
Figure 5-43: On-Chip Differential I/O Termination
Differential Receiver
with On-Chip 100 Ω
Termination
LVDS
Transmitter
Z
0
= 50 Ω
Z
0
= 50 Ω
R
D
Table 5-41: Quartus II Software Assignment Editor—On-Chip Differential Termination
This table lists the assignment name for on-chip differential termination in the Quartus II software Assignment
Editor.
Assignment
Field
rx_in
To
Input Termination
Assignment name
Differential
Value
Source-Synchronous Timing Budget
The topics in this section describe the timing budget, waveforms, and specifications for source-synchronous
signaling in the Cyclone V device family.
The LVDS I/O standard enables high-speed transmission of data, resulting in better overall system
performance. To take advantage of fast system performance, you must analyze the timing for these high-
speed signals. Timing analysis for the differential block is different from traditional synchronous timing
analysis techniques.
The basis of the source synchronous timing analysis is the skew between the data and the clock signals instead
of the clock-to-output setup times. High-speed differential data transmission requires the use of timing
parameters provided by IC vendors and is strongly influenced by board skew, cable skew, and clock jitter.
This section defines the source-synchronous differential data orientation timing parameters, the timing
budget definitions for the Cyclone V device family, and how to use these timing parameters to determine
the maximum performance of a design.
Differential Data Orientation
There is a set relationship between an external clock and the incoming data. For operations at 840 Mbps
and a serialization factor of 10, the external clock is multiplied by 10. You can set phase-alignment in the
PLL to coincide with the sampling window of each data bit. The data is sampled on the falling edge of the
multiplied clock.
Altera Corporation
I/O Features in Cyclone V Devices
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Source-Synchronous Timing Budget
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