50G Interlaken Intel® FPGA IP User Guide

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Date 10/31/2022
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Document Table of Contents x
1. About This IP Core 2. Getting Started With the 50G Interlaken IP Core 3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Parameter Settings 4. Functional Description 5. 50G Interlaken IP core Signals 6. 50G Interlaken IP Core Register Map 7. 50G Interlaken IP Core Test Features 8. Advanced Parameter Settings 9. Out-of-Band Flow Control in the 50G Interlaken IP core 10. 50G Interlaken Intel® FPGA IP User Guide Archives 11. Document Revision History for 50G Interlaken Intel® FPGA IP User Guide A. Performance and Fmax Requirements for 40G Ethernet Traffic
1. About This IP Core x
1.1. Features 1.2. Device Family Support 1.3. IP Core Verification 1.4. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.5. Device Speed Grade Support 1.6. Release Information
1.1. Features x
1.1.1. IP Core Supported Combinations of Number of Lanes and Data Rate 1.1.2. IP Core Raw Aggregate Bandwidth
2. Getting Started With the 50G Interlaken IP Core x
2.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 2.2. Specifying the 50G Interlaken IP Core Parameters and Options 2.3. Files Generated for Arria V GZ and Stratix V Variations 2.4. Files Generated for Intel® Arria® 10 Variations 2.5. Simulating the 50G Interlaken IP Core 2.6. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design 2.7. Compiling the Full Design and Programming the FPGA 2.8. Creating a Signal Tap Debug File to Match Your Design Hierarchy
2.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores x
2.1.1. Intel® FPGA IP Evaluation Mode
2.6. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design x
2.6.1. Pin Assignments 2.6.2. Transceiver Logical Channel Numbering 2.6.3. Adding the Reconfiguration Controller 2.6.4. Adding the External PLL
2.6.3. Adding the Reconfiguration Controller x
2.6.3.1. Generating the Reconfiguration Controller 2.6.3.2. Connecting the Reconfiguration Controller to the IP Core
3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Parameter Settings x
3.1. Meta Frame Length in Words 3.2. Enable Native PHY Debug Master Endpoint (NPDME) 3.3. Transceiver Reference Clock Frequency 3.4. Number of Calendar Pages 3.5. TX Scrambler Seed 3.6. Transfer Mode Selection
4. Functional Description x
4.1. Interfaces Overview 4.2. High Level Block Diagram 4.3. Clocking and Reset Structure for IP Core 4.4. Interleaved and Packet Modes 4.5. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit Path 4.6. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive Path
4.1. Interfaces Overview x
4.1.1. Application Interface 4.1.2. Interlaken Interface 4.1.3. Out‑of‑Band Flow Control Interface 4.1.4. Management Interface 4.1.5. Transceiver Control Interfaces
4.1.5. Transceiver Control Interfaces x
4.1.5.1. Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller Interface 4.1.5.2. Intel® Arria® 10 External PLL Interface 4.1.5.3. Intel® Arria® 10 Transceiver Reconfiguration Interface
4.3. Clocking and Reset Structure for IP Core x
4.3.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Clock Signals 4.3.2. IP Core Reset 4.3.3. IP Core Reset Sequence with the Reconfiguration Controller
4.5. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit Path x
4.5.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit User Data Interface Examples 4.5.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core In-Band Calendar Bits on Transmit Side 4.5.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit Path Blocks
4.5.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit User Data Interface Examples x
4.5.1.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Interleaved Mode (Segmented Mode) Example 4.5.1.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core Packet Mode Operation Example 4.5.1.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Back-Pressured Packet Transfer Example
4.5.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Transmit Path Blocks x
4.5.3.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core TX Transmit Buffer 4.5.3.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core TX MAC 4.5.3.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core TX PCS 4.5.3.4. 50G Interlaken IP Core TX PMA
4.6. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive Path x
4.6.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive User Data Interface Examples 4.6.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX Errored Packet Handling 4.6.3. In-Band Calendar Bits on the 50G Interlaken IP Core Receiver User Data Interface 4.6.4. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive Path Blocks
4.6.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive User Data Interface Examples x
4.6.1.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receiver Side Example
4.6.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX Errored Packet Handling x
4.6.2.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receiver Side Example With Errors and In-Band Calendar Bits
4.6.4. 50G Interlaken IP Core Receive Path Blocks x
4.6.4.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX PMA 4.6.4.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX PCS 4.6.4.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX MAC 4.6.4.4. 50G Interlaken IP Core RX Regroup Block
5. 50G Interlaken IP core Signals x
5.1. 50G Interlaken IP Core Clock Interface Signals 5.2. 50G Interlaken IP Core Reset Interface Signals 5.3. 50G Interlaken IP Core User Data Transfer Interface Signals 5.4. 50G Interlaken IP Core Interlaken Link and Miscellaneous Interface Signals 5.5. 50G Interlaken IP Core Management Interface 5.6. Device Dependent Signals
5.6. Device Dependent Signals x
5.6.1. Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller Interface Signals 5.6.2. Intel® Arria® 10 External PLL Interface Signals 5.6.3. Intel® Arria® 10 Transceiver Reconfiguration Interface Signals
7. 50G Interlaken IP Core Test Features x
7.1. Internal Serial Loopback Mode 7.2. External Loopback Mode 7.3. PRBS Generation and Validation 7.4. CRC32 Error Injection
7.3. PRBS Generation and Validation x
7.3.1. Setting up PRBS Mode in Arria V and Stratix V Devices 7.3.2. Setting up PRBS Mode in Intel® Arria® 10 Devices
8. Advanced Parameter Settings x
8.1. Hidden Parameters 8.2. Modifying Hidden Parameter Values
8.1. Hidden Parameters x
8.1.1. Required User Clock Frequency 8.1.2. Counter Reset Bits 8.1.3. Include Temp Sense 8.1.4. RXFIFO Address Width 8.1.5. SWAP_TX_LANES and SWAP_RX_LANES (Data Word Lane Swapping) 8.1.6. Use ATX or CMU PLL 8.1.7. Lane Profile
9. Out-of-Band Flow Control in the 50G Interlaken IP core x
9.1. Out-of-Band Flow Control Block Clocks 9.2. TX Out‑of‑Band Flow Control Signals 9.3. RX Out-of-Band Flow Control Signals
1. About This IP Core
2. Getting Started With the 50G Interlaken IP Core
3. 50G Interlaken IP Core Parameter Settings
4. Functional Description
5. 50G Interlaken IP core Signals
6. 50G Interlaken IP Core Register Map
7. 50G Interlaken IP Core Test Features
8. Advanced Parameter Settings
9. Out-of-Band Flow Control in the 50G Interlaken IP core
10. 50G Interlaken Intel® FPGA IP User Guide Archives
11. Document Revision History for 50G Interlaken Intel® FPGA IP User Guide
A. Performance and Fmax Requirements for 40G Ethernet Traffic

7.3. PRBS Generation and Validation

The 50G Interlaken IP core supports generation and validation of several predetermined pseudo-random binary sequences (PRBS) for Interlaken link testing.

Table 20.  PRBS Polynomials Available in the 50G Interlaken IP Core
Pattern Name Polynomial Defined in Interlaken Specification Available in 50G Interlaken IP Core Variations with Target Device Family
Arria V or Stratix V Intel® Arria® 10
PRBS7 x7 + x6 + 1 Yes Yes No
PRBS9 x9 + x5 +1 No Yes Yes
PRBS15 x15 + x14 +1 No No Yes
PRBS23 x23 + x18 + 1 Yes Yes Yes
PRBS31 x31 + x28 + 1 Yes Yes Yes

For instructions to activate and use the PRBS test feature in your 50G Interlaken IP core IP core, refer to one of the following two topics:

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