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Chapter 1: Datasheet
Recommended Speed Grades
Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express
June 2012
Altera Corporation
Recommended Speed Grades
Table 1–6
and
Table 1–7
list the recommended speed grades for the supported
interface widths, link widths, and Application Layer clock frequencies when using the
Avalon-ST or Avalon-MM interfaces, respectively. The speed grades listed are the only
speed grades that close timing. When the Application Layer clock frequency is 250
MHz, Altera recommends setting the Quartus II Analysis & Synthesis Settings
Optimization Technique
to
Speed
.
h
Refer to
Setting Up and Running Analysis and Synthesis
in Quartus II Help for
information about optimizing synthesis.
f
Refer to
in volume 2 of the
Quartus II Handbook
for more
information about how to effect the
Optimization Technique
setting.
Table 1–6. Stratix V Recommended Speed Grades for All Avalon-ST Widths and Frequencies
Link Rate
Link Width
Interface Width
Application
Clock
Frequency (MHz)
Recommended
Speed Grades
Gen1
×1
64 bits
62.5
(1)
,125
–1, –2, –3, –4
×4
64 bits
125
–1, –2, –3, –4
×8
64 bits
250
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×8
128 Bits
125
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
Gen2
×1
64 bits
62.5
(1)
, 125
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×4
64 bits
250
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×4
128 bits
125
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×8
128 bits
250
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×8
256 bits
125
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
Gen3
×1
64 bits
125
–1, –2, –3, –4
(2)
×4
128 bits
250
–1, –2, –3
(2)
×4
256 bits
125
–1, –2, –3,–4
(2)
×8
256 bits
250
–1, –2, –3
(2)
Notes to
Table 1–6
:
(1) This is a power-saving mode of operation.
(2) Final results pending characterization by Altera for speed grades -2, -3, and -4. Refer to the
.fit.rpt
file generated
by the Quartus II software.