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2.3.2. Transmitter Datapath Interface Clocking
For the 6-Gbps transceivers, the write side of the transmitter phase compensation FIFO makes up the transmitter datapath interface. This interface is clocked with the transmitter datapath interface clock.
The following figure shows the 6-Gbps transmitter datapath interface clocking. The transmitter PCS forwards the following clocks to the FPGA fabric:
- tx_clkout—for each transmitter channel in a non-bonded configuration
- tx_clkout[0]—for all transmitter channels in a bonded configuration
All configurations that use the PCS channel must have a 0 parts per million (ppm) difference between write and read clocks of the transmitter phase compensation FIFO.
For the 10-Gbps transceivers Arria V GT/ST devices, there are no PCS blocks. The only transmit datapath available is a direct connection from the FPGA fabric to the serializer of the transmitter PMA.
The following figure shows the 10-Gbps transmitter datapath interface clocking. For each transmitter channel in a non-bonded configuration, the FPGA fabric forwards the following tx_clkout clock to the transmitter PMA.
You can clock the transmitter datapath interface by one of the following options:
- The Quartus II-selected transmitter datapath interface clock
- The user-selected transmitter datapath interface clock