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15 years agoSo I had some spare time and did some experiments. I made a 125MHz output with 8mA drive strength and 24mA drive strength,
both with and without the attribute "fast output register" on and off. I noticed little or no difference. But what made a big difference was the way that I measured the signal. With an x1 probe, I got the same result as hinanotabu86, with an x10 probe, the signal levels looked alot better. See attachment. This is a 3V3 output pin. The scope has a B/W of 200 MHz. Same scale for both signals. For the x1 probe (green): Vmin = 800 mV, Vmax = 2V. For the x10 probe (yellow): see scope picture. So I think your signal is fine, but the way you measure it should be improved. Good luck with your project, Ton