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- From: dino@inqmind.bison.mb.ca (Tony stewart)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Clocks
- Message-ID: <ZkBiwB1w165w@inqmind.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 13:20:34 CST
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- Organization: The Inquiring Mind BBS 1 204 488-1607
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- flux@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (John Kamchen) writes:
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- > I'm having a problem with a circuit I'm trying to build.
- > What I need is a 14Mhz clock that doesn't jitter the length of a video
- > line.
- > An LM1881 provides the syncs, and the clock should be stable as possible.
- > Looks like this
- > --____----------------------------------------------
- > _-____-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- and so on this is the 14Mhz clock
- >
- > I suppose what I'm trying to do is simulate a color-burst sync circuit
- > (but using a 14Mhz clock). The goal is to enable me to address
- > a pixel every 70ns (for video sampling, image manipulation & such).
- >
- > Anyone know what I can do ? I've tried Xtals & inverters, all I could
- > think of. I did get this working using a 74HC4046 PLL chip, but
- > the cost was high ($2.50 for the chip), and at the end of the video line,
- > the clock wasn't too stable.
- >
- > So, that's what I need. Need help!
- > -John
- > SSE BBS (204)589-1078 v32bis AmiTronics- MEGS of 'em
-
- THIS IS A JOB FOR AN XTAL PLL, although I have made it work using XTAL
- INJECTION LOCKED OSCILATORS.
- Since you want to ADDRESS each pixel, why not use a standard DIVIDE-BY-N
- PLL, so the the COUNTERS become your PIXEL ADDRESSES...
-
- Use any design for the Divide by N counter, single chip or cascaded
- binary counters and gates.
- If the Xtal OSC and pixel clock are both stable, you may be able to sync
- using a simple Voltage control using VARACTOR or any DIODE to control
- Capacitance, hence frequency and use a digital mixer and filter to
- control the voltage.
-
- Or .. have U tried the ILL approach? (Injection Locked Loop)
- Use the Trailing edge of Sync to trigger a stable 1 SHOT of approx <30 nS
- and inject it using a small cap into a 14MHz feedback OSCILLATOR. This
- works by triggering on the Fourier harmonics of the Sync pulse, however
- your Q must be large to be stable (almost any XTAL). Hand tuning is a
- must sine the CAPTURE RANGE will also be small (200 ppm)
-
- I worked on this 11 years ago doing Scrambling research and VBI data
- reception methods for a Wpg ENg consulting Co. for MTS.
-
- Call if U need help.
- Tony Stewart/ Unisys Canada (204)257-9233 All opinions are my own!
- home " 253-6959
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