WO2017004869A1 - 模数转换器误差估计校正的装置及其方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention belongs to the technical field of Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for gain and clock phase error estimation correction of a dual-channel time division multiplex converter.
- ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter
- TI ADCs time-interleaved analog-to-digital converters
- M channel sub-ADCs each channel sub-ADC operates at Fs/M, where Fs is the sampling rate of the TI ADC.
- the output from each channel sub-ADC is combined in Fs using a multiplexer (MUX) to produce a sample rate converter operating in Fs.
- MUX multiplexer
- the existing error estimation correction method is a conventional statistical method based on M.Seo et al., which mainly uses the ADC's own input sampling signal to estimate and correct the error parameter, and the calibration does not affect the ADC itself, as long as the input
- the sampled signal is a band-limited generalized stationary random signal, and the signal is larger than a certain range, and the gain and clock phase error estimation can be eliminated.
- the accuracy of the estimation is proportional to the number of sample points of the effective input sampling signal used for each estimation.
- the estimation effect is not good. Will cause estimation errors, which will affect the correction effect;
- a single estimate increases the time used for a single estimate when the number of sample points of the valid input sample signal used is large, reducing the convergence rate of the real-time estimation correction.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for error estimation correction of an analog-to-digital converter and a method thereof for solving the prior art, when using a sample with higher conversion accuracy requirements When there are more points, the time required for a single estimation is increased, resulting in a problem that the estimation convergence is slower.
- an apparatus for error correction of an analog to digital converter At least include:
- the dual-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter is adapted to sample the reference channel signal and the correction clock signal respectively in the reference channel and the correction channel to generate corresponding first digital signals and second digital signals;
- the adaptive digital signal processor is adapted to calculate a clock phase error estimation result and a gain error estimation result of the second digital signal according to the preset initial value of the calibration parameter update unit and the first digital signal and the second digital signal,
- the correction parameter update unit initial value includes a gain correction parameter initial value and a time correction parameter initial value; and is further adapted to adopt a gradient descent method, update a time correction parameter according to the clock phase error estimation result, and according to the gain error
- the estimation result updates the gain correction parameters.
- an adaptive digital signal processor for use in an analog to digital converter error estimation correction apparatus, the adaptive digital signal processor comprising at least:
- a gain correcting unit configured to perform gain correction on the second digital signal according to the initial value of the gain correction parameter to generate a second path correction signal
- a buffer unit configured to buffer the first digital channel signal and the second path correction signal
- the segmentation error estimating unit is adapted to invoke the first digital channel signal and the second path correction signal, and is processed by a cyclic correlation method to generate a preliminary estimation result, wherein the preliminary estimation result includes a preliminary estimation of the gain error
- the result is initially estimated with the clock phase error
- a low-pass filter accumulating unit configured to process the preliminary estimation result when the corresponding set signal is received, to generate an error estimation result
- a counting unit configured to send a set signal to the low pass filter accumulating unit and the correction parameter updating unit according to a sampling period of the clock signal, and send a reset signal to each unit;
- the correction parameter updating unit is adapted to update the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter according to a gradient descent method when receiving the corresponding set signal, and latch the updated clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter.
- the method further includes:
- a delay unit comprising: a fixed delay unit and a numerical control analog delay unit, wherein the fixed delay unit is adapted to set a time delay in the reference channel, generate a reference clock delay amount, and control the first digital signal a clock phase; the numerical control analog delay unit is adapted to generate a control signal according to the time correction parameter, and fine-tune a clock phase of the second digital signal.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for error correction of an analog to digital converter, the method comprising:
- Step 1 preset a correction parameter update unit initial value, where the correction parameter update unit initial value includes a clock correction parameter initial value and a gain correction parameter initial value;
- Step 2 calling the clock correction parameter initial value decoding to generate a control signal, and fine-tuning the numerical control according to the control signal Simulating the delay amount of the delay unit, correcting the phase error of the sampling clock of the second digital signal with respect to the sampling clock of the first digital signal;
- Step 3 performing gain correction on the second digital signal according to the initial value of the gain correction parameter, generating a second correction signal, buffering and coupling the first digital signal and the second correction signal to generate an overall correction Signal and trigger the counting unit to start counting;
- Step 4 calling the buffered first digital signal and the second correction signal, and processing by using a cyclic correlation method to generate a preliminary estimation result;
- Step 5 when the counting unit counts to a preset value, and the clock signal edge time comes, setting an enable end of the low-pass filter accumulating unit and the correction parameter updating unit to generate the preliminary estimation result An error estimation result, and updating and latching the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter according to the error estimation result.
- the apparatus and method for correcting the error of the analog-to-digital converter of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:
- auxiliary analog signals, and the estimation correction process does not depend on the specific circuit implementation structure of the sub-ADC; and the number of valid sample points required for each estimation is small, and the requirement for effective signal duration is reduced in real-time correction, and the estimation is accelerated. Correcting the speed of convergence; and in the case of the same error estimation accuracy, when using the single estimation method to correct the error estimation, the sample points of the sample can be greatly reduced, and the correction convergence speed of the error estimation is also greatly reduced. .
- FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for correcting error estimation of an analog-to-digital converter according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation and correction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a clock signal diagram of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation correction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of a gain correcting unit in an adaptive signal processor according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a cache unit in an adaptive signal processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of a segmentation error estimation unit and a low-pass filter accumulation unit in an adaptive signal processor according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing convergence curves of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation corrected clock phase error correction parameter according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a simulation diagram showing dynamic performance comparison of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation correction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a simulation diagram showing dynamic performance comparison of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation correction according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 11 is a simulation diagram showing dynamic performance before correction using a conventional statistical method based correction method in an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a dynamic performance simulation after correction using a conventional statistical method based correction method in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 a flow chart of a method for error correction of an analog-to-digital converter in an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- Step 1 the initial value of the correction parameter updating unit 6 is preset, wherein the initial value of the correction parameter updating unit 6 includes a clock correction parameter initial value, a gain correction parameter initial value, and a parameter update step initial value;
- the parameter update step size may be a fixed value or a set of parameters, and the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter may both be fixed values.
- Step 2 calling the clock correction parameter initial value decoding to generate a control signal, fine-tuning the delay amount of the numerical control analog delay unit 10 according to the control signal, and correcting the sampling clock of the second digital signal relative to the first digital signal Sampling time Phase error of the clock;
- the analog-to-digital converter in the present invention is a dual-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter, wherein the first channel sub-ADC is used as a reference channel, and a fixed delay unit 9 is disposed in the reference channel to obtain the reference channel. Outputting a reference clock delay amount; using the second channel sub-ADC as a correction channel, setting the numerical control analog delay unit 10 in the correction channel, and acquiring a corrected clock delay amount output by the correction channel;
- Step 3 Decoding the clock correction parameter into a binary code, wherein the binary code is a control signal, and when the actual delay amount corresponding to the control signal is less than the reference clock delay amount, shifting the second digital number forward a clock phase of the signal; when the actual delay amount corresponding to the control signal is greater than the reference clock delay amount, shifting the clock phase of the second digital signal backward.
- Step 3 performing gain correction on the second digital signal according to the initial value of the gain correction parameter, generating a second correction signal, buffering and coupling the first digital signal and the second correction signal to generate an overall correction Signal, and trigger counting unit 7 to start counting;
- a multiplier is used to obtain a product of the second digital signal and the gain correction parameter, and an adder is used to obtain a sum of an output of the multiplier and the second digital signal;
- the sum of the gain correction parameter and the original multiple is obtained by an adder, and a product of the second digital signal and the output of the adder is obtained by a multiplier.
- the gain error correction is performed according to the second digital signal, and the second correction signal is output, and the timings of the first digital signal and the second correction signal are aligned, and the multiplexer 8 is coupled.
- a digital signal and a second correction signal generate an overall correction signal.
- the counting unit 7 is triggered to start counting.
- Step 4 calling the first digital signal and the second correction signal in the buffer, and processing by using a cyclic correlation method to generate a preliminary estimation result;
- the preliminary estimation result includes a preliminary estimation result of the gain error and a preliminary estimation result of the clock phase error.
- Step 5 when the counting unit 7 counts to a preset value, and the clock signal edge time comes, the enable ends of the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 and the correction parameter updating unit 6 are set, and the preliminary The estimation result generates an error estimation result, and updates and latches the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter according to the error estimation result;
- the preliminary estimation result is processed to generate an error
- the error estimation result includes a gain error estimation result and a clock phase error estimation result.
- the enable end of the correction parameter updating unit 6 is set, the error estimation result is latched, and the error estimation result is called. Updating the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter according to a gradient descent method, and latching the updated clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter;
- the counting unit 7 sets the two time nodes according to the period of the clock signal, respectively sets the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 and the correction parameter updating unit 6; when the counting unit 7 counts When the set value is reached, when the period of the clock signal is cycled to the set signal, the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 and the correction parameter updating unit 6 are set.
- step 5 when the counting unit 7 outputs a reset signal, resetting the buffer unit 3, the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5, the correction parameter updating unit 6, the The segmentation error estimating unit 4, the low-pass filtering accumulating unit 5 and the enabling end of the counting unit 7, and repeating steps 2 to 5.
- the operating clocks of the gain correcting unit 2, the buffer unit 3, the counting unit 7, the segmentation error estimating unit 4, and the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 are the clock signals
- the period of the clock signal completes setting the enable terminals of the low pass filter accumulating unit and the correction parameter updating unit 6, and resetting the respective units in the adaptive digital signal processor.
- the analog-to-digital converter can also be a multi-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter, wherein one of the channels is used as a reference channel, and the reference channel is used as a reference signal, and the remaining channels in the multiple channels need to be corrected channels, and the same reason.
- the sampling signals in the multi-channel correction channel are calculated.
- the multi-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter is a three-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter
- the first channel is a reference channel
- the digital signals are all reference signals
- the second clock signal and the third channel clock signal corresponding to the second channel and the third channel, and the second digital signal and the third digital signal are both required for error estimation correction.
- the delay amount corresponding to the first clock signal is used as the reference delay
- the second clock signal is based on the second clock correction parameter (the first correction is the clock correction parameter initial value)
- the numerical control analog delay unit 10 acquires a binary-based control signal according to the second clock correction parameter, and fine-tunes the clock phase of the second clock signal according to the control signal, thereby achieving the purpose of correcting the clock phase error.
- the third clock signal needs to be corrected
- the second clock signal corrected by the current time is used as a reference standard, and a binary-based control signal is obtained according to the third clock correction parameter, and the third road is fine-tuned according to the control signal. Clock phase of the clock signal, thus reaching the correction The purpose of the clock phase error.
- the second digital signal is corrected by using the first digital signal as a standard, and the gain correcting unit 2 generates the second corrected signal according to the second digital gain correction parameter (Note: The first gain error correction is based on the initial value of the second gain correction parameter.
- the third-channel digital signal gain error is corrected, the second-channel correction signal corresponding to the output of the second digital signal is used as a standard, and the gain of the third-channel digital signal is corrected according to the third-channel gain correction parameter, and a third is generated. Road correction signal.
- the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter are continuously updated according to the gain error estimation result and the clock phase error estimation result, and multiple cyclic error estimation and correction are completed, so that the final correction is performed. Accuracy is more accurate.
- N M ⁇ (N 1 -N 2 )+N 1 (2)
- the clock signal generator of the TI ADC In a two-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter (TI ADC) correction, the clock signal generator of the TI ADC generates a first clock signal and a second clock signal according to a clock signal; the first clock signal and The second clock signal is a clock signal having the same period and 180 degrees out of phase, and the first channel sub-ADC samples and holds the input signal during the period of the first clock signal to provide a first path.
- the digital signal is a reference signal; the second channel sub-ADC samples and holds the input signal over a period of the two-way clock signal to provide a second digital signal as a signal to be corrected.
- DCDC digital control delay cell
- the adaptive signal processor Outputting the error estimation result, and using the gradient descent method to implement the update and convergence of the correction parameter according to the error estimation result; in the feedback processing, the adaptive signal processor outputs the control signal according to the clock phase error correction parameter, and controls the numerical control analog delay unit 10 The amount of delay reaches the purpose of correcting the clock phase error; the adaptive signal processor outputs the first digital signal and the second corrected signal, and is synthesized into a TI ADC output signal through the multiplexer 8 (MUX). (ie the overall correction signal).
- MUX multiplexer 8
- FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for estimating an error of an analog-to-digital converter according to an embodiment of the present invention, including:
- the dual-channel time division multiplexing analog-to-digital converter is adapted to sample the reference channel signal and the correction clock signal respectively in the reference channel and the correction channel to generate corresponding first digital signals and second digital signals;
- the clock generation circuit 1 generates two clock signals, wherein the two clock signals are the reference clock signal and the corrected clock signal, and the period is the same, and the phase difference is approximately 180 degrees, when the first digital signal in the reference channel is used as a standard. , performing gain correction of the second digital signal, and correcting the clock phase of the correction channel by using a fixed delay in the analog clock signal collected in the analog-to-digital converter reference channel, so that the corrected clock phase is closest to 180 degree.
- a delay unit comprising a fixed delay unit 9 and a digitally controlled analog delay unit 10, wherein the fixed delay unit 9 is adapted to set a time delay in the reference channel, generate a reference clock delay amount, and control the first path The clock phase of the digital signal; the numerical control analog delay unit 10 is adapted to generate a control signal according to the time correction parameter, and fine-tune the clock phase of the second digital signal;
- a multiplexer 8 adapted to couple the second corrected digital signal and the first digital signal to output an overall correction signal
- An adaptive digital signal processor configured to calculate a clock phase error estimation result and a gain error estimate of the second digital signal according to the preset initial value of the calibration parameter updating unit 6 and the second digital signal and the first digital signal a result, wherein the correction parameter updating unit 6 initial value includes a gain correction parameter initial value and a time correction parameter initial value; and is further adapted to adopt a gradient descent method, update a time correction parameter according to the clock phase error estimation result, and The gain error estimation result updates the gain correction parameter.
- the adaptive digital signal processor comprises:
- the gain correcting unit 2 is adapted to perform gain correction on the second digital signal according to the initial value of the gain correction parameter to generate a second path correction signal;
- the buffer unit 3 is adapted to buffer the first digital channel signal and the second path correction signal
- the segmentation error estimation unit 4 is adapted to invoke the first digital signal and the second correction signal, and is processed by a cyclic correlation method to generate a preliminary estimation result, wherein the preliminary estimation result includes a preliminary estimation of the gain error
- the result is initially estimated with the clock phase error
- the segmentation error estimation unit 4 includes a gain error estimation subunit and a clock phase error estimation subunit, and the gain error estimation subunit calculates a gain error loss function according to the cyclic correlation method, and generates a corresponding preliminary estimation of the gain error.
- the clock phase error estimation sub-unit calculates a clock phase error loss function according to the cyclic correlation method, and generates a corresponding preliminary estimation result of the clock phase error.
- the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 is adapted to process the preliminary estimation result when the corresponding set signal is received, to generate an error estimation result;
- the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 includes at least one accumulating unit, or includes at least one low-pass filter and one accumulating unit.
- the counting unit 7 is adapted to respectively send a set signal to the low pass filter accumulating unit and the correction parameter updating unit 6 according to the sampling period of the clock signal and the preset value, and send a reset signal to each unit when the sampling ends;
- the correction parameter updating unit 6 is adapted to update the clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter according to a gradient descent method when receiving the corresponding set signal, and latch the updated clock correction parameter and the gain correction parameter .
- the clock correction parameter is updated, and the sampling period of the second clock signal relative to the first clock signal can be changed, so that the clock displacement of the analog signals sampled by the two is closer to 180 degrees, and the gain correction is updated.
- the parameter can change the gain error of the second digital signal relative to the first digital signal, and improve the error correction precision.
- FIG. 3 it is a clock signal pulse diagram of an analog-to-digital converter error estimation correction device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the clock signal clock includes a first clock signal clock1 and a second clock signal clock2.
- the first clock signal clock1 and the second clock signal clock2 are the same period and have a 180° difference clock signal.
- the fixed channel delay unit 9 is inserted into the reference channel ADC, and the digitally controlled analog delay unit 10 (DCDC) is inserted into the correction channel ADC clock path, and the clock correction parameter is obtained according to the clock correction parameter output by the correction parameter updating unit 6.
- DCDC digitally controlled analog delay unit 10
- An output signal of the two channel sub-ADCs (including the first digital signal and the second digital signal), and the gain correcting unit 2 performs gain correction on the output signal according to the gain correction parameter to generate a second path correction a signal
- the multiplexer 8MUX coupling the first digital signal and the second correction signal to generate an overall ADC output signal (ie, an overall correction signal)
- the first digital signal and the second correction signal are input to the buffer unit 3
- the buffering is performed, and the trigger counting unit 7 starts counting.
- the counting unit 7 counts the set value
- the low-pass filtering accumulating unit 5 enable signal (when the counting unit 7 count value is equal to N 1 ) and the set correction parameter are respectively set.
- the update unit 6 enables the signal (when the count value of the counting unit 7 is equal to N); the buffer signal of the buffer unit 3 is called, and the segmentation error estimating unit 4 generates the initial digital signal and the second corrected signal according to the cyclic correlation method. Estimation result; when the low-pass filter accumulating unit enable terminal is set, the preliminary estimation result is input to the low-pass filter accumulating unit for estimation of the error value, and the error estimation knot is output. ; When the correction parameter updating unit 6 so that the end can be set, a result to the error correction estimation parameter updating unit 6, update the clock correction parameters and the gain correction parameters, and the latch clock correction parameters and the updating of the gain correction parameter.
- the reset buffer unit 3, the segmentation error estimating unit 4, the register values in the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 and the counting unit 7, and the reset correction parameter updating unit 6 enable signal and the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 enable signal;
- the correction of the error amount is achieved by continuous feedback, and the purpose of real-time tracking and accurate error estimation correction is achieved.
- a single channel 250 MHz, dual channel time interleaved 500 MHz sampling rate 14-bit A/D converter is taken as an example for specific description.
- the two channel sub-ADCs sample the input signal in parallel, the first clock signal and the second clock signal are 180 degrees out of phase with each other, and the sampling period is 4 ns.
- the DCDC is a digitally controlled analog delay unit 10, which is controlled by 8-bit binary code (0-255), which has a total of 256 codes, and the unit code corresponding adjustment has a delay step of 60 fs.
- the reference channel ADC clock path is inserted into the same DCDC as the correction channel ADC clock path; wherein the control code of the DCDC in the reference channel ADC clock path is fixed at 128, achieving a fixed delay of 7.68 ps; correcting the channel within the ADC clock path
- the DCDC control code is determined by the binary code corresponding to the clock correction parameter.
- the gain correction parameters and the clock correction parameters are set to ⁇ g (k) and ⁇ code (k) , respectively, and the update steps of the gain correction parameters and the clock correction parameters are respectively with
- the superscript k represents the updated result of the kth correction parameter
- the binary code of ⁇ code (k) that is, the DCDC control signal in the correction channel ADC
- the value range of ⁇ code (k) is (0-255) ).
- Set the initial value of the gain correction parameter to ⁇ g (0) 0 and the initial gain correction amount to 0.
- Set the initial value of the clock phase correction parameter to ⁇ code (0) 128.
- the clock delay of the correction channel ADC is consistent with the clock delay of the reference channel ADC, and the initial clock phase correction is 0; when ⁇ code (k)
- the advance adjustment of the correction channel clock phase is realized, and when ⁇ code (k) is increased, the lag adjustment of the correction channel clock phase is realized.
- the accuracy of setting the gain correction parameter is 0.0121%, and the initial value of the gain correction parameter update step is Set the accuracy of the clock correction parameter to 1, and the initial value of the clock correction parameter update step.
- the gain correcting unit 2 corrects the sub-ADC output data of the two channels according to the estimated gain correction parameter ⁇ g (k) , and the operation is as shown in equations (5) and (6):
- the gradient descent algorithm is used to update the correction parameters.
- e(u) is the monotonic function of the mismatch error. It can be seen that the gradient of the error loss function is proportional to the error loss function e(u), and the gradient information of the error loss function can be obtained by calculating the error loss function for updating the correction parameters.
- n is a variable
- the value range is a natural number.
- the error loss function is calculated by using the segmentation calculation and the filter accumulation method, and the number of sample points used for a single estimation is reduced under the same estimation precision.
- the segmentation error estimation unit 4 uses the principles of equations (9) and (10), the segmentation error estimation unit 4 performs operations on the gain error and the clock phase error using the input and output data in the buffer unit 3, and realizes the operation as equation (11). ) and (12):
- the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 processes the output result of the segmentation error unit to obtain an error estimation result, and the operation is as shown in equations (13) and (14):
- the correction parameter updating unit 6 enable signal is set, the outputs g o , ⁇ o of the low-pass filter accumulating unit 5 are latched, and the latched g o , ⁇ o are input to the correction parameter updating unit 6, and the update of the correction parameters is completed by the gradient descent method.
- the gain correction parameter update expression is:
- the clock correction parameter update expression is:
- the correction parameter update is implemented using equations (17) and (19).
- the binary tree search mode is used to complete the update of the correction parameter update step, that is, after each update of the correction parameter is completed, the update step of the correction parameter is halved until the update step reaches the accuracy of the set correction parameter.
- the update step size update can also be implemented in other ways.
- the clock correction parameter is updated once, and the parameter update step corresponding to the clock correction parameter is halved; each time the gain correction parameter is updated, the parameter update step corresponding to the gain correction parameter is halved, and the correction is performed.
- the implementation expression of the parameter update step size is as shown in equations (21) and (22).
- the gain error between the two channels is calculated to be 1%
- the clock phase error is 5.05 ps
- the ADC inputs a 95.1 MHz sinusoidal signal.
- the gain error estimation result and the clock phase error estimation result, and the correction of the gain error and the clock phase error are realized by adopting the above method or device for error estimation correction.
- the convergence curves of the gain error parameter and the clock phase error parameter in the calibration process are respectively shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 8.
- the correction parameter is continuously updated, the gain correction parameter and the time correction parameter are updated with the number of times. Increasing, gradually approaching the corresponding ideal correction value, each forming a convergence curve time is shorter.
- FIG. 9 to FIG. 10 are respectively a simulation diagram of dynamic performance comparison before and after the error estimation of the analog-to-digital converter in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the device and method for error estimation correction in the invention can effectively suppress the spurious frequency caused by the gain and the clock phase error, and achieve the purpose of accurately estimating the correction.
- the simulated correction result formed and the number of points adopted by the present invention are N.
- the sampled clock signal and the second digital signal between the channels are corrected, and the corresponding clock phase error estimates are respectively obtained by the first digital signal and the second corrected signal.
- the result and the gain error estimation result, the clock phase error estimation result and the gain error estimation result are latched, and the corresponding clock correction parameters and gain correction parameters are obtained, which are respectively fed back to the numerical control analog delay unit 10 and the gain correction unit 2 to implement feedback.
- the error is precisely adjusted.
- the estimation correction process only needs to use the output signal normally sampled by the two channel sub-ADCs, without additional extra addition at the sub-ADC input or sub-ADC circuit.
- auxiliary analog signals, and the estimation correction process does not depend on the specific circuit implementation structure of the sub-ADC; and the number of valid sample points required for each estimation is small, and the requirement for effective signal duration is reduced in real-time correction, Quickly estimate the speed at which the correction converges; and in the case of the same error estimation accuracy, the correction of the error estimate using the single estimation method can greatly reduce the number of sample points sampled, and at the same time greatly reduce the correction of the error estimate. convergence speed. Therefore, the present invention effectively overcomes various shortcomings in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.
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- 一种模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,至少包括:双通道时分复用模数转换器,适用于在参考通道与校正通道分别采用参考时钟信号和校正时钟信号进行采样,生成对应的第一路数字信号与第二路数字信号;以及自适应数字信号处理器,适用于根据预先设定校正参数更新单元初始值以及第一路数字信号和第二路数字信号,计算第二路数字信号的时钟相位误差估计结果与增益误差估计结果,其中所述校正参数更新单元初始值包括增益校正参数初始值与时间校正参数初始值;以及还适用于采用梯度下降法,根据所述时钟相位误差估计结果更新时间校正参数,以及根据所述增益误差估计结果更新增益校正参数。
- 根据权利要求1所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,所述自适应数字信号处理器至少包括:增益校正单元,适用于根据所述增益校正参数初始值对所述第二路数字信号进行增益校正,生成第二路校正信号;缓存单元,适用于缓存所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号;分段误差估计单元,适用于调用所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号,采用循环相关法进行处理,生成初步估计结果,其中,所述初步估计结果包括增益误差初步估计结果与时钟相位误差初步估计结果;低通滤波累加单元,适用于接收到对应的置位信号时,对所述初步估计结果进行处理,生成误差估计结果;计数单元,适用于根据时钟信号的采样周期以及预先设定值分别向低通滤波器累加单元和校正参数更新单元发送置位信号,以及向各个单元发送复位信号;校正参数更新单元,适用于接收到对应的置位信号时,根据梯度下降法更新所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数,并锁存更新的所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数。
- 根据权利要求2所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,所述分段误差估计单元包括增益误差估计子单元与时钟相位误差估计子单元,所述增益误差估计子单元,适用于根据所述循环相关法计算增益误差损失函数,生成相应的增益误差初步估计结果;所述时钟相位误差估计子单元,适用于根据所述循环相关法计算时钟相位误差损失函数,生成相应的时钟相位误差初步估计结果。
- 根据权利要求2所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,所述低通滤波累加单元包括至少一个累加单元,或者包括至少一个低通滤波器与一个累加单元。
- 根据权利要求2所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,所述增益校正单元、所述缓存单元、所述计数单元、所述分段误差估计单元和所述低通滤波累加单元的工作时钟为所述时钟信号。
- 根据权利要求1所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,还包括:延时单元,其包括固定时延单元与数控模拟延时单元,所述固定时延单元,适用于在参考通道设定时延,生成参考时钟时延量,控制所述第一路数字信号的时钟相位;所述数控模拟延时单元,适用于根据时间校正参数生成控制信号,生成校正时钟时延量,微调所述第二路数字信号的时钟相位,使之与所述第一路数字信号的时钟相位相匹配。
- 根据权利要求1所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的装置,其特征在于,所述模数转换器还包括多通道时分复用模数转换器。
- 一种模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,包括:步骤1,预先设定校正参数更新单元初始值,其中,所述校正参数更新单元初始值包括时钟校正参数初始值与增益校正参数初始值;步骤2,调用所述时钟校正参数初始值译码生成控制信号,根据所述控制信号微调数控模拟延时单元的时延量,校正第二路数字信号的采样时钟相对于第一路数字信号的采样时钟的相位误差;步骤3,根据所述增益校正参数初始值对第二路数字信号进行增益校正,生成第二路校正信号,缓存并耦合所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号,生成总体校正信号,并触发计数单元开始计数;步骤4,调用缓存的所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号,采用循环相关法进行处理,生成初步估计结果;步骤5,当所述计数单元计数到预先设定值,且所述时钟信号边沿到来时,置位低通滤波器累加单元和校正参数更新单元的使能端,将所述初步估计结果生成误差估计结果,以及根据所述误差估计结果更新并锁存所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数。
- 根据权利要求8所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,在所述步骤5之后,还包括:当所述计数单元计数到预先设定值,且所述时钟信号边沿到来时,复位缓存单元、低通滤波累加单元、分段误差估计单元、所述校正参数更新单元、所述低通滤波累加单元与所述计数单元的使能端,并重复步骤2至步骤5。
- 根据权利要求8所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,所述步骤2具体包括:在参考通道内设置固定时延单元,获取所述参考通道输出的参考时钟时延量,在校正通道内设置所述数控模拟延时单元,获取所述校正通道输出的校正时钟时延量;所述时钟校正参数译码为二进制编码,以所述二进制编码为控制信号,当所述控制信号对应的实际时延量小于所述参考时钟时延量时,向前平移所述第二路数字信号的时钟相位;当所述控制信号对应的实际时延量大于所述参考时钟时延量时,向后平移所述第二路数字信号的时钟相位。
- 根据权利要求8所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,所述步骤3具体包括:用乘法器获取所述第二路数字信号与所述增益校正参数的乘积,用加法器获取所述乘法器的输出与所述第二路数字信号之和;或者用加法器获取所述增益校正参数与原始倍数之和,用乘法器获取所述第二路数字信号与所述加法器输出之积。
- 根据权利要求11所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于根据所述第二路数字信号进行增益误差校正,输出第二路校正信号,对齐所述第一路数字信号与所述第二增益校正信号的时序,耦合生成总体校正信号。
- 根据权利要求8所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,所述步骤4,调用缓存的所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号,采用循环相关法进行处理,生成初步估计结果,具体包括:其中,所述初步估计结果包括增益误差初步估计结果与时钟相位误差初步估计结果,调用所述第一路数字信号与所述第二路校正信号,根据所述循环相关法计算增益误差损 失函数,生成相应的增益误差初步估计结果;根据所述循环相关法计算时钟相位误差损失函数,生成相应的时钟相位误差初步估计结果。
- 根据权利要求8所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,所述步骤5中所述将所述初步估计结果生成误差估计结果,以及根据所述误差估计结果更新并锁存所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数,具体包括:当置位所述低通滤波累加单元的使能端时,对所述初步估计结果进行处理,生成误差估计结果,所述误差估计结果包括增益误差估计结果与时钟相位误差估计结果,当置位所述校正参数更新单元的使能端时,锁存所述误差估计结果,调用所述误差估计结果,根据梯度下降法更新所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数,并锁存更新的所述时钟校正参数与所述增益校正参数。
- 根据权利要求14所述的模数转换器误差估计校正的方法,其特征在于,所述步骤5中所述时钟校正参数每更新一次,所述时钟校正参数对应的参数更新步长减半;所述增益校正参数每更新一次,所述增益校正参数对应的参数更新步长减半。
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