R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Date 7/08/2024
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2.3.1. Clocking

In PIPE Direct mode, the logic PHY/MAC, Data Link Layer and Transaction Layer inside the R-Tile IP for PCIe are not active. The only clock domains are pipe_direct_pld_tx_clk_out_o and lnX_pipe_direct_pld_rx_clk_out_o, which are clock outputs from the R-Tile PMA layer to the FPGA fabric.

Figure 16. Clock Domains in PIPE Mode
Table 12.  PHY Clock and Application Clock Frequencies
Mode PHY Clock Frequency Application Clock Frequency
PIPE Direct TX: 1000 MHz

TX: 500 MHz

RX:

Gen1: 250 MHz

Gen2: 500 MHz

Gen3: 250 MHz

Gen4: 500 MHz

Gen5: 1000 MHz

RX:

Gen1: 125 MHz

Gen2: 250 MHz

Gen3: 125 MHz

Gen4: 250 MHz

Gen5: 500 MHz

R-Tile has two reference clock inputs at the package level, refclk0 and refclk1.

You must connect a 100 MHz reference clock source to these two inputs. In PIPE Direct mode, you must drive the two refclk inputs from the same clock source. However, if Octet 1 is not used, refclk1 can be tied to ground.

Figure 17. Using a Single 100 MHz Clock Source (for Endpoint and Root Port)