GTS Transceiver PHY User Guide: Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs

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Document Table of Contents x
1. GTS Transceiver Overview 2. GTS Transceiver Architecture 3. Implementing the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP 4. Implementing the GTS System PLL Clocks IP 5. Implementing the GTS Reset Sequencer IP 6. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design 7. Design Assistance Tools 8. Debugging GTS Transceiver Links with Transceiver Toolkit 9. Document Revision History for the GTS Transceiver PHY User Guide: Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs
1. GTS Transceiver Overview x
1.1. GTS Transceiver Design Flow
2. GTS Transceiver Architecture x
2.1. Building Blocks 2.2. Channel Placement Rules and Design Requirements 2.3. PMA Architecture 2.4. PCS Architecture 2.5. Forward Error Correction (FEC) Architecture 2.6. Clock Architecture 2.7. Bonding and Deskew
2.1. Building Blocks x
2.1.1. PMA 2.1.2. FEC 2.1.3. PCS 2.1.4. Ethernet MAC 2.1.5. PCI Express* Hard IP 2.1.6. PLL and Clock Networks 2.1.7. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface
2.1.1. PMA x
2.1.1.1. Protocol Support Using PMA Direct Mode
2.1.1.1. Protocol Support Using PMA Direct Mode x
2.1.1.1.1. SDI 2.1.1.1.2. HDMI 2.1.1.1.3. OTN
2.2. Channel Placement Rules and Design Requirements x
2.2.1. Hard IP Rules 2.2.2. Use Scenario Rules 2.2.3. Unused PMA Rules 2.2.4. General Design Requirement
2.2.3. Unused PMA Rules x
2.2.3.1. Unused PMA Not Planned for Use in the Future 2.2.3.2. Unused PMA Planned for Use in the Future
2.3. PMA Architecture x
2.3.1. Transmitter PMA Architecture 2.3.2. Receiver PMA Architecture 2.3.3. PMA Loopback Modes
2.3.1. Transmitter PMA Architecture x
2.3.1.1. Transmitter Buffer 2.3.1.2. Serializer 2.3.1.3. Data Pattern Generator and Verifier
2.3.2. Receiver PMA Architecture x
2.3.2.1. Receiver Buffer and Equalizer 2.3.2.2. Deserializer 2.3.2.3. CDR Block 2.3.2.4. RX PMA Tuning 2.3.2.5. RX PMA Adaptation Modes
2.3.2.1. Receiver Buffer and Equalizer x
2.3.2.1.1. Control Unit
2.3.2.5. RX PMA Adaptation Modes x
2.3.2.5.1. RX Auto Adaptation Mode 2.3.2.5.2. RX Manual Adaptation Mode 2.3.2.5.3. RX Native Adaptation Mode
2.5. Forward Error Correction (FEC) Architecture x
2.5.1. FEC Loopback Mode
2.6. Clock Architecture x
2.6.1. Reference Clock Network 2.6.2. Datapath Clock Network 2.6.3. System PLL 2.6.4. Datapath Clock Cadences Example of 10 Gbps Ethernet with MAC and PCS Blocks Using Overclocked System Clocking Mode 2.6.5. Shared Clocking Resources Between the GTS Transceiver Bank and HVIO Bank
2.6.1. Reference Clock Network x
2.6.1.1. PMA Primary PLL Configuration
2.6.3. System PLL x
2.6.3.1. I/O PLL in HVIO Bank as System PLL 2.6.3.2. System PLL Clock for FPGA Core 2.6.3.3. System PLL with HVIO Reference Clock
2.7. Bonding and Deskew x
2.7.1. Bonding Architecture 2.7.2. TX Deskew Function
3. Implementing the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP x
3.1. IP Overview 3.2. Designing with the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP 3.3. Configuring the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP 3.4. Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY 3.5. Signal and Port Reference 3.6. Bit Mapping for PMA, FEC, and PCS Mode PHY TX and RX Datapath 3.7. Clocking 3.8. Custom Cadence Generation Ports and Logic 3.9. Asserting Reset 3.10. Bonding Implementation 3.11. Configuration Register 3.12. Configuring the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP for Hardware Testing 3.13. Configurable Quartus® Prime Software Settings 3.14. Hardware Configuration Using the Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface
3.1. IP Overview x
3.1.1. PMA Direct Supported Modes 3.1.2. FEC Direct Supported Modes 3.1.3. PCS Direct Supported Modes 3.1.4. Unsupported PMA/FEC/PCS Modes
3.3. Configuring the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP x
3.3.1. Preset IP Parameter Settings 3.3.2. Mode and Common Datapath Options 3.3.3. TX Datapath Options 3.3.4. RX Datapath Options 3.3.5. PMA Configuration Rules for Specific Protocol Mode Implementations 3.3.6. FEC Options 3.3.7. PCS Options 3.3.8. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Options 3.3.9. Register Map IP-XACT Support 3.3.10. Analog Parameter Options
3.3.2. Mode and Common Datapath Options x
3.3.2.1. Reconfigurable PHY Settings
3.3.3. TX Datapath Options x
3.3.3.1. TX PMA Interface Parameters
3.3.4. RX Datapath Options x
3.3.4.1. RX PMA Interface Parameters
3.3.5. PMA Configuration Rules for Specific Protocol Mode Implementations x
3.3.5.1. PMA Configuration Rules for SDI Mode 3.3.5.2. PMA Configuration Rules for HDMI Mode 3.3.5.3. PMA Configuration Rules for OTN Mode
3.4. Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY x
3.4.1. Clock Generation and Constraints for Multiple Profiles Design
3.5. Signal and Port Reference x
3.5.1. TX and RX Parallel and Serial Interface Signals 3.5.2. TX and RX Reference Clock and Clock Output Interface Signals 3.5.3. Reset Signals 3.5.4. FEC Signals 3.5.5. Custom Cadence Control and Status Signals 3.5.6. RX PMA Status Signals 3.5.7. TX and RX PMA and Core Interface FIFO Signals 3.5.8. Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface Signals
3.7. Clocking x
3.7.1. Clock Ports 3.7.2. Recommended tx/rx_coreclkin Connection and tx/rx_clkout2 Source 3.7.3. Port Widths and Recommended Connections for tx/rx_coreclkin, tx/rx_clkout, and tx/rx_clkout2 3.7.4. PMA Fractional Mode 3.7.5. Input Reference Clock Buffer Protection 3.7.6. Guidelines for Obtaining the Real-Time GTS TX PLL Lock Status
3.7.5. Input Reference Clock Buffer Protection x
3.7.5.1. Reference Clock Buffer Register Information 3.7.5.2. Re-enabling the Reference Clock Buffers
3.8. Custom Cadence Generation Ports and Logic x
3.8.1. Implementing PMA Direct Mode with TX Core FIFO in Elastic Configuration 3.8.2. Enabling the i_tx_cadence_slow_clk_locked Port
3.9. Asserting Reset x
3.9.1. Reset Signal Requirements 3.9.2. Power On Reset Requirements 3.9.3. Reset Signals—Block Level 3.9.4. Run-time Reset Sequence—TX 3.9.5. Run-time Reset Sequence—RX 3.9.6. Run-time Reset Sequence—TX + RX 3.9.7. RX Data Loss/CDR Lock Loss (Auto-Recovery) 3.9.8. TX PLL Lock Loss
3.10. Bonding Implementation x
3.10.1. Bonding Placement Requirements 3.10.2. Multilane RX Simplex Implementation
3.11. Configuration Register x
3.11.1. GTS PMA and FEC Direct PHY Soft CSR Register Map 3.11.2. GTS PMA Register Map 3.11.3. Accessing Configuration Registers
3.11.2. GTS PMA Register Map x
3.11.2.1. Logical Avalon® Memory-Mapped Port Indexing
3.11.3. Accessing Configuration Registers x
3.11.3.1. Accessing GTS PMA and FEC Direct PHY Soft CSR Registers 3.11.3.2. Accessing GTS PMA Registers
3.12. Configuring the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP for Hardware Testing x
3.12.1. Using Debug Endpoint Interface within the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP 3.12.2. Using JTAG to Avalon Master Bridge IP
3.12.1. Using Debug Endpoint Interface within the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP x
3.12.1.1. RTL Connection Example for Debug Endpoint Avalon® Interface
3.12.2. Using JTAG to Avalon Master Bridge IP x
3.12.2.1. RTL Connection Example for JTAG to Avalon Master Bridge IP
3.13. Configurable Quartus® Prime Software Settings x
3.13.1. Configuring the RX Adaptation Mode and PMA Manual Tuning
3.14. Hardware Configuration Using the Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface x
3.14.1. Direct Register Method 3.14.2. GTS Attribute Access Method
3.14.1. Direct Register Method x
3.14.1.1. Direct Register Method Examples
3.14.2. GTS Attribute Access Method x
3.14.2.1. GTS Attribute Access Method Example 1: Enable or Disable Internal Serial Loopback Mode (RX Auto Adaptation Mode) 3.14.2.2. GTS Attribute Access Method Example 2: Enable or Disable Internal Serial Loopback Mode (RX Manual Adaptation Mode) 3.14.2.3. GTS Attribute Access Method Example 3: Enable or Disable Polarity Inversion of the PMA 3.14.2.4. GTS Attribute Access Method Example 4: Enable PRBS Generator and Checker to Run BER Test
4. Implementing the GTS System PLL Clocks IP x
4.1. IP Parameters 4.2. IP Port List 4.3. Mode of System PLL - System PLL Reference Clock and Output Frequencies 4.4. Guidelines for GTS System PLL Clocks IP Usage 4.5. Guidelines to Indicate System PLL Reference Clock is Ready
4.5. Guidelines to Indicate System PLL Reference Clock is Ready x
4.5.1. Example Flow to Indicate System PLL Reference Clock is Ready
5. Implementing the GTS Reset Sequencer IP x
5.1. IP Requirements 5.2. IP Parameters 5.3. IP Port List 5.4. GTS Reset Sequencer IP General Interface 5.5. GTS Reset Sequencer IP Design Flow 5.6. GTS Reset Sequencer IP Use Cases 5.7. Connecting the Reference Clock Buffer Status to the GTS Reset Sequencer IP
5.6. GTS Reset Sequencer IP Use Cases x
5.6.1. Example Use Case 1 5.6.2. Example Use Case 2
6. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design x
6.1. Instantiating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP 6.2. Generating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design 6.3. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design Functional Description 6.4. Simulating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design Testbench 6.5. Compiling the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design 6.6. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY Example Design 6.7. Generating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable Example Design 6.8. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY Example Design Functional Description 6.9. Simulating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY Example Design Testbench 6.10. Compiling the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable PHY Example Design
6.2. Generating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design x
6.2.1. Fast Simulation Support 6.2.2. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design Directory Structure
6.4. Simulating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design Testbench x
6.4.1. Modifying the Example Design and Performing Simulation
6.7. Generating the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Dynamically Reconfigurable Example Design x
6.7.1. Fast Simulation Support 6.7.2. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Reconfigurable PHY Example Design Directory Structure
7. Design Assistance Tools x
7.1. Clocking and Datapath Tool 7.2. TX Equalizer Tool
8. Debugging GTS Transceiver Links with Transceiver Toolkit x
8.1. GTS Transceiver Toolkit Parameter Settings 8.2. GTS Transceiver Toolkit GUI 8.3. GTS Transceiver Debugging Flow Walkthrough
8.2. GTS Transceiver Toolkit GUI x
8.2.1. Collection View
8.3. GTS Transceiver Debugging Flow Walkthrough x
8.3.1. Modifying the Design to Enable GTS Transceiver Debug Toolkit 8.3.2. Programming the Design into an Altera FPGA 8.3.3. Loading the Design to the Transceiver Toolkit 8.3.4. Creating Transceiver Links 8.3.5. Running BER Tests 8.3.6. Running Eye Viewer Tests 8.3.7. Running Link Optimization Tests
1. GTS Transceiver Overview
2. GTS Transceiver Architecture
3. Implementing the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP
4. Implementing the GTS System PLL Clocks IP
5. Implementing the GTS Reset Sequencer IP
6. GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY IP Example Design
7. Design Assistance Tools
8. Debugging GTS Transceiver Links with Transceiver Toolkit
9. Document Revision History for the GTS Transceiver PHY User Guide: Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs

2.6.4. Datapath Clock Cadences

The read and write frequency of the PMA FIFO interface determines if you need a standard or custom cadence.
  • Standard cadence: Use if the read and write frequencies of the PMA FIFO interface are the same with 0 ppm frequency delta.
  • Custom cadence: Use if the read and write frequencies of the PMA FIFO interface have different frequencies or have the same frequency but with a frequency delta of greater than 0 ppm.
Table 11.  Supported Datapath Clock Frequencies and Cadences by Datapath Clocking Mode
Datapath Clocking Mode Configuration Datapath Clock Frequency Cadence

PMA clocking mode

(maximum 1 GHz)

 PMA Direct

Datapath clock frequency = PMA clock frequency

PMA clock frequency = line rate/PMA width

 Use the standard cadence on the TX and RX (data is valid at every clock edge). 10

System PLL clocking mode

(maximum 1 GHz)

 PMA Direct

Use Case A: Chip-to-chip applications where the PMA channel and link partner share the same reference clock

Datapath clock frequency ≥ (system PLL output frequency)min where (system PLL output frequency)min = PMA clock frequency

 If (system PLL output frequency = PMA clock frequency and ∆ppm = 0), use the standard cadence on the TX and RX (data is valid at every clock edge). Otherwise, use custom cadence. 11 , 12

Use Case B: Applications where the PMA channel and link partner do not share the same reference clock

Datapath clock frequency ≥ (system PLL output frequency)min where (system PLL output frequency)min = (maximum ppm 13 ÷ 1000000 + 1) × PMA clock frequency

System PLL clocking mode

(maximum 1 GHz)

 Other configurations with FEC, PCS, and MAC

Datapath clock frequency ≥ (system PLL output frequency)min where (system PLL output frequency)min = PMA clock frequency

For example, for 10GbE-1, use ≥ 322.265625 MHz.

 If (system PLL output frequency = PMA clock frequency), use the standard cadence on the TX and RX (data is valid at every 32 of 33 or 34 clock cycles). Otherwise, use custom cadence. 14

Refer to Supported PMA Data Widths and Date Rates for supported data rates.

Example of 10 Gbps Ethernet with MAC and PCS Blocks Using Overclocked System Clocking Mode

  • The blocks of the core interface FIFO, Ethernet hard IP MAC and PCS, and the PMA interface FIFO are clocked by the system PLL.
  • On the transmitter, the TX PMA interface FIFO performs a clock transfer from the system PLL domain to the TX PMA clock domain.
  • On the receiver, the RX PMA interface FIFO performs a clock transfer from the RX recovered clock domain to the system PLL domain.
  • Because the system PLL clock frequency is faster than the PMA clock frequency, datapath clocking is overclocked. Therefore, you must use custom cadence.
Figure 21. Example of 10 Gbps Ethernet with MAC and PCS Blocks Using Overclocked System Clocking Mode
10 The TX PMA and TX digital blocks use a PMA clock derived from the local clock. The RX PMA and RX digital blocks run on a recovered clock (the link partner clock).
11 Use Case A: Standard cadence can be used only when the TX PMA reference clock, system PLL reference clock, and link partner TX reference clock are coming from same clock source (with a 0 ppm frequency delta).
12 Use Case B: The system PLL frequency must be overclocked to compensate for a frequency delta of greater than 0 ppm between the TX PMA reference clock, system PLL reference clock, and link partner TX reference clock.
13

maximum ppm = maximum ∆ppm ÷ 2

maximum ∆ppm = max(∆ppm between the link partner TX (the recovered clock on the local RX) and system PLL, ∆ppm between the system PLL and TX PMA)

14 The data path clock is already overclocked compared to the PMA clock by approximately 3% because of PCS and FEC overhead. Therefore, a frequency delta of greater than 0 ppm between the TX PMA reference clock, system PLL reference clock, and link partner TX reference clock is allowed.
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