Altera Cyclone IV Device Handbook page 84

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Figure 5–11
Figure 5–11. External Clock Outputs for PLLs
Notes to
(1) These external clock enable signals are available only when using the ALTCLKCTRL megafunction.
(2) PLL#_CLKOUTp and PLL#_CLKOUTn pins are dual
output or one differential clock output. When using both pins as single
output while the other pin is configured as a regular user I/O.
Each pin of a differential output pair is 180° out of phase. The Quartus II software
places the NOT gate in your design into the I/O element to implement 180° phase
with respect to the other pin in the pair. The clock output pin pairs support the same
I/O standards as standard output pins.
f
To determine which I/O standards are supported by the PLL clock input and output
pins, refer to the
Cyclone IV PLLs can drive out to any regular I/O pin through the GCLK. You can also
use the external clock output pins as GPIO pins if external PLL clocking is not
required.
Cyclone IV Device Handbook,
Volume 1
shows the external clock outputs for PLLs.
PLL#
Figure 5–11:
Cyclone IV Device I/O Features
Chapter 5: Clock Networks and PLLs in Cyclone IV Devices
Cyclone IV PLL Hardware Overview
C0
C1
C2
C3
C4
clkena 0 (1)
clkena 1 (1)
PLL#_CLKOUTp (2)
PLL#_CLKOUTn (2)
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purpose I/O pins that you can use as one single
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ended I/Os, one of them can be the clock
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ended clock