Article ID: 000093378 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 04/11/2023

When using the Ethernet Multirate Intel® FPGA IP with PTP enabled on port 1, why is the RX Timestamp interface signal not aligned with the RX Start of Packet indicator?

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
    Interfaces
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Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus®  Prime Pro Edition Software version 22.4, the Ethernet Multirate Intel® FPGA IP with PTP enabled on port 1 will not align the RX Timestamp interface signal with the RX Start of Packet indication. This problem affects the following Reconfiguration Group configurations:

Client Interface: MAC Avalon Streaming Interface with PTP Enabled

 

PMA Type

Reconfig group

Operating Ethernet mode profile

Affected Interface Signals

FGT

100GE-2 Reconfigurable

10/25GE-1

Valid o_p1_ptp_rx_its [95:0] not aligned to o_rx_startofpacket[1]

FHT

100GE-2 Reconfigurable

10/25GE-1

Valid o_p1_ptp_rx_its [95:0] not aligned to o_rx_startofpacket[1]

 

Client Interface: MAC Segmented with PTP Enabled

 

PMA Type

Reconfig group

Operating Ethernet mode profile

Affected Interface Signals

FGT

100GE-2 Reconfigurable

10/25GE-1

Valid o_p1_ptp_rx_its [95:0] not aligned to SOP on o_rx_mac_inframe[2]

FHT

200GE-2 Reconfigurable

50GE-1

Valid o_p1_ptp_rx_its [95:0] not aligned to SOP on o_rx_mac_inframe[5:4]

Resolution

To work around this problem, you should delay the RX data interface by (5) i_clk_rx clock cycles for the 10/25GE-1 profiles or (2) i_clk_rx clock cycles for the 50GE-1 profile. 

This problem is fixed beginning with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 23.1.

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