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16 years ago

frequency multiplication

hi

is it possible to implement(by user vhdl code) frequency multiplication in fpga.

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mkraj

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    The question is unclear in several regards. I guess, you're talking about frequency multiplication of a clock signal?

    If so, it involves a PLL. It's a special FPGA resource, that can't be described in VHDL, but can be instantiated in VHDL user code as a component (MegaFunction). Apart from this standard option, a digital PLL can be designed, but it's output would exist only as a sampled signal, depending on an additional fast clock.