
M1020/21 Datasheet Rev 1.0
 5
of 10
Revised 28Jul2004
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M1020/21
VCSO B
ASED
 C
LOCK
 PLL
P r o d u c t  D a t a  S h e e t
Circuit PLL OperationThe M1020/21 is a complete clock PLL. It uses a phase 
detector and configurable dividers to synchronize the 
output of the VCSO with the selected reference clock. 
The “M” divider divides the VCSO output frequency, 
feeding the result into the plus input of the phase 
detector. 
The output of the “R” divider is fed into the minus input 
of the phase detector. The phase detector compares its 
two inputs. The phase detector output, filtered 
externally, causes the VCSO to increase or decrease in 
speed as needed to phase- and frequency-lock the 
VCSO to the reference input. 
The value of the M divider directly affects closed loop 
bandwidth.
The relationship between the nominal VCSO center 
frequency (Fvcso), the M divider, the R divider, and the 
input reference frequency (Fin) is:
For the available M divider and R divider look-up table 
combinations, Tables 
3
 and 
4 on pg. 3
 list the Total PLL 
Ratio as well as Fin when using the 
M1020-11-155.5200
or 
the 
M1021-11-155.5200
.
(See “Ordering Information” on pg. 
10
.
)
Post-PLL Divider 
The M1020/21 also features a post-PLL (P) divider. 
By using the P Divider, the device’s output frequency 
(Fout) can be the VCSO center frequency (Fvcso) or 
1/2 Fvcso, or 0. 
The 
P_SEL0
 and 
P_SEL1
 pins select the value for the P 
divider. (See 
Table 5 on 
pg. 4.)
When the P divider is included, the complete relation-
ship for the output frequency (Fout) is defined as:
P
Due to the narrow tuning range of the VCSO 
(+200ppm), appropriate selection of all of the following 
are required for the PLL be able to lock: VCSO center 
frequency, input frequency, and divider selections.
Loss of Lock Indicator (
LOL
) Output Pin
Under normal device operation, when the PLL is locked, 
the LOL Phase Detector drives 
LOL
 to logic 
0
. Under 
circumstances when the VCSO cannot lock to the input 
(as measured by a greater than 4 ns discrepancy 
between the feedback and reference clock rising edges 
at the LOL Phase Detector) the 
LOL
 output goes to logic 
1. The 
LOL
 pin will return back to logic 
0
 when the phase 
detector error is less than 2 ns. The loss of lock 
indicator is a low current LVCMOS output.
Guidelines for Using LOL
In a given application, the magnitude of peak-to-peak 
jitter at the phase detector will usually increase as the R 
divider is increased. If the LOL pin will be used to detect 
an unusual clock condition, or a clock fault, the 
MR_SEL3:0
 pins should be set to provide a phase detector 
frequency of 
5MHz
 or greater. Otherwise, false 
LOL
indications may result. A phase detector frequency of 
10MHz
 or greater is desirable when reference jitter is 
over 
500ps
, or when the device is used within a noisy 
system environment. Refer to Tables 
3
 and 
4
 on 
pg. 3
for phase detector frequency when using the 
M1020-11-155.5200
 or the 
M1021-11-155.5200
.
TriState 
The TriState feature puts the LVPECL output driver into 
a high impedance state, effectively disconnecting the 
driver from the 
FOUT
 and 
nFOUT
 pins of the device. A 
logic
 0
 is then present on the clock net. The impedance 
of the clock net is then set to 50
 by the external circuit 
resistors. (This is in distinction to a CMOS output in 
TriState, in which case the net goes to a high 
impedance and the logic value floats.) The 50
impedance level of the LVPECL TriState allows 
manufacturing In-circuit Test to drive the clock net with 
an external 50
 generator to validate the integrity of 
clock net and the clock load.
Any unused output (single-ended or differential) 
should be left unconnected (floating) in system 
application. This minimizes output switching current 
and therefore minimizes noise modulation of VCSO.
Fvcso
Fin
M
R
---
×
=
Fout
 Fvcso 
=
Fin
×
R
P
-----------------
×
=