Hi

Would 65 MHz work as well as 64? It certainly would be easier to come up with.

Bob


On Feb 9, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Nick Foster wrote:

> 
> Gentlemen,
> 
> Not being an oscillator guru, I thought I'd ask here. I'm building up a 
> fixed-frequency 64MHz PLL oscillator which uses a 10MHz reference. The 
> reference is a homebrew HP 10544A-based GPSDO which seems to work OK. I've 
> built a phase comparator based on a CoolRunner-II CPLD which implements a 
> flip-flop phase-frequency comparator just like the CMOS 4046. Seems to work 
> great, although I haven't put it to the test yet with respect to phase noise. 
> So all I need now is the VCO.
> 
> Right now, all I need is 64MHz to clock a software-defined radio, so I was 
> thinking about using a VCXO. I see lots of solutions using LC oscillators, 
> but very few using crystals because overtone crystals can't be pulled very 
> far at all. So my question is, what type of oscillator would you recommend 
> for this project, an overtone crystal oscillator like a Butler, or an LC 
> oscillator? Is there a particular oscillator topology you favor, or (better 
> yet) a schematic of one you like?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nick
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