Ethernet Toolkit User Guide

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Date 4/28/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Ethernet Toolkit Overview 2. Setting up the Ethernet Toolkit 3. Functional Description 4. Document Revision History for the Ethernet Toolkit User Guide
1. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
1.1. Features 1.2. Supported Ethernet IP Cores and Devices
2. Setting up the Ethernet Toolkit x
2.1. System Requirements and Prerequisites 2.2. Running the Ethernet Toolkit
2.1. System Requirements and Prerequisites x
2.1.1. System Requirements 2.1.2. Enabling your Design for the Ethernet Toolkit
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Ethernet Toolkit Groups and Tabs 3.2. Link Bring Up Guidelines 3.3. Ethernet Toolkit Multirate Support 3.4. Ethernet Toolkit Subsystem Support 3.5. Ethernet Toolkit GTS Ethernet Hard IP Support
3.1. Ethernet Toolkit Groups and Tabs x
3.1.1. IP Configuration and Other Information 3.1.2. General Commands 3.1.3. Settings 3.1.4. Status 3.1.5. Statistics Counters 3.1.6. Testing Features
3.1.2. General Commands x
3.1.2.1. Loopback 3.1.2.2. Resets
3.1.4. Status x
3.1.4.1. Link Bring Up 3.1.4.2. PCS Status 3.1.4.3. PHY Status 3.1.4.4. MAC Settings 3.1.4.5. AN and LT Status
3.1.5. Statistics Counters x
3.1.5.1. Example Design Packet Generator Settings 3.1.5.2. Transmitter and Receiver Statistics 3.1.5.3. RS-FEC
3.1.5.1. Example Design Packet Generator Settings x
3.1.5.1.1. Packet Generator for E-, H-, and L-Tile Ethernet IPs 3.1.5.1.2. Packet Generator for F-Tile Ethernet IP
3.1.5.2. Transmitter and Receiver Statistics x
3.1.5.2.1. Effective Bandwidth Calculation
3.1.5.3. RS-FEC x
3.1.5.3.1. 32-Bit Soft CWBIN Counter Status
3.1.6. Testing Features x
3.1.6.1. Example Design PHY and Packet Generator Loopback Test 3.1.6.2. Read Register 3.1.6.3. Write to Register
3.2. Link Bring Up Guidelines x
3.2.1. Example Link Bring Up Using E-Tile Hard IP 3.2.2. Example Link Bring Up Using F-Tile Hard IP 3.2.3. Example Link Bring Up Using GTS Ethernet Hard IP
1. Ethernet Toolkit Overview
2. Setting up the Ethernet Toolkit
3. Functional Description
4. Document Revision History for the Ethernet Toolkit User Guide

4. Document Revision History for the Ethernet Toolkit User Guide

Document Version Changes
2024.04.28 Made the following changes:
  • Updated the Features section and removed support for MAC loopback.
  • Updated the Ethernet Toolkit Supported IP Cores, Devices, and Tiles table and added support for the GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP for the Agilex™ 3 device.
  • Updated the Running the Ethernet Toolkit section with the corrected link for the GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP User Guide.
  • Updated and renamed the Sample Data from Dumped CSV File table to KR_Pause Register in the AN and LT Status section.
  • Updated the external loopback modules in the Loopback topic in the General Commands section.
  • Updated ANLT to AN/LT in the AN and LT Status section.
  • Updated the Example Design PHY and Packet Generator Loopback Test section and removed the MAC loopback setting requirement.
  • Updated the Example Link Bring Up Using GTS Ethernet Hard IP section with the corrected link for the GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP User Guide.
  • Updated the footnote in the Ethernet Toolkit GTS Ethernet Hard IP Support section.
2024.04.01 Made the following changes:
  • Updated several sections with screen capture images for the Agilex™ 5 FPGA GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP support.
  • Updated several topics in the Functional Description section with additional details about the Ethernet Toolkit.
  • Updated IP Configuration and Other Information with a new table and information about the GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP.
  • Added new section Example Link Bring Up Using GTS Ethernet Hard IP about GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP bring up details.
  • Added new section Ethernet Toolkit GTS Ethernet Hard IP Support about GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP support details.
2023.11.20 Made the following changes:
  • Updated several screen capture images with the latest Ethernet Toolkit GUI updates.
  • Added a new section Resets about asserting and de-asserting resets for the Ethernet IP using the Ethernet Toolkit.
  • Added information about LL-FEC and KR-FEC in the RS-FEC section.
  • Updated the steps for Link Analysis in the Link Bring Up section.
  • Updated AN and LT feature settings and availability in AN and LT Status section.
  • Added mode to Disable continuous mode of packet transmission in Packet Generator for F-Tile Ethernet IP section.
  • Added new section Ethernet Toolkit Multirate Support about Ethernet Multirate Intel FPGA IP support details.
  • Added new section Ethernet Toolkit Subsystem Support about Ethernet Subsystem Intel FPGA IP support details.
2023.05.22 In the AN and LT Status section in Chapter 3, added a note at the beginning stating serial loopback is not supported for ANLT with FHT PMA.
2023.03.27
  • In the Functional Description chapter, added a section Parameters.
  • Replaced the figure Ethernet Toolkit Groups and Tabs for F-Tile Ethernet IPs in the Functional Description chapter.
  • In the AN and LT Status section (3.1.4.5), updated the figure IP Configuration and Other Information Tab.
  • In the AN and LT Status section (3.1.4.5), updated the figure Status Tab for Ethernet Toolkit and AN/LT Status Sub Tab.
  • Under the section Transmitter and Receiver Statistics (3.1.5.2), added a sub-section Effective Bandwidth Calculation.
  • Under the section RS-FEC (3.1.5.3), added a sub-section 32-Bit Soft CWBIN Counter Status.
2023.01.10
  • In the section Packet Generator for F-tile Ethernet IP (3.1.5.1.2), added a note before the figure Example Design Packet Generator Settings Tab.
  • Updated the figure Ethernet Toolkit Groups and Tabs for F-Tile Ethernet IPs (Figure 6 on page 9).
  • Updated the section AL and LT Status (3.1.4.5).
2022.09.20 In the section Packet Generator for F-tile Ethernet IP (3.1.5.1.2), made the following changes:
  • Changed the "MAC Client Loopback Mode:" to "Packet Client Loopback Mode:" in the first bullet item.
  • Updated Figure 18 (Example Design Packet Generator Settings Tab) on the following page.
2022.03.28 Updated the Example of RS-FEC Tab figure.
2021.10.04
  • Globally added F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP to the list of Ethernet Toolkit supported IP cores.
    • Updated existing descriptions if specific for E-Tile Ethernet IP.
    • Added new GUI screenshots and descriptions for F-Tile Ethernet IP.
    • Clarified the list of features supported for E-Tile Ethernet IP and F-Tile Ethernet IP
  • Separated Example Design Packet Generator Settings and Link Bring-Up Guidelines section to the E-, H-, and L-tile, and F-tile subsections.
  • Added new topic: Example Link Bring-Up using F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP
2021.04.02 Updated Running the Ethernet Toolkit. Described a limitation for design examples with enabled auto-negotiation and link training.
2020.09.28 Initial release.
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