Structure and Function
Phase-locked loop mechanisms may be implemented as either analog or digital circuits. Both implementations use the same basic structure. Both analog and digital PLL circuits include four basic elements:
- Phase detector,
- Low-pass filter,
- Variable-frequency oscillator, and
- feedback path (which may include a frequency divider).
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