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How to connect a Clock-Controlblock with a ADC-PLL?

Norick
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Hello

When using the PLL_ADC_internal followed by a ClockControlBlock which goes to the internal Dual-ADC from the Max10, it is not possible to connect it as shown below.

 

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If so, Quartus can't fit it. Now, when this ClockControlBlock is deleted it works. The reason for this Clock-ControlBlock is to disable the PLL_ADC when not used.

 

Question:

  • How would you enable/disable such ADC PLL Clock?

 

Thanks

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a_x_h_75
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Put the PLL in reset. Given you don't appear to use the clock out of the PLL for anything else I can't see this being a problem.

 

Gating a clock to an internal block (internal ADC) may well be something the MAX10 routing cannot accommodate. If this was to an external pin I wouldn't anticipate a problem.

 

Cheers,

Alex

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Norick
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The disadavantage of a reset is, that it takes much longer until the PLL is working again. Therefore I would like to use a ClockControl. Is this configuration simply not possible??

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a_x_h_75
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If Quartus says 'no' then I suspect it's not possible, although I am a little surprised. I may well try this later...

 

If you can feed the clock off the device and back in on another pin I'm suspect you'll be able to realise a solution.

 

Cheers,

Alex

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Norick
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for whatever reason I can't use the Clock-Controlblock in between the PLL and the Max10 ADC I will try to use the 'reset' of the PLL as you mentioned. Do you know how to assign

for example PLL1 with FPGA clock input CLK1?

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