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14 years agoIn altera Transceiver, why some protocols need rate match fifo, some don't need?
Hi, May i know in altera Transceiver, why some protocols need rate match fifo, some don't need? What is the reason behind?
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14 years agoYou can use SRIO to transmit among different boards... as long as the boards have a common clock reference.
It needs to be the same source, crystal, but you can distribute the clock among multiple boards using cables, backplanes, whatever. Ie, SRIO is used in ATCA/µTCA crates, but there's a reference clock distributed by the crate to the boards. But if you have different oscillators, then it's a no-go. You need another protocol which is elastic.