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 for F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide
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. Device Speed Grade Support 1.2.3. Resource Utilization 1.2.4. Round-trip Latency 1.2.5. 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
2.4. Generated File Structure x
2.4.1. Generating IP-XACT File
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 4.2.1.7. TX Packing Logic
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 4.4.11. Routing Delay Adjustment for Basic 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. Deterministic Latency Interface 7.13. 32-bit Soft CWBIN Counters 7.14. Reconfiguration Interfaces 7.15. 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. Deterministic Latency Interface x
7.12.1. Deterministic Latency Measurement
7.14. Reconfiguration Interfaces x
7.14.1. Ethernet Reconfiguration Interfaces 7.14.2. Transceiver Reconfiguration Interfaces
7.15. Precision Time Protocol Interface x
7.15.1. Time-of-Day Interface 7.15.2. TX 2-Step Timestamp Interface 7.15.3. TX 1-Step Timestamp Interface 7.15.4. RX Timestamp Interface 7.15.5. PTP Status Interface 7.15.6. PTP Tile Interface
7.15.3. TX 1-Step Timestamp Interface x
7.15.3.1. 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 for F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP User Guide

7.12.1. Deterministic Latency Measurement

Deterministic Latency (DL) is the ability to precisely determine the delay between the FPGA core and the serial pins. In most applications, the variability is acceptable to determine the actual delay within a given reset session. This section provides an example that shows the calculation delay between pins and FPGA core for the F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP core.

The Deterministic Latency Interface is an option in which the signals required for latency calculation are exposed to the top of the IP and you need to write RTL logic to measure it.

The Deterministic Latency Measurement is an option in which the F-Tile Ethernet Intel® FPGA Hard IP performs the measurement calculations and store the values in soft registers. You can obtain the latency values by directly accessing the soft CSR registers.

The deterministic latency measurement methodology for Intel Agilex® 7 F-tile devices derives from measuring the time when a given word is present at the interface to the PMA, and when that same word arrives at the FPGA core. The difference in time between these two events, when added to the PMA propagation delay, determines the total latency between the FPGA core and the serial pins. Such a calculation intrinsically includes all delays due to intermediate logic, FIFOs, and all other effects.
Figure 54. Enable Deterministic Latency Measurement IP Parameter Editor

When the deterministic latency measurement is enabled, you can calculate the latency using the deterministic latency factors listed below.

Table 57.  Deterministic Latency Factors
Factor Description
TxDL Transmitter delay in i_sampling_clock cycle.

To calculate the TxDL value, read the DL soft register 0x314 bit[20:0]. The register provides the value in fixed point format. Bit[20:8] represents an integer, and bit[7:0] represents a fractional number.

For example:
  • Bit[20:8] = 0x27, the integer value is 39.
  • Bit[7:0] = 0xF4, the fractional value is 0.953125.
Therefore, the total delay is 39.953125 clock cycles.
Note: These values are available in simulation output.
RxDL Receiver delay in i_sampling_clock cycle.

To calculate the RxDL value, read the DL soft register 0x318 bit [20:0]. The register provides a value in fixed point format. Bit[20:8] represents an integer, and bit[7:0] represents a fractional number.

For example:
  • Bit[20:8] = 0x27, the integer value is 39.
  • Bit[7:0] = 0xF4, the fractional value is 0.953125.
Therefore, the total delay is 39.953125 clock cycles.
Note: These values are available in simulation output.
i_sampling_clock_period For F-Tile Ethernet Intel FPGA Hard IP core:
  • i_sampling_clk is 250 MHz.
  • Period is 4 ns.
eth_wa Obtained from the Datapath Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface register 0x1110[6:0].
ethlphy_wa RS-FEC codeword bit position on Rx value (lowest 5 bit) obtained from the Datapath Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface register 0x6174[4:0].
dlpulse Obtained from the Datapath Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface register 0x1110[7].
Table 58.  Deterministic Latency EquationsThe table below depicts the deterministic latency equations of TX and RX data paths for different variants.
Latency (ns) For 25GE/50GE/100GE/200GE/400GE with RS-FEC Variants For 10GE/25GE/50GE/100GE without RS-FEC variants
TX TxDL * 4ns + 6 * o_clk_pll_period + TX_PMA_Delay * UI_value
RX RxDL * 4ns - 6 * o_clk_pll_period + (RX_PMA_Delay - ethlphy_wa) * UI_value RxDL * 4ns - 6 * o_clk_pll_period + (RX_PMA_Delay - eth_wa - 33 * dlpulse)* UI_value
The following factors can be retrieved from Deterministic Latency Factors.
  • TxDL
  • RxDL
  • ethlphy_wa
  • eth_wa
  • dlpulse
For o_clk_pll_period, refer to the Clock Signals table.
Note: o_clk_pll_period is the period of o_clk_pll signal. The value is specified in unit of ns.

For TX_PMA_Delay, RX_PMA_Delay and UI_value, refer to the UI Value and PMA Delay.

Note: The UI_value is specified in unit of ns.
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