8–16
Chapter 8: Low Latency PHY IP Core
Interfaces
Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core
March 2012
Altera Corporation
User Guide
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For more information about the Avalon-MM and Avalon-ST protocols, including
timing diagrams, refer to the
Avalon Interface Specifications
.
Register Descriptions
Table 8–15
describes the registers that you can access over the PHY Management
Interface using word addresses and a 32-bit embedded processor.
1
Writing to reserved or undefined register addresses may have undefined side effects.
phy_mgmt_write
Input
Write signal.
phy_mgmt_read
Input
Read signal.
Table 8–14. Avalon-MM PHY Management Interface (Part 2 of 2)
Signal Name
Direction
Description
Table 8–15. Low Latency PHY IP Core Registers (Part 1 of 2)
Word
Addr
Bits
R/W
Register Name
Description
Reset Control Registers–Automatic Reset Controller
0x041
[31:0]
RW
reset_ch_bitmask
Reset controller channel bitmask for digital resets. The
default value is all 1s. Channel
<
n
>
can be reset when
bit
<
n
>
= 1.
0x042
[1:0]
W
reset_control
(write)
Writing a 1 to bit 0 initiates a TX digital reset using the
reset controller module. The reset affects channels
enabled in the
reset_ch_bitmask
. Writing a 1 to
bit 1 initiates a RX digital reset of channels enabled in
the
reset_ch_bitmask
.
R
reset_status
(read)
Reading bit 0 returns the status of the reset controller
TX ready bit. Reading bit 1 returns the status of the
reset controller RX ready bit.
PMA Control and Status Registers
0x061
[31:0]
RW
phy
_
serial
_
loopback
Writing a 1 to channel
<
n
>
puts channel
<
n
>
in serial
loopback mode. For information about pre- or
post-CDRserial loopback modes, refer to
“Loopback
Modes” on page 10–39
.
0x063
[31:0]
R
pma_rx_signaldetect
When channel
<n>
=1, indicates that receive circuit for
channel
<n>
senses the specified voltage exists at the
RX input buffer.
0x064
[31:0]
RW
pma_rx_set_locktodata
When set, programs the RX CDR PLL to lock to the
incoming data. Bit
<n>
corresponds to channel
<n>
.
0x065
[31:0]
RW
pma_rx_set_locktoref
When set, programs the RX CDR PLL to lock to the
reference clock. Bit
<n>
corresponds to channel
<n>
.