Using IDELAYs on Clocks to Control Phase - 2021.2 English

UltraFast Design Methodology Guide for Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs

Document ID
UG949
Release Date
2021-11-19
Version
2021.2 English

For 7 series devices, if only minor phase adjustments are necessary, you can use IDELAY or ODELAY (instead of MMCM or PLL) to add additional delay. This increases the phase offset of the clock in relation to any associated data. When using UltraScale devices, you cannot use an IDELAY on an input clock source. Therefore, if phase manipulation is necessary, Xilinx recommends using an MMCM.