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Length Matching requirement for JESD204B

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The user inquires about length matching requirements for ADCCLK and SYSREF signals from the HMC7044 to the AD9680 ADC and FPGA in a JESD204B subclass 1 setup. The final answer confirms that the HMC7044 can adjust the phase of both SYSREF and device clocks using analog phase delay, allowing for relaxed trace length matching requirements. The accompanying answer specifies that the trace length should match to within 2.5 inches for accurate SYSREF placement and that the digital delay in the HMC7044 can be used for phase adjustments, with fvco referring to the internal VCO frequency (3.2 GHz in this case).
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Hi All,

I am working on AD9680 ADC, which is using JESD204B subclass 1 for data transfer. We made custom board which has AD9860 ADC and HMC7044 for clocking. In our setup receiver is Xilinx FPGA Board(zynq ultrascale+). 

I have few queries  for length matching requirements of ADCLK and SYSREF of devices.

1. is ADCCLK and SYSREF from HMC7044 to ADC9680 should be length matched?

2.is FPGA CORECLK and  SYSREF from HMC7044 Should be length matched?

3. is All the clocks (ADCCLK, ADC-SYSREF, FPGA CORECLK and FPGA-SYSREF) from HMC7044 should be length matched?

We have 4 ADC (AD9680) chips on our board. Is it required for length matching of all Clocks and SYSREF for synchronization?

Thanks & Regards

Rama Krishna

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  • Since the HMC7044 has the ability to adjust the phase of both SYSREF and device clock, the trace length matching requirements are very relaxed.  There are 17 steps of 25ps analog phase adjust. (The analog phase delay adds some phase noise which is not a problem for lower frequency SYSREF).  So, all SYSREF’s can be adjusted to arrive within 25ps of each other using the analog phase delay.  You can’t totally disregard trace length matching.  17x25ps = 475ps of adjustment, so, trace length should match to within 2.5 inches (if using FR4 material)  for most accurate sysref placement.  I have attached the slides from a webinar that covered this topic.  They were made before we had the HMC7044 but the concept is the same. 

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  • Since the HMC7044 has the ability to adjust the phase of both SYSREF and device clock, the trace length matching requirements are very relaxed.  There are 17 steps of 25ps analog phase adjust. (The analog phase delay adds some phase noise which is not a problem for lower frequency SYSREF).  So, all SYSREF’s can be adjusted to arrive within 25ps of each other using the analog phase delay.  You can’t totally disregard trace length matching.  17x25ps = 475ps of adjustment, so, trace length should match to within 2.5 inches (if using FR4 material)  for most accurate sysref placement.  I have attached the slides from a webinar that covered this topic.  They were made before we had the HMC7044 but the concept is the same. 

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