F-Tile Architecture and PMA and FEC Direct PHY IP User Guide

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Date 1/24/2024
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3.7. Custom Cadence Generation Ports and Logic

When using system PLL clocking mode, you must enable the Custom cadence generation (CCG) ports and logic parameter for the use cases that Custom Cadence Generation Ports and Logic Use Cases describes. Enabling CCG logic ensures that the TX PMA interface FIFO does not overflow due to the over clocking of the datapath when using system PLL clocking mode.

Table 79.  Custom Cadence Generation Ports and Logic Use Cases
Configuration Datapath Clocking mode System PLL Frequency Enable Custom Cadence Generation (CCG) Ports and Logic
PMA Direct PMA N/A No
PMA Direct System PLL Equal to PMA parallel clock frequency. No PPM between PMA parallel clock frequency and system PLL frequency. That is, the same reference clock source for PMA and system PLL.38 No
PMA Direct System PLL Greater than the PMA parallel clock frequency. Yes
FEC Direct System PLL Equal to the PMA Parallel clock frequency. No PPM between PMA parallel clock frequency and system PLL frequency. That is, the same reference clock source for PMA and system PLL. No
FEC Direct System PLL Equal to the PMA Parallel clock frequency. PPM between PMA parallel clock frequency and system PLL frequency. That is, different reference clock for PMA and system PLL. Yes
FEC Direct System PLL Greater than the PMA parallel clock frequency. Yes

When you enable Custom cadence generation (CCG) ports and logic, the tx_cadence, tx_cadence_fast_clk, and tx_cadence_slow_clk ports are available in the F-Tile PMA/FEC Direct PHY Intel® FPGA IP. CCG logic uses the tx_cadence_fast_clk and tx_cadence_slow_clk inputs (does not monitor PMA Interface FIFO status), and generates a tx_cadence output signal. You must use tx_cadence to assert and de-assert the TX PMA Interface data valid bit. This bit is one of the bits in TX parallel data. Refer to Parallel Data Mapping Information.

Table 80.  tx_cadence_fast_clk and tx_cadence_slow_clk connections
Configuration Enable TX Double Width Transfer Recommended Connections
PMA Direct Yes
  • Connect tx_cadence_fast_clk to System PLL Clock Div2
  • Connect tx_cadence_slow_clk to word clock / 2 or Bond clock / 2
PMA Direct No
  • Connect tx_cadence_fast_clk to System PLL Clock
  • tx_cadence_slow_clk to word clock or Bond clock
FEC Direct Yes
  • Connect tx_cadence_fast_clk to System PLL Clock Div2
  • tx_cadence_slow_clk to User Clock (DIV 66 or DIV 68)
38 When using PMA direct with system PLL clocking mode, if the reference clock for PMA and system PLL are from different clock source, then the system PLL frequency cannot be equal to the PMA parallel clock frequency. System PLL frequency must be greater than or equal to the fastest possible TX and RX PMA clock, including PPM.