Article ID: 000073748 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 11/30/2015

LL 40GbE 40GBASE-KR4 IP Core Link Training is Slow When Adaptation is Enabled

Environment

  • Quartus® II Subscription Edition
  • Ethernet
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    Critical Issue

    Description

    If you enable CTLE adaptation in your Low Latency 40GbE 40GBASE-KR4 IP core variation, Link Training might not complete within 500 ms as required by the Ethernet specification. In that case, the IP core indicates a link training failure, and equalization might not be trained optimally for the link.

    Resolution

    To work around this issue, disable CTLE adaptation and use a fixed CTLE value during Link Training. To set a fixed CTLE value, set the values of the following registers. Note that although they are documented in the user guide as Reserved, you can in fact write to them.

    • 0x0D0[22:20]: Set this register field to the value of 0x100.
    • 0x0D0[28:24]: Set this register field to the desired CTLE value.

    This issue is fixed in version 15.0 Update 1 of the LL 40-100GbE IP core.

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