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14 years ago

Can I exchange the positive signal (p) and negative (n) signal of LVDS?

Can I exchange the positive signal (p) and negative (n) signal of LVDS in Cyclone devices? In order to avoid the use of vias.

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    Yes.

    Of course, you need to negate the signal inside your design.

    Important notice: you can't put the inversion between a DDRIO (or ALTLVDS primitive, which uses DDRIO) and the pin.

    So, if you're planing to use DDRIO or ALTLVDS, beware of that inversion.
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    Thanks for your help.

    Is the LVDS clock signal can also be inverted inside the FPGA?
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    Is the LVDS clock signal can also be inverted inside the FPGA?

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    You have to apply a phase shift. In my opinion, inverting the signals is good to fix layout errors, but I won't use it as regular design means.