Timing signal generation device and electronic apparatus
A timing signal generation device includes: an output terminal that outputs a standard signal; a first standard signal generation unit that generates a first standard signal based on a reference signal input from outside; a second standard signal generation unit that generates a second standard signal based on a signal output from an oscillator; and a control unit that switches the standard signal output from the output terminal from the first standard signal to the second standard signal based on prior information indicating that accuracy of the reference signal deteriorates.
1. A timing signal generation device comprising:
an output terminal that outputs a standard signal;
a first standard signal generation unit that generates a first standard signal based on a reference signal input from outside;
a second standard signal generation unit that generates a second standard signal based on a signal output from an oscillator; and
a control unit that switches the standard signal output from the output terminal from the first standard signal to the second standard signal based on prior information indicating that accuracy of the reference signal deteriorates.
2. The timing signal generation device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a prior information output unit that outputs the prior information to the control unit.
3. The timing signal generation device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the prior information output unit includes a prior information storage unit that stores the prior information.
4. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 3 .
5. The timing signal generation device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the prior information output unit includes a prior information generation unit that generates the prior information based on the reference signal.
6. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 5 .
7. The timing signal generation device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a time information storage unit that stores time information,
wherein the control unit includes a switch timing decision unit that decides a switch timing of the standard signal based on the prior information and the time information.
8. The timing signal generation device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the reference signal is a satellite signal transmitted from a position information satellite,
wherein the prior information output unit outputs dilution of precision information indicating a relation between a time and an accuracy deterioration rate of positioning based on the reference signal as information indicating that the accuracy of the reference signal deteriorates to the switch timing decision unit, and
wherein the switch timing decision unit includes a threshold value storage unit that stores a threshold value and decides the switch timing of the standard signal based on the threshold value and the dilution of precision information.
9. The timing signal generation device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the oscillator is a voltage control oscillator,
wherein the first standard signal generation unit inputs a control voltage of the oscillator to the oscillator and generates the first standard signal based on the reference signal when the accuracy deterioration rate is equal to or less than the threshold value, and
wherein the control unit acquires information regarding a control voltage of the oscillator input to the oscillator when the accuracy deterioration rate is equal to or less than the threshold value, and the control unit obtains a control voltage input to the oscillator based on the acquired information regarding the control voltage and inputs the obtained control voltage to the oscillator to switch the reference signal output from the output terminal from the first standard signal to the second standard signal when the accuracy deterioration rate exceeds the threshold value.
10. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 9 .
11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 8 .
12. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 7 .
13. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 2 .
14. The timing signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the reference signal is a satellite signal transmitted from a position information satellite, and
wherein the first standard signal generation unit includes a receiver that receives the satellite signal.
15. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 14 .
16. The timing signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the prior information includes information indicating that the accuracy of the reference signal improves, and
wherein the control unit switches the standard signal output from the output terminal from the second standard signal to the first standard signal based on the prior information.
17. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 16 .
18. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 1 .
19. A timing signal generation device that switches, based on prior information indicating that accuracy of a reference signal input from outside deteriorates, a signal used to generate a standard signal from the reference signal to a signal output from an internal oscillator.
20. An electronic apparatus comprising:
the timing signal generation device according to claim 19 .