Figure 193. Multi-Channel x1/xN Non-Bonded Example
The ATX PLL IP core has a tx_serial_clk output port. This port can optionally be used to clock the six
channels within the same transceiver bank as the PLL. These channels are clocked by the x1 network. The
remaining four channels outside the transceiver bank are clocked by the xN clock network.
Transceiver PLL
Instance (5 GHz)
ATX PLL
Native PHY Instance
(10 CH Non-Bonded 10 Gbps)
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
TX Channel
CGB
x1
xN
Legend:
TX channels placed in the adjacent transceiver bank.
TX channels placed in the same transceiver bank.
3.11.2. Bonded Configurations
In a bonded configuration, both the high speed serial and low speed parallel clocks are
routed from the transmitter PLL to the transmitter channel. In this case, the local CGB
in each channel is bypassed and the parallel clocks generated by the master CGB are
used to clock the network.
In bonded configurations, the transceiver clock skew between the channels is
minimized. Use bonded configurations for channel bonding to implement protocols
such as PCIe and XAUI.
3. PLLs and Clock Networks
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