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Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC RF Data Converter v2.6 Gen 1/2/3/DFE LogiCORE IP Product Guide (PG269)

Document_ID
PG269
Release_Date
2025-05-29
Version
2.6 English

The following table describes the clocks associated with the Zynq™ UltraScale+™ RFSoC RF Data Converter IP core.

Table 1. IP Core Clocks
Clock Description
s_axi_aclk AXI4-Lite clock. This clock is common to all tiles in the core and should be driven by the system CPU used for the AXI4-Stream interconnect connected to the AXI4-Lite interface. This clock frequency range is specified in Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoC Data Sheet: DC and AC Switching Characteristics (DS926).
dac[3:0]_clk_p/n Sampling Clock or Reference Clock to internal PLL for the RF-DAC tiles. There are up to four differential clock inputs on the core because there is a maximum of four RF-DAC tiles available. This clock must be driven with the frequency chosen on the IP core configuration screen.
adc[3:0]_clk_p/n Sampling Clock or Reference Clock to internal PLL for the RF-ADC tiles. There are up to four differential clock inputs on the core because there is a maximum of four RF-ADC tiles available. This clock must be driven with the frequency chosen on the IP core configuration screen.
clk_dac[3:0] Output clock to interconnect logic from the RF-DAC tiles. This is a user-configurable output clock from the core to the user logic. The use of this clock is optional. It can be used to drive the PL design if another frequency-locked RF-DAC sample clock is not available in the PL. The frequency of this clock output can be chosen from a list of values, related to the sample rate, in the IP core configuration screen.
clk_adc[3:0] Output clock to interconnect logic from the RF-ADC tiles. This is a user-configurable output clock from the core to the user logic. It can be used to drive the PL design if another frequency-locked RF-ADC sample clock is not available in the PL. The frequency of this clock output can be chosen from a list of values, related to the sample rate, in the IP core configuration screen.
s[3:0]_axis_aclk Slave AXI4-Stream clocks for RF-DAC data interfaces. There are up to 16 AXI4-Stream interfaces on the core, one per RF-DAC. Each RF-DAC tile has a single clock common to up to four AXI4-Stream data interfaces. All AXI4-Stream data interfaces on a tile must operate at the same clock rate but the bandwidth of each interface can be different because each AXI4-Stream interface can have a different width as specified in the IP core configuration screen. This clock must be frequency-locked to the RF-DAC sample clock as outlined in Interface FIFO Overflow.
m[3:0]_axis_aclk Master AXI4-Stream clocks for RF-ADC data interfaces. There are up to eight or 16 AXI4-Stream interfaces on the core depending on the chosen device, one per RF-ADC. Each RF-ADC tile has a single clock common to up to two or four AXI4-Stream data interfaces. All AXI4-Stream data interfaces on a tile must operate at the same clock rate; however the bandwidth of each interface can be different because each AXI4-Stream interface can have a different width as specified in the IP core configuration screen. This clock must be frequency-locked to the RF-ADC sample clock as outlined in Interface FIFO Overflow.