Intel® MAX® 10 Clocking and PLL User Guide

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Date 12/26/2023
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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 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

2.3.14. PLL Reconfiguration

The PLLs use several divide counters and different VCO phase taps to perform frequency synthesis and phase shifts. In Intel® MAX® 10 PLLs, you can reconfigure both counter settings and phase shift the PLL output clock in real time. You can also change the charge pump and loop filter components, which dynamically affects the PLL bandwidth.

The following PLL components are configurable in real time:

  • Pre-scale counter (N)
  • Feedback counter (M)
  • Post-scale output counters (C0-C4)
  • Charge pump current (ICP)
  • Loop filter components (R, C)

You can use these PLL components to update the following settings in real time without reconfiguring the entire FPGA:

  • Output clock frequency
  • PLL bandwidth
  • Phase shift

The ability to reconfigure the PLL in real time is useful in applications that may operate in multiple frequencies. It is also useful in prototyping environments, allowing you to sweep PLL output frequencies and dynamically adjust the output clock phase.

For instance, a system generating test patterns is required to generate and send patterns at 75 or 150 MHz, depending on the requirements of the device under test. Reconfiguring the PLL components in real time allows you to switch between two such output frequencies in a few microseconds.

You can also use this feature to adjust clock-to-out (tCO) delays in real time by changing the PLL output clock phase shift. This approach eliminates the need to regenerate a configuration file with the new PLL settings.

Figure 24. PLL Reconfiguration Scan ChainThis figure shows the dynamic adjustment of the PLL counter settings by shifting their new settings into a serial shift register chain or scan chain. Serial data shifts to the scan chain via the scandata port, and shift registers are clocked by scanclk. The maximum scanclk frequency is 100 MHz. After shifting the last bit of data, asserting the configupdate signal for at least one scanclk clock cycle synchronously updates the PLL configuration bits with the data in the scan registers.

The counter settings are updated synchronously to the clock frequency of the individual counters. Therefore, not all counters update simultaneously.

The dynamic reconfiguration scheme uses configuration files, such as the Hexadecimal-format file (.hex) or the Memory Initialization file (.mif). These files are used together with the Avalon ALTPLL RECONFIG Intel® FPGA IP to perform the dynamic reconfiguration.

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