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Digital Signal Interface Module
Clock Timing
Clock Timing for Parallel Data
Some components require multiple clocks during a single sample period. (A sample period consists of an I
and Q sample). For parallel data transmissions, you can select one, two, or four clocks per sample. For
clocks per sample greater than one, the I and Q samples are held constant to accommodate the additional
clock periods. This reduces the sample rate relative to the clock rate by a factor equal to the clocks per
sample selection. For example, when four is selected, the sample rate is reduced by a factor of four (sample
rate to clock rate ratio). Figure 7-4 demonstrates the clock timing for each clocks per sample selection. For
input mode, the clocks per sample setting is always one.
Externally Supplied Clock
NOTE
: Use only one of the two signal generator frequency reference inputs.