JPH0748719B2 - Bit synchronizer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bit synchronization device used in a data transmission system or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, wireless data transmission systems have been actively developed.

Hereinafter, an example of the PLL circuit used for establishing the bit synchronization used in the above-described conventional data transmission system will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional PLL circuit. In the figure, 21 is a phase comparator, 22 is a low pass filter, 23 is a voltage controlled oscillator, 24
Indicates an input signal and 25 indicates an output signal.

The operation of the conventional PLL circuit configured as above will be described below.

The phase comparator 21 constantly compares the phase difference between the input signal 24 and the output signal 25 from the voltage controlled oscillator 23. The voltage of the phase comparator 21 generated by this phase difference is low-pass filter 22.
Smoothed by, and acts as the control voltage for the voltage controlled oscillator 23,
This serves to temporarily change the frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator 23 to match the phase of the output signal 25 with the input signal 24, that is, to fulfill the role of automatic phase control.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when the hardware is configured as described above, there is a problem that the system scale becomes large and it is inconvenient to apply to a portable device.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a data transmission system.
The function of the PLL circuit, that is, the establishment of bit synchronization, is realized at the same time as data processing such as error control and communication protocol using a microcomputer (hereinafter abbreviated as "microcomputer") that has a built-in peripheral circuit, thereby reducing the size of the terminal. It is provided.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a bit synchronization device of the present invention includes a clock circuit that generates the same frequency in transmission and reception, a counter circuit that counts time by a clock signal,
An edge detection circuit that detects the edge of the input signal and generates the edge detection signal, a latch circuit that latches the counter value of the counter circuit as the time position of the edge of the input signal by the edge detection signal, and a counter value or other data The memory circuit to store, the transfer circuit that transfers the counter value from the latch circuit to the memory circuit by the edge detection signal, and the bit synchronization pattern detection from the counter value that indicates the time position of the edge of the input waveform of the memory circuit. An arithmetic circuit that obtains the average error from the edge of the ideal bit synchronization pattern and the sampling point of the input signal as the counter value in the counter circuit, and the data sampling point (counter value) and the counter value of the counter circuit obtained by the arithmetic circuit Is equipped with a comparison circuit that generates a sampling signal when comparing It is intended to constitute all of the circuit in the microcomputer.

With the above-described configuration, the present invention can simultaneously realize the conventional PLL circuit externally attached to establish the bit synchronization by the peripheral circuit incorporated in the microcomputer that performs data processing such as error control and communication protocol. Therefore, the terminal device can be downsized.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a bit synchronization device which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a bit synchronizer in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a calculation method of bit synchronization. In FIG. 1, 1 is an edge detection circuit, 2 is a clock circuit, 3 is a counter circuit, 4 is a latch circuit, 5 is a transfer circuit, 6 is a memory circuit, 7 is an arithmetic circuit, 8 is a comparison circuit, and 9 is a circuit.
Is an input signal, 10 is an edge detection signal, and 11 is a sampling signal.

The operation of the bit synchronization device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the device on the transmission side sends out a bit synchronization pattern having a predetermined pulse width before transmitting data. However, in a transmission system, jitter appears under the influence of various noises. (FIG. 2 input waveform a) The clock circuit 2 generates the same frequency by transmission and reception, and the counter circuit counts by this signal.

The edge detection circuit 1 generates an edge detection signal 10 when detecting an edge in the input signal 9. When the edge detection signal 10 is received, the latch circuit 4 latches the counter value from the counter circuit 3 as edge data, and the transfer circuit 5 stores the edge data latched by the latch circuit 4 in the memory circuit 6.
Transfer to. The arithmetic circuit 7 counts the number of edges.

When the above-described operation is repeated and the number of edges reaches a predetermined number (here, a), the arithmetic circuit 7 outputs the latest edge data t _a-1 and the edge data t ₀ before a to the memory circuit 6. Read from T _p * (a-1) -G <t _a-1 −t ₀ <T _p * (a-1) + G T _p : pulse width of bit synchronization a: number of sample edges G: bit synchronization pattern error The permissible value of (permissible value of frequency error) is calculated (see FIG. 2). If the above equation is satisfied, the input frequencies match (frequency synchronization establishment),
That is, the operation of the edge detection circuit 1 is stopped by regarding it as the bit synchronization pattern detection.

If the above equation is not satisfied, the data of the next edge
captures t _a, repeated until satisfying the above equation the above operation.

If the bit synchronization pattern is detected, then phase synchronization is established.

First, when the time point when the bit synchronization pattern is detected is t _n ,
The oldest edge data t _{n- (a-1)} is temporarily used as a reference edge, and the arithmetic circuit 7 obtains a piece of ideal edge data of the bit synchronization pattern by the following equation based on this reference edge. (Reference waveform b before correction in FIG. 2).

_{t 'n- (a-2)} = t' n- (a-1) + T p where _{t 'n- (a-1)} = t n- (a-1) t' n- (a-1): Ideal edge data t _{n- (a-1)} : Actual input edge data Next, in the arithmetic circuit 7, the ideal edge data (reference waveform b before correction in FIG. 2) and the actual input edge data (in FIG. 2) are input. A number of errors of the input waveform a) are calculated for each edge, and the average error is calculated by the following formula (see FIG. 2).

Δt ₁ = t ′ _{n- (a-1)} −t _{n- (a-1)} T = T + Δt ₁ Δt = T / (a-1) This average error Δt is the difference between this reference edge and the actual input edge. since it is, the arithmetic circuit 7, an ideal edge data t _'n moved by the average error amount Δt as a reference edge (after Figure 2 modified reference waveform c). The arithmetic circuit 7 obtains the data sampling point (sampling signal d in FIG. 2) based on this internal reference edge t '.

Thereafter, the arithmetic circuit 7 obtains the counter value at the next sampling point and writes the value in the comparison circuit 8. Comparison circuit 8
Then, this counter value is compared with the counter value from the counter circuit 3, and if they match, the sampling signal 11 is generated.

As described above, this embodiment uses the PL of the conventional hardware.
Like the L circuit, it only generates a sampling signal to capture the input data, but by sampling the input data into the arithmetic circuit, transfer circuit, memory circuit, etc., the error detection and correction of the transmitted data can be performed. Etc. can be performed simultaneously. Further, by integrating with other microcomputers that control communication such as communication protocols and device control, further downsizing and cost reduction can be realized. The configuration of this embodiment can be realized in one chip by a single-chip microcomputer (for example, HD6301 manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.) with a built-in timer.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the clock circuit that generates the same frequency in transmission and reception, the counter circuit that counts time by the clock signal, the edge of the input signal, and the edge detection signal is generated. An edge detection circuit that causes the counter value to be latched as a time position of the edge of the input signal by the edge detection signal,
A memory circuit for storing the counter value or other data,
The transfer circuit that transfers the counter value from the latch circuit to the memory circuit by the edge detection signal, and the bit synchronization pattern detection from the counter value that indicates the time position of the edge of the input waveform of the memory circuit, the ideal bit synchronization generated internally The average error with the edge of the pattern and the arithmetic circuit that obtains the sampling point of the input signal as the counter value in the counter circuit are compared with the data sampling point (counter value) obtained in the arithmetic circuit and the counter value of the counter circuit, and they match. In the case where a comparator circuit for generating a sampling signal is provided, and by configuring all the above circuits with a microcomputer,
By implementing the bit synchronization function with a microcomputer that performs communication control such as error control and communication protocol processing without externally attaching a PLL circuit, it is possible to realize device miniaturization and cost reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a bit synchronization circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a calculation method for establishing bit synchronization, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional PLL circuit. 1 ... Edge detection circuit, 2 ... Clock circuit, 3 ... Counter circuit, 4 ... Latch circuit, 5 ... Transfer circuit, 6 ...
... Memory circuit, 7 ... Arithmetic circuit, 8 ... Comparison circuit, 9 ...
… Input signal, 10 …… Edge detection signal, 11 …… Sampling signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. To establish bit synchronization necessary for a data transmission system, a clock circuit that generates the same frequency in transmission and reception, a counter circuit that counts time by the clock signal, and an edge detection by detecting an edge of an input signal. An edge detection circuit for generating a signal, a latch circuit for latching a counter value of the counter circuit as a time position of an edge of an input signal by the edge detection signal, a memory circuit for storing the counter value or other data, A transfer circuit that transfers a counter value from the latch circuit to the memory circuit by an edge detection signal, and a bit synchronous pattern detection from the counter value indicating the time position of the edge of the input waveform of the memory circuit, an ideally generated internally The average error from the edge of the bit synchronization pattern and the sampling point of the input signal An arithmetic circuit for obtaining a counter value in the circuit; and a comparator circuit for comparing the data sampling point (counter value) obtained by the arithmetic circuit with the counter value of the counter circuit and generating a sampling signal when they match, A bit synchronizer characterized in that all circuits are composed of a microcomputer.