ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
FINAL
DATASHEET
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ACS8946 JAM PLL
also possible using suitable passive components (see
Output clock rates at 19.44 MHz, 38.88 MHz, 77.76 MHz,
125.00 MHz, 155.52 MHz, 156.25 MHz, 311.04 MHz,
622.08 MHz or 625.00 MHz are selectable. Additionally,
odd number division of these frequencies up to divide-by-
15 can also be configured. Note that if odd number
division is used, the frequency adjustment factor will
apply to all outputs, adjusting all selected output
frequencies proportionally.
The output frequency of each output is determined by a
combination of the wiring of the configuration pins
CFG_IN[7:0] read at power-up, and state of the
asynchronously set RATE[2:1]A and RATE[2:1]B pins. The
user configures a set of “Available Rates” (four
frequencies that are available for selection at every Clock
Output) and then configures each output individually to
output one of these four rates. OUT1 and OUT2 are
asynchronously controllable allowing the output
frequency to be switched among the “Available Rates”
under control from the rate selection pins (RATE[2:1]A
and RATE[2:1]B).
To determine the correct wiring of configuration pins to
configure the device involves the use of several look-up
tables, and for completeness the datasheet includes all of
page 13). However, to make configuring the device much
more simple than this description and look-up tables
suggest, Semtech provides a user-friendly Graphical User
Interface (GUI) software package to accompany the
ACS8946 in which the User enters the required I/O
frequencies, dividers settings etc. as required for a
particular application, and the GUI responds by displaying
the interconnections required to achieve that
configuration. Refer to the ACS8946 EVB Document and
associated software.
Unused outputs should be left floating with their
associated VDD connected to GND. For example, if OUT4
is not required, connect VDD04 to GND and leave OUT4N
and OUT4P unconnected.
Clock Multiplication
The ACS8946 provides options to multiply a 19.44 MHz
input by 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 for standard SONET SDH spot
frequency configurations. 125.00 MHz dejittered output
for Gigabit Ethernet (GbE/10 GbE) is also supported if
125.00 MHz is provided as the input reference, and
156.25 MHz input (for 12.5 GbE) is also supported. These
rates are configured by the wiring of CFG_IN[3:2], see
If the input frequency used is a percentage away from the
configured spot frequency, then the resulting output
frequency will change by the same percentage. Refer
back to
Table 5 for permitted input frequencies.
Note...GbE rates are not directly available as conversions from
SONET/SDH rates.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator
The internal VCO operates at 2.48832 GHz when the
device is configured for standard SONET/SDH spot
frequencies. The VCO frequency is divided down to the
selected rate giving a precise 50/50 balanced
mark/space ratio for the output. For 125.00 MHz
operation the VCO operates at 2.500 GHz.
Jitter Filtering
Input jitter is attenuated by the PLL with the frequency cut-
off point (Fc), at which jitter is either tracked or
attenuated, defined by the -3 dB point i.e. the position of
the first pole of the PLL loop filter. The bandwidth
(frequency at which the first pole occurs) is defined by the
component value selected for the filter in Tables
6 and
7.For 19.44 MHz input, using a loop filter bandwidth of
2 kHz and damping factor of 1.2 gives:
High input jitter attenuation and roll off:
- 20 dB/decade from first loop filter pole, (Fc)
- 40 dB/decade from 2nd pole (typically 10 x Fc)
Jitter peaking is less than 1 dB (dependent on the
loop filter components)
Table 5 Permitted Input Frequency Range
Selected Input
Spot
Frequency/
MHz
Selected FEC
Ratio (*or
Divider Ratio
using Odd
Divider)
Max and Min Permitted Input
Frequency Expressed as a
Percentage Above (+%) or Below
(-%) the Selected Input Spot
Frequency
+%
-%
19.44, 38.88
77.76, 155.52
1:1
12.0
3.0
125.00
5:4*
10.0
3.0
156.25
1:1
12.0
3.0