ADIsimPLL
ADIsimPLL
The ADIsimPLL™ design tool is a comprehensive and easy to use design and simulation tool that supports the development of phase-locked loop (PLL) based frequency synthesis systems. It enables users to design, evaluate, and optimize PLL circuits before hardware implementation by allowing users to configure different PLL architectures and select key components like reference oscillators, VCOs, loop filters, and frequency dividers. The tool provides detailed analysis of performance parameters, like phase noise, loop bandwidth, lock time, jitter, and spur levels. This enables designers to evaluate the impact of design choices on system performance and stability while minimizing design time and risk. Our ADIsimPLL™ tool is Widely used in applications such as RF frequency synthesizers, clock generation for data converters, instrumentation and test equipment, and communication systems like 5G and radar.
Key Features
- Easy-to-use software speeds development process
- Simulate all key PLL performance specs
- Import data trace capability for optimization of existing hardware design
- Provides a simulated evaluation board reference design for ADI RF application boards.
- Simulation models available for ADI PLLs, VCO, and Integrated PLL/VCO products (Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Synthesiziers and Oscillators).
Documentation
Comprehensive user documentation is available through the tool’s Help menu, providing clear guidance and operational support.
Using the ADIsimPLL Design Tool
Take a tour of ADIsimPLL. Watch this comprehensive video tutorial simulating PLL performance with ADI’s ADF4xxx family of synthesizers.
ADIsimpLL™: How to Create a Custom Reference Source Library
This video outlines the process on creating a reference source library using the ADIsimPLL simulation tool.
ADIsimpLL: How to Create a Custom Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO)
ADIsimPLL video tutorial on how a custom VCO can be used in a simulation design as well as how to create a custom VCO library. Creating a library for custom VCO’s is more effective and accurate to use for simulations.
