Patent ID: 6137846
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: H03J,H04L

Abstract:
An AFC circuit for a frequency scanning FSK receiver, comprising:a voltage controlled oscillator generating a frequency scanning signal;a frequency converter generating an intermediate frequency signal having a frequency error signal, starting from a received signal and said frequency scanning signal;a frequency discriminator detecting said frequency error signal;a signal detector judging presence or absence of a desired received signal, based on a detection output of said frequency discriminator or an output of a signal strength indicator obtained from an intermediate frequency amplifier connected to said frequency converter;in which a control voltage is given to said voltage controlled oscillator, responding to a judgment output of said signal detector, so as to stop frequency scanning and to make said AFC circuit active; and comprising further:an integrator outputting a frequency error voltage, depending on a detection output of said frequency discriminator corresponding to a bit synchronizing signal of an object signal upon stopping the scanning;an operating circuit, which calculates the control voltage at AFC convergence from said frequency error voltage and said control voltage applied to said voltage controlled oscillator, and transmits said control voltage to said voltage controlled oscillator; andan error voltage detecting circuit connected to said frequency discriminator and configured to operate an AFC loop.