Word Alignment Behavior
Word Alignment
Pattern Length (bits)
Word Alignment
Mode
PMA-PCS Interface Width
(bits)
User-controlled signal starts the alignment
process. Alignment happens once unless
the signal is reasserted.
7 and 10
Manual
Alignment
10
User-controlled signal shifts data one bit at
a time.
7 and 10
Bit-Slip
Data is required to be 8B/10B encoded.
Aligns to selected word aligner pattern
when pre-defined conditions are satisfied.
7 and 10
Automatic
Synchronized
State Machine
User-controlled signal starts the alignment
process. After the pattern is found and the
word boundary is identified, the state
machine controls the deserializer to clock-
slip the boundary-indicated number of
serial bits.
10
Deterministic
Latency State
Machine
Alignment happens automatically after RX
PCS reset. User-controlled signal starts the
alignment process thereafter. Alignment
happens once unless the signal is reasserted.
8, 16, and 32
Manual
Alignment
16
User-controlled signal shifts data one bit at
a time.
8, 16, and 32
Bit-Slip
Alignment happens automatically after RX
PCS reset. User-controlled signal starts the
alignment process thereafter. Alignment
happens once unless the signal is reasserted.
7, 10, and 20
Manual
Alignment
20
User-controlled signal shifts data one bit at
a time.
7, 10, and 20
Bit-Slip
User-controlled signal starts the alignment
process. After the pattern is found and the
word boundary is identified, the state
machine controls the deserializer to clock-
slip the boundary-indicated number of
serial bits.
10 and 20
Deterministic
Latency State
Machine
Word Aligner in Manual Alignment Mode
In manual alignment mode, word alignment is manually controlled with the
rx_enapatternalign
register. Depending on the configuration, controlling the
rx_enapatternalign
register enables the
word aligner to look for the predefined word alignment pattern in the received data stream and automatically
synchronizes to the new word boundary.
Transceiver Architecture in Cyclone V Devices
Altera Corporation
CV-53001
Word Aligner in Manual Alignment Mode
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2013.05.06