Interlaken PHY Register Interface and Register Descriptions
This section describes the register interface and register descriptions.
The Avalon-MM PHY management interface provides access to the Interlaken PCS and PMA registers,
resets, error handling, and serial loopback controls. You can use an embedded controller acting as an
Avalon-MM master to send read and write commands to this Avalon-MM slave interface.
Table 7-9: Avalon-MM PCS Management Interface
Signal Name
Direction
Description
phy_mgmt_clk
Input
Avalon-MM clock input.
There is no frequency restriction for Stratix V devices;
however, if you plan to use the same clock for the PHY
management interface and transceiver reconfigura‐
tion, you must restrict the frequency range of
phy_
mgmt_clk
to 100–150 MHz to meet the specification
for the transceiver reconfiguration clock.
phy_mgmt_clk_reset
Input
Global reset signal that resets the entire Interlaken
PHY. This signal is active high and level sensitive.
When the Interlaken PHY IP connects to the
Transceiver PHY Reconfiguration Controller IP Core,
the Transceiver PHY Reconfiguration Controller
mgmt_rst_reset
signal must be simultaneously
asserted with the
phy_mgmt_clk_reset
signal to bring
the Frame Generators in the link into alignment. This
is a mandatory requirement. Failure to comply to this
requirement will result in excessive transmit lane-to-
lane skew in the Interlaken link.
phy_mgmt_addr[8:0]
Input
9-bit Avalon-MM address.
phy_mgmt_writedata[31:0]
Input
Input data.
phy_mgmt_readdata[31:0]
Output
Output data.
phy_mgmt_write
Input
Write signal.
phy_mgmt_read
Input
Read signal.
phy_mgmt_waitrequest
Output
When asserted, indicates that the Avalon-MM slave
interface is unable to respond to a read or write
request. When asserted, control signals to the Avalon-
MM slave interface must remain constant.
The following table specifies the registers that you can access using the Avalon-MM PHY management
interface using word addresses and a 32-bit embedded processor. A single address space provides access
to all registers. Writing to reserved or undefined register addresses may have undefined side effects.
Note: All undefined register bits are reserved.
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Interlaken PHY Register Interface and Register Descriptions
UG-01080
2015.01.19
Altera Corporation
Interlaken PHY IP Core
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