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CDCE6214-Q1: Some Doubler/Divider and Fractional Integer values take PLL out of lock despite same VCO frequency

Part Number: CDCE6214-Q1
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: CDCE6214

Hi, 

I have a CDCE6214-Q1 dev kit that works very well out of the box with the standard settings. But when I change the default Doubler/Divider (DD) setting from the default 1 and multiply the Integer part of the Fractional N Divider (FND) setting, there are some combinations which unexpectedly prevent the PLL from locking. All settings that I use have the VCO running at 2400MHz. I click Recalibrate and Check Lock Status with all changes.

I need DD = 100 in my application. Please let me know how I may achieve that.

Starting with the default value of DD = 1 and FND = 96 I have lock with VCO = 2400MHz. I can increase both variables up to

DD = 27, FND = 2592, VCO = 2400. (I tried DD = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and then down to where it worked)

but 

DD = 28, FND = 2688, VCO = 2400 only locks some of the times, and 

DD = 29, FND = 2784, VCO = 2400 does not lock

Starting from the opposite side I have lock with 

DD = 200, FND = 19200, VCO = 2400

down to

DD = 129, FND = 12384, VCO = 2400

bot no longer at

DD = 128, FND = 12288, VCO = 2400

I have not touched any other settings in the system. Are there loop filter settings etc. that should be changed?

Thanks,

Børge

  • Børge,

    I am making the assumption that when you say you have DD = 128, FND = 12288, VCO = 2400, your settings look like this:

    Note that the PFD frequency of the CDCE6214 must be between 1MHz and 100MHz, as per the datasheet (generally, maximizing this without exceeding 100 MHz is preferred):

    Outside of this boundary, we cannot guarantee that the PLL will lock. In the first image, the PFD is ~0.195313MHz, less than 1MHz.

    Similarly, for DD = 28, FND = 2688, VCO = 2400 the PFD frequency is ~0.892857MHz, less than 1MHz:

    Thanks,

    Kadeem