User's Manual

APEX™ Exciter Incorporating FLO™ Technology
Theory of Operation APEX Exciter Digital Assembly Overview
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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
4.3.2.1 44.4 MHz Phase Lock Loop
A PLL is used to generate the 44.4 MHz clock signal for the modulator tray. It is
phase-locked to the 10 MHz reference signal. The 44.4 clock is divided by 4 to produce the
11.1 MHz clock, see Figure 4-3 for a block diagram of the 44.4 MHz phase lock loop.
Figure 4-3 The 44.4 MHz Phase Lock Loop
4.3.3 Exciter Output Spectral Response, RTAC Bypassed
Figure 4-4 shows the exciter output spectral response with RTAC bypassed. The modulator
bandwidth, in the Setup > Flo FPGA > FPGA Configure 4/5 screen, is set to 6 MHz. The
available bandwidth settings are 5, 6, 7, and 8 MHz. For each setting, the actual signal
bandwidth is approximately 0.5 MHz less than the indicated bandwidth, the actual
bandwidth for each setting is listed in Table 4-1.
In Figure 4-4, the skirts of the response drop rapidly, then the slope suddenly becomes
more gradual. This is the point where the intermodulation products start to appear in the
output. This point is called the shoulder. The shoulder level should be at lest -38 dB with
respect to the center of the response.
The output consists of multiple, closely spaced, modulated sub carriers. For Example, 4000
sub carriers are used in the 6 MHz bandwidth setting.
Table 4-1 Output Signal Bandwidth
Bandwidth
Setting
Actual
Bandwidth
5 MHz 4.52 MHz
6 MHz 5.42 MHz
7 MHz 6.33 MHz
8 MHz 7.23 MHz
÷ R
÷ N
Phase
Detector
44.4 MHz
VCO
÷ 4
10 MHz
Reference
44.4 MHz
Clock
11.1 MHz
Clock
Oscillator
(From PLL
Board)