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Chapter 6: IP Core Interfaces
Physical Layer Interface Signals
Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
November 2012
Altera Corporation
Transceiver Reconfiguration
describes the transceiver support signals. In
<n>
is the number
of interfaces required.
Table 6–30
shows the number of logical reconfiguration and physical interfaces
required for various configurations. The Quartus II fitter merges logical interfaces so
that there are fewer physical interfaces in the hardware. Typically, one logical interface
is required for each channel and one for each PLL. The ×8 variants require an extra
channel for PCS clock routing and control.
f
For more information about the refer to the “Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller”
chapter in the
Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core User Guide
.
The following sections describe signals for the serial or parallel PIPE interlaces. The
PIPE interface is only available for simulation.
Serial Interface Signals
describes the serial interface signals.
Table 6–29. Transceiver Control Signals
Signal Name
I/O
Description
reconfig_from_xcvr[(<n>46)-1:0]
reconfig_to_xcvr[(<n>70)-1:0]
O
These are the parallel transceiver dynamic reconfiguration buses.
Dynamic reconfiguration is required to compensate for variations due to
process, voltage and temperature (PVT). Among the analog settings that
you can reconfigure are:
V
OD
, pre-emphasis, and equalization.
You can use the Altera Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller to
dynamically reconfigure analog settings in Arria V GZ devices. For more
information about instantiating the Altera Transceiver Reconfiguration
Controller IP core refer to
Chapter 15, Hard IP Reconfiguration and
Table 6–30. Number of Logical and Physical Reconfiguration Interfaces
Variant
Logical Interfaces
Gen1 and Gen2 ×1
2
Gen1 and Gen2 ×2
3
Gen1 and Gen2 ×4
5
Gen1 and Gen2 ×8
10
Gen3 ×1
3
Gen3 ×2
4
Gen3 ×4
6
Gen3 ×8
11
Table 6–31. 1-Bit Interface Signals (Part 1 of 2)
Signal I/O
Description
tx_out
[7:0]
O
Transmit input. These signals are the serial outputs of lanes 7–0.