Arria® V Device Handbook: Volume 2: Transceivers

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Transceiver Architecture in Arria V Devices 2. Transceiver Clocking in Arria V Devices 3. Transceiver Reset Control in Arria V Devices 4. Transceiver Protocol Configurations in Arria V Devices 5. Transceiver Custom Configurations in Arria V Devices 6. Transceiver Configurations in Arria V GZ Devices 7. Transceiver Loopback Support in Arria V Devices 8. Dynamic Reconfiguration in Arria V Devices
1. Transceiver Architecture in Arria V Devices x
1.1. Architecture Overview 1.2. PCS Architecture 1.3. Channel Bonding 1.4. PLL Sharing 1.5. Document Revision History
1.1. Architecture Overview x
1.1.1. Transceiver Banks 1.1.2. 10-Gbps Support Capability in GT and ST Devices 1.1.3. Transceiver Channel Architecture 1.1.4. PMA Architecture
1.1.2. 10-Gbps Support Capability in GT and ST Devices x
1.1.2.1. Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) Interface 1.1.2.2. 10GBASE-KR Support 1.1.2.3. 9.8 Gbps CPRI Application
1.1.4. PMA Architecture x
1.1.4.1. Transmitter PMA Datapath 1.1.4.2. Receiver PMA Datapath 1.1.4.3. Transmitter PLL 1.1.4.4. Clock Divider 1.1.4.5. Calibration Block
1.1.4.1. Transmitter PMA Datapath x
1.1.4.1.1. Serializer 1.1.4.1.2. Transmitter Buffer
1.1.4.2. Receiver PMA Datapath x
1.1.4.2.1. Receiver Buffer Manual Mode Adaptive Equalization Mode 1.1.4.2.2. Channel PLL 1.1.4.2.3. Deserializer
1.1.4.3. Transmitter PLL x
1.1.4.3.1. Auxiliary Transmit (ATX) PLL Architecture 1.1.4.3.2. CMU PLL 1.1.4.3.3. fPLL as Transmitter PLL
1.1.4.5. Calibration Block x
1.1.4.5.1. Offset Cancellation in the Receiver Buffer and Receiver CDR 1.1.4.5.2. ATX PLL Calibration for Arria V GZ Devices 1.1.4.5.3. Calibration Block Boundary
1.2. PCS Architecture x
1.2.1. Transmitter PCS Datapath for Arria V GX, SX, GT, and ST Devices and Arria V GZ Standard PCS 1.2.2. Receiver PCS Datapath for Arria V GX, SX, GT, and ST Devices and Arria V GZ Standard PCS 1.2.3. 10G PCS Architecture for Arria V GZ Devices 1.2.4. PCIe Gen3 PCS Architecture
1.2.1. Transmitter PCS Datapath for Arria V GX, SX, GT, and ST Devices and Arria V GZ Standard PCS x
1.2.1.1. Transmitter Phase Compensation FIFO 1.2.1.2. Byte Serializer 1.2.1.3. 8B/10B Encoder 1.2.1.4. Transmitter Bit-Slip
1.2.1.1. Transmitter Phase Compensation FIFO x
1.2.1.1.1. Phase Compensation Mode 1.2.1.1.2. Registered Mode
1.2.1.3. 8B/10B Encoder x
1.2.1.3.1. 8B/10B Encoder in Single-Width Mode 1.2.1.3.2. 8B/10B Encoder in Double-Width Mode 1.2.1.3.3. Running Disparity Control 1.2.1.3.4. Encoder Output During Reset Sequence
1.2.2. Receiver PCS Datapath for Arria V GX, SX, GT, and ST Devices and Arria V GZ Standard PCS x
1.2.2.1. Word Aligner 1.2.2.2. Rate Match FIFO 1.2.2.3. 8B/10B Decoder 1.2.2.4. Byte Deserializer 1.2.2.5. Byte Ordering 1.2.2.6. Receiver Phase Compensation FIFO
1.2.2.1. Word Aligner x
1.2.2.1.1. Word Aligner in Manual Alignment Mode 1.2.2.1.2. Bit-Slip Mode 1.2.2.1.3. Word Aligner in Automatic Synchronization State Machine Mode 1.2.2.1.4. Word Aligner in Deterministic Latency State Machine Mode 1.2.2.1.5. Programmable Run-Length Violation Detection 1.2.2.1.6. Receiver Polarity Inversion 1.2.2.1.7. Bit Reversal 1.2.2.1.8. Receiver Byte Reversal
1.2.2.3. 8B/10B Decoder x
1.2.2.3.1. 8B/10B Decoder in Single-Width Mode 1.2.2.3.2. 8B/10B Decoder in Double-Width Mode
1.2.2.5. Byte Ordering x
1.2.2.5.1. Byte Ordering in Single-Width Mode 1.2.2.5.2. Byte Ordering in Double-Width Mode 1.2.2.5.3. Word Aligner-Based Ordering Mode 1.2.2.5.4. Manual Ordering Mode
1.2.2.6. Receiver Phase Compensation FIFO x
1.2.2.6.1. Phase Compensation Mode 1.2.2.6.2. Registered Mode
1.2.3. 10G PCS Architecture for Arria V GZ Devices x
1.2.3.1. Transmitter 10G PCS Datapath 1.2.3.2. Receiver 10G PCS Datapath
1.2.3.1. Transmitter 10G PCS Datapath x
1.2.3.1.1. Transmitter FIFO 1.2.3.1.2. Frame Generator 1.2.3.1.3. CRC-32 Generator 1.2.3.1.4. 64B/66B Encoder 1.2.3.1.5. Scrambler 1.2.3.1.6. Disparity Generator 1.2.3.1.7. Transmitter Gearbox
1.2.3.2. Receiver 10G PCS Datapath x
1.2.3.2.1. Receiver Gearbox 1.2.3.2.2. Block Synchronizer 1.2.3.2.3. Disparity Checker 1.2.3.2.4. Descrambler 1.2.3.2.5. Frame Synchronizer 1.2.3.2.6. Bit-Error Rate (BER) Monitor 1.2.3.2.7. 64B/66B Decoder 1.2.3.2.8. CRC-32 Checker 1.2.3.2.9. Receiver FIFO
1.2.4. PCIe Gen3 PCS Architecture x
1.2.4.1. Transmitter PCIe Gen3 PCS Datapath 1.2.4.2. Receiver PCIe Gen3 PCS Datapath 1.2.4.3. PIPE Interface
1.2.4.1. Transmitter PCIe Gen3 PCS Datapath x
1.2.4.1.1. Phase Compensation FIFO (Shared with Standard PCS) 1.2.4.1.2. Scrambler 1.2.4.1.3. Encoder 1.2.4.1.4. Gearbox
1.2.4.2. Receiver PCIe Gen3 PCS Datapath x
1.2.4.2.1. Block Sync 1.2.4.2.2. Rate Match FIFO 1.2.4.2.3. Decoder 1.2.4.2.4. Descrambler
1.2.4.3. PIPE Interface x
1.2.4.3.1. Auto Speed Negotiation Block 1.2.4.3.2. Electrical Idle Inference Block 1.2.4.3.3. Clock Data Recovery (CDR) Control Block
1.3. Channel Bonding x
1.3.1. Bonded Channel Configurations 1.3.2. Non-Bonded Channel Configurations
2. Transceiver Clocking in Arria V Devices x
2.1. Input Reference Clocking 2.2. Internal Clocking 2.3. FPGA Fabric–Transceiver Interface Clocking 2.4. Document Revision History
2.1. Input Reference Clocking x
2.1.1. Reference Clock Network 2.1.2. Dual-Purpose RX/refclk Pin 2.1.3. Fractional PLL (fPLL)
2.2. Internal Clocking x
2.2.1. Transmitter Clock Network 2.2.2. Transmitter Clocking 2.2.3. Receiver Clocking
2.2.2. Transmitter Clocking x
2.2.2.1. Non-Bonded Channel Configurations 2.2.2.2. Bonded Channel Configurations
2.2.3. Receiver Clocking x
2.2.3.1. Receiver Non-Bonded Channel Configurations 2.2.3.2. Receiver Bonded Channel Configurations
2.3. FPGA Fabric–Transceiver Interface Clocking x
2.3.1. Transceiver Datapath Interface Clocking 2.3.2. Transmitter Datapath Interface Clocking 2.3.3. Receiver Datapath Interface Clock 2.3.4. GXB 0 PPM Core Clock Assignment for GZ Devices
2.3.2. Transmitter Datapath Interface Clocking x
2.3.2.1. Quartus II-Software Selected Transmitter Datapath Interface Clock 2.3.2.2. Selecting a Transmitter Datapath Interface Clock
2.3.3. Receiver Datapath Interface Clock x
2.3.3.1. Quartus II Software-Selected Receiver Datapath Interface Clock 2.3.3.2. Selecting a Receiver Datapath Interface Clock
3. Transceiver Reset Control in Arria V Devices x
3.1. PHY IP Embedded Reset Controller 3.2. User-Coded Reset Controller 3.3. Transceiver Reset Using Avalon Memory Map Registers 3.4. Clock Data Recovery in Manual Lock Mode Resetting the Transceiver During Dynamic Reconfiguration 3.6. Transceiver Blocks Affected by the Reset and Powerdown Signals 3.7. Transceiver Power-Down 3.8. Document Revision History
3.1. PHY IP Embedded Reset Controller x
3.1.1. Embedded Reset Controller Signals 3.1.2. Resetting the Transceiver with the PHY IP Embedded Reset Controller During Device Power-Up 3.1.3. Resetting the Transceiver with the PHY IP Embedded Reset Controller During Device Operation
3.2. User-Coded Reset Controller x
3.2.1. User-Coded Reset Controller Signals 3.2.2. Resetting the Transmitter with the User-Coded Reset Controller During Device Power-Up 3.2.3. Resetting the Transmitter with the User-Coded Reset Controller During Device Operation 3.2.4. Resetting the Receiver with the User-Coded Reset Controller During Device Power-Up Configuration 3.2.5. Resetting the Receiver with the User-Coded Reset Controller During Device Operation
3.3. Transceiver Reset Using Avalon Memory Map Registers x
3.3.1. Transceiver Reset Control Signals Using Avalon Memory Map Registers
3.4. Clock Data Recovery in Manual Lock Mode x
3.4.1. Control Settings for CDR Manual Lock Mode 3.4.2. Resetting the Transceiver in CDR Manual Lock Mode
4. Transceiver Protocol Configurations in Arria V Devices x
4.1. PCI Express 4.2. Gigabit Ethernet 4.3. XAUI 4.4. 10GBASE-R 4.5. Serial Digital Interface 4.6. Gigabit-Capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) 4.7. Serial Data Converter (SDC) JESD204 4.8. SATA and SAS Protocols 4.9. Deterministic Latency Protocols—CPRI and OBSAI 4.10. Serial RapidIO 4.11. Document Revision History
4.1. PCI Express x
4.1.1. PCIe Transceiver Datapath 4.1.2. PCIe Supported Features 4.1.3. PIPE Transceiver Channel Placement Guidelines 4.1.4. PCIe Supported Configurations and Placement Guidelines 4.1.5. PIPE Transceiver Clocking
4.1.2. PCIe Supported Features x
4.1.2.1. PIPE Interface 4.1.2.2. Transmitter Electrical Idle Generation 4.1.2.3. Power State Management 4.1.2.4. 8B/10B Encoder Usage for Compliance Pattern Transmission Support 4.1.2.5. Receiver Status 4.1.2.6. Receiver Detection 4.1.2.7. Clock Rate Compensation Up to ±300 ppm 4.1.2.8. PCIe Reverse Parallel Loopback
4.2. Gigabit Ethernet x
4.2.1. Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver Datapath
4.3. XAUI x
4.3.1. Transceiver Datapath in a XAUI Configuration 4.3.2. XAUI Supported Features 4.3.3. Transceiver Clocking and Channel Placement Guidelines in XAUI Configuration
4.4. 10GBASE-R x
4.4.1. 10GBASE-R Transceiver Datapath Configuration 4.4.2. 10GBASE-R Supported Features 4.4.3. 10GBASE-R Transceiver Clocking
4.5. Serial Digital Interface x
4.5.1. Configurations Supported in SDI Mode 4.5.2. Serial Digital Interface Transceiver Datapath
4.9. Deterministic Latency Protocols—CPRI and OBSAI x
4.9.1. Latency Uncertainty Removal with the Phase Compensation FIFO in Register Mode 4.9.2. Channel PLL Feedback for Deterministic Relationship 4.9.3. CPRI and OBSAI 4.9.4. CPRI Enhancements
5. Transceiver Custom Configurations in Arria V Devices x
5.1. Standard PCS Configuration 5.2. Standard PCS in Low Latency Configuration 5.3. PMA Direct 5.4. Document Revision History
5.1. Standard PCS Configuration x
5.1.1. Custom Configuration Channel Options 5.1.2. Rate Match FIFO in Custom Configuration
5.1.2. Rate Match FIFO in Custom Configuration x
5.1.2.1. Rate Match FIFO Behaviors in Custom Single-Width Mode 5.1.2.2. Rate Match FIFO Behaviors in Custom Double-Width Mode
5.2. Standard PCS in Low Latency Configuration x
5.2.1. Low Latency Custom Configuration Channel Options
6. Transceiver Configurations in Arria V GZ Devices x
6.1. 10GBASE-R and 10GBASE-KR 6.2. Interlaken 6.3. PCI Express (PCIe)—Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 6.4. XAUI 6.5. CPRI and OBSAI—Deterministic Latency Protocols 6.6. Transceiver Configurations 6.7. Native PHY IP Configuration 6.8. Document Revision History
6.1. 10GBASE-R and 10GBASE-KR x
6.1.1. 10GBASE-R and 10GBASE-KR Transceiver Datapath Configuration 6.1.2. 10GBASE-R and 10GBASE-KR Supported Features 6.1.3. 1000BASE-X and 1000BASE-KX Transceiver Datapath 6.1.4. 1000BASE-X and 1000BASE-KX Supported Features 6.1.5. Synchronization State Machine Parameters in 1000BASE-X and 1000BASE-KX Configurations 6.1.6. Transceiver Clocking in 10GBASE-R, 10GBASE-KR, 1000BASE-X, and 1000BASE-KX Configurations
6.2. Interlaken x
6.2.1. Transceiver Datapath Configuration 6.2.2. Supported Features 6.2.3. Transceiver Clocking
6.3. PCI Express (PCIe)—Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 x
6.3.1. Transceiver Datapath Configuration 6.3.2. Supported Features for PCIe Configurations 6.3.3. Supported Features for PCIe Gen3 6.3.4. Transceiver Clocking and Channel Placement Guidelines 6.3.5. Advanced Channel Placement Guidelines for PIPE Configurations 6.3.6. Transceiver Clocking for PCIe Gen3
6.4. XAUI x
6.4.1. Transceiver Datapath in a XAUI Configuration 6.4.2. Supported Features 6.4.3. Transceiver Clocking and Channel Placement Guidelines
6.5. CPRI and OBSAI—Deterministic Latency Protocols x
6.5.1. Transceiver Datapath Configuration 6.5.2. Phase Compensation FIFO in Register Mode 6.5.3. Channel PLL Feedback 6.5.4. CPRI and OBSAI
6.6. Transceiver Configurations x
6.6.1. Standard PCS Configurations—Custom Datapath 6.6.2. Standard PCS Configurations—Low Latency Datapath 6.6.3. Transceiver Channel Placement Guidelines 6.6.4. 10G PCS Configurations 6.6.5. Merging Instances
6.6.4. 10G PCS Configurations x
6.6.4.1. 10G PCS Datapath Functionality 6.6.4.2. Using the coreclkin Ports
6.7. Native PHY IP Configuration x
6.7.1. Protocols and Transceiver PHY IP Support 6.7.2. Native PHY Transceiver Datapath Configuration 6.7.3. Standard PCS Features 6.7.4. 10G PCS Supported Features 6.7.5. 10G Datapath Configurations with Native PHY IP 6.7.6. PMA Direct Supported Features 6.7.7. Channel and PCS Datapath Dynamic Switching Reconfiguration
6.7.3. Standard PCS Features x
6.7.3.1. Standard PCS Receiver and Transmitter Blocks
6.7.4. 10G PCS Supported Features x
6.7.4.1. 10G PCS Receiver and Transmitter Blocks 6.7.4.2. Receiver and Transmit Gearbox in Native PHY IP
7. Transceiver Loopback Support in Arria V Devices x
7.1. Serial Loopback 7.2. Forward Parallel Loopback 7.3. PIPE Reverse Parallel Loopback 7.4. Reverse Serial Loopback 7.5. Reverse Serial Pre-CDR Loopback 7.6. Document Revision History
8. Dynamic Reconfiguration in Arria V Devices x
8.1. Dynamic Reconfiguration Features 8.2. Offset Cancellation 8.3. Transmitter Duty Cycle Distortion Calibration 8.4. PMA Analog Controls Reconfiguration 8.5. Dynamic Reconfiguration of Loopback Modes 8.6. Transceiver PLL Reconfiguration 8.7. Transceiver Channel Reconfiguration 8.8. Transceiver Interface Reconfiguration 8.9. Reduced .mif Reconfiguration 8.10. On-Chip Signal Quality Monitoring (Eye Viewer) 8.11. Adaptive Equalization 8.12. Decision Feedback Equalization 8.13. Unsupported Reconfiguration Modes 8.14. Document Revision History
1. Transceiver Architecture in Arria V Devices
2. Transceiver Clocking in Arria V Devices
3. Transceiver Reset Control in Arria V Devices
4. Transceiver Protocol Configurations in Arria V Devices
5. Transceiver Custom Configurations in Arria V Devices
6. Transceiver Configurations in Arria V GZ Devices
7. Transceiver Loopback Support in Arria V Devices
8. Dynamic Reconfiguration in Arria V Devices

1.1.4.2.1. Receiver Buffer

The receiver input buffer receives serial data from the rx_serial_data port and feeds the serial data to the channel PLL configured as a CDR PLL.

Figure 14. Receiver BufferChannel PLL configured as a CDR.

Modifying programmable values within receiver input buffers can be performed by a single reconfiguration controller for the entire FPGA, or multiple reconfiguration controllers if desired. Within each transceiver bank a maximum of two reconfiguration controllers is allowed; one for the three-transceiver triplet in the upper-half of the bank, and one for the lower-half. This is due to a single slave interface to all PLLs and PMAs within each triplet. Therefore, many triplets can be connected to a single reconfiguration controller, but only one reconfiguration controller can be connected to the three transceivers within any triplet.

Note: A maximum of one reconfiguration controller is allowed per transceiver bank upper-half or lower-half triplet.

Receiver Analog Settings

Arria V GZ channels have two receiver analog modes: half-bandwidth and full-bandwidth. The half-bandwidth data rate is up to 6.25 Gbps; the full-bandwidth data rate is from 6.25 Gbps to 12.5 Gbps. You can select which mode to use in the Assignment Editor of the Quartus II software (Receiver Equalizer Gain Bandwidth Select).

Table 12.  Arria V Receiver Buffer Features
Category Features Description
Improve Signal Integrity Programmable CTLE (Continuous Time Linear Equalization) Boosts the high-frequency components of the received signal, which may be attenuated when propagating through the transmission medium. The physical transmission medium can be represented as a low-pass filter in the frequency domain. Variation in the signal frequency response that is caused by attenuation leads to data-dependent jitter and other ISI effects, causing incorrect sampling on the input data at the receiver. The amount of the high-frequency boost required at the receiver to overcome signal attenuation depends on the loss characteristics of the physical medium.
Programmable DC Gain Provides equal boost to the received signal across the frequency spectrum.
Decision Feedback Equalization (DFE)

The decision feedback equalization feature consists of a 5-tap equalizer, which boosts the high frequency components of a signal without noise amplification by compensating for inter-symbol interference (ISI). There are two decision feedback equalization modes: manual and auto-adaptation.

The DFE is supported only in Arria V GZ devices.

EyeQ The EyeQ feature is a debug and diagnosis tool that helps you analyze the received data by measuring the horizontal and vertical eye opening.

The EyeQ is supported only in Arria V GZ devices, and not supported in Arria V GX, SX, ST and GT devices.

There are two multiplexers for the data and clock which select one path to feed to the deserializer.
Save Board Space and Cost On-Chip Biasing Establishes the required receiver common-mode voltage (RX VCM) level at the receiver input. The circuitry is available only if you enable OCT. When you disable OCT, you must implement off-chip biasing circuitry to establish the required RX VCM level.
Differential OCT The termination resistance is adjusted by the calibration circuitry, which compensates for the PVT. You can disable OCT and use external termination. However, you must implement off-chip biasing circuitry to establish the required RX VCM level. RX VCM is tri-stated when using external termination.
Reduce Power Programmable VCM Current Strength Controls the impedance of VCM. A higher impedance setting reduces current consumption from the on-chip biasing circuitry.
Note: There is no programmable option for Arria V GX, SX, GT and ST devices because only one VCM value is offered for AC coupled link in non-PCIe mode.
Protocol-Specific Function Signal Detect

Senses if the signal level present at the receiver input is above or below the threshold voltage that you specified. The detection circuitry has a hysteresis response that asserts the status signal only when a number of data pulses exceeding the threshold voltage are detected and deasserts the status signal when the signal level below the threshold voltage is detected for a number of recovered parallel clock cycles. The circuitry requires the input data stream to be 8B/10B-coded.

Signal detect is compliant to the threshold voltage and detection time requirements for electrical idle detection conditions as specified in the PCI Express Base Specification 2.0 for Gen1 and Gen2 signaling rates and PCI Express Base Specification 3.0 for Gen3 signaling rates (Arria V GZ only).

Figure 15. Receiver and EyeQ Architecture


The receiver can be AC- or DC-coupled to a transmitter. In an AC-coupled link, the AC-coupling capacitor blocks the transmitter VCM. At the receiver end, the termination and biasing circuitry restores the VCM level that is required by the receiver.

Figure 16. AC-Coupled Link with Arria V Receiver

When used in a DC-coupled link, the transmitter Vcm is fixed to 0.7V. The receiver Vcm is required to be at 0.7V. DC coupling is supported for serial data rates up to 3.2 Gbps.

You can DC-couple the Arria V GZ channel transmitter only to another Arria V GZ channel receiver for the entire datarate range from 600 Mbps to 12.5 Gbps so long as the same VCM value is observed.

Figure 17. DC-Coupled Link with Arria V Receiver
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Continuous Time Linear Equalization (CTLE)

Each receiver buffer has five independently programmable equalization circuits that boost the high-frequency gain of the incoming signal, thereby compensating for the low-pass characteristics of the physical medium. The CTLE operates in two modes: manual mode and adaptive equalization (AEQ) mode

Manual Mode

Manual mode allows you to manually adjust the continuous time linear equalization to improve signal integrity. You can statically set the equalizer settings in the IP or you can dynamically change the equalizer settings with the reconfiguration controller IP.

Adaptive Equalization Mode

AEQ mode eliminates the need for manual tuning by enabling the Arria V device to automatically tune the receiver equalization settings based on the frequency content of the incoming signal and comparing that with internally generated reference signals. The AEQ block resides within the PMA of the receiver channel and is available on all GX channels.

Note: AEQ is supported by Arria V GZ devices, but not Arria V GX, GT, SX, and ST devices.

There are two AEQ modes: one-time and powerdown:

  • One-time mode—The AEQ finds a stable setting of the receiver equalizer and locks to that value. After the stable setting is locked, the equalizer values do not.
  • Powerdown mode—The AEQ of the specific channel is placed in standby mode and the CTLE uses the manually set value. Note that the CTLE cannot be bypassed.

You can dynamically switch between these modes.

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