Xilinx warning for DCM

May 11, 2006 2 Replies

Hi, I am using a DCM in VirtexII which takes a 20 Mhz input and generates a


60 Mhz output. I am synthesizing using Synplify Pro and using Xilinx ISE 7.1 for PAR. After PAR, I am getting a warning that the CLKO output from the DCM is less than 24 MHz. I know that the min. output freq. from the DCM should

be 24 Mhz. In my case, I am getting a 60 MHz output from the CLKFX pin of the DCM and I am not using the CLKO pin. So, I would like to know whether this warning will create some problem in the timing of the clocks in the design.



Thanks & Regards, Srini.



Just ignore the warning. You cannot use CLK0, but you are using CLKFX, and you specified multiply by 3 and divide by 1. Sometimes these warnings are over-eager... Peter Alfke

Also,

Be sure you are not using CLK90, 180, 270 CLK2X nor CLK2X_b and CLKDV.

Basically if you use any of the DLL outputs, this restriction does apply. Another easy way to tell is if you are not connecting CLKFB, you are OK. If you have connected CLKFB, then the device wants to use the DLL as well as the DFS, and the restriction is back again.

Austin

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