FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER AND CONFIGURATION FOR AN ENHANCED FREQUENCY-HOPPING RATE

摘要

A frequency generating arrangement for generation of at least two predetermined frequencies is introduced. The arrangement comprises a phase locked loop circuit with at least two control value storage units and at least one controlled oscillator unit, wherein the control value storage units being configured to selectively output a control signal to the at least one voltage controlled oscillator unit, causing generation of one of the at least two predetermined frequencies. Frequency generating system for generation of ultra-fast hopping- frequency sequences comprises at least a first and a second frequency generating arrangement and further a controlling unit and a multiplexer unit for selectively connecting only one of the outputs of the two frequency generating arrangements with an output of the system. The controlling unit can be configured to control the system to generate a predetermined frequency sequence by controlling the two frequency generating arrangements such that during the period, in which one of the frequency generating arrangements is connected with the output of the system, the other frequency generating arrangement is controlled to lock to a next predetermined frequency of the predetermined frequency sequence, and to control the multiplexer unit pass the output of the other frequency generating arrangement to the system output after a predetermined time period; and repeating the controlling step in order to generate the predetermined frequency sequence.