Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Functional Description 4. Parameter Settings for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Core 5. Interface Signals 6. Configuration Registers 7. Debug Checklist 8. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs Archives 9. Document Revision History for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs
1. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Overview x
1.1. Features 1.2. Release Information 1.3. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Operating Modes 1.4. Device Family Support 1.5. Performance and Resource Utilization
1.5. Performance and Resource Utilization x
1.5.1. Resource Utilization 1.5.2. TX and RX Latency
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Introduction to Altera IP Cores 2.2. Installing and Licensing IP Cores 2.3. Specifying the IP Parameters and Options ( Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 2.4. Generated File Structure 2.5. Simulating IP Cores 2.6. Upgrading the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Core 2.7. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Design Examples
2.6. Upgrading the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Core x
2.6.1. Design Considerations
2.6.1. Design Considerations x
2.6.1.1. Timing Constraints
2.6.1.1. Timing Constraints x
2.6.1.1.1. Pseudo-Static CSR Fields 2.6.1.1.2. Clock Crosser 2.6.1.1.3. Dual Clock FIFO
2.7. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Design Examples x
2.7.1. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Design Example for Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 Devices
3. Functional Description x
3.1. Architecture 3.2. Interfaces 3.3. Frame Types 3.4. TX Datapath 3.5. RX Datapath 3.6. Flow Control 3.7. Reset Requirements 3.8. XGMII Error Handling (Link Fault) 3.9. IEEE 1588v2
3.4. TX Datapath x
3.4.1. Padding Bytes Insertion 3.4.2. Address Insertion 3.4.3. CRC-32 Insertion 3.4.4. XGMII Encapsulation 3.4.5. Inter-Packet Gap Generation and Insertion 3.4.6. XGMII Transmission 3.4.7. Unidirectional Feature 3.4.8. TX Promiscuous (Transparent) Mode 3.4.9. TX Timing Diagrams
3.5. RX Datapath x
3.5.1. XGMII Decapsulation 3.5.2. CRC Checking 3.5.3. Address Checking 3.5.4. Frame Type Checking 3.5.5. Length Checking 3.5.6. CRC and Padding Bytes Removal 3.5.7. Overflow Handling 3.5.8. RX Promiscuous (Transparent) Mode 3.5.9. RX Timing Diagrams
3.5.5. Length Checking x
3.5.5.1. Frame Length 3.5.5.2. Payload Length
3.6. Flow Control x
3.6.1. IEEE 802.3 Flow Control 3.6.2. Priority-Based Flow Control
3.6.1. IEEE 802.3 Flow Control x
3.6.1.1. Pause Frame Reception 3.6.1.2. Pause Frame Transmission
3.6.2. Priority-Based Flow Control x
3.6.2.1. PFC Frame Reception 3.6.2.2. PFC Frame Transmission
3.9. IEEE 1588v2 x
3.9.1. Architecture 3.9.2. TX Datapath 3.9.3. RX Datapath 3.9.4. Frame Format
3.9.4. Frame Format x
3.9.4.1. PTP Packet in IEEE 802.3 3.9.4.2. PTP Packet over UDP/IPv4 3.9.4.3. PTP Packet over UDP/IPv6
5. Interface Signals x
5.1. Clock and Reset Signals 5.2. Speed Selection Signal 5.3. Error Correction Signals 5.4. Unidirectional Signals 5.5. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Programming Signals 5.6. Avalon® Streaming Data Interfaces 5.7. Avalon® Streaming Flow Control Signals 5.8. Avalon® Streaming Status Interface 5.9. PHY-side Interfaces 5.10. IEEE 1588v2 Interfaces
5.6. Avalon® Streaming Data Interfaces x
5.6.1. Avalon® Streaming TX Data Interface Signals 5.6.2. Avalon® Streaming RX Data Interface Signals 5.6.3. Avalon® Streaming Data Interface Clocks
5.8. Avalon® Streaming Status Interface x
5.8.1. Avalon® Streaming Interface TX Status Signals 5.8.2. Avalon® Streaming Interface RX Status Signals
5.9. PHY-side Interfaces x
5.9.1. XGMII TX Signals 5.9.2. XGMII RX Signals 5.9.3. GMII TX Signals 5.9.4. GMII RX Signals 5.9.5. MII TX Signals 5.9.6. MII RX Signals
5.10. IEEE 1588v2 Interfaces x
5.10.1. IEEE 1588v2 Egress TX Signals 5.10.2. IEEE 1588v2 Ingress RX Signals 5.10.3. IEEE 1588v2 Interface Clocks
6. Configuration Registers x
6.1. Register Map 6.2. Register Access Definition 6.3. Primary MAC Address 6.4. MAC Reset Control Register 6.5. TX Configuration and Status Registers 6.6. Flow Control Registers 6.7. Unidirectional Control Registers 6.8. RX Configuration and Status Registers 6.9. ECC Registers 6.10. Statistics Registers 6.11. Timestamp Registers
6.11. Timestamp Registers x
6.11.1. Calculating PHY Total Latency 6.11.2. Calculating Deterministic Latency 6.11.3. PTP Register Configuration
7. Debug Checklist x
7.1. Pre-Debugging Process 7.2. Clock Frequency 7.3. Recommended Reset Handling 7.4. Recommended Signals for Signal Tap
1. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Functional Description
4. Parameter Settings for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP Core
5. Interface Signals
6. Configuration Registers
7. Debug Checklist
8. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs Archives
9. Document Revision History for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC IP User Guide: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

5.9.6. MII RX Signals

The signals below are present in the 10M/100M/1G/10G operating modes.
Note: For 10M/100M/1G/2.5G and 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/10G variants, only rx_clkena signal is available.
Table 31.  MII RX Signals
Signal Direction Width Description
rx_clkena In 1 Clock enable from the PHY IP for 100 Mbps and 10 Mbps operations. This clock effectively divides gmii_rx_clk to 25 MHz for 100 Mbps and 2.5 MHz for 10 Mbps.

For 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/10G and 10M/100M/1G/2.5G variants, this clock effectively divides gmii16b_rx_clk to 6.25 MHz for 100 Mbps and 0.625 MHz for 10 Mbps.
rx_clkena_half_rate In 1 Clock enable from the PHY IP for 100 Mbps and 10 Mbps operations. This clock effectively runs at half the rate of rx_clkena and divides gmii_rx_clk to 12.5 MHz for 100 Mbps and 1.25 MHz for 10 Mbps. The rising edges of this signal and rx_clkena must align.
mii_rx_d[] In 4 RX data bus.
mii_rx_dv In 1 When asserted, indicates the RX data is valid.
mii_rx_err In 1 When asserted, indicates the RX data contains error.
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