Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide

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1. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Overview 2. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Architecture and Features 3. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Design Considerations 4. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Implementation Guides 5. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP References 6. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP References 7. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP References 8. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP References 9. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide Archives 10. Document Revision History for the Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide
1. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Overview x
1.1. Clock Networks Overview 1.2. Internal Oscillator Overview 1.3. PLLs Overview
2. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Architecture and Features x
2.1. Clock Networks Architecture and Features 2.2. Internal Oscillator Architecture and Features 2.3. PLLs Architecture and Features
2.1. Clock Networks Architecture and Features x
2.1.1. Global Clock Networks 2.1.2. Clock Pins Introduction 2.1.3. Clock Resources 2.1.4. Global Clock Network Sources 2.1.5. Global Clock Control Block 2.1.6. Global Clock Network Power Down 2.1.7. Clock Enable Signals
2.3. PLLs Architecture and Features x
2.3.1. PLL Architecture Phase-Frequency Detector (PFD) Charge Pump (CP) Loop Filter (LF) Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) Post-Scale Counters (C) Internal Delay Elements PLL Outputs 2.3.2. PLL Features 2.3.3. PLL Locations 2.3.4. Clock Pin to PLL Connections 2.3.5. PLL Counter to GCLK Connections 2.3.6. PLL Control Signals 2.3.7. Clock Feedback Modes 2.3.8. PLL External Clock Output 2.3.9. ADC Clock Input from PLL 2.3.10. Spread-Spectrum Clocking 2.3.11. PLL Programmable Parameters 2.3.12. Clock Switchover 2.3.13. PLL Cascading 2.3.14. PLL Reconfiguration
2.3.7. Clock Feedback Modes x
2.3.7.1. Source Synchronous Mode 2.3.7.2. No Compensation Mode 2.3.7.3. Normal Mode 2.3.7.4. Zero-Delay Buffer Mode
2.3.11. PLL Programmable Parameters x
2.3.11.1. Programmable Duty Cycle 2.3.11.2. Programmable Bandwidth 2.3.11.3. Programmable Phase Shift
2.3.12. Clock Switchover x
2.3.12.1. Automatic Clock Switchover 2.3.12.2. Automatic Switchover with Manual Override 2.3.12.3. Manual Clock Switchover
2.3.13. PLL Cascading x
2.3.13.1. PLL-to-PLL Cascading 2.3.13.2. Counter-to-Counter Cascading
3. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Design Considerations x
3.1. Clock Networks Design Considerations 3.2. Internal Oscillator Design Considerations 3.3. PLLs Design Considerations
3.1. Clock Networks Design Considerations x
3.1.1. Guideline: Clock Enable Signals 3.1.2. Guideline: Connectivity Restrictions
3.2. Internal Oscillator Design Considerations x
3.2.1. Guideline: Connectivity Restrictions
3.3. PLLs Design Considerations x
3.3.1. Guideline: PLL Control Signals 3.3.2. Guideline: Connectivity Restrictions 3.3.3. Guideline: Self-Reset 3.3.4. Guideline: Output Clocks 3.3.5. Guideline: PLL Cascading 3.3.6. Guideline: Clock Switchover 3.3.7. Guideline: .mif Streaming in PLL Reconfiguration 3.3.8. Guideline: scandone Signal for PLL Reconfiguration
4. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Implementation Guides x
4.1. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP 4.2. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP 4.3. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP 4.4. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP
4.2. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP x
4.2.1. Expanding the PLL Lock Range 4.2.2. Programmable Bandwidth with Advanced Parameters 4.2.3. PLL Dynamic Reconfiguration Implementation 4.2.4. Dynamic Phase Configuration Implementation
4.2.3. PLL Dynamic Reconfiguration Implementation x
4.2.3.1. Post-Scale Counters (C0 to C4) 4.2.3.2. Scan Chain 4.2.3.3. Charge Pump and Loop Filter 4.2.3.4. Bypassing PLL Counter
4.2.4. Dynamic Phase Configuration Implementation x
4.2.4.1. Dynamic Phase Configuration Counter Selection 4.2.4.2. Dynamic Phase Configuration with Advanced Parameters
4.3. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP x
4.3.1. Obtaining the Resource Utilization Report
5. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP References x
5.1. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP Parameters 5.2. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP Ports and Signals
6. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP References x
6.1. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP Parameters 6.2. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP Ports and Signals
6.1. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP Parameters x
6.1.1. Operation Modes Parameter Settings 6.1.2. PLL Control Signals Parameter Settings 6.1.3. Programmable Bandwidth Parameter Settings 6.1.4. Clock Switchover Parameter Settings 6.1.5. PLL Dynamic Reconfiguration Parameter Settings 6.1.6. Dynamic Phase Configuration Parameter Settings 6.1.7. Output Clocks Parameter Settings
7. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP References x
7.1. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP Parameters 7.2. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP Ports and Signals 7.3. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP Counter Settings
8. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP References x
8.1. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP Parameters 8.2. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP Ports and Signals
1. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Overview
2. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Architecture and Features
3. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Design Considerations
4. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL Implementation Guides
5. ALTCLKCTRL Intel® FPGA IP References
6. Avalon ALTPLL Intel® FPGA IP References
7. Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP References
8. Internal Oscillator Intel® FPGA IP References
9. Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide Archives
10. Document Revision History for the Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide

2.3.1. PLL Architecture

The main purpose of a PLL is to synchronize the phase and frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) to an input reference clock.

Figure 7.  Intel® MAX® 10 PLL High-Level Block DiagramEach clock source can come from any of the two or four clock pins located on the same side of the device as the PLL.

Phase-Frequency Detector (PFD)

The PFD has inputs from the feedback clock, fFB, and the input reference clock, fREF. The PLL compares the rising edge of the input reference clock to a feedback clock using a PFD. The PFD produces an up or down signal that determines whether the VCO needs to operate at a higher or lower frequency.

Charge Pump (CP)

If the charge pump receives a logic high on the up signal, current is driven into the loop filter. If the charge pump receives a logic high on the down signal, current is drawn from the loop filter.

Loop Filter (LF)

The loop filter converts the up and down signals from the PFD to a voltage that is used to bias the VCO. The loop filter filters out glitches from the charge pump and prevents voltage overshoot, which minimizes jitter on the VCO.

Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO)

The voltage from the charge pump determines how fast the VCO operates. The VCO is implemented as a four-stage differential ring oscillator. A divide counter, M, is inserted in the feedback loop to increase the VCO frequency, fVCO, above the input reference frequency, fREF.

The VCO frequency is determined using the following equation:

fVCO = fREF × M = fIN × M/N ,

where fIN is the input clock frequency to the PLL and N is the pre-scale counter.

The VCO frequency is a critical parameter that must be between 600 and 1,300 MHz to ensure proper operation of the PLL. The Intel® Quartus® Prime software automatically sets the VCO frequency within the recommended range based on the clock output and phase shift requirements in your design.

Post-Scale Counters (C)

The VCO output can feed up to five post-scale counters (C0, C1, C2, C3, and C4). These post-scale counters allow the PLL to produce a number of harmonically-related frequencies.

Internal Delay Elements

The Intel® MAX® 10 PLLs have internal delay elements to compensate for routing on the GCLK networks and I/O buffers. These internal delays are fixed.

PLL Outputs

The Intel® MAX® 10 PLL supports up to 5 GCLK outputs and 1 dedicated external clock output. The output frequency, fOUT, to the GCLK network or dedicated external clock output is determined using the following equation:

fREF = fIN/N and

fOUT = fVCO/C = (fREF × M)/C = (fIN × M)/(N × C),

where C is the setting on the C0, C1, C2, C3, or C4 counter.

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