Intel® Stratix® 10 High-Speed LVDS I/O User Guide

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Date 7/13/2021
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5.1.2. LVDS SERDES IP Core PLL Settings

Table 26.  PLL Settings Tab
Parameter Value Description
Use external PLL On, Off

Turn on to use an external PLL:

  • The IP core does not instantiate a local PLL.
  • The IP core creates a series of clock connections with the "ext" prefix. Connect these ports to an externally generated PLL.
  • For details about how to configure the external PLL, refer to the Clock Resource Summary tab of the parameter editor.

This option allows you to access all of the available clocks from the PLL and use advanced PLL features such as clock switchover, bandwidth presets, dynamic phase stepping, and dynamic reconfiguration.

Note: If you want to place combined LVDS transmitters and receivers in the same I/O bank using two LVDS SERDES IP core instances, you must turn on this option. You can also place combined transmitters and receivers in the same I/O bank by turning on the Duplex Feature option in the General Settings tab. If you turn on Duplex Feature, the Use external PLL option is disabled.
Desired inclock frequency Specifies the inclock frequency in MHz.
Actual inclock frequency Displays the closest inclock frequency to the desired frequency that can source the interface.
FPGA/PLL speed grade Specifies the FPGA/PLL speed grade which determines the operation range of the PLL.
Enable pll_areset port On, Off Turn on to expose the pll_areset port. You can use the pll_areset signal to reset the entire LVDS interface.
Core clock resource type Specifies onto which clock network the IP core exports an internally generated coreclock.
Note: This feature will be supported in a future version of the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. Currently, use QSF assignments to manually specify this parameter.