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Switching Characteristics
Table 20. Transceiver Specifications for Arria V GX and SX Devices (Part 3 of 4)
Transceiver Speed Grade 4 Transceiver Speed Grade 6
Symbol/
Description
Conditions
Unit
Max
Min
Typ
Max
Min
Typ
AC gain setting =
0 to 3 (16)
Programmable equalization
(AC) and DC gain
Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2
dB
DC gain setting =
0 to 1
Transmitter
Supported I/O standards
Data rate
1.5 V PCML
—
611
—
—
6553.6
—
611
—
—
3125
—
Mbps
mV
mV
Ω
VOCM (AC coupled)
—
650
700
85
650
700
85
VOCM (DC coupled)
≤ 3.2 Gbps (8)
85-Ωsetting
100-Ωsetting
120-Ωsetting
150-Ωsetting
670
—
730
—
670
—
730
—
—
100
120
150
—
—
100
120
150
—
Ω
Differential on-chip
termination resistors
—
—
—
—
Ω
—
—
—
—
Ω
TX VCM = 0.65 V
(AC coupled) and
slew rate of 15 ps
Intra-differential pair skew
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
ps
ps
ps
Intra-transceiver block
transmitter channel-to-
channel skew
x6 PMA bonded
mode
180
500
180
500
Inter-transceiver block
transmitter channel-to-
channel skew (15)
xN PMA bonded
mode
CMU PLL
Supported data range
fPLL supported data range
—
—
611
611
—
—
6553.6
3125
611
611
—
—
3125
3125
Mbps
Mbps
Transceiver-FPGA Fabric Interface
Interface speed
(single-width mode)
—
25
—
187.5
25
—
187.5
MHz
Arria V GX, GT, SX, and ST Device Datasheet
December 2013 Altera Corporation