1.12.3. PCS Features
The Arria® V core logic connects to the PCS through an 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 66, or 67 bit interface, depending on the transceiver data rate and protocol. Arria® V devices contain PCS hard IP to support PCIe Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3, GbE, Serial RapidIO® (SRIO), GPON, and CPRI.
All other standard and proprietary protocols within the following speed ranges are also supported:
- 611 Mbps to 6.5536 Gbps—supported through the custom double-width mode (up to 6.5536 Gbps) and custom single-width mode (up to 3.75 Gbps) of the transceiver PCS hard IP.
- 6.5536 Gbps to 10.3125 Gbps—supported through dedicated 80 or 64 bit interface that bypass the PCS hard IP and connects the PMA directly to the core logic. In Arria® V GZ, this is supported in the transceiver PCS hard IP.
PCS Support13 | Data Rates (Gbps) | Transmitter Data Path Feature | Receiver Data Path Feature |
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Custom single- and double-width modes | 0.611 to ~6.5536 |
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SRIO | 1.25 to 6.25 | ||
Serial ATA | 1.5, 3.0, 6.0 | ||
PCIe Gen1 (x1, x2, x4, x8) |
2.5 and 5.0 |
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PCIe Gen2 14 (x1, x2, x4) |
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GbE | 1.25 |
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XAUI15 | 3.125 |
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SDI | 0.2716, 1.485, 2.97 |
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GPON17 | 1.25 and 2.5 | ||
CPRI18 | 0.6144 to 6.144 |
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Protocol | Data Rates (Gbps) | Transmitter Data Path Features | Receiver Data Path Features |
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Custom PHY | 0.6 to 9.80 |
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GPON | 1.25 and 2.5 | ||
Custom 10G PHY | 9.98 to 12.5 |
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PCIe Gen1 (x1, x2 x4, x8) |
2.5 and 5.0 |
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PCIe Gen2 (x1, x2, x4, x8) |
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PCIe Gen3 (x1, x2, x4, x8) |
8.0 |
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10GbE | 10.3125 |
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Interlaken | 3.125 to 12.5 |
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40GBASE-R Ethernet | 4 x 10.3125 |
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100GBASE-R Ethernet | 10 x 10.3125 | ||
40G and 100G OTN | (4 +1) x 11.3 |
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(10 +1) x 11.3 | |||
GbE | 1.25 |
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XAUI | 3.125 to 4.25 |
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SRIO | 1.25 to 6.25 |
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13 Data rates above 6.5536 Gbps up to 10.3125 Gbps, such as 10GBASE-R, are supported through the soft PCS.
14 PCIe Gen2 is supported only through the PCIe hard IP.
15 XAUI is supported through the soft PCS.
16 The 0.27 Gbps data rate is supported using oversampling user logic that you must implement in the FPGA fabric.
17 The GPON standard does not support burst mode.
18 CPRI data rates above 6.5536 Gbps, such as 9.8304 Gbps, are supported through the soft PCS.