference signal generation unit 1A of the dual system type reference frequency signal generator is set to the working mode according to the operation mode signal SCM from the system control unit 101. The switches 121 and 122 are set so that the reference frequency signal SfA from 1A is the use reference frequency signal Sf, and the reference 1PPS signal S1PA from the reference signal generator 1A is the use 1PPS signal S1PPS. On the other hand, the signal selection unit 102 sets the reference frequency signal SfB from the reference signal generation unit 1B as the use reference frequency signal Sf when the reference signal generation unit 1B is set to the working machine mode, and from the reference signal generation unit 1B. The switches 121 and 122 are set so that the reference 1PPS signal S1PB is the used 1PPS signal S1PPS.

  Next, the operation sequence of the reference signal generators 1A and 1B that switches between the active machine mode and the spare machine mode depending on the situation will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation sequence of the reference signal generator. In the following description, the reference signal generators 1A and 1B are described as the reference signal generator 1 as a representative.
When the apparatus is activated, the two reference signal generators 1 are energized, and the reference signal generator 1 detects the operation mode in which it is set (S1). When the reference signal generation unit 1 detects that it is set to the working mode, it performs phase control synchronized with the GPS satellite 1PPS signal, and generates a reference frequency signal and a reference 1PPS signal (S2). On the other hand, when the reference signal generator 1 detects that it is set in the spare machine mode, it analyzes the operation state signal Ss input from the other reference signal generator 1 set in the active machine mode. Then, it is detected whether the reference signal generator 1 in the working machine mode is abnormal in operation (S3). When it is detected that there is no abnormal operation (normal), the reference signal generator 1 set in the spare machine mode performs phase control synchronized with the reference 1PPS signal from the reference signal generator 1 in the active machine mode. The reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal are generated (S4). When it is detected that there is an abnormal operation, the reference signal generator 1 set in the spare machine mode does not perform phase control synchronized with the reference 1PPS signal from the reference signal generator 1 in the active machine mode, and is free-running. Control is performed (S4 '). That is, the reference signal generating unit 1 in the standby mode generates the reference frequency signal and the reference 1 PPS signal by operating the VCO 15 provided therein without using the reference 1 PPS signal from the reference signal generating unit 1 in the active mode. To do.

Each reference signal generator 1 detects whether or not the phase has shifted within the synchronization state range (S5).
Specifically, the reference signal generator 1 in the working mode has a phase difference of ± 50 nsec., For example, between the input GPS satellite 1PPS signal and the generated reference 1PPS signal. If it is within the phase difference range, it is determined that it is in a synchronized state.

  On the other hand, the reference signal generator 1 in the standby mode has a phase difference of ± about 10 nsec. Between the input reference 1PPS signal in the active mode and the generated reference 1PPS signal. If it is within the phase difference range, it is determined that it is in a synchronized state. This is because the reference 1PPS signal output from the working machine is generated using a filter circuit having a redundant time constant, and therefore, the reference signal generator 13 of the spare machine generates an input reference 1PPS signal. This is because it is easy to synchronize, and it is sufficiently ± about 10 nsec. This is because the phase difference can be kept within the range.

  When determining that the reference signal generation unit 1 is in the synchronized state, the reference signal generation unit 1 outputs the lock signal SL to the system control unit 101 of the system device 100 (S7). When the system device 100 detects reception of the lock signal SL, the system device 100 moves its own system.

  On the other hand, if the reference signal generation unit 1 determines that the synchronization state is not established, the reference signal generation unit 1 does not transmit the lock signal SL to the system control unit 101 and repeats the above-described processing (S6 → S1).

  Next, the switching process from the active machine to the spare machine will be described step by step. In the following description, first, the reference signal generator 1A is in the active machine mode, the reference signal generator 1B is in the standby machine mode, and the reference signal generator 1B is in the active machine mode due to the failure of the reference signal generator 1A series. The reference signal generator 1A is switched to the spare machine mode.

  First, the reference signal generation unit 1A operates in the working machine mode, generates a 10 MHz reference frequency signal SfA and a reference 1PPS signal S1PA according to the GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1A, and outputs the generated signal to the signal selection unit 102 of the system device 100. . The signal selection unit 102 selects the reference frequency signal SfA and the reference 1PPS signal S1PA from the reference signal generation unit 1A, which is the working mode, according to the operation mode signal SCM, and uses the reference frequency signal Sf and the use 1PPS signal. The data is output to the system control unit 101 as S1PPS.

  Further, the reference signal generation unit 1A outputs the operation state signal SsA to the reference signal generation unit 1B, and outputs the lock signal SLA to the system control unit 101 if in a synchronized state. The system control unit 101 receives the lock signal SLA and operates based on the use reference frequency signal Sf and the use 1PPS signal S1PPS input from the signal selection unit 102.

  On the other hand, the reference signal generator 1B operates in the standby mode, generates a 10 MHz reference frequency signal SfB and a reference 1PPS signal S1PB in accordance with the reference 1PPS signal S1PA from the reference signal generator 1A in the working machine mode, The data is output to the selection unit 102.

  At this time, the reference signal generator 1B (1A) performs ± 10 nsec. The reference 1PPS signal is generated within the error range of. Further, each reference signal generator 1B (1A) has ± 10 nsec. Between the reference frequency signal SfB (SfA) and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB (S1PA). Has a phase error of less than. Accordingly, the phase difference between the reference frequency signal SfB of the standby machine and the reference frequency signal SfA of the active machine is 30 nsec. The reference frequency signal SfB of the spare machine and the reference frequency signal SfA of the active machine are synchronized within this error range. As a result, from the state in which the phase difference is not known between the reference frequency signals output from the current machine and the spare machine as in the prior art, in the configuration of this embodiment, the half wavelength of the reference frequency signal of 10 MHz at the maximum. (50 nsec.) And less than 30 nsec. Only phase difference within the range of. That is, the phase shift state can be largely eliminated as compared with the conventional case.

  Next, when the reference signal generation unit 1A in the working machine mode fails due to a failure of the VCO 15A or a reception failure in the GPS receiver 10A, the reference signal generation unit 1A itself detects the failure, and a failure detection signal is sent to the system control unit 101. Output SALA. At this time, the reference signal generator 1B in the standby mode detects the failure of the reference signal generator 1A by analyzing the operation state signal SsA of the reference signal generator 1A.

  When acquiring the failure detection signal SALA, the system control unit 101 provides the reference signal generation units 1A and 1B with an operation mode signal SCM for switching the reference signal generation unit 1B as a new active device and the reference signal generation unit 1A as a spare unit. . The reference signal generation unit 1A switches to the operation of the spare unit mode based on the operation mode signal SCM, and the reference signal generation unit 1B switches to the operation of the active unit mode based on the operation mode signal SCM. That is, the reference signal generator 1B switches to the operation of generating the reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB according to the GPS satellite 1PPS signal SG1B of the GPS signal received by the GPS antenna 101B. On the other hand, the reference signal generator 1A generates a reference frequency signal SfA and a reference 1PPS signal S1PA according to the reference 1PPS signal S1PB output from the reference signal generator 1B.

  At this time, the system control unit 101 also provides the signal selection unit 102 with the operation mode signal SCM for selecting the reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB from the reference signal generation unit 1B.

  Based on the operation mode signal SCM, the signal selection unit 102 sets the reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB as the output reference frequency signal Sf, and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB from the reference signal generation unit 1B as the output 1PPS signal S1PPS. Thus, the switches 121 and 122 are set.

  When the reference signal generation unit 1B detects the synchronization state after such switching processing, the reference signal generation unit 1B outputs a lock signal SLB to the system control unit 101. At this time, the reference signal generating unit 1B is operated for 30 nsec. Because of the synchronization with the reference 1PPS signal S1PA of the working machine within the maximum phase shift range, the synchronization threshold value ± 50 nsec. Sufficient accuracy is maintained. Therefore, the dual system type reference frequency signal generator can output a lock signal to the system control unit 101 almost continuously and prevent the system device 100 from moving freely. Further, since the variation in the phase difference is small, the phase shift between the output reference frequency signal Sf and the output 1PPS signal S1PPS output to the system device 100 at the time of switching is set to a maximum of 30 nsec. Can be suppressed within the range. Thereby, instantaneous interruption of the system at the time of switching due to phase discontinuity can be greatly suppressed.

  After the switching, the reference signal generator 1B set in the working machine generates the reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB while performing phase control so as to gradually synchronize the phase with the GPS satellite 1PPS signal S1PB.

  As described above, by using the configuration and processing of the present embodiment, the output signal phase discontinuity and output interruption that occur when the reference signal generator is switched can be greatly suppressed while the configuration is simple. Therefore, a dual system type reference frequency signal generator having high reliability can be realized.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal used in the system device 100 are selected by the signal selection unit 102 in the system device 100. However, as shown in FIG. May be included in the dual system reference frequency signal generator of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a dual system type reference frequency signal generator that also includes the signal selector 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, the signal selection unit 2 includes switches 21 and 22 and is output from the reference signal generation units 1A and 1B in accordance with the operation mode signal SCM similar to the above given from the system control unit 101. The reference frequency signal and the reference 1PPS signal are selected and output to the system device 100. With such a configuration, the system device 100 does not need to perform a process of selecting a suitable signal from each of a plurality of input reference frequency signals and reference 1PPS signals.

Further, as a structure including such a signal selection unit, a configuration as shown in FIG. 5 may be used.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a dual system reference frequency signal generator having another configuration including the signal selection unit 2.

  The configuration shown in FIG. 5 includes switches 17A and 17B at the reference frequency signal output end and the reference 1PPS signal output end of the dual system type reference frequency signal generator shown in FIG.

  The reference frequency signal SfA output from the VCO 15A of the reference signal generator 1A 'is output to the switch 17A together with the DIV 16A. Further, the reference 1PPS signal S1PA output from the DIV 16A is output to the switch 17A together with the first phase comparator 11A, the second phase comparator 12A, and the second phase comparator 12B of the reference signal generator 1B ′. When the MPU 13A detects that the reference signal generating unit 1A ′ is in the working mode, the MPU 13A controls the switch 17A to be turned on by the switch control signal Ssw, and the switch 17A uses the reference frequency signal SfA and the reference 1PPS signal S1PA as a system. Output to the device 100. On the other hand, when the MPU 13A detects that the reference signal generator 1A ′ is in the standby mode, the switch 17A controls the switch 17A to be turned off by the switch control signal Ssw, and the switch 17A outputs the reference frequency signal SfA and the reference 1PPS signal S1PA. Cut off.

The reference frequency signal SfB output from the VCO 15B of the reference signal generator 1B ′ is output to the switch 17B together with the DIV 16B. The reference 1PPS signal S1PB output from the DIV 16B is output to the switch 17B together with the first phase comparator 11B, the second phase comparator 12B, and the second phase comparator 12A of the reference signal generator 1A ′. MPU13B
When detecting that the reference signal generator 1B ′ is in the working machine mode, the switch 17B is controlled to be turned on by the switch control signal Ssw, and the switch 17B sends the reference frequency signal SfB and the reference 1PPS signal S1PB to the system device 100. Output to. On the other hand, when the MPU 13B detects that the reference signal generator 1B ′ is in the standby mode, the MPU 13B controls the switch 17B to be turned off by the switch control signal Ssw. Cut off. Even with such a configuration, the above-described effects can be achieved.

  Further, in the case where the above-described signal selection unit is provided in the dual system type reference frequency signal generator, the case where the output signal is switched by the system control unit 101 in the system device 100 has been described. The heavy system type reference frequency signal generator may further include an operation detection unit, and the operation detection unit may perform the same failure detection and switching control as the system device 100 described above. In this case, in the block diagram shown in FIG. 4, the system control unit 101 may be replaced with an operation detection unit, and at least the output reference frequency signal Sf and the output 1PPS signal S1PPS may be output to the system control unit 101.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reference signal generator in the standby mode determines whether or not to perform the synchronization process on the reference 1PPS signal of the active machine only in the operating state of the active machine based on the operating state signal. In addition, it may be determined whether or not the synchronization process for the reference 1PPS signal of the working machine is performed in consideration of the operation mode signal SCM from the system device 100. For example, the operation of the reference signal generator specified by the operation mode SCM may be temporarily stopped.

It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the dual system type | mold reference frequency signal generator of this invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of reference signal generators 1A and 1B shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation sequence of a reference signal generation unit illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the dual system type | mold reference frequency signal generator provided also with the signal selection part. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the dual system type | mold reference frequency signal generator of the other structure provided with the signal selection part.

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  1, 1A, 1B-reference signal generator, 10A, 10B-GPS receiver, 11A, 11B-first phase comparator, 12A, 12B-second phase comparator, 13A, 13B-MPU, 14A, 14B-D / A converter, 15A, 15B-VCO, 16A, 16B-DIV, 2,102- signal selection unit, 21, 22, 121, 122, 17A, 17B-switch, 100-system equipment, 101-system control unit, 111A 111B-GPS antenna

Claims (5)

Two reference frequency signal generating means for extracting a positioning 1PPS signal from the positioning signal and generating a reference frequency signal by phase control based on the positioning 1PPS signal are provided, and the selected reference frequency signal generating means is used as the working reference frequency signal. In the dual system type reference frequency signal generator that operates as a reference frequency signal generating means that is not selected as an output, as a generating means,
The two reference frequency signal generating means includes reference 1PPS signal generating means for generating a reference 1PPS signal based on a reference frequency signal generated by itself.
The working reference frequency signal generating means generates a reference frequency signal based on the positioning 1PPS signal,
The dual reference frequency signal generator generates the reference frequency signal based on the reference 1PPS signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means.   2. An output selection means for switching output from a reference frequency signal generated by the working reference frequency signal generating means to a reference frequency signal generated by the backup reference frequency signal generating means when receiving output switching control. Dual system type reference frequency signal generator as described in 1.   3. The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to claim 2, wherein said output selecting means is provided separately for each of said two reference frequency signal generating means. An operation detecting means for detecting an operating state of the working reference frequency signal generating means;
When the operation detecting unit determines that the operation state of the working reference frequency signal generating unit is abnormal, the operation detecting unit performs control to output the reference frequency signal generated by the standby reference frequency signal generating unit to the output selecting unit,
4. The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to claim 2, wherein the preliminary reference frequency signal generation means switches to phase control based on the positioning 1 PPS signal to generate a reference frequency signal. 5. The two reference frequency signal generating means include mutual detection means for detecting the operation state of each other,
When the standby reference frequency signal generating means determines that the operating state of the working reference frequency generating means is abnormal, it switches to a free-run operation to generate the reference frequency signal, and when receiving an output switching control, The dual system type reference frequency signal generator according to claim 1, wherein the reference frequency signal is switched from generation of a reference frequency signal by operation to generation of a reference frequency signal by the positioning 1PPS signal.

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