Description
Due to inaccuracies in the LVDS SERDES simulation model, the number of pulses applied to rx_channel_data_align to achieve data word alignment may differ between simulation and actual hardware.
Resolution
For more details, see the Aligning Word Boundaries section of the LVDS SERDES Transmitter/Receiver IP Cores User Guide.
To work around this problem, do the following:
- Simulate your design with a known data word and find the number of pulses applied to rx_channel_data_align to achieve data word alignment. Use this number as the simulation value for your data word alignment state machine. You can do this in a verilog #define or in VHDL, a generic with an if - generate statement.
- In lab testing, apply a known data word and apply successive pulses to rx_channel_data_align to find data word alignment. Use the number of pulses found to achieve data word alignment as the synthesis value in your #define or if -generate statement.