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SimonRichter
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4 years ago

Cyclone V GX, Native PHY, fPLL as TX PLL, per-channel divider and reconfiguration

Hi,

after I've found a valid clock routing for using all transceiver channels in full-duplex mode with CDR on the receive path and the transmit path clocked by the fPLLs, two small questions remain:

  1. The "TX local clock division factor" setting, is that applied to the external PLL as well, or is that only available on the path from the CMU PLL to the TX PMA? If it can be used when using the fPLL as the TX clock source, can it be reached through the reconfiguration interface or is it fixed?
  2. Is there a similar mechanism for the RX PLL while it is locked to the reference clock?

The goal would be to select between 3Gbps and 1.5Gbps on a per-port basis.

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  • CheepinC_altera's avatar
    CheepinC_altera
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    4 years ago

    Hi,


    As I understand it, you have some inquiries related to the TX local clock division factor. For your information, this clock division is located inside the TX PMA. It allows you to use a single TX PLL frequency to achieve two different data rate which is a division by 2. For example, if you want to implement 3G and 1.5G. You can configure the fPLL to output 1.5GHz frequency (for 3Gbps). Then, when you would like to operate at 1.5Gbps, you can reconfigure the channel to have division of 2. With this, you do not need to reconfigure the fpll.


    Please let me know if there is any concern. Thank you.


  • CheepinC_altera's avatar
    CheepinC_altera
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    4 years ago

    Hi,


    As I understand it, it has been some time since I last heard from you. This thread will be transitioned to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.