Article ID: 000100199 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 01/09/2025

Why is the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY Altera® IP version 5.0.0 in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software project generated with QPDS 24.2 not auto upgrading the IP to version 6.0.0 in version 24.3?

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
    Interfaces
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Critical Issue

Description

The GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY Altera® IP version 5.0.0 generated with version 24.2 is not auto upgrading to IP version 6.0.0 in 24.3 due to the changes in IP parameter values. 

Resolution

To upgrade the GTS PMA/FEC Direct PHY Altera® IP version 5.0.0 generated with version 24.2 to version 6.0.0 of the IP in Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 24.3, you need to manually upgrade the IP, enable custom PCS, select a valid value for the custom PCS interface, and then regenerate the IP.

The table below shows the changes in parameter value for IP version 6.0.0.

Select Custom PCS interface

S.No

Parameter value in IP version 5.0.0

Equivalent Parameter Value in IP Version 6.0.0

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IEEE

IEEE MII Interface

2

IEEE_FLEXE_66

IEEE_FLEXE_66

3

PCS66

PCS66

For more details on the custom PCS interface, please refer  GTS Transceiver PHY User Guide.

 

This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.

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