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Figure 111. x8 Configuration
For x8 configurations, Intel recommends you choose a master channel that is a maximum of four channels
away from the farthest slave channel.
Note:
The physical channel 0 aligns with logical channel 0. The logical PCS master channel 4
is specified as Physical channel 4.
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
7
CH1
Data CH
6
CH0
Data CH
5
CH5
Data CH
4
CH4
Master CH
CH3
Data CH
3
CH2
Data CH
2
1
CH1
Data CH
0
CH0
Data CH
Physical
Logical
Channel
Channel
fPLL
Master
ATX
CGB
PLL
Transceiver bank
fPLL
Master
ATX
CGB
PLL
fPLL
Master
ATX
CGB
PLL
Transceiver bank
fPLL
Master
ATX
CGB
PLL
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