In a typical application, the following steps are
recommended:
- Use the device GUI in the TICS Pro programming software for a step-by-step
design flow to enter the design parameters, calculate the frequency plan for
each PLL domain, and generate the register settings for the desired
configuration. The register settings can be exported (registers hex dump in .txt
format) to enable host programming.
- A host device can program the register settings
through the serial interface after power-up and issue a soft-reset (by
SWRST bit) to start the device. Set SW_SYNC before, and clear after
SWRST.
- Tie the GPIO1 pin to ground to select the I2C communications
interface, or pull up GPIO1 high to VDD_DIG through an external resistor to
select the SPI communications interface. Determine the logic I/O pin assignments
for control and status functions. See GPIO1 and SCS_ADD Functionalities.
- Connect I2C/SPI and logic I/O pins (1.8V
compatible levels) to the host device pins with the proper I/O direction
and voltage levels.
- Select an XO frequency by following Oscillator Input (XO).
- Choose an XO with target phase jitter performance that meets the frequency stability and accuracy requirements required for the output clocks during free-run or holdover.
- The LMK5B33216 can directly accept
a 3.3V LVCMOS input into the XO pin.
- Power the XO from a low-noise LDO regulator or
optimize the power filtering to avoid supply noise-induced jitter on the
XO clock.
- TICS Pro: Configure the XO frequency to match the XO input.
- Wire the clock I/O for each APLL domain in the schematic and use TICS Pro to configure the device settings as follows:
- Reference inputs: Follow the LVCMOS or differential clock input interface
guidelines in Clock Input Interfacing and Termination.
- TICS Pro: For DPLL mode, configure the
reference input buffer modes to match the reference clock driver
interface requirements. See Reference Inputs.
- TICS Pro: For DPLL mode, configure the DPLL input selection modes and input priorities. See Reference Input Mux Selection.
- TICS Pro: Configure each APLL reference from other VCO domain (Cascaded mode) or XO clock (Non-cascaded mode).
- TICS Pro: Configure each output with the required clock frequency and
APLL domain. TICS Pro can calculate the VCO frequencies and divider
settings for the APLL and outputs. Consider the following output clock
assignment guidelines to minimize crosstalk and spurs:
- Group identical
output frequencies (or harmonic frequencies) on adjacent
channels and use the output pairs with a single divider (for
example, OUT2/OUT3 and OUT14/OUT15) when possible to
minimize power.
- Separate clock outputs when the difference of
the two frequencies, |fOUTx – fOUTy|,
falls within the jitter integration bandwidth (for example,
12kHz to 20MHz). Any outputs that are potential aggressors must
be separated by at least four static pins (power pin, logic pin,
or disabled output pins) to minimize potential coupling. If
possible, separate these clocks by the placing them on opposite
output banks, which are on opposite sides of the chip for best
isolation.
- Avoid or isolate any LVCMOS output (strong
aggressor) from other jitter-sensitive differential output
clocks. If an LVCMOS output is required, use dual complementary
LVCMOS mode (+/- or -/+) with the unused LVCMOS output left
floating with no trace.
- If not all outputs pairs are used in the
application, consider connecting an unused output to a pair of
RF coaxial test structures for testing purposes (such as SMA,
SMP ports).
- TICS Pro: Configure the output drivers.
- Clock output Interfacing: Follow the single-ended or differential clock output
interface guidelines in Clock Output Interfacing and Termination.
- Differential outputs can be AC-coupled and
terminated and biased at the receiver inputs, or DC-coupled with
proper receivers
- LVCMOS outputs have internal source
termination to drive 50Ω traces directly. LVCMOS VOH
level is determined by internal LDO programmed voltage (1.8V or
2.65V).
- TICS Pro: Configure the DPLL loop bandwidth.
- Below the loop bandwidth, the reference noise is added to the TDC noise floor
and the XO/TCXO/OCXO noise. Above the loop bandwidth, the
reference noise is attenuated with roll-off up to 60dB/decade.
The optimal bandwidth depends on the relative phase noise
between the reference input and the XO. The APLL loop bandwidth
can be configured to provide additional attenuation of the
reference input, TDC, and XO phase noise above the APLL
bandwidth.
- TICS Pro: Configure the maximum TDC frequency to optimize the DPLL TDC noise contribution for the desired use case.
- Wired: A 400kHz maximum TDC rate is commonly specified. This supports
SyncE and other use cases using a narrow loop bandwidth (≤10Hz)
with a TCXO/OCXO/XO to set the frequency stability and wander
performance.
- Wireless: A 26MHz maximum TDC rate is commonly specified for lowest
in-band TDC noise contribution. This supports wireless and other
use cases where close-in phase noise is critical.
- TICS Pro: If clock steering is needed (such as for IEEE-1588 PTP),
enable DCO mode for the DPLL loop and enter the frequency step size (in
ppb). The FDEV step register is computed according to APLL DCO Frequency Step Size.
Enable the FDEV_TRIG and FDEV_DIR pin control on the GPIO pins if
needed.
- TICS Pro: If deterministic input-to-output clock phase is needed,
configure ZDM for the corresponding OUTx. See Section 8.3.20.
- TICS Pro: Configure the reference input monitoring options for each reference input. Disable the monitor when not required or when the input operates beyond the monitor's supported frequency range. See Reference Input Monitoring.
- Frequency monitor: Set the valid and invalid thresholds (in ppm).
- Missing pulse monitor: Set the late window threshold (TLATE) to allow for the longest expected input clock period, including worst-case cycle-to-cycle jitter. For a gapped clock input, set TLATE based on the number of allowable missing clock pulses.
- Runt pulse monitor: Set the early window threshold (TEARLY) to allow for the shortest expected input clock period, including worst-case cycle-to-cycle jitter.
- 1PPS Phase validation monitor: Set the phase validation jitter
threshold, including worst-case input cycle-to-cycle jitter.
- Validation timer: Set the amount of time the reference input must be qualified by all enabled input monitors before the input is valid for selection.
- TICS Pro: Configure the DPLL lock detect and tuning word history monitoring options for each channel. See PLL Lock Detectors and Tuning Word History.
- DPLL frequency lock and phase lock detectors: Set the lock and unlock thresholds for each detector.
- TICS Pro: Configure each status output pin and interrupt flag as needed. See Status Outputs and Interrupt.
- Select the desired status signal selection, status polarity, and driver mode
(3.3V LVCMOS or open-drain). Open-drain requires an external pullup
resistor.
- If the Interrupt is enabled and selected as a status output, configure the flag polarity and the mask bits for any interrupt source, and the combinational OR gate, as needed.
- Consider the following guidelines for designing the power supply:
- Outputs with identical frequency or integer-related (harmonic) frequencies can share a common filtered power supply.
- Example: 156.25MHz and 312.5MHz outputs on OUT5
and OUT6 can share a filtered VDDO supply, while 100MHz and
122.88MHz outputs on OUT0 and OUT3 can share a separate VDDO
supply.
- See Power Rail Sequencing, Power Supply Ramp Rate, and Mixing Supply Domains.