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Figure 111. x8 Configuration
For x8 configurations, Intel recommends you choose a master channel that is a maximum of four channels
away from the farthest slave channel.
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
CH1
CH0
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
CH1
CH0
Master CH
Data CH
fPLL
ATX
PLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
Logical
Channel
Physical
Channel
0
1
Transceiver bank
Transceiver bank
2
3
Data CH
Data CH
4
5
6
7
Data CH
Data CH
Data CH
Data CH
Master
CGB
Master
CGB
Master
CGB
Master
CGB
Note: The physical channel 0 aligns with logical channel 0. The logical PCS master channel 4
is specified as Physical channel 4.
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