摘要 |
Synchronization of the output of an internally-driven VCO to an exterior clock signal is obtained by using the exterior clock signal to re-start the VCO at every exterior clock pulse, until the pre-set VCO frequency is reached. At that point, the re-starting of the VCO ceases, and the VCO locks onto the internal signal it is designed to track. One application of this circuit is for enabling a smooth transition between open-loop, ramp-up of a polyphase DC motor, enclosed-loop operation of the motor to closed loop operation. Implementation of the circuit described phase-synchronizes the output of a phase-switching PLL loop, which is tracking the back emf of the motor, to the external clock used for motor ramp-up, so that there is no "jolt" in the motor at the transition from open-loop to closed-loop operation of the motor. <IMAGE> |