F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters 4. Functional Description 5. Clocks 6. Resets 7. Interface Overview 8. Configuration Registers 9. Supported Modules and IPs 10. Supported Tools 11. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide Archives 12. Document Revision History
1. Overview x
1.1. Ethernet System in F-Tile Overview 1.2. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Overview
1.2. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Overview x
1.2.1. Device Family Support 1.2.2. Resource Utilization 1.2.3. Release Information
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Installing and Licensing F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Cores 2.2. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options 2.3. Reference and System PLL Clock for your IP Design 2.4. Generated File Structure 2.5. Generating Tile Files 2.6. IP Core Testbenches
4. Functional Description x
4.1. Datapath Description 4.2. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP MAC 4.3. PCS, OTN, and FlexE Modes 4.4. Precision Time Protocol 4.5. Auto-Negotiation and Link Training
4.2. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP MAC x
4.2.1. MAC TX Datapath 4.2.2. MAC RX Datapath 4.2.3. Congestion and Flow Control Using PAUSE or Priority Flow Control (PFC) 4.2.4. Link Fault Signaling 4.2.5. Order of Ethernet Transmission
4.2.1. MAC TX Datapath x
4.2.1.1. TX Preamble, Start, and SFD Insertion 4.2.1.2. Source Address Insertion 4.2.1.3. Length/Type Field Processing 4.2.1.4. Frame Padding 4.2.1.5. Frame Check Sequence (CRC-32) Insertion 4.2.1.6. Inter-Packet Gap Generation and Insertion
4.2.2. MAC RX Datapath x
4.2.2.1. RX Preamble Processing 4.2.2.2. RX Strict SFD Checking 4.2.2.3. RX FCS Checking 4.2.2.4. RX Malformed Packet Handling 4.2.2.5. Removing PAD Bytes and FCS Bytes from RX Frames 4.2.2.6. RX Undersized Frames, Oversized Frames, and Frames with Length Errors 4.2.2.7. Inter-Packet Gap
4.2.3. Congestion and Flow Control Using PAUSE or Priority Flow Control (PFC) x
4.2.3.1. Conditions Triggering XOFF Frame Transmission 4.2.3.2. Conditions Triggering XON Frame Transmission 4.2.3.3. Pause Control and Generation Interface 4.2.3.4. Pause Control Frame Filtering
4.3. PCS, OTN, and FlexE Modes x
4.3.1. PCS Mode 4.3.2. OTN Mode 4.3.3. FlexE Mode
4.4. Precision Time Protocol x
4.4.1. Features 4.4.2. PTP Timestamp Accuracy 4.4.3. PTP Client Flow 4.4.4. RX Virtual Lane Offset Calculation for No FEC Variants 4.4.5. Virtual Lane Order and Offset Values 4.4.6. UI Adjustment 4.4.7. Reference Time Interval 4.4.8. Minimum and Maximum Reference Time (TAM) Interval for UI Measurement (Hardware) 4.4.9. UI Value and PMA Delay 4.4.10. Routing Delay Adjustment for Advanced Timestamp Accuracy Mode
4.4.3. PTP Client Flow x
4.4.3.1. PTP TX Client Flow 4.4.3.2. PTP RX Client Flow
4.4.6. UI Adjustment x
4.4.6.1. TX UI Adjustment 4.4.6.2. RX UI Adjustment
5. Clocks x
5.1. Clock Connections in Single Instance Operation 5.2. Clock Connections in Multiple Instance Operation 5.3. Clock Connections in MAC Asynchronous FIFO Operation 5.4. Clock Connections in PTP-Based Synchronous and Asynchronous Operation 5.5. Clock Connections in Synchronous Ethernet Operation 5.6. Custom Cadence
6. Resets x
6.1. Reset Signals 6.2. Reset Sequence
7. Interface Overview x
7.1. Status Interface 7.2. TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface 7.3. RX MAC Avalon ST Aligned Client Interface 7.4. TX MAC Segmented Client Interface 7.5. RX MAC Segmented Client Interface 7.6. MAC Flow Control Interface 7.7. PCS Mode TX Interface 7.8. PCS Mode RX Interface 7.9. FlexE and OTN Mode TX Interface 7.10. FlexE and OTN Mode RX Interface 7.11. Custom Rate Interface 7.12. Reconfiguration Interfaces 7.13. Precision Time Protocol Interface
7.2. TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface x
7.2.1. TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface with Disabled Preamble Passthrough 7.2.2. TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface with Enabled Preamble Passthrough 7.2.3. Using MAC Avalon ST skip_crc Signal to Control Source Address, PAD, and CRC Insertion 7.2.4. Using MAC Avalon ST i_tx_error Signal to Mark Packets Invalid
7.3. RX MAC Avalon ST Aligned Client Interface x
7.3.1. RX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface with Disabled Preamble Passthrough 7.3.2. RX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface with Enabled Passthrough and RX CRC Forwarding 7.3.3. RX MAC Adapter Limitations 7.3.4. RX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface Status
7.4. TX MAC Segmented Client Interface x
7.4.1. TX MAC Segmented Client Interface with Disabled Preamble Passthrough 7.4.2. TX MAC Segmented Client Interface with Enabled Preamble Passthrough 7.4.3. Using MAC Segmented skip_crc Signal to Control Source Address, PAD, and CRC Insertion 7.4.4. Using MAC Segmented i_tx_mac_error to Mark Packets Invalid
7.5. RX MAC Segmented Client Interface x
7.5.1. RX MAC Segmented Client Interface with Disabled Preamble Passthrough 7.5.2. RX MAC Segmented Client Interface with Enabled Passthrough and RX CRC Forwarding 7.5.3. RX MAC Segmented Client Interface Status and Errors
7.12. Reconfiguration Interfaces x
7.12.1. Ethernet Reconfiguration Interfaces 7.12.2. Transceiver Reconfiguration Interfaces
7.13. Precision Time Protocol Interface x
7.13.1. Time-of-Day Interface 7.13.2. TX 2-Step Timestamp Interface 7.13.3. TX 1-Step Timestamp Interface 7.13.4. RX Timestamp Interface 7.13.5. PTP Status Interface 7.13.6. PTP Tile Interface
7.13.3. TX 1-Step Timestamp Interface x
7.13.3.1. PTP Field Offset for 1-Step Operation
8. Configuration Registers x
8.1. Ethernet Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Address Space 8.2. Transceiver Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Address Space
8.1. Ethernet Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Address Space x
8.1.1. Ethernet Hard IP Core CSRs 8.1.2. FEC and Transceiver Control and Status Registers
9. Supported Modules and IPs x
9.1. F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training For Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP 9.2. PTP Tile Adapter
9.1. F-Tile Auto-Negotiation and Link Training For Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP x
9.1.1. Overview 9.1.2. Release Information 9.1.3. Functional Description 9.1.4. Parameters 9.1.5. Clocks and Resets 9.1.6. Registers
9.2. PTP Tile Adapter x
9.2.1. Overview 9.2.2. Clocks, Reset, and Interface Ports 9.2.3. PTP Asymmetry Delay Reconfiguration Interface 9.2.4. PTP Peer-to-Peer MeanPathDelay Reconfiguration Interface
10. Supported Tools x
10.1. F-Tile Channel Placement Tool 10.2. Ethernet Toolkit Overview
10.2. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
10.2.1. Features
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP Parameters
4. Functional Description
5. Clocks
6. Resets
7. Interface Overview
8. Configuration Registers
9. Supported Modules and IPs
10. Supported Tools
11. F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide Archives
12. Document Revision History

7.2. TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface

The F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP TX client interface in MAC+PCS variations employs the Avalon® -ST protocol. The Avalon® ST protocol is a synchronous point-to-point, unidirectional interface that connects the producer of a data stream (source) to a consumer of data (sink). The key properties of this interface include:

  • Start of packet (SOP) and end of packet (EOP) signals delimit frame transfers.
  • The SOP must always be in the MSB, simplifying the interpretation and processing of incoming data.
  • A valid signal qualifies signals from source to sink.
  • The sink applies backpressure to the source by using the ready signal. The source typically responds to the deassertion of the ready signal from the sink by driving the same data until the sink can accept it. The Ready latency defines the relationship between assertion and deassertion of the ready signal, and cycles which are considered to be ready for data transfer.

The client acts as a source and the TX MAC acts as a sink in the transmit direction.

Table 31.  Signals of the Avalon® Streaming TX Client InterfaceAll interface signals are clocked by the TX clock. The signal names are standard Avalon® streaming interface signals with slight differences to indicate the variations. For example:

Signal Name

Width

Description

i_tx_data[511:0]

i_tx_data[127:0]

i_tx_data[63:0]

512 bits (100GE)

128 bits (50GE/40GE)

64 bits (25GE/10GE)

 Input data to the MAC when the rate is 10GE/25/40GE/50GE/100GE. Bit 0 is the LSB.
i_tx_valid 1 bit

When asserted, the TX data signal is valid. This signal must be continuously asserted between the assertions of the start of packet and end of packet signals for the same packet.

i_tx_startofpacket 1 bit

Start of Packet (SOP).

When asserted, indicates that the TX data holds the first clock cycle of data in a packet (start of packet). Assert for only a single clock cycle for each packet.

When the SOP signal is asserted, the MSB of the TX data drives the start of packet.
i_tx_endofpacket 1 bit

End of Packet (EOP).

When asserted, indicates that the TX data holds the final clock cycle of data in a packet (end of packet). Assert for only a single clock cycle for each packet.

For some legitimate packets, the SOP and EOP signals are asserted on the same clock cycle.

i_tx_empty[5:0]

i_tx_empty[3:0]

i_tx_empty[2:0]

6 bits (100GE)

4 bits (50GE/40GE)

3 bits (10GE/25GE)

Indicates the number of empty bytes on the TX data when the EOP signal is asserted.

o_tx_ready

1 bit

The ready signal indicates the MAC is ready to receive data in normal operational mode.

i_tx_preamble[63:0]

64 bits

Writes the preamble value of a TX frame. This signal is valid when the i_tx_valid and the i_tx_startofpacket signals are asserted.

This signal is available only available when you turn on Preamble Passthrough in the parameter editor for 40GE/50GE channels.

i_tx_error

1 bit When asserted in an EOP cycle (while the EOP signal is asserted), directs the IP core to insert an error in the packet before sending it on the Ethernet link.

i_tx_skip_crc

1 bit Specifies how the TX MAC should process the current TX MAC client interface packet. Use this signal to temporarily turn off source insertion for a specific packet and to override the default behaviors of padding to minimum packet size and inserting CRC.

If this signal is asserted, directs the TX MAC to not insert CRC, not add padding bytes, and not implement source address insertion. You can use this signal to indicate the data on the TX data signal includes CRC, padding bytes (if relevant), and the correct source address.

If this signal is not asserted, and source address insertion is enabled, directs the TX MAC to overwrite the source address. The MAC copies the new source address from the TXMAC_SADDR register.

If this signal is not asserted, whether or not source address insertion is enabled, the TX MAC inserts padding bytes if needed and inserts CRC in the packet.

The client must maintain the same value on this signal for the duration of the packet (from the cycle in which it asserts the SOP signal through the cycle in which it asserts the EOP signal, inclusive).

Figure 28. Transmitting Data Using the TX MAC Avalon ST Client Interface

The figure above shows how to transmit data using the TX MAC Avalon ST client interface. The interface complies with the Avalon® streaming interface specification.

  • Data valid (i_tx_valid) must be held high from the start to end of a packet, and must be low outside of a packet.
  • Packets always start on the MSB of the byte of i_tx_data (SOP aligned).
  • You can set the Ready latency through the parameter editor.
    • When o_tx_ready deasserts, i_tx_data must be paused for as many cycles as o_tx_ready is deasserted, starting Ready latency cycles later. In this example, Ready latency is 1. So the cycle after o_tx_ready deasserts for 1 cycle, i_tx_data is paused for 1 cycle.
  • When the frame ends, i_tx_empty is set to the number of unused bytes in i_tx_data, starting from the LSB (byte 0).
    • In this example, i_tx_data on the last cycle of the packet has 3 empty bytes.
    • The minimum number of bytes on the last cycle is 1.
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