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Chapter 3: 10GBASE-R PHY IP Core
3–17
Interfaces
March 2012
Altera Corporation
Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core
User Guide
Serial Interface
Table 3–15
describes the input and outputs of the transceiver.
Register Interface
The Avalon-MM PHY management interface provides access to the 10GBASER-R
PHY PCS and PMA registers. You can use an embedded controller acting as an
Avalon-MM master to send read and write commands to this Avalon-MM slave
interface.
Table 3–16
describes the signals that comprise the Avalon-MM PHY Management
interface.
f
Refer to the “
Typical Slave Read and Write Transfers
” and “
Master Transfers
” sections in
the “
Avalon Memory-Mapped Interfaces”
chapter of the
Avalon Interface Specifications
for
timing diagrams.
Table 3–15. Transceiver Serial Interface
(1)
Signal Name
Direction
Description
rx_serial_data
<n>
Input
Differential high speed serial input data using the PCML I/O standard.
The clock is recovered from the serial data stream.
tx_serial_data
<n>
Output
Differential high speed serial input data using the PCML I/O standard.
The clock is embedded from the serial data stream.
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Table 3–15
:
(1)
<n>
is the channel number.
Table 3–16. Avalon-MM PHY Management Interface
Signal Name
Direction
Description
phy_mgmt_clk
Input
The clock signal that controls the Avalon-MM PHY management,
interface. For Stratix IV devices, the frequency range is 37.5–50 MHz.
There is no frequency restriction for Stratix V devices; however, if you
plan to use the same clock for the PHY management interface and
transceiver reconfiguration, you must restrict the frequency range of
phy_mgmt_clk
to 100–125 MHz to meet the specification for the
transceiver reconfiguration clock.
phy_mgmt_clk_reset
Input
Global reset signal that resets the entire 10GBASE-R PHY. This signal
is active high and level sensitive.
phy_mgmt_addr[8:0]
Input
9-bit Avalon-MM address. Refer to for the address fields.
phy_mgmt_writedata[31:0]
Input
Input data.
phy_mgmt_readdata[31:0]
Output
Output data.
phy_mgmt_write
Input
Write signal. Asserted high.
phy_mgmt_read
Input
Read signal. Asserted high.
phy_mgmt_waitrequest
Output
When asserted, indicates that the Avalon-MM slave interface is unable
to respond to a read or write request. When asserted, control signals
to the Avalon-MM slave interface must remain constant.