Intel Agilex® 7 LVDS SERDES User Guide: M-Series

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1. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Overview 2. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Architecture 3. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Transmitter 4. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Receiver 5. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series High-Speed LVDS I/O Implementation Guide 6. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Timing 7. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Design Examples 8. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Design Guidelines 9. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Troubleshooting Guidelines 10. Documentation Related to the Intel Agilex® 7 LVDS SERDES User Guide: M-Series 11. Document Revision History for the Intel Agilex® 7 LVDS SERDES User Guide: M-Series
1. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Overview x
1.1. LVDS SERDES Usage Modes
2. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Architecture x
2.1. Intel Agilex® 7 GPIO-B Banks, SERDES, and DPA Locations 2.2. SERDES Blocks, Modes, and Clock Domains
3. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Transmitter x
3.1. LVDS SERDES Transmitter Blocks 3.2. Serializer 3.3. Clocking the Differential Transmitters
3.2. Serializer x
3.2.1. Serializer Bypass for DDR and SDR Operations 3.2.2. Differential I/O Bit Position
4. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Receiver x
4.1. LVDS SERDES Receiver Blocks 4.2. Clocking the LVDS SERDES Receivers 4.3. LVDS SERDES Receiver Modes
4.1. LVDS SERDES Receiver Blocks x
4.1.1. Dynamic Phase Alignment Block 4.1.2. Synchronizer (DPA FIFO) 4.1.3. Data Realignment Block (Bit Slip) 4.1.4. Deserializer
4.2. Clocking the LVDS SERDES Receivers x
4.2.1. Receiver Input Clock Parameters Settings
4.2.1. Receiver Input Clock Parameters Settings x
4.2.1.1. Edge-Aligned inclock to rx_in 4.2.1.2. Center-Aligned inclock to rx_in
4.3. LVDS SERDES Receiver Modes x
4.3.1. Non-DPA Mode 4.3.2. DPA Mode 4.3.3. Soft-CDR Mode
5. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series High-Speed LVDS I/O Implementation Guide x
5.1. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP 5.2. LVDS Interface with External PLL Mode 5.3. LVDS SERDES IP Initialization and Reset
5.1. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP x
5.1.1. Release Information 5.1.2. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Features 5.1.3. LVDS SERDES IP Usage Modes 5.1.4. Planning the LVDS Interface 5.1.5. Generating the LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP 5.1.6. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Parameter Settings 5.1.7. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Signals
5.1.5. Generating the LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP x
5.1.5.1. Intel® FPGA IP Generation Output
5.1.6. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Parameter Settings x
5.1.6.1. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP General Settings 5.1.6.2. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Pin Settings 5.1.6.3. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP PLL Settings 5.1.6.4. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Receiver Settings 5.1.6.5. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Clock Resource Summary
5.1.6.2. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Pin Settings x
5.1.6.2.1. GPIO-B Pin Index Number and Respective Channel Pin Selection 5.1.6.2.2. Placing Channel Bytes in I/O Lanes 5.1.6.2.3. Locating the I/O Lane and Channel Pin through the Interface Planner
5.2. LVDS Interface with External PLL Mode x
5.2.1. IOPLL IP Signal Interface with LVDS SERDES IP 5.2.2. IOPLL Parameter Values for External PLL Mode 5.2.3. Connection between IOPLL IP and LVDS SERDES IP in External PLL Mode
5.3. LVDS SERDES IP Initialization and Reset x
5.3.1. Initializing the LVDS SERDES IP in Non-DPA Mode 5.3.2. Initializing the LVDS SERDES IP in DPA Mode 5.3.3. Resetting the DPA 5.3.4. Word Boundaries Alignment
5.3.4. Word Boundaries Alignment x
5.3.4.1. Aligning Word Boundaries
6. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Timing x
6.1. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Timing 6.2. LVDS SERDES Source-Synchronous Timing Budget
6.1. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Timing x
6.1.1. I/O Timing Analysis 6.1.2. FPGA Timing Analysis 6.1.3. Timing Analysis for the External PLL Mode
6.1.1. I/O Timing Analysis x
6.1.1.1. Obtaining RSKM Report 6.1.1.2. Obtaining TCCS Report
6.2. LVDS SERDES Source-Synchronous Timing Budget x
6.2.1. Transmitter Channel-to-Channel Skew 6.2.2. Receiver Skew Margin
7. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Design Examples x
7.1. LVDS SERDES IP Synthesizable Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Examples 7.2. LVDS SERDES IP Simulation Design Example
8. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Design Guidelines x
8.1. Use PLLs in Integer PLL Mode for LVDS 8.2. Use High-Speed Clock from PLL to Clock SERDES Only 8.3. Pin Placement for Differential Channels 8.4. SERDES Pin Pairs for Soft-CDR Mode 8.5. Placing LVDS Transmitters and Receivers in the Same GPIO-B Sub-Bank 8.6. VCCIO_PIO Power Scheme for LVDS SERDES
8.3. Pin Placement for Differential Channels x
8.3.1. I/O PLLs Driving LVDS Transmitter and Receiver Channels 8.3.2. Placement Restrictions for True Differential and Single-Ended I/O Standards in the Same or Adjacent GPIO-B Bank
1. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Overview
2. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Architecture
3. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Transmitter
4. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Receiver
5. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series High-Speed LVDS I/O Implementation Guide
6. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Timing
7. LVDS SERDES Intel® FPGA IP Design Examples
8. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Design Guidelines
9. Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series LVDS SERDES Troubleshooting Guidelines
10. Documentation Related to the Intel Agilex® 7 LVDS SERDES User Guide: M-Series
11. Document Revision History for the Intel Agilex® 7 LVDS SERDES User Guide: M-Series

5.1.4. Planning the LVDS Interface

In Intel Agilex® 7 devices, you must plan your LVDS interface before setting up the LVDS SERDES IP, especially the placement of the pins.

The purpose of the following steps is to identify the location of the pin using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pin Planner and Chip Planner tools. Knowing the location of the pins helps you place the LVDS channel bytes in I/O lanes using the Intel® Quartus® Prime Interface Planner tool.

  1. Plan the interface width, the combination of receiver and transmitter channels, and where to place the pins.
    • An LVDS interface can span across sub-banks but must be within the same GPIO-B bank. Refer to the related information for valid and invalid scenarios.
    • The channels of the LVDS interface can be any differential pin pair combinations within the bank and do not need to be sequential.
    • In each GPIO-B bank, reserve a pair of pins for the reference clock.
    • Refer to the related information about the placement restrictions for differential pins. The placement restrictions guidelines list the pins using the pin index numbers within the I/O bank.
  2. Based on the GPIO-B bank and pin index numbers you plan to use, refer to the device pin out file to determine the pin names.
    Note: The following steps are optional but recommended. If you are familiar with the device layout, you can use the Intel® Quartus® Prime Interface Planner to find the pin location and subsequently the respective I/O lane. You need to run Analysis & Synthesis before you can use the Interface Planner. Refer to GPIO-B Pin Index Number and Respective Channel Pin Selection to determine which pin channel to select based on the pin index number and I/O lane you plan to use.
  3. In the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pin Planner tool, under the Tasks window, double-click Highlight Pins > I/O 12 Lanes.
    The Pin Planner highlights and color-codes the pins according to the I/O lanes.
  4. Using the pin name, locate the pin you want and take note of the I/O lane.

    You need these information later to select the channel pin when setting up the LVDS SERDES IP parameters.

    Figure 18. Pin Planner Showing the Pins According to I/O Lanes


  5. Right-click the pin, and select Locate Node > Locate in Chip Planner.
    The Chip Planner displays the full name and coordinate of the pin.
  6. Take note of the full name of the pin.
    You need this information later to identify the I/O lane where you want to place the channel byte you select in the Pin Settings tab in the LVDS SERDES IP parameter editor.
    Figure 19. Chip Planner Showing the Pin Full Name and Coordinate


  7. Repeat from step 4 for one pin in each I/O lane.
    You only need to locate one pin from each I/O lane.
After completing the procedure, you have a list of pins you want to use and the coordinate of at least one pin in each I/O lane. The pin coordinate helps you to identify its I/O lane in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Interface Planner.

The next steps are:

  • Configure and generate your LVDS SERDES IP.
  • Instantiate the LVDS SERDES IP in your design.
  • Run Analysis & Synthesis on your project.
  • Use the Intel® Quartus® Prime Interface Planner to place your LVDS channel bytes in I/O lanes.
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