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CM-PLL Clock Module: WARP v3 I/O

The CM-PLL connects to the WARP v3 clock module header. The clock module header provides connections to power, clock I/O and FPGA I/O. The use of these signals on the CM-PLL module is detailed below.

The CM-PLL header (J4) connects to the WARP v3 clock module header (J6). The schematics for both boards use the pin numbering scheme from the Samtec LSHM connector documentation. When mated, the mapping of connected pins is 1:2, 2:1, 3:4, 4:3, etc. The table below lists all signal pins on the clock module header and how each is mapped to circuits on the CM-PLL. Power and ground pins are omitted from this table. Refer to the schematics for more details.

CM-PLL J4 Pin CM-PLL Net W3 J6 Pin W3 Net FPGA Pin Description
8 DIPSW_0 7 CLKHDR_CTRL12 V30 CM-PLL DIP Switch (position 4)
10 DIPSW_1 9 CLKHDR_CTRL13 R34 CM-PLL DIP Switch (position 5)
12 DIPSW_2 11 CLKHDR_CTRL14 W26 CM-PLL DIP Switch (position 6)
14 PLL_STATUS 13 CLKHDR_CTRL15 V29 AD9511 status signal (level shifted to 2.5v)
18 RFCLKBUF_OUT0_P 17 RFCLKBUF_OUT0_P Output from WARP v3 RF Reference Clock buffer (AD9512 CLKOUT0+)
20 RFCLKBUF_OUT0_N 19 RFCLKBUF_OUT0_N Output from WARP v3 RF Reference Clock buffer (AD9512 CLKOUT0-)
24 SAMPCLKBUF_CLK2IN_P 23 SAMPCLKBUF_CLK2IN_P Input to WARP v3 Sampling Clock Buffer (AD9512 CLKIN2+)
26 SAMPCLKBUF_CLK2IN_N 25 SAMPCLKBUF_CLK2IN_N Input to WARP v3 Sampling Clock Buffer (AD9512 CLKIN2-)
30 No Connection 29 SAMPCLKBUF_OUT1_P Output from WARP v3 Sampling Clock Buffer (AD9512 OUT1+)
32 No Connection 31 SAMPCLKBUF_OUT1_N Output from WARP v3 Sampling Clock Buffer (AD9512 OUT1-)
36 RFCLKBUF_CLK2IN_P 35 RFCLKBUF_CLK2IN_P Input to WARP v3 RF Reference Clock Buffer (AD9512 CLKIN2+)
38 RFCLKBUF_CLK2IN_N 37 RFCLKBUF_CLK2IN_N Input to WARP v3 RF Reference Clock Buffer (AD9512 CLKIN2-)
5 EXT_HDR_IN_D3 6 CLKHDR_CTRL0 V34 Board-to-board Out Header IO[3]
7 EXT_HDR_IN_D2 8 CLKHDR_CTRL1 V33 Board-to-board Out Header IO[2]
9 EXT_HDR_IN_D1 10 CLKHDR_CTRL2 V27 Board-to-board Out Header IO[1]
11 EXT_HDR_IN_D0 12 CLKHDR_CTRL3 V28 Board-to-board Out Header IO[0]
15 EXT_HDR_OUT_D0 16 CLKHDR_CTRL4 V32 Board-to-board In Header IO[3]
17 EXT_HDR_OUT_D1 18 CLKHDR_CTRL5 W34 Board-to-board In Header IO[2]
19 EXT_HDR_OUT_D2 20 CLKHDR_CTRL6 W30 Board-to-board In Header IO[1]
21 EXT_HDR_OUT_D3 22 CLKHDR_CTRL7 W29 Board-to-board In Header IO[0]
25 PLL_SCLK 26 CLKHDR_CTRL8 Y34 AD9511 SPI Interface Clock
27 PLL_SDO 28 CLKHDR_CTRL9 Y33 AD9511 SPI Interface Serial Data Out
29 PLL_SDIO 30 CLKHDR_CTRL10 Y31 AD9511 SPI Interface Serial Data I/O
31 PLL_CSn 32 CLKHDR_CTRL11 Y32 AD9511 SPI Interface Chip Select
35 REFCLK_BUF_OUTB1_N 36 CLKHDR_FPGA_CC_P AD24 Output from CM-PLL Reference Clock Buffer, connects to FPGA clock-capable pins (LVDS+)
37 REFCLK_BUF_OUTB1_P 38 CLKHDR_FPGA_CC_N AE24 Output from CM-PLL Reference Clock Buffer, connects to FPGA clock-capable pins (LVDS-)

FPGA I/O

The WARP v3 clock module header has 16 pins connected directly to FPGA I/O. The CM-PLL uses all 16 pins, as listed in the table above.

Eight FPGA I/O are tied directly to the board-to-board headers. While these headers are labeled "In" and "Out" (indicating the role of the reference clock pin in each header), these 8 FPGA I/O can be used as any mix of inputs and outputs.

Two additional FPGA I/O are connected to the CM-PLL reference clock buffer. This connection allows the FPGA design to monitor the status of the PLL reference clock, independent of the PLL status. The w3_clock_controller core uses this connection to delay configuration of the PLL until a valid reference clock is observed. This simplifies the boot process for nodes connected in a daisy chain configuration. The reference clock buffer output uses LVDS signaling. The FPGA pins must implement LVDS termination to receive this clock signal. Use the IOSTANDARD = LVDS_25 and DIFF_TERM = TRUE constraints to enable LVDS termination in the FPGA IOBs.

WARP v3 Clock Buffer I/O

The CM-PLL circuits connect to the WARP v3 clock buffers. Specifically:

  1. The WARP v3 RF Reference Clock buffer output can be selected as a PLL reference clock on the CM-PLL module
  2. The WARP v3 RF Reference Clock and Sampling Clock buffers can be driven by the CM-PLL VCXO

The first connection allows a WARP v3 node equipped with a CM-PLL module to use its on-board TCXO as the frequency reference for the PLL, and to forward the reference to other CM-PLL via the board-to-board headers.

The second connection allows the CM-PLL to drive all the clock signals on the host WARP v3 board, enabling full synchronization of the sampling and RF reference clocks across multiple WARP v3 nodes.

The AD9511 PLL on the CM-PLL and the two AD9512 buffers on WARP v3 must be configured jointly to realize these configurations. Refer to the w3_clock_controller documentation for details on the standard configurations we use in the reference designs.

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