Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide

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1. Quick Start Guide 2. Design Example Description 3. Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Design Example User Guide Archive 4. Document Revision History for Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide
1. Quick Start Guide x
1.1. Generating the Design Example 1.2. Directory Structure 1.3. Simulating the Design Example Testbench 1.4. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware 1.5. Testing the Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Design in Hardware
1.1. Generating the Design Example x
1.1.1. Design Example Parameters
2. Design Example Description x
2.1. Features 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.3. Functional Description 2.4. Simulation 2.5. Hardware Testing 2.6. Ethernet Toolkit Overview 2.7. Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Design Example Registers 2.8. Design Example Interface Signals
2.5. Hardware Testing x
2.5.1. Internal Loopback Test 2.5.2. External Loopback Test
2.6. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
2.6.1. Features
1. Quick Start Guide
2. Design Example Description
3. Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel FPGA IP Design Example User Guide Archive
4. Document Revision History for Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide

2.5. Hardware Testing

In the hardware design example, you can program the IP core in internal serial loopback mode and generate traffic on the transmit side that loops back through the receive side.
Figure 7.  Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet IP Hardware Design Example High Level Block Diagram: MAC with PCS variant
Figure 8.  Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet IP Hardware Design Example High Level Block Diagram: PCS variant

The Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet hardware design example includes the following components:

  • Low Latency 40G for ASIC Proto Ethernet Intel® FPGA IP core.
  • Client logic that coordinates the programming of the IP core, and packet generation and checking.
  • IOPLL to generate a 100 MHz clock from a 50 MHz input clock to the hardware design example.
  • JTAG controller that communicates with the Intel® System Console. You communicate with the client logic through the System Console.

Follow the procedure at the provided related information link to test the design example in the selected hardware.

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