
6.3.1 Cascaded Configurations
Cascaded configurations can be created using the input page, where the relevant VCO buffers and dividers will
automatically be enabled by inferring the state of source selection registers.
At least one PLL must always be active and set to XO reference source for cascaded configurations to be valid.
APLL start-up priority will automatically choose XO-source APLLs to start up before all other PLLs whenever
possible. Start-up priority cannot be properly inferred, therfeore users must set this priority themselves in the
User Controls
page if in pin-selection mode. In the example image below, APLL3 is referenced to the XO input
and APLL1 and APLL2 are referenced from APLL3. Priority is controlled in ascending order, with 0 first and 2
last. APLLs can share priorities; if all APLL priorities are set to 0, all APLLs will start up simultaneously.
Figure 6-11. Cascade APLL Start Priorities
6.3.1.1 Cascade VCO to APLL Reference
Cascading APLLs is controlled by the APLL source box, shown in
. This box is programmed
bitwise and is automatically set when generating a frequency plan. The XO_OUT_BUF_EN register in the
Input
Control
section of the
User Controls
tab is automatically set to enable or disable the XO Output Buffer. The
PLLx_RDIV_XO_EN is automatically checked/unchecked in each APLLx tab depending on whether each APLL
is using the XO input.
Located on Inputs page
Figure 6-12. APLL Source Box
6.4 Using APLL1, APLL2, and APLL3 Pages
The APLL pages can be used to see detailed information on APLL behavior including the output dividers. It
is possible to type a VCO frequency into the PLL1 VCO frequency box (as shown in red circle) to have the
fractional N value re-calculated.
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