Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Core User Guide: For Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices

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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Overview 2. Getting Started 3. IP Core Parameters 4. Functional Description 5. Reset 6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions 7. Registers 8. Debugging the Link 9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview 10. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core User Guide Archives 11. Document Revision History for the Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core User Guide
1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Overview x
1.1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core Supported Features 1.2. IP Core Device Family and Speed Grade Support 1.3. IP Core Verification 1.4. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.5. Release Information
1.2. IP Core Device Family and Speed Grade Support x
1.2.1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core Device Family Support 1.2.2. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core Device Speed Grade Support
1.3. IP Core Verification x
1.3.1. Simulation Environment 1.3.2. Compilation Checking 1.3.3. Hardware Testing
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 2.2. Specifying the IP Core Parameters and Options 2.3. Simulating the IP Core 2.4. Generated File Structure 2.5. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design 2.6. IP Core Testbenches 2.7. Compiling the Full Design and Programming the FPGA
2.5. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design x
2.5.1. Pin Assignments 2.5.2. Adding the Transceiver PLLs 2.5.3. Placement Settings for the Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core
4. Functional Description x
4.1. High Level System Overview 4.2. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core TX Datapath 4.3. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core RX Datapath 4.4. Flow Control 4.5. User Interface to Ethernet Transmission 4.6. Auto Negotiation and Link Training 4.7. Auto Adaptation
4.2. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core TX Datapath x
4.2.1. Preamble, Start, and SFD Insertion 4.2.2. Length/Type Field Processing 4.2.3. Frame Padding 4.2.4. Frame Check Sequence (CRC-32) Insertion 4.2.5. Inter-Packet Gap Adjustment 4.2.6. Error Insertion Test and Debug Feature 4.2.7. TX PCS 4.2.8. TX RSFEC
4.3. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core RX Datapath x
4.3.1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core Preamble Processing 4.3.2. IP Core Strict SFD Checking 4.3.3. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core FCS (CRC-32) Removal 4.3.4. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core CRC Checking 4.3.5. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core Malformed Packet Handling 4.3.6. RX CRC Forwarding 4.3.7. Inter-Packet Gap 4.3.8. RX PCS 4.3.9. RX RSFEC
4.4. Flow Control x
4.4.1. TX Pause/PFC Flow Control Transmission 4.4.2. XON/XOFF Pause Frames
4.5. User Interface to Ethernet Transmission x
4.5.1. Order of Transmission 4.5.2. Bit Order For TX and RX Datapaths
6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions x
6.1. TX MAC Interface to User Logic 6.2. RX MAC Interface to User Logic 6.3. Transceivers 6.4. Transceiver Reconfiguration Signals 6.5. Avalon-MM Management Interface 6.6. Miscellaneous Status and Debug Signals 6.7. Reset Signals 6.8. Clocks 6.9. Flow Control Interface
6.4. Transceiver Reconfiguration Signals x
6.4.1. Disabling Background Calibration
7. Registers x
7.1. PHY Registers 7.2. TX MAC Registers 7.3. RX MAC Registers 7.4. Pause/PFC Flow Control Registers 7.5. Statistics Registers 7.6. TX Reed-Solomon FEC Registers 7.7. RX Reed-Solomon FEC Registers 7.8. Auto-Negotiation and Link Training Registers
7.5. Statistics Registers x
7.5.1. TX Statistics Registers 7.5.2. RX Statistics Registers
7.8. Auto-Negotiation and Link Training Registers x
7.8.1. AN/LT Sequencer Config 7.8.2. AN/LT Sequencer Status 7.8.3. Auto Negotiation Config Register 1 7.8.4. Auto Negotiation Config Register 2 7.8.5. Auto Negotiation Status Register 7.8.6. Auto Negotiation Config Register 3 7.8.7. Auto Negotiation Config Register 4 7.8.8. Auto Negotiation Config Register 5 7.8.9. Auto Negotiation Config Register 6 7.8.10. Auto Negotiation Status Register 1 7.8.11. Auto Negotiation Status Register 2 7.8.12. Auto Negotiation Status Register 3 7.8.13. Auto Negotiation Status Register 4 7.8.14. Auto Negotiation Status Register 5 7.8.15. Link Training Config Register 1 7.8.16. Link Training Config Register 2 7.8.17. Link Training Status Register 1 7.8.18. Link Training Config Register for Lane 0 7.8.19. Link Training Frame Contents for Lane 0 7.8.20. Local Transceiver TX EQ 1 Settings for Lane 0 7.8.21. Local Transceiver TX EQ 2 Settings for Lane 0 7.8.22. Local Link Training Parameters 7.8.23. Link Training Config Register for Lane 1 7.8.24. Link Training Frame Contents for Lane 1 7.8.25. Local Transceiver TX EQ 1 Settings for Lane 1 7.8.26. Local Transceiver TX EQ 2 Settings for Lane 1 7.8.27. Link Training Config Register for Lane 2 7.8.28. Link Training Frame Contents for Lane 2 7.8.29. Local Transceiver TX EQ 1 Settings for Lane 2 7.8.30. Local Transceiver TX EQ 2 Settings for Lane 2 7.8.31. Link Training Config Register for Lane 3 7.8.32. Link Training Frame Contents for Lane 3 7.8.33. Local Transceiver TX EQ 1 Settings for Lane 3 7.8.34. Local Transceiver TX EQ 2 Settings for Lane 3
9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
9.1. Features
1. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Overview
2. Getting Started
3. IP Core Parameters
4. Functional Description
5. Reset
6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions
7. Registers
8. Debugging the Link
9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview
10. Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core User Guide Archives
11. Document Revision History for the Low Latency 100G Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Core User Guide

2.3. Simulating the IP Core

You can simulate your IP core variation with the functional simulation model and the testbench generated with the IP core. The functional simulation model is a cycle-accurate model that allows for fast functional simulation of your IP core instance using industry-standard Verilog HDL simulators. If your IP core variation does not generate a matching testbench, you can create your own testbench to exercise the IP core functional simulation model.

The functional simulation model and testbench files are generated in project subdirectories. These directories also include scripts to compile and run the example design.

Note: Use the simulation models only for simulation and not for synthesis or any other purposes. Using these models for synthesis creates a nonfunctional design.

In the top-level wrapper file for your simulation project, you can set the following RTL parameters to enable simulation optimization. These optimizations significantly decrease the time to reach link initialization.

  • SIM_SHORT_AM: Shortens the interval between alignment markers to accelerate alignment marker lock. Alignment markers are used when Reed-Solomon FEC is enabled.

In general, parameters are set through the IP core parameter editor and you should not change them manually. The only exceptions are these simulation parameters.

To set the simulation optimization parameters on the PHY blocks, add the following lines to the top-level wrapper file: 


defparam <dut instance>.SIM_SHORT_AM = 1'b1;
Note: You can use the example testbench as a guide for setting the simulation parameters in your own simulation environment. These lines are already present in the Intel-provided testbench for the IP core.
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