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1.2.5.5. Clocking Scheme
The main reference clocks for the design example are refclk_core and refclk_xcvr. These clocks must be supplied from a single external source (i.e refclk_core and refclk_xcvr must be synchronous to one another). The refclk_core is the reference clock for the core PLL and the refclk_xcvr is the reference clock for the TX/RX transceiver PHY. The core PLL generates the link_clk and frame_clk from refclk_core.
The link_clk clocks the JESD204B IP core link layer and link interface of the transport layer. The frame_clk clocks the transport layer, test pattern generator and checker modules, and any downstream modules. An external source supplies a clock called the mgmt_clk to clock the Avalon memory-mapped interfaces of Platform Designer components.
Clock | Description | Source | Modules Clocked |
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refclk_core | Reference clock for the core PLL | External | Core PLL |
refclk_xcvr | Reference clock for the ATX PLL ( Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile and H-tile devices), TX PLL ( Intel® Stratix® 10 E-tile devices), and RX transceiver PHY | External | ATX PLL ( Intel® Stratix® 10 L-tile and H-tile devices), TX PLL ( Intel® Stratix® 10 E-tile devices), and RX transceiver PHY |
link_clk | Link layer clock | refclk_core | JESD204B IP core link layer, transport layer link interface |
frame_clk | Frame layer clock | refclk_core | Transport layer, test pattern generator and checker, downstream modules |
mgmt_clk | Control plane clock | External | Avalon memory-mapped interfaces |