5289 - ECP5/ECP5-5G: Why ECP5 SERDES REFCLK must be at 100 MHz when TXPLL is set to 25x mode?

5289 - ECP5/ECP5-5G: Why ECP5 SERDES REFCLK must be at 100 MHz when TXPLL is set to 25x mode?

The 25X isn’t a hard restriction but PCIe with 100 MHz refclk is the only use case the factory considered so it was the only one that got documented. 25X mode is supported for all protocols. It was listed as PCIe because this is the common use for this mode. 25X mode can be used with other refclk frequencies as long as the VCO spec isn’t exceeded.