Article ID: 000077606 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 03/14/2023

Transceiver channels do not have a Transmitter PLL with output frequency of MHz specified in the PLL page

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
    PLL
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Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software version 15.1, you might see the following error when you target an Intel® Arria® 10 device and when you import a .csv file generated by the Generate PowerPlay Early Power Estimator File option in the Intel Quartus Prime Software. This is because the Intel Quartus Prime Software fails to export the correct VCO frequency of fPLLs for transceiver channels into the .csv file.

 

Error: 

Row &ltnumber&gt: XCVR channels do not have a Transmitter PLL with output frequency of &ltnumber&gt MHz specified in the PLL page. ""Receiver and Transmitter"" and ""Transmitter Only"" channels require a Transmitter PLL with output frequency of half the datarate, or another higher frequency that can be divided using local clock divider.

Resolution

To work around this problem, manually input the correct VCO frequency into the VCO freq column in the PLL tab of the Early Power Estimator (EPE). 

To find the correct VCO frequency, see the PLL summary under Resource Section under Fitter of Compilation Report in the Intel Quartus Prime Software.

This problem is fixed in the Intel Quartus Prime Software v16.1. 

Related Products

This article applies to 3 products

Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA
Intel® Arria® 10 SX SoC FPGA
Intel® Arria® 10 GT FPGA

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