F-Tile SDI II FPGA IP Design Example User Guide

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1. F-Tile SDI II Intel FPGA IP Design Example Quick Start Guide 2. Design Example Detailed Description 3. Document Revision History for the F-Tile SDI II Intel FPGA IP Design Example User Guide
1. F-Tile SDI II Intel FPGA IP Design Example Quick Start Guide x
1.1. Directory Structure 1.2. Generating the Design 1.3. Simulating the Design 1.4. Compiling and Testing the Design in Hardware 1.5. Design Example Parameters
2. Design Example Detailed Description x
2.1. Features 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.3. Functional Description 2.4. Simulation
2.3. Functional Description x
2.3.1. Design Components 2.3.2. Clocking Scheme
2.3.2. Clocking Scheme x
2.3.2.1. Clocking Scheme Component
2.4. Simulation x
2.4.1. Testbench Components 2.4.2. Test Description 2.4.3. Hardware Testing 2.4.4. Signal
2.4.3. Hardware Testing x
2.4.3.1. Parallel loopback 2.4.3.2. Serial loopback
1. F-Tile SDI II Intel FPGA IP Design Example Quick Start Guide
2. Design Example Detailed Description
3. Document Revision History for the F-Tile SDI II Intel FPGA IP Design Example User Guide

2.3.2.1. Clocking Scheme Component

Table 10.  Clocking Scheme Component
Diagram label Description
TX PLL refclock 6

TX PLL reference clock which can be any clock frequency that is dividable by transceiver for that data rate. This clock must be connected from a dedicated transceiver reference clock pin to the input clock port of Reference and System PLL Clocks IP, before connecting the corresponding output port to SDI top module.

  • Parallel loopback with external VCXO
    • Due to the limitation on Nextera daughter card which only has 297 MHz, this design example is having the TX PLL reference clock connected to the 297 MHz clock.
    • Use a minimum clock frequency of 148.5 MHz to meet jitter performance specification.
  • Parallel loopback without external VCXO
    • Use 140 MHz to meet jitter performance specification.
  • Serial loopback
    • For this design, the TX PLL refclock is configured to generate clock for integer frame rate.
    • Use a minimum clock frequency of 148.5 MHz to meet jitter performance specification.
Tx PLL alt refclock Second Tx PLL reference clock can be any clock frequency that is dividable by transceiver for that data rate. This clock must be connected from a dedicated transceiver reference clock pin to the input clock port of Reference and System PLL Clocks IP, before connecting the corresponding output port to SDI top module.l
  • Serial loopback
    • For this design example, Tx PLL alt refclock is configured to generate clock for fractional frame rate. To meet the jitter specification, Intel recommends using 148.35 MHz as the reference clock frequency.
RX CDR refclock 6

Transceiver clock data recovery (CDR) reference clock, of any frequency divisible by the transceiver for that data rate. Only a single reference clock frequency which the recommendation is 148.5 MHz is required to support both integer and fractional frame rate. It must be a free running clock which are connected from a dedicated transceiver reference clock pin to the input clock port of Reference and System PLL Clocks IP, before connecting the corresponding output port to SDI top module.

Note: Do not share the TX PLL reference clock with the RX transceiver reference clock for a parallel loopback design. In parallel loopback designs, the TX PLL clock is tuned to match the RX recovered clock frequency.

GPIO clock / RX coreclk / DR clocks

SDI RX core reference clock which must be a free running clock depending on the RX core clock Frequency parameter value. Intel recommends that the same clock source is used for rx/tx_rcfg_mgmt_clk as well as the clock to DR arbiter and DR IP.

All generated design examples have this clock set to 148.5 MHz regardless of the GUI option because of the development kit's default limited clock frequency option.
TX PLL / RX CDR link clock

Output ports from Reference and System PLL Clocks IP. These clocks are supposedly to be connected to the transceiver reference clock input of F-tile Direct PHY IP.

System PLL output link clock

Output ports from Reference and System PLL Clocks IP. These clocks are supposedly to be connected to the system PLL clock input of F-tile Direct PHY IP.

The minimum System PLL output frequency for each SDI mode is given below:
SDI mode Minimum System PLL output freq
HD-SDI single rate 150 MHz
3G-SDI single rate 300 MHz
Triple-rate SDI (up to 3G-SDI) 300 MHz
Multi-rate SDI (up to 12G-SDI) 600 MHz
TX/RX transceiver clkout2

Recovered clock from transceiver.

For SD video standard:

  • 148.5 MHz

For HD video standard:

  • 74.25 MHz when receiving integer frame rate.
  • 74.1758 MHz when receiving fractional frame rate

For 3G/6G/12G video standard:

  • 148.5 MHz when receiving integer frame rate.
  • 148.35 MHz when receiving fractional frame rate
TX/RX transceiver clkout This is the div2 clock from System PLL output clock which the F-tile PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP is operating in. This clock is supposedly to be connected to a DCFIFO which is interfacing between SDI II IP and the Direct PHY IP.
6 Intel recommends you not to share TX PLL reference clock with RX transceiver reference clock for a parallel loopback design because TX PLL clock is going to be tuned to match RX recovered clock frequency.
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