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15 years ago

Question about AltLVDS megafunction and BLVDS

Now I could use AltLVDS megafunction to impletement the 2 device T/R,but if I connect more than 2 cyclone III,could this IP support Bus LVDS?
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15 years ago

The problem of needing a clock with synchronous data transmission hasn't particularly to do with BLVDS. A common clock must be provided in any case. Cyclone III doesn't have a clock recovery option, however. For lower speeds up to several 10 MBit/s, an UART protocol can be a solution.