Virtex-5 RocketIO GTP Transceiver User Guide
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UG196 (v1.3) May 25, 2007
TX Buffering, Phase Alignment, and Buffer Bypass
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It is critical that the shared PMA clock and TXUSRCLK both be stable before phase
alignment is attempted:
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If REFCLKOUT drives TXUSRCLK directly, wait for PLLLKDET to be asserted before
phase aligning.
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If TXUSRCLK comes from a DCM or PLL, wait for PLLLKDET and the LOCKED
signal from the DCM or PLL before phase aligning.
Using the TX Phase Alignment Circuit to Minimize TX Skew
The phase-alignment procedure can also be used to minimize TX skew between GTP
transceivers. For phase alignment to be effective, TXUSRCLK for all the GTP transceivers
must come from the same source, and must be routed through a low-skew clocking
resource (a BUFG or a BUFR).
shows how the TXUSRCLK signals must be
driven for low-skew operation. The same restrictions that apply to TX phase alignment for
buffer bypass also apply to phase alignment for low skew.
.
Figure 6-12:
TX PMACLK Phase-Alignment Procedure
PLLLKDET
TXE
N
PHASEALIG
N
TXPMASETPHASE
512 TXUSRCLK2 cycles
Re
qu
ired TXUSRCLK2 cycles
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Figure 6-13:
TX Low-Skew Phase-Alignment Configuration
GTP
Transceiver
GTP
Transceiver
BUFG or
BUFR
TXUSRCLK
REFCLKOUT
TXUSRCLK
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(if necessary)