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• Added a note about jitter performance in Input Reference Clock Sources section.
• Updated the Mix and Match Design Example figure to indicate that MCGB is used in the example.
• Changed the minimum data rate supported by the PLLs to 1 Gbps.
2014.08.15 Made the following changes:
• Changed the maximum data rate for GT channels to 25.8 Gbps.
• Changed figure "Arria 10 PLLs and Clock Networks" to indicate channel 0,1,3, and 5 have only the
CDR PLL.
• Updated figure "x1 Clock Lines" to indicate that the channel PLL of channel 1 and channel 4 can be
used as CMU PLL or as a CDR.
• Updated ATX PLL, fPLL, and CMU PLL section with a clarification about input reference clock
frequency stability at device power-up.
• Updated Instantiating ATX PLL, fPLL, and CMU PLL topics with new IP instantiation flow.
• Updated ATX PLL and fPLL architecture block diagrams to show global clock or core clock as an
input reference clock.
• Updated ATX PLL IP section with 14.0 A10 release changes
— Added fractional mode support.
— Added embedded debug parameters in table ATX PLL Dynamic Reconfiguration.
• Updated fPLL IP section with 14.0A10 release changes
— Removed "fPLL -Clock Switch over Parameter and Settings" table.
— Updated table "fPLL Parameter and Settings".
— Added embedded debug parameters in table "fPLL - Dynamic Reconfiguration Parameters and
Settings".
— Removed Number of auxiliary MCGB clock input ports from fPLL IP parameters.
• Added global clock or core clock as an input reference clock source.
• Added a new section for Global Clock or Core Clock as an Input Reference Clock.
• Updated figure "Input Reference Clock Sources".
• Updated Dedicated Reference Clock Pins section "Dedicated Reference Clock Pins".
— Added a connection to indicate that dedicated refclk pins can drive the reference clock network.
— Removed a wrong connection from the diagram.
• Updated xN Clock Lines section with maximum channel span limitations and added a exception for
QPI protocols.
• Added a new image in the FPGA Fabric-Transceiver Interface Clocking section.
• Added a new section for Channel Bonding describing PMA bonding, PMA and PCS bonding in detail.
• Removed xN Clock Network Data Rate Restrictions table.
• Updated chapter to indicate Arria 10 Transceivers support fPLL to fPLL, fPLL to ATX PLL, and fPLL to
CMU PLL cascading.
• Updated Using PLLs and Clock Networks section
— Changed MegaWizard references to IP Catalog and Parameter Editor.
— Updated the valid configurations for PLL IP and Native PHY IP per 14.0A10 release change.
• Removed Table "xN Clock Network Data Rate Restrictions".
• Updated the chapter to indicate Arria 10 transceivers support to fPLL to fPLL, fPLL to ATX PLL, and
fPLL to CMU PLL cascading.
2013.12.02
Initial release.
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