Serial Lite III Streaming Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 1/16/2024
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6.4.1. Choosing TX PLL Type

These are the guidelines for choosing the appropriate type of TX PLL.

Intel® Stratix® 10 and Intel® Arria® 10 Devices

Table 41.   Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile/H-tile Transceiver PLL Data Rate PerformanceFor Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, configure the ATX PLL and fPLL parameter VCCR_GXB and VCCT_GXB supply voltage for the Transceiver to 1.1V and re-generate the IP cores when using data rate more then 15 Gbps.
Number of Lanes 10.3125 G 12.5 G 17.4 G 28 G
1 – 6 x1 – ATX/fPLL/CMU x1/x6/xN – ATX/fPLL x1/x6/xN – ATX x1/x4 — ATX
x6/xN – ATX/fPLL
7 – 24 x1 – ATX/fPLL/CMU if using multiple PLLs x1/x6/xN – ATX/fPLL if using 1 or multiple PLLs x1/x6/xN – ATX if using multiple PLLs (use multiple PLLs as xN with 1.12 V can only support up to 16 G) Not supported in Serial Lite III Streaming IP core.
x6/xN – ATX/fPLL if using 1 or multiple PLLs
Table 42.   Intel® Arria® 10 PLL Data Rate Performance
Number of Lanes 10.3125 G 12.5 G 17.4 G
1 – 6 x1 – ATX/fPLL/CMU x1/x6/xN – ATX/fPLL x1/x6/xN – ATX
x6/xN – ATX/fPLL
7 – 24 x1 – ATX/fPLL/CMU if using multiple PLLs x1/x6/xN – ATX/fPLL if using 1 or multiple PLLs x1/x6/xN – ATX if using multiple PLLs (use multiple PLLs as xN with 1.12 V can only support up to 16 G)
x6/xN – ATX/fPLL if using 1 or multiple PLLs
Table 43.   Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX PLL Data Rate Performance
Number of Lanes 10.3125 G 12.5 G
1 – 6 x1 – ATX/fPLL/CMU x1/x6/xN – ATX/fPLL
x6/xN – ATX/fPLL

For ATX PLL VCO frequencies between 7.2 GHz and 11.4 GHz, when two ATX PLLs operate at the same VCO frequency (within 100 MHz), place the ATX PLLs with the gap of seven ATX PLLs apart (skip 6). For ATX PLL VCO frequencies between 11.4 GHz and 14.4 GHz, when two ATX PLLs operate at the same VCO frequency (within 100 MHz), place the ATX PLLs with the gap of four ATX PLLs apart (skip 3). If these spacing rules are violated, the Intel® Quartus® Prime issues a critical warning. The maximum channel span of a xN clock network is two transceiver banks above and two transceiver banks below the bank that contains the driving PLL and the master CGB. You can use a maximum of 30 channels in a single-bonded or non-bonded xN group. The maximum data rate supported by the xN clock network while driving channels in either the bonded or non-bonded mode depends on the voltage used to drive the transceiver banks and the transceiver speed grade.

Stratix® V and Arria® V Devices

The Serial Lite III Streaming Intel® FPGA IP core in Stratix® V and Arria® V devices allow a selection of PLL type for use inside the transmit and receive PMA blocks. The IP parameter editor in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition allows you to select either a CMU PLL or an ATX PLL. The CMU PLL is more suitable for lower lane data rates, while the ATX PLL is better for higher lane data rates. The supported data rates for the CMU PLL and ATX PLL are provided in Tables 1 ( Stratix® V) and 2 ( Arria® V GZ). These tables list the maximum lane data rates per transceiver speed grade. For example, if your design requires a 14.1 Gbps lane rate, you need to use an ATX PLL and select a Transceiver Speed Grade 1 device.

Table 44.   Stratix® V CMU and ATX PLL Supported Data RatesFor more information about the Stratix® V devices, refer to the device data sheet.
Symbol/ Description Conditions Transceiver Speed Grade 1 (Mbps) Transceiver Speed Grade 2 (Mbps) Transceiver Speed Grade 3 (Mbps)
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max Min Typ Max
CMU PLL Supported Data Range _ 600 _ 12500 600 _ 12500 600 _ 8500
ATX PLL Supported Data Range VCO

Post-divider L=2

8000 _ 14100 8000 _ 12500 8000 _ 8500
L=4 4000 _ 7050 4000 _ 6600 4000 6600
L=8 2000 _ 3525 2000 _ 3300 2000 _ 3300
Table 45.   Arria® V GZ CMU and ATX PLL Supported Data RatesFor more information about the Arria® V GZ devices, refer to the device data sheet.
Symbol/ Description Conditions Transceiver Speed Grade 2 (Mbps) Transceiver Speed Grade 3 (Mbps)
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max
CMU PLL Supported Data Range _ 600 _ 12500 600 _ 10312.5
ATX PLL Supported Data Range VCO

Post-divider L=2

8000 _ 12500 8000 _ 10312.5
L=4 4000 _ 6600 4000 6600
L=8 2000 _ 3300 2000 _ 3300