2025.05.30 |
24.3.1 |
Made the following changes:
- Removed the following note description from the AN Channel location<n> parameter:
- When Enable Dynamic AN/LT is set, only AN_CHAN = 0 is supported for all multi-lane designs.
- Updated Enable Dynamic AN/LT note description.
- Added the following parameters in the F-Tile AN/LT for Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Parameters: IP Tab:
- Enable Optimized Simulation
- Skip CPI Arbitration
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2025.04.11 |
24.3.1 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated the following in the Overview topic:
- FEC types in the Variant Selection table
- Added CL119 column and it's supported rates under FEC selection column
- Updated CL91 supported rates
- Updated CL134 supported rates
- Added CL161 column and footnote.
- Updated the PTP Timestamp Accuracy topic to include 10GE support and added the TOD Clock and TOD Connections in 25GE-400GE Basic Accuracy Mode diagram.
- Updated the Reference Time Interval table to add a new row CL134, specifically for the 25GE Ethernet mode.
- Updated the Minimum and Maximum Reference Time (TAM) Interval Allowed for UI Measurement (Hardware Basic Mode) table to add a new row CL134, specifically for the 25GE-1 Ethernet mode.
- Updated the Minimum and Maximum Reference Time (TAM) Interval Allowed for UI Measurement (Hardware Advanced Mode) table to add a new row CL134, specifically for the 25GE-1 Ethernet mode.
- Fixed the following typos in the Signals of the TX MAC Segmented Client Interface topic.
- Fixed the typo in the description for the signal name i_tx_mac_valid in the Signals of the TX MAC Segmented Client Interface table.
- Corrected i_tx_mac_frame to i_tx_mac_inframe.
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2025.01.23 |
24.3.1 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated Reset Signals topic.
- Added the following under System Considerations in Reset Sequence.
- The TX and RX statistics counters are cleared with CSR registers, as well as with the respective datapath resets.
- Pulling the cable or losing CDR lock (RX down) triggers an RX datapath reset (equivalent to i_rx_rst_n).
- Expect the initial reset acknowledgments to be asserted even without asserting the hard resets.
- Updated the bullet description of the i_tx_mac_eop_empty and i_tx_mac_inframe signals in the TX MAC Segmented Client Interface.
- Corrected the following typo in o_rx_mac_inframe description:
- Indicates the number of empty bytes on the RX data signal, starting from the most significant byte (MSB). Valid only on EOP segments.
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2024.11.20 |
24.3 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated step 4 about calculating occupancy values for PTP in the RX Virtual Lane Offset Calculation for No FEC Variants.
- Corrected [7:0] to SFD and [63:56] to the Start of Packet control byte in the figure Byte Order on the Avalon Streaming Interface Lanes With Preamble Pass-Through in the Order of Ethernet Transmission.
- Corrected the latency from o_tx_mac_ready to i_tx_mac_valid is 1-7 clock cycles in TX Max Segmented Client Interface.
- Corrected i_tx_mac_data to o_rx_mac_data and i_tx_mac_inframe to o_rx_mac_inframe in RX MAC Segmented Client Interface.
- Added the following tables in PCS Mode TX Interface.
- Alignment Marker Insertion Periods
- Alignment Marker Insertion Periods for Simulation with Non-PTP Enabled Modes
- Alignment Marker Insertion Periods for Simulation with PTP Enabled modes
- Updated step 2 in PTP RX Client Flow.
- Added port_state signal to the AN/LT IP when DR is selected in the Base IP port connections table of the Clocks and Resets section.
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2024.07.08 |
24.2 |
Made the following changes:
- Removed the following conflicting and confusing statement from TX MAC Segmented Client Interface.
- The i_tx_mac_valid may go low during the packet transmission.
- Updated the i_tx_mac_valid signal deasserts when the o_tx_mac_ready signal is deasserted in TX MAC Segmented Client Interface.
- Replaced word address with Byte address for the port name i_reconfig_ptp_asym_addr[16:0] in PTP Asymmetry Delay Reconfiguration Interface.
- Updated i_stats_snapshot signal description in the Status Signals table of Status Interface topic.
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2024.06.05 |
24.1 |
Added a note that states: When a link fault occurs in the receive direction, the IP clears the RX statistic counters in Datapath Description under the Functional Description section. |
2024.04.01 |
24.1 |
Made the following changes:
- Added Agilex™ 9 device family support.
- Updated FlexE and OTN Mode Interface topic.
- Corrected o_tx_pll_lanes_stable to o_tx_lanes_stable in PCS Mode TX Interface.
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2024.03.11 |
23.4 |
Updated the following images in Clock Connections in Synchronous Ethernet Operation.
- Enable Dedicated CDR Clock Output IP Parameter Editor.
- Select Designs Example Design.
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2023.12.04 |
23.4 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated resource utilization table due to changes from Nios II to Nios V.
- Corrected the description for Stop TX traffic when link partner sends PAUSE parameter in Parameters.
- Added new IP Parameter: Enable IPXACT in Parameters.
- Updated TX and RX table fields for UI Value and PMA Delay of Ethernet Modes in UI Value and PMA Delay.
- Removed the restrictions on PTP support for Agilex 7 041 devices in Device Speed Grade Support.
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203.10.02 |
23.3 |
Made the following changes:
- Corrected the i_ptp_ts_offset description and image in TX 1-Step Timestamp Interface.
- Added F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters: IP Tab screenshot with Analog parameters tab in F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters.
- Removed the IP Parameter: Include Deterministic Latency Interface in Parameter section.
- Removed Deterministic latency Interface topic in Interface Overview section.
- Added F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP parameter screenshot with Target Profile Settings tab.
- Added the following parameters in the F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Parameters section:
- Enable AN/LT Debug Endpoint for Ethernet Toolkit
- Enable Fast Simulation
- Enable Dynamic AN/LT
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2023.06.26 |
23.2 |
- Updated alignment marker verbiage in OTN Mode.
- Added note in PTP RX Client Flow.
- Added description about alignment marker for the signal name i_tx_pcs66_am inSignals of the PCS66 TX Interface table.
- Updated ANLT functional description in Supported Modules and IPs.
- Added note under AN channel in AN/LT parameters IP tab.
- Added a verbiage about converting byte addresses to word addresses by shifting 2 bits to the right (divide by 4) in Registers.
- Added a note verbiage "unauthorized access to register sets outside of the configured Ethernet fractures is not recommended" in Configuration Registers.
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2023.04.03 |
23.1 |
- Updated the following in the Round-trip latency table.
- All the IEEE 802.3 RS(544,514) replaced with IEEE 802.3 RS(528,514) (CL91).
- All the IEEE 802.3 RS(528,514) (CL91) replaced with IEEE 802.3 RS(544,514) (CL134).
- Added steps to retrieve the N divider value in Clock Connections in Synchronous Ethernet Operation.
- Removed the note "Enable TX packing feature is not available when PTP is turned on" in TX Packing Logic.
- Updated ALMs numbers in TX Packing Logic section.
- Updated Features in Precision Time Protocol section to include 200GE and 400GE modes for timestamp accuracy in advance mode.
- Updated 200GE and 400GE Ethernet Data Rate to ± 1.5ns for advanced accuracy mode in PTP Timestamp Accuracy.
- Added new topic: Routing Delay Adjustment for Basic Timestamp Accuracy Mode.
- Updated the product family name to "Intel Agilex 7."
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2022.12.19 |
22.4 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Block Diagram to remove filler text in F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Overview.
- Added the following footnotes in Variant Selection table.
- The Auto-negotiation and link training hardware is available for no FEC, IEEE 802.3 BASE-R Firecode (CL74), and IEEE 802.3 RS(528,514) (CL91).
- The Auto-negotiation and link training is not available for IEEE 802.3 RS(544,514) (CL134).
- Updated note about core speed grades for IP core variation with PTP in Device Speed Grade Support.
- Added note about only 10GE with PTP support in advanced mode for OPNs AGIB041R29D1E2VR0, AGID041R29D1E2VR0, or any device density code of 041 in Device Speed Grade Support.
- Added new topic: Round-trip Latency in F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Overview.
- Updated Release Information.
- Added the following parameters:
- Include Deterministic Latency Measurement
- Advanced Mode
- Custom Ethernet line rate
- Updated Include 32-bit soft CWBIN Counters default setting to Off in Parameters.
- Updated Enable TX packing Parameter Description in Parameters.
- Added i_sampling_clk in Clocks.
- Added content for Example Design Generation of Synchronous Ethernet Operation in Clock Connections in Synchronous Ethernet Operation.
- Updated the code for calculate pulse adjustment and FEC variants in PTP RX Client Flow.
- Added a description for i_tx_pcs66_am in FlexE and OTN Mode TX Interface.
- Added a description for o_rx_pcs66_am_valid in FlexE and OTN Mode RX Interface.
- Added new subsection Deterministic Latency Measurement
- Added auto-negotiation and link training feature note in Reset Signals.
- Added reference to Pipelined Transfers of Avalon Interface Specifications in Reconfiguration Interfaces.
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2022.09.26 |
22.3 |
Made the following changes:
- Added Core Speed Grade/Transceiver Speed Grade table in Device Speed Grade Support.
- Updated IP-XACT file information in Generating IP-XACT File.
- Updated F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Block Diagram to include CWBIN in F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Overview.
- Added 32-bit soft CWBIN counters parameter description in F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Overview.
- Updated Release Information.
- Added Include 32bit soft CWBIN counters and Reconfig clock frequency parameters in F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP Parameters.
- Added Enable IEEE 1588 PTP parameter description "When disabled, connect this port to 1'b0" in Clock Signals table.
- Added new topic: 32-bit Soft CWBIN Counters.
- Added note about auto-negotiation and link training bonding support for B0 FHT multi-lane designs in AN/LT Functional Description.
- Added new topic: Implementation of Synchronous Ethernet (syncE) operation in Clocks section.
- Corrected o_rx_mac_status_data's value 3'd3 to reserved in RX MAC Segmented Client Interface section.
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2022.06.20 |
22.2 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated note in Device Speed Grade Support.
- Updated the PCS Mode RX Interface section to fix Hardware AM Cycle numbers.
- Updated the Client Flow Glossary table in PTP Client Flow section. Added a row FL-Total number of FEC lanes of the variant.
- Added new topic: Deterministic latency Interface
- Added new topic: TX Packing Logic.
- Added Enable TX Packing and Include Deterministic Latency Interface parameters in F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters.
- Fixed the broken link F-Tile Channel Placement Tool in Supported Tools.
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2022.03.28 |
22.1 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated the Variant Selection table. The Auto-negotiation and link training hardware is available for FHT NRZ 25GE-1, 50GE-2, and 100GE-4.
- Added transceiver speed grade-related information in Device Speed Grade Support.
- Added IP-XACT statement in Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options.
- Added new topic: Generating IP-XACT File
- Updated caution note in Frame Padding to clarify 9-byte payload requirements.
- Re-ordered step 7 and step 8 in PTP TX Client Flow.
- Re-ordered step 9 and step 10 in PTP RX Client Flow.
- Updated TX/RX hardware PMA delay for FHT transceivers in the UI Value and PMA Delay of Ethernet Modes table.
- Updated the Clocks section to remove the PTP clock limitation. The PTP clock runs at 100 to 250 MHz.
- Removed the CRC bytes statement in RX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface with Enabled Passthrough and RX CRC Forwarding.
- Added reference to the .ipxact file generation in Configuration Registers.
- Revised the i_rst_n reset description in the PTP Tile Adapter: Clocks, Reset, and Interface Ports section.
- Removed Verilog file format specific note from the Auto-Negotiation and Link Training Parameters section. The IP supports VHDL for synthesis and simulation.
- Updated F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide Archives.
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2022.01.07 |
21.4 |
Made the following changes:
- Updated F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP :
- Added note about auto-negotiation and link training hardware support in Overview.
- Added new section: Device Speed Grade Support.
- Updated Generating Tile Files to include quartus_tlg updates.
- Added the FHT precoding enable and Enable Native PHY Debug Endpoint parameters in the F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters.
- Added PTP-specific i_reconfig_clk frequency range limitation.
- Updated F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP :
- Removed outdated 21.3 specific statement in Overview.
- Updated Release Information.
- Added note about VHDL limitation in F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Parameters.
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2021.10.04 |
21.3 |
Made the following changes:
- Added support for PCS lane re-ordering in the Features table.
- Removed 400GE-8 specific footnote from the Variant Selection table. 400GE-4 mode now supports auto-negotiation and link training.
- Revised PTP description in F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Overview,
- Added Resource Utilization.
- Updated F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters: IP Tab table:
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- Updated PMA reference frequency description.
- Added PTP-related frequency requirements in the System PLL frequency description.
- Added important note about hardware accuracy values in the Timestamp accuracy mode description.
- Added new Enable Ethernet Debug Master Endpoint parameter
- Added note in the TX MAC Segmented Client Interface.
- Updated the TX TAM adjust calculation in PTP TX Client Flow.
- Updated the RX TAM adjust calculation in PTP RX Client Flow.
- Added new section: Routing Delay Adjustment for Advanced Timestamp Accuracy Mode
- Updated Precision Time Protocol Interface:
- Removed 40G Ethernet rate from the PTP Clocks table. 40G Ethernet rate does not support PTP feature
- Corrected i_clk_tx_tod clock frequency from 250 MHz to 114.2857 MHz..
- Revised step 6 in RX UI Adjustment.
- Update simulation-based RX TAM values for 50G Ethernet rate in Reference Time (TAM) Interval.
- Updated Hardware UX PMA delay values in the UI Value and PMA Delay of Ethernet Modes table.
- Globally added a note about PTP timestamp accuracy. The note emphasizes that the specified timestamp accuracy values in base and advanced modes represent simulation-based results.
- Updated Clock Signals descriptions for the following clock signals:
- i_clk_tx
- i_clk_rx
- i_clk_pll
- i_clk_ref
- Revised text and updated figure in Clock Connections in PTP-Based Synchronous and Asynchronous Operation.
- Corrected signal name from i_sl_tx_valid to i_tx_valid in the TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface.
- Revised fixed latency range in TX MAC Segmented Client Interface. The i_tx_mac_valid and o_tx_mac_ready signals can be spaced by a fixed latency between 1 to 8 clock cycles.
- Revised i_clk_ptp_sample clock description in the PTP Clock Ports table.
- Added new topic: Ethernet Toolkit Overview
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2021.06.28 |
21.2 |
Initial release |