R

Chapter 2: Core Architecture

Table 2-9:Sink Core Clocks: User Clocking

Clock Pins

Direction

Description

Max. Frequency

 

 

 

 

RDClk0_USER

Input

RDClk0_USER: This clock

Virtex-5: 275 MHz

 

(User Interface)

is used for clocking the

Virtex-4: 190 MHz

 

internal logic of the core.

 

 

Virtex-II Pro: 160 MHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtex-II: 160 MHz

 

 

 

Spartan-3: 115 MHz

 

 

 

Spartan-3E: 90 MHz

 

 

 

Spartan-3A/3AN/3A DSP:

 

 

 

105 MHz

 

 

 

 

RDClk180_USE

Input

RDClk180_USER: This

Virtex-5: 275 MHz

R

(User Interface)

clock is the inverted

Virtex-4: 190 MHz

 

equivalent of

 

 

Virtex-II Pro: 160 MHz

 

 

RDClk0_USER. It is used

 

 

Virtex-II: 160 MHz

 

 

for clocking the internal

 

 

logic of the core.

Spartan-3: 115 MHz

 

 

 

Spartan-3E: 90 MHz

 

 

 

Spartan-3A/3AN/3A DSP:

 

 

 

105 MHz

 

 

 

 

Source Core Interfaces

The Source core includes five functional modules:

Source Data FIFO

Source Data Transmit

Source Status Registers

Source Calendar

Source Status Receive

The Source core is comprised of the following interfaces:

Source SPI-4.2 Interface

Source User Interface

Source Control and Status Interface

Source FIFO Interface

Source Status and Flow Control Interface

-Calendar Control Interface

-Status FIFO Interface

Source Configuration Signals Interface

Source Clocking Interface

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