DE5-Net User Manual
June 20, 2018
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The four Serial ATA (SATA) ports include two available ports for device and two available ports for
host capable of implementing SATA solution with a design that consists of both host and target
depicts the host and device design examples.
Figure 2-16 PC and storage device connection to the Stratix V GX FPGA
The transmitter and receiver signals of the SATA ports are connected directly to the Stratix V GX
transceiver channels to provide SATA IO connectivity to both host and target devices. To verify the
functionality of the SATA host/device ports, a connection can be established between the two ports
by using a SATA cable as
depicts the associated signals connected.
the SATA pin assignments, signal names and functions.