
Jitter Performance
(6)
CDR
Transmitter PLL
Sources
CMU PLL
5
No
No
Generic
CLK
pin
6
No
No
Core clock network (GCLK, RCLK,
PCLK)
Dedicated Reference Clock Pins
Cyclone V devices have one dedicated reference clock (
refclk
) pin for each bank of three transceiver
channels.
The dedicated reference clock pins drive the channel PLL in channel 1 or 4 directly. This option provides
the best quality of input reference clock to the transmitter PLL and CDR.
For specifications about the input frequency supported by the
refclk
pins, refer to the
Cyclone V
Device Datasheet
.
Note:
As shown in the following figure the dedicated
refclk
pin direct connection to the channel PLL (which
can be configured either as a CMU PLL or CDR) is only available in channel 1 of a transceiver bank and
channel 4 of the neighboring transceiver bank.
(6)
The lower number indicates better jitter performance.
Transceiver Clocking in Cyclone V Devices
Altera Corporation
CV-53002
Dedicated Reference Clock Pins
2-2
2013.05.06