1. Functional Overview > Serial RapidIO Electrical Interface
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Tsi578 User Manual
June 6, 2016
Integrated Device Technology
www.idt.com
Figure 4: Tsi578 MAC Block Diagram
Each serial RapidIO MAC includes the following features:
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One port in 4x Serial mode
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Two ports in 1x Serial mode (each 4x port can be configured as two 1x ports)
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RapidIO standard operating baud rate per data lane: 1.25 Gbit/s, 2.5 Gbit/s, or 3.125 Gbit/s
— 12.5 Gbit/s inbound and 12.5 Gbit/s outbound bandwidth at 3.125 Gbps for a port configured
for 4x mode
— 3.125 Gbit/s inbound and 3.125 Gbit/s outbound bandwidth at 3.125 Gbps for a port
configured for 1x mode
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Adjustable receive equalization that is programmable per lane
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Serial loopback with a built-in testability
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Bit error rate testing (BERT)
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Scope function of eye signals
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Hot-insertion capable I/Os and hardware support
Serial Rapid IO Registers and Buffers
Even-numbered Ports (4x mode or 1x mode)
Odd
Numbered
Ports
(1x mode only)
SERDES
Lane
A
CDR
PRBS
Gen
8B/10B
Enc
8B/10B
Dec
PRBS
Chk
SERDES
Lane
B
CDR
PRBS
Gen
8B/10B
Enc
8B/10B
Dec
PRBS
Chk
SERDES
Lane
C
CDR
PRBS
Gen
8B/10B
Enc
8B/10B
Dec
PRBS
Chk
SERDES
Lane
D
CDR
PRBS
Gen
8B/10B
Enc
8B/10B
Dec
PRBS
Chk