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5.3.2.4. 8B/10B Decoder
The general functionality for the 8B/10B decoder is to take a 10-bit encoded value as input and produce an 8-bit data value and a 1-bit control value as output. In configurations with the rate match FIFO enabled, the 8B/10B decoder receives data from the rate match FIFO. In configurations with the rate match FIFO disabled, the 8B/10B decoder receives data from the word aligner. The 8B/10B decoder operates in two conditions:
- When the PCS-PMA interface width is 10 bits and FPGA fabric-PCS interface width is 8 bits
- When the PCS-PMA interface width is 20 bits and FPGA fabric-PCS interface width is 16 bits
When the PCS-PMA interface width is 10 bits, only one 8B/10B decoder is used to perform the conversion. When the PCS-PMA interface width is 20 bits, two cascaded 8B/10B decoders are used. The 10-bit LSByte of the received 20-bit encoded data is decoded first and the ending running disparity is forwarded to the 8B/10B decoder responsible for decoding the 10-bit MSByte. The cascaded 8B/10B decoder decodes the 20- bit encoded data into 16-bit data + 2-bit control identifier. The MSB and LSB of the 2-bit control identifier correspond to the MSByte and LSByte of the 16-bit decoded data code group. The decoded data is fed to the byte deserializer or the RX FIFO.