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Altera_Forum
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16 years agoDual port Fifo with 400MHz
Hi, I never worked with FPGAs until now :confused:. I need a dual port FIFO with the following specs: At the input side I want to gather blocks of data from a AD system with 400MHz clock r...
Altera_Forum
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16 years agoSounds like ADS5474.
I don't intend to work out the design details, but it's most likely necessary to perform the 1:2 demultiplex directly at the LVDS inputs with an altddio_in function, using DRY as aquisition clock. If I understand right, Cyclone III C8 isn't able to provide a 400 MHz output clock. However, to utilize the ADC performance specification, a low jitter external clock should be used anyway. The clock jitter of a FPGA PLL output (with FPGA families that support 400 MHz clock output) would be unsuitably high anyway. Considering the ADC prices, a higher performance FPGA should still fit the design, I think. But as far as I see, it can work with Cyclone III.