Intel® Arria® 10 Transceiver PHY User Guide

ID 683617
Date 9/15/2023
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2.7.2.2.2. Rate Switch

This section provides an overview of auto rate change between PIPE Gen1 (2.5 Gbps), Gen2 (5.0 Gbps), and Gen3 (8.0 Gbps) modes.
In Arria 10 devices, there is one ASN block common to the Standard PCS and Gen3 PCS, located in the PMA PCS interface that handles all PIPE speed changes. The PIPE interface clock rate is adjusted to match the data throughput when a rate switch is requested.
PIPE Gen3 32 bit PCS Clock Rates
PCIe* Gen3 Capability Mode Enabled Gen1 Gen2 Gen3
Lane data rate 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps 8 Gbps
PCS clock frequency 250 MHz 500 MHz 250 MHz
FPGA fabric IP clock frequency 62.5 MHz 125 MHz 250 MHz
PIPE interface width 32-bit 32-bit 32-bit
pipe_rate [1:0] 2'b00 2'b01 2'b10
Rate Switch ChangeThe block-level diagram below shows a high level connectivity between ASN and Standard PCS and Gen3 PCS.


The sequence of speed change between Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 occurs as follows: