PLL Calculations

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dr pepper

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I've used the ubiquitous 4046 PLL a few times, however I've never really found any proper calcs for it, I usually just approximate values from the data sheet.
Has any of you seen a online calc or even equations for the vco for the 4046 (not 7046, or 9046 which are different)?
 
That is my same frustration with the 4046. It is a very useful building block, but its specifications are very loose. And they become worse at lower voltages.

On the circuits I've built, I've always have had a way to trim R1 and r2's values, to obtain the desired center frequency.
 
Maybe I should modernise and use later devices.
There is a 9046 which is similar to the 4046, but it has a charge pump o/p on the phase comparator, online calcs are available for it, and its probably a better device.
 
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