Frequency dividing device
AssigneeCommissariat a l'Energie Atomique
InventorThomas Thierry
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for dividing an input signal of frequency f1 by a parametrized number of ratio M/m in order to supply an output signal of frequency f2. This device performs a cycle stealing division process and has means for choosing the cycles to be masked or concealed in the signal of frequency f1, in order to supply a signal of frequency f2 having minimum amplitude phase jumps.
Claims9
Device for dividing an electric signal of frequency f1 by a ratio in order to supply an electric signal of frequency f2, in which the frequency f2 is below the frequency f1, characterized in that it comprises:
- a shaping means (10) receiving a signal of frequency f1 and able to emit a logic periodic signal at said frequency f1,
- a means (1) for storing iterative values ( Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) having a first input (e1a) connected to the shaping means in order to receive the periodic signal emitted at the frequency f1,
- a information determination means (2) having an input (e3) connected to an output (s1) of the storage means for receiving the iterative value Ri stored in said storage means, said determination means being able, on the one hand, to determine the polarity sign of the interactive value and convert said polarity sign into a binary information (I) which can be in a first or second state, said information being supplied to a first output (s3) and, on the other hand, determine a frequency signal (f2) on the basis of this information relative to the iterative value,
- a arithmetic means (5) comprising a conditional operation circuit (6) able to receive on a first input (e6a) connected to the first output of the determination means, the said binary information, on a second input the value m having an associated sign and able to supply on an output, either the value m-M, or the value m as a function of the binary information state, where M is a value known by said conditional operation circuit, and an adder circuit able to receive on a fourth input (e7b) connected to the output of the storage means, the iterative value and on a fifth input connected to the output of the conditional operation circuit the value m-M or m, and supply for each period of the frequency signal a new iterative value (Ri+1) transmitted to the storage means by an output (s7) connected to a second input (e1b) of said storage means.
Device for measuring a frequency f4 from the relation m=.times.f4 in which N=(M.times.K)/f3 is a conversion factor between the measured frequency f4 and a digital data item m, said device including a frequency divider circuit comprising:
- a shaping means (10) receiving said signal of frequency f3 and able to emit a logic periodic signal at said frequency f3,
- a means (1) for storing iterative values (. . . Ri, Ri+1, . . . ) having a first input (e14) connected to the shaping means in order to receive the periodic signal emitted at the frequency f3.
- a information determination means (2) having an input (e3) connected to an output(s1) of the storage means for receiving the iterative value Ri stored in said storage means, said determination means being able, on the one hand, to determine the polarity sign of the interactive value and convert said polarity sign into a binary information (I) which can be in a first or second state, said information being supplied to a first output (s3), and, on the other hand, determine a frequency signal (f3/N) on the basis of this information relative to the iterative value,
- a arithmetic means (5) comprising a conditional operation circuit (6) able to receive on a first input (e6a) connected to the first output of the determination means, the said binary information, on a second input said digital item m and able to supply on an output, either the value m-M, or said digital item m as a function of the binary information state, where M is a value known by the said conditional operation circuit;
- and an adder circuit able to receive on a fourth input (e7b) connected to the output of the storage means, the iterative value and on a fifth input connected to the output of the conditional operation circuit the value m-M or said digital item n, and supply for each period of the frequency signal a new iterative value (Ri+1) transmitted to the storage means by an output (s7) connected to a second input (e1b) of said storage means.
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