Article ID: 000075219 Content Type: Product Information & Documentation Last Reviewed: 08/17/2012

How are XAUI and PCIe x4 (bonded channels) lane assignments made in Quartus II software?

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BUILT IN - ARTICLE INTRO SECOND COMPONENT
Description

When implementing transceiver x4 bonded protocols such as XAUI or PCIe x4, there are some transceiver pin location constraint guidelines that should be followed.

 

The following example assumes a Stratix® II GX EP2SGX130GF1508 device but the same rule applies to all devices within the Stratix II GX family.

 

The physical lane ordering of the individual transceivers in each bank is numbered as follows:

 

Bank       Lane      Rx               Tx

Bank 13   Lane 1   GXB_Rx1      GXB_Tx1

Bank 13   Lane 0   GXB_Rx0      GXB_Tx0

Bank 13   Lane 2   GXB_Rx2      GXB_Tx2

Bank 13   Lane 3   GXB_Rx3      GXB_Tx3

 

Bank 14   Lane 1   GXB_Rx5      GXB_Tx5

Bank 14   Lane 0   GXB_Rx4      GXB_Tx4

Bank 14   Lane 2   GXB_Rx6      GXB_Tx6

Bank 14   Lane 3   GXB_Rx7      GXB_Tx7

 

And so on for banks 15, 16, & 17.

 

In order to allow Quartus® II software to fit a bonded x4 protocol, the high-speed transceiver signal names must map to the relative physical transceiver channel number within a transceiver block as shown below.

 

Bank       Lane     Rx                                    Tx

Bank 13   Lane 1   RxDatain(1) (GXB_Rx1)      TxDataout(1) (GXB_Tx1)

Bank 13   Lane 0   RxDatain(0) (GXB_Rx0)      TxDataout(0) (GXB_Tx0)

Bank 13   Lane 2   RxDatain(2) (GXB_Rx2)      TxDataout(2) (GXB_Tx2)

Bank 13   Lane 3   RxDatain(3) (GXB_Rx3)      TxDataout(3) (GXB_Tx3)

 

Or if you were using bank 14

 

Bank       Lane      Rx                                    Tx

Bank 14   Lane 1   RxDatain(1) (GXB_Rx5)      TxDataout(1) (GXB_Tx5)

Bank 14   Lane 0   RxDatain(0) (GXB_Rx4)      TxDataout(0) (GXB_Tx4)

Bank 14   Lane 2   RxDatain(2) (GXB_Rx6)      TxDataout(2) (GXB_Tx6)

Bank 14   Lane 3   RxDatain(3) (GXB_Rx7)      TxDataout(3) (GXB_Tx7)

 

And so on for banks 15, 16, & 17.

 

Failure to follow these guidelines may result in a no fit or non-functional interface.

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