Phase Locked Loop

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Ashu93

Joined May 2, 2012
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My teachers told me that the output of PLL circuit is same as its input but i am not able to understand if the output of PLL is same as its input then why we are using it... Please help:confused::)
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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The output and input will be in phase but they have different frequencies. Thus you can generate an output frequency that is some multiple of the input frequency. If the input is from a crystal oscillator you can generate accurate output frequencies with the accuracy determined by the oscillator accuracy. That's how frequency synthesizers work.
 

Ron H

Joined Apr 14, 2005
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The output and input will be in phase but they have different frequencies. Thus you can generate an output frequency that is some multiple of the input frequency. If the input is from a crystal oscillator you can generate accurate output frequencies with the accuracy determined by the oscillator accuracy. That's how frequency synthesizers work.
Input and output can have the same frequency. As an example, a PLL with a VCXO can stabilize a jittery or noisy input signal.
 
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