Frequency synthesis tuning control system for a double-conversion tuner

摘要

The tuning control system of a double-conversion tuner includes a phase locked loop type of frequency synthesizer for controlling the frequency of a controllable oscillator comprising the first local oscillator of the double-conversion tuner according to the frequency deviation of the difference between the frequencies of the first and second local oscillators from a reference frequency in order to compensate for the drift of either one of the local oscillators. An up/down counter which counts in one sense in response to the first local oscillator signal and in the other sense in response to the other local oscillator signal is used to generate the frequency difference signal. Because the frequency of the first local oscillator is always greater from the frequency of the second local oscillator the up/down counter can be implemented in the form of a simple pulse swallower.