摘要 |
An incoming signal (tone) and the feedback signal of a biquadratic filter are converted into square waves by zero crossing comparators. The phase state of the square waves is decoded and the decoded result is phase compared to determine if a 90 DEG phase shift exists between the incoming and feedback signals. If a 90 DEG phase shift does not exist, a counter is incremented or decremented, depending upon whether the phase comparison indicates that frequency of the incoming signal is greater, or less than the feedback signal. The output of the counter is decoded and utilized through a switching circuit to control the center frequency of the biquadratic filter (determined by the impedance of its feedback path). The switching circuit changes the impedance of the feedback path so that the center frequency is moved toward the frequency of the incoming signal. When the center frequency of the biquadratic filter is at the frequency of the incoming signal, the output of the frequency decoder provides a coded indication of the frequency of the incoming signal.
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