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joshinator
modified 2 years ago

Frequency Demodulation with a Phase Locked Loop

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Here goes: The amplifiers and xor act as the phase detector, the capacitor in the center acts as the low pass filter, and the 555 timer acts as the VCO. The amplifiers at the right end simply amplify, invert, and shift the demodulated signal so that it centers near zero volts, goes high for higher frequency signals, and goes low for lower frequencies. The capture frequencies are around 650kHz and 550kHz. The frequencies can deviate further, but that risks going out of range from the lock on frequencies. Adjust the frequency of the blue signal and watch the demodulation happen on the orange signal. :) Tips and advice are well appreciated if you have any!
published 2 years ago
592azy2circuitdude
2 years ago
Swell. I don't understand everything that is going on, but it sure looks good. I've been wanting to learn about Phase Locked Loops (PLLs) for a while (are they the same thing as PID controllers?). Do you know any good resources/tutorials on that?
joshinator
2 years ago
I wouldn't say that they are the same as PID controllers, as PIDs are more arbitrary systems, but I think you are on the right track. They are similar mostly in the fact that they use negative feedback in order to lock the system into a stable state. PLLs theoretically work in the phasor domain, ie complex numbers or oscillating systems. They can be a part of PIDs, but they are not explicitly PIDs.
joshinator
2 years ago
Something that really helped my understanding was FesZ electronics on YouTube. That mixed with other visual and text resources really helped me out
592azy2circuitdude
2 years ago
👍
roops1967
2 years ago
FesZ is brilliant, there's so much I've learnt from him!

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