
PCS Architecture
Figure 1-21: PCS Block Diagram of a Transceiver Channel in a Cyclone V Device
The serial and parallel clocks are sourced from the clock divider.
Transmitter PCS
Transmitter PMA
Receiver PMA
Receiver PCS
Cyclone V
FPGA Fabric
Byte
Ordering
RX
Phase
Compensation
FIFO
Byte
Deserializer
8B/10B
Decoder
Rate
Match
FIFO
Word
Aligner
Deserializer
CDR
TX
Phase
Compensation
FIFO
Byte
Serializer
8B/10B
Encoder
TX
Bit
Slip
Serializer
rx_serial_data
tx_serial_data
tx_parallel data
rx_parallel data
/2
/2
tx_coreclkin
rx_coreclkin
Recovered Clock
from Master Channel
Parallel Clock
Serial
Clock
Serial Clock
Parallel Clock
tx_clkout
rx_clkout
The transceiver channel PCS datapath is categorized into two configurations—single-width and double-
width, based on the transceiver channel PMA-PCS width (or serialization/deserialization factor).
Table 1-10: PCS Datapath Configurations
Double-Width
Single-Width
Parameters
16 or 20 bit
8 or 10 bit
PMA–PCS Interface Width
16 or 20 bit
32 or 40 bit
(2)
8 or 10 bit
16 or 20 bit
(2)
FPGA Fabric–Transceiver Interface
Width
(2)
The byte serializer and deserializer are enabled.
Altera Corporation
Transceiver Architecture in Cyclone V Devices
1-27
PCS Architecture
CV-53001
2013.05.06