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13 years ago

Transceivers on a GX FPGA - to use or not to use?

Hello, I am designing a custom board using a Stratix IV GX FPGA for the first time (EP4SGX70HF35). I'm interfacing three 16-bit ADCs to the FPGA and was considering using transceivers to receiv...
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13 years ago

Unless you're using an ADC that's JEDEC JESD204 or 204A compliant, you're better off staying with LVDS. JESD204/A embeds the clock in with the data which is what transceivers like (per dwh's comment). JESD204/A ADCs make board routing easier, but there's still a limited selection available on the market.