Detailed Notes for Practical 3: PLL Applications
Practical 3: PLL Applications
Submission Details
- Final report due: Wednesday 14/05/2025 @ 23:59.
- Submission methods:
- Turnitin (no plagiarism form).
- AMS (with signed plagiarism form).
Amplitude Modulation (AM)
- Reference: Practical 1 and Chapter 4 of Lathi's textbook.
- Key points:
- Understanding the mechanisms of transmission.
Key Components of the Practical
- DSB-SC (Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier):
- Focus on synchronous/coherent demodulation techniques.
Challenges with DSB-SC
- Recovering the carrier signal when the original signal is missing.
Synchronous Demodulation
- Input Signal: $m(t) cos( heta)$
- Demodulation Process:
- Received Signal: $m(t) cos(2\pi f_c t)$
- Coherent demodulation signal: cos(2 \pi f_e t)
- Equations:
- Equation (1): $m(t) cos(2\pi fc t) = rac{1}{2}(M(f + fc) + M(f - f_c))$
- Equation (3): $e(t) = m(t) cos(we t) cos(we t)$
- Utilize cosine identity: $cos^2( heta) = rac{1}{2}(1 + cos(2 heta))$
- Final result: $e(t) = rac{1}{2}(m(t) + m(t) cos(2w_c t))$
Received Signal Dynamics
- Address phase distortions and Doppler shifts:
- Received signal: $m(t) cos((w_e + Aw)t + \phi)$
- Filter high frequency components to retrieve the original message signal, $e(t) = m(t)$ when phase delays approach zero.
Square Law Device (Full Wave Rectifier)
- Purpose of square law devices in demodulation processes.
Phase Locked Loop (PLL) Components
- Basic Elements:
- Multiplier
- Loop Filter
- Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
Phase Detection Mechanism
- Loop filter and multiplier combine for phase detection, outputting a voltage proportional to phase difference.
- Example:
- Input signal: $cos(4\pi ft + \phi)$.
- XOR function as a phase detector.
Characteristics of PLL
- Locking Mechanism:
- Pull-in range ensures PLL will synchronize, but may involve cycle slipping in cases of sudden reference frequency changes.
Loop Filter Details
- Role:
- Removes high harmonics and averages phase detection via integration.
- Ensures stability, affects loop performance, and affects locking characteristics:
- H(s) representation shows influence on stability:
- $F(s) = \frac{Vin}{s(R1+R2)}$ and further derived forms.
Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
- VCO generates a sinusoidal output based on input voltage, defined as:
- Instantaneous phase from the VCO provided, where output phase represents carrier phase estimate.
Practical Implementation Considerations
- Simulation hardware and layout in software such as OrCAD and LTspice, demonstrating modulation before/after bandpass filtering.
- Components of application include:
- Modulation (Chopper, BPF)
- Demodulation (Full Wave Rectifier, BPF)
- Phase Detector (XOR)
- VCO Output and Divider Circuit
Practical Results Expectations
- Show all theoretical and design equations for PLL (in Amplitude Modulation context).
- Utilize simulations and demonstrate outcomes in terms of signal processing at various stages.
Design Steps
- Step-by-step calculations of critical parameters:
- $w_n$ and $K'$, resistor and capacitor calculations informed by established design equations.
- Example values:
- Carrier frequency $Fc = 10 kHz$ (square wave), modulating frequency $Fm = 1 kHz$ (sine wave).
CD4046 Chip Utilization
- Overview of PLL chip connections and functionalities including signal inputs and outputs relevant to demodulation and phase comparison outcomes.