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

1.2. Supported Ethernet IP Cores and Devices

Table 1.  Ethernet Toolkit Supported IP Cores, Devices, and Tiles
Supported Ethernet IP Cores Supported Tile Supported Device Initial Supported Quartus® Prime Version Initial Supported IP Version
Stratix® 10 10GBASE-KR PHY IP L- and H-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.1.0
Low Latency 40G Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP L- and H-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.1.0
Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP L- and H-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.1.1
H-Tile Hard IP for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP H-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.2.0
Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP H-Tile Stratix® 10 GX 10M 20.1 19.1.0
E-Tile Hard IP for Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP E-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.3.0
E-Tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA E-Tile Agilex™ 7 20.1 19.3.0
Low Latency E-Tile 40G Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP E-Tile Stratix® 10 20.1 19.1.0
Agilex™ 7
F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP 1 F-Tile Agilex™ 7 21.3 3.0.0
F-Tile Ethernet Subsystem Intel® FPGA IP F-Tile Agilex™ 7 23.3 23.0.0
F-Tile Ethernet Multirate Intel® FPGA IP F-Tile Agilex™ 7 23.3 23.0.0
GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP N/A Agilex™ 5 24.1 4.0.0
GTS Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP N/A Agilex™ 3 25.1 8.0.0
1 The Ethernet Toolkit is available for the multi-instance IP design examples in Quartus® Prime software version 23.1 onwards.
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