Power down unused blocks through registers to minimize power
consumption.
Use proper source or load terminations to match the impedance
of input and output clock traces for any active signals to/from the device.
Leave unused clock outputs floating and powered down through
register control.
Leave unused clock inputs floating.
If needed, external biasing resistors (10kΩ pullup to 3.3V or
10kΩ pulldown) can be connected on each GPIO pin to select device operation mode
during POR.
Consider routing each GPIO pin to
a test point or high-impedance input of a host device to monitor device status
outputs.
Consider using a LDO regulator to power the external
XO/TCXO/OCXO source.
High jitter and spurious on the oscillator clock are
often caused by high spectral noise and ripple on the power supply.
Include dedicated header to
access the I2C or SPI of the device, as well as a header pin for
ground.
This can enabled off-board programming for device
bring-up, prototyping, and diagnostics using the TI USB2ANY interface
and TICS Pro software tools.