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

3.1.1. IP Configuration and Other Information

This IP Configuration and Other Information group displays information about the variant of the Ethernet IP being used in the design.
Table 2.  Ethernet Toolkit IP Configuration and Other Information
Parameter Description
PMA Type Type of the PMA is shown
  Agilex™ 7 Agilex™ 5
FGT Yes No
FHT Yes No
GTS No Yes
For Stratix® 10 devices and E-Tile there is no PMA type specified.
Ethernet Mode

Ethernet modes with number of supported PMAs for each mode

Format is: Data rate-Number of PMAs
Client Interface Types of client interface used in the design
  Stratix® 10 Agilex™ 7 Agilex™ 5
MAC Avalon® streaming interface Yes Yes Yes
MAC segmented interface No Yes No
Media Independent Interface (MII) Yes Yes Yes
PCS66 Yes Yes Yes
AN/LT Yes or No, if the feature is enabled or disabled in the design
System PLL Frequency Value in MHz of the System PLL frequency used in the design
FEC mode Type of FEC or None, if the feature is enabled or disabled in the design
    Stratix® 10 Agilex™ 7 Agilex™ 5
  IEEE 802.3 BASE-R Firecode (CL74) No Yes Yes
  IEEE 802.3 RS(528,514) (CL91) Yes Yes Yes
  IEEE 802.3 RS(544,514) (CL134) Yes Yes No
  Ethernet Technology Consortium (ETC) RS(272, 258) No Yes No
Enable CWBin Yes or No, if the feature is enabled or disabled in the design
ADME Yes or No, if the feature is enabled or disabled in the design
PTP Yes or No, if the feature is enabled or disabled in the design
PMA Reference Frequency Value in MHz of the PMA reference clock used in the design
Figure 11. Example of IP Configuration and Other Information Group for E-Tile Ethernet IP
Figure 12. Example of IP Configuration and Other Information Group for F-Tile Ethernet IP
Figure 13. Example of IP Configuration and Other Information Group for GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP
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