What are the clock restrictions when using the LVDS SERDES block in Arria 10 devices for transmission?
Category: Specifications
Tools: Quartus® Prime / Quartus II
Device: Arria® 10
Always use an I/O PLL when utilizing the LVDS SERDES block.
When using the LVDS SERDES in Transmitter, the TX pins of adjacent I/O banks can be driven by one I/O PLL.
However, clocks cannot be supplied to non-adjacent I/O banks.
For details, refer to the document below.
https://www.altera.com/en_US/pdfs/literature/hb/arria-10/a10_handbook.pdf
(Search for PLLs Driving Differential Transmitter Channels.)
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