Ethernet Link Inspector User Guide for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices

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Date 7/01/2019
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview of Ethernet Link Inspector for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices 2. Setting Up the Ethernet Link Inspector 3. Functional Description 4. Ethernet Link Inspector User Guide Archives 5. Document Revision History for the Ethernet Link Inspector User Guide for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices
1. Overview of Ethernet Link Inspector for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices x
1.1. Features 1.2. Supported IP Cores and Devices
1.1. Features x
1.1.1. Link Monitor 1.1.2. Link Analysis
2. Setting Up the Ethernet Link Inspector x
2.1. System Requirements and Prerequisites 2.2. Running the Ethernet Link Inspector
2.1. System Requirements and Prerequisites x
2.1.1. System Requirements 2.1.2. Enabling Your Design For the Link Monitor
2.2. Running the Ethernet Link Inspector x
2.2.1. Running the Link Monitor 2.2.2. Running the Link Analysis
2.2.2. Running the Link Analysis x
2.2.2.1. Creating and Capturing Signal Tap File and Exporting Signal Tap Database as CSV File
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Link Monitor Module 3.2. Link Analysis Module
3.1. Link Monitor Module x
3.1.1. Link Monitor Tabs and Settings
3.2. Link Analysis Module x
3.2.1. Sequencer State Machine 3.2.2. Link Analysis Tabs and Settings
3.2.2. Link Analysis Tabs and Settings x
3.2.2.1. Sequencer State Machine Tab 3.2.2.2. Auto Neg Tab 3.2.2.3. Link Training Tab 3.2.2.4. Data Mode Tab 3.2.2.5. Help Tab
1. Overview of Ethernet Link Inspector for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices
2. Setting Up the Ethernet Link Inspector
3. Functional Description
4. Ethernet Link Inspector User Guide Archives
5. Document Revision History for the Ethernet Link Inspector User Guide for Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices

2.2.1. Running the Link Monitor

Perform the following steps to launch the Link Monitor module.
Example Link Monitor Tab
  1. In the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software, select Tools > System Debugging Tools > System Console to launch the system console.
  2. In the system console, click the Launch button under the Ethernet Link Inspector - Link Monitor section to run the Link Monitor module. The Ethernet Link Inspector - Link Monitor tab appears.
    Note: You can open multiple instances of the Link Monitor module simultaneously for different IPs.
  3. In the Ethernet Link Inspector - Link Monitor tab, follow these steps to set the correct JTAG to Avalon® Master path:
    1. Load the Programming File (*.sof) in System Console by clicking File > Load Design for the detailed JTAG to Avalon® Master path.
    2. Select List JTAG Masters to see all available JTAG to Avalon® Master paths.
    3. Select a JTAG to Avalon® Master path number from the drop-down box and click Set JTAG Master.
      Note: The instance name of the JTAG to Avalon® Master path is displayed along with the text FULL_HPATH (marked by the blue box in the figure below). Select the JTAG to Avalon® Master path number that has the instance name of the JTAG to Avalon® Master path connected to the Ethernet IP.
      Figure 1. Example JTAG Master Selection Panel
    4. From the Select IP Variant drop-down list, select an IP Variant and click Launch to populate the user interface of the Link Monitor.
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