V-Series Transceiver PHY IP Core User Guide

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Date 7/26/2022
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16.6. Standard PCS Parameters

This section illustrates the complete datapath and clocking for the Standard PCS and defines the parameters available to enable or disable the individual blocks in the Standard PCS.

Figure 85. The Standard PCS Datapath
Note: For more information about the Standard PCS, refer to the PCS Architecture section in the Transceiver Architecture in Cyclone V Devices.

The following table describes the general and datapath options for the Standard PCS.

Table 301.  General and Datapath Parameters   

Parameter

Range

Description

Standard PCS protocol mode

basic

cpri

gige

Specifies the protocol that you intend to implement with the Native PHY. The protocol mode selected guides the MegaWizard in identifying legal settings for the Standard PCS datapath.

Use the following guidelines to select a protocol mode:

  • basic–select this mode for when none of the other options are appropriate. You should also select this mode to enable diagnostics, such as loopback.
  • cpri–select this mode if you intend to implement CPRI or another protocol that requires deterministic latency. Altera recommends that you select the appropriate CPRI preset for the CPRI protocol.
  • gige–select this mode if you intend to implement either the 1.25 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps Ethernet protocol. Altera recommends that you select the appropriate preset for the Ethernet protocol.

Standard PCS/PMA interface width

8, 10, 16, 20

Specifies the width of the datapath that connects the FPGA fabric to the PMA. The transceiver interface width depends upon whether you enable 8B/10B. To simplify connectivity between the FPGA fabric and PMA, the bus bits used are not contiguous for 16 and 32bit buses. Refer to Active Bits for Each Fabric Interface Width for the bits used.

FPGA fabric/Standard TX PCS interface width

8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40

Shows the FPGA fabric to TX PCS interface width which is calculated from the Standard PCS/PMA interface width .

FPGA fabric/Standard RX PCS interface width

8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40

Shows the FPGA fabric to RX PCS interface width which is calculated from the Standard PCS/PMA interface width .

Enable Standard PCS low latency mode

On/Off

When you turn this option On, all PCS functions are disabled except for the phase compensation FIFO, byte serializer and byte deserializer. This option creates the lowest latency Native PHY that allows dynamic reconfigure between multiple PCS datapaths.