Radar fill level measurement device

A method for operating a radar fill level measurement device which comprises a frequency synthesizer configured to generate an oscillator signal, a high-frequency signal generation module configured to generate a transmission signal based on the oscillator signal, and an energy-supply module configured to provide electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer and the high-frequency signal generation module, the method comprising:

• actuating the energy-supply module to provide the electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer;
• adjusting a frequency of the oscillator signal to a preset target value using a phase-locked loop of the frequency synthesizer;
• providing a control signal using a phase-locked device of the phase-locked loop when the frequency of the oscillator signal matches the preset target value;
• and
• during a settling time in which the frequency of the oscillator signal is adjusted to the preset target value, actuating the energy-supply module to supply the electrical energy to the high-frequency signal generation module before the control signal is provided.

A control device that is part of a measurement device, the measurement device comprising a frequency synthesizer configured to generate an oscillator signal, a high-frequency signal generation module configured to generate a transmission signal based on the oscillator signal, and an energy-supply module configured to provide electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer and the high-frequency signal generation module, wherein the control device executes computer software which configures the control device to perform procedures comprising:

• actuating the energy-supply module to provide the electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer;
• adjusting a frequency of the oscillator signal to a preset target value using a phase-locked loop of the frequency synthesizer;
• providing a control signal using a phase-locked device of the phase-locked loop when the frequency of the oscillator signal matches the preset target value;
• and
• during a settling time in which the frequency of the oscillator signal is adjusted to the preset target value, actuating the energy-supply module to supply the electrical energy to the high-frequency signal generation module before the control signal is provided.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium which includes a computer software program thereon, which the computer software is accessed and executed on a control device of a radar fill level measurement device comprising a frequency synthesizer configured to generate an oscillator signal, a high-frequency signal generation module configured to generate a transmission signal based on the oscillator signal, and an energy-supply module configured to provide electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer and the high-frequency signal generation module, wherein, when executed on the control device, the computer software program instructs the radar fill level measurement device to perform procedures comprising:

• actuating the energy-supply module to provide the electrical energy to the frequency synthesizer;
• adjusting a frequency of the oscillator signal to a preset target value using a phase-locked loop of the frequency synthesizer;
• providing a control signal using a phase-locked device of the phase-locked loop when the frequency of the oscillator signal matches the preset target value;
• and
• during a settling time in which the frequency of the oscillator signal is adjusted to the preset target value, actuating the energy-supply module to supply the electrical energy to the high-frequency signal generation module before the control signal is provided.