E-tile Hard IP Intel® Agilex™ Design Example User Guide: Ethernet, E-tile CPRI PHY and Dynamic Reconfiguration

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About E-tile Hard IP Intel® Agilex™ Design Example User Guide 2. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Design Example 3. E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Design Example 4. E-Tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example 5. E-tile Hard IP Intel® Agilex™ Design Examples User Guide Archives
2. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Design Example x
2.1. Quick Start Guide 2.2. 10GE/25GE with Optional RS-FEC Design Examples 2.3. 100GE with Optional RS-FEC Design Example 2.4. Ethernet Toolkit Overview 2.5. Document Revision History for the E-tile Hard IP for Ethernet Intel® Agilex™ FPGA IP Design Example User Guide
2.1. Quick Start Guide x
2.1.1. Directory Structure 2.1.2. Generating the Design 2.1.3. Simulating the E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA Design Example Testbench 2.1.4. Compiling the Compilation-Only Project 2.1.5. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware 2.1.6. Testing the E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA Hardware Design Example
2.1.6. Testing the E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA Hardware Design Example x
2.1.6.1. 10GE/25GE Design Example 2.1.6.2. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional (528,514) RS-FEC or (544,514) RS-FEC and Adaptation Flow Hardware Design Example 2.1.6.3. 100GE PCS Only with Optional (528,514) RS-FEC or (544,514) RS-FEC, and Optional PTP Hardware Design Example
2.2. 10GE/25GE with Optional RS-FEC Design Examples x
2.2.1. Simulation Design Examples 2.2.2. Hardware Design Examples 2.2.3. 10GE/25GE Design Example Interface Signals 2.2.4. 10GE/25GE Design Examples Registers
2.2.1. Simulation Design Examples x
2.2.1.1. Non-PTP 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.2.1.2. PTP 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.2.1.3. 10GE/25GE PCS Only, OTN, or FlexE with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.2.1.4. 10GE/25GE Custom PCS with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example
2.2.2. Hardware Design Examples x
2.2.2.1. 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC and PTP Hardware Design Example Components 2.2.2.2. 10GE/25GE PCS Only with Optional RS-FEC Hardware Design Example Components 2.2.2.3. 10GE/25GE Custom PCS with Optional RS-FEC Hardware Design Example
2.3. 100GE with Optional RS-FEC Design Example x
2.3.1. Simulation Design Examples 2.3.2. Hardware Design Examples 2.3.3. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Design Example Interface Signals 2.3.4. 100GE PCS with Optional RS-FEC Design Example Interface Signals 2.3.5. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Design Example Registers 2.3.6. 100GE PCS with Optional RS-FEC Design Example Registers
2.3.1. Simulation Design Examples x
2.3.1.1. Non-PTP E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.3.1.2. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC and PTP Simulation Design Example 2.3.1.3. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA 100GE PCS Only with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.3.1.4. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA 100GE OTN with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example 2.3.1.5. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex FPGA 100GE FlexE with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example
2.3.2. Hardware Design Examples x
2.3.2.1. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC and PMA Adaptation Flow Hardware Design Example Components 2.3.2.2. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC and PTP Hardware Design Example 2.3.2.3. 100GE PCS with Optional RS-FEC Hardware Design Example Components
2.4. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
2.4.1. Features
3. E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Design Example x
3.1. E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Quick Start Guide 3.2. E-tile CPRI PHY Design Example Description 3.3. Document Revision History for the E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide
3.1. E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Quick Start Guide x
3.1.1. Hardware and Software Requirements 3.1.2. Generating the Design 3.1.3. Directory Structure 3.1.4. Simulating the Design Example Testbench 3.1.5. Compiling the Compilation-Only Project 3.1.6. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware 3.1.7. Testing the E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Hardware Design Example
3.2. E-tile CPRI PHY Design Example Description x
3.2.1. Features 3.2.2. Simulation Design Example 3.2.3. Hardware Design Example 3.2.4. Interface Signals 3.2.5. Design Example Register Map for Reconfiguration
4. E-Tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example x
4.1. Quick Start Guide 4.2. 10G/25G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Examples 4.3. 25G Ethernet to CPRI Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example 4.4. CPRI Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Examples 4.5. 100G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example 4.6. Document Revision History for the E-tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example
4.1. Quick Start Guide x
4.1.1. Directory Structure 4.1.2. Generating the Design 4.1.3. Simulating the E-Tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Testbench 4.1.4. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware 4.1.5. Testing the E-tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Hardware Design Example
4.1.2. Generating the Design x
4.1.2.1. Design Example Parameters
4.1.3. Simulating the E-Tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Testbench x
4.1.3.1. Running the Simulation with Default HEX File 4.1.3.2. Running the Simulation with New HEX File 4.1.3.3. Performing the Link Initialization
4.1.5. Testing the E-tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Hardware Design Example x
4.1.5.1. Running the Design Example in Hardware 4.1.5.2. Power Management Setting for Agilex Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit
4.2. 10G/25G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Examples x
4.2.1. Functional Description 4.2.2. Simulation Design Examples 4.2.3. Hardware Design Examples 4.2.4. 10GE/25GE Design Example Interface Signals 4.2.5. 10GE/25GE Design Examples Registers
4.2.1. Functional Description x
4.2.1.1. Clocking Scheme
4.2.2. Simulation Design Examples x
4.2.2.1. 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC and PTP Simulation Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components 4.2.2.2. 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC Simulation Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.2.3. Hardware Design Examples x
4.2.3.1. 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC and PTP Hardware Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components 4.2.3.2. 10GE/25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC Hardware Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.3. 25G Ethernet to CPRI Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example x
4.3.1. Functional Description 4.3.2. Simulation Design Examples 4.3.3. Hardware Design Examples 4.3.4. 25G Ethernet to CPRI Design Example Interface Signals 4.3.5. 25G Ethernet to CPRI Design Examples Registers
4.3.1. Functional Description x
4.3.1.1. Clocking Scheme 4.3.1.2. Reset
4.3.2. Simulation Design Examples x
4.3.2.1. 25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC and PTP to CPRI Simulation Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.3.3. Hardware Design Examples x
4.3.3.1. 25GE MAC+PCS with RS-FEC and PTP to CPRI Hardware Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.4. CPRI Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Examples x
4.4.1. Functional Description 4.4.2. Simulation Design Examples 4.4.3. Hardware Design Examples 4.4.4. CPRI Design Example Interface Signals 4.4.5. CPRI Design Example Registers
4.4.1. Functional Description x
4.4.1.1. Clocking Scheme
4.4.2. Simulation Design Examples x
4.4.2.1. 24G CPRI PHY with RS-FEC Simulation Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components 4.4.2.2. 9.8G CPRI PHY Simulation Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.4.3. Hardware Design Examples x
4.4.3.1. CPRI PHY with RS-FEC Hardware Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Components
4.5. 100G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example x
4.5.1. Functional Description 4.5.2. Testing the 100G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Hardware Design Example 4.5.3. Simulation Design Examples 4.5.4. 100GE DR Hardware Design Examples 4.5.5. 100G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example Interface Signals 4.5.6. 100G Ethernet Dynamic Reconfiguration Examples Registers
4.5.3. Simulation Design Examples x
4.5.3.1. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Dynamic Reconfiguration Simulation Design Example
4.5.4. 100GE DR Hardware Design Examples x
4.5.4.1. 100GE MAC+PCS with Optional RS-FEC Dynamic Reconfiguration Hardware Design Example Components
1. About E-tile Hard IP Intel® Agilex™ Design Example User Guide
2. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel® Agilex™ FPGA Design Example
3. E-tile CPRI PHY Intel® FPGA IP Design Example
4. E-Tile Dynamic Reconfiguration Design Example
5. E-tile Hard IP Intel® Agilex™ Design Examples User Guide Archives

4.1.3.2. Running the Simulation with New HEX File

If you modify the C-code design example simulation source files, you must generate a .HEX file using Nios® II Software Build Tools (SBT) for Eclipse.
  1. In the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software, select Tools > Nios II Software Build Tools for Eclipse.
  2. Create a new workspace when the Workspace Launcher window prompt appears. Click OK to open the workspace.
  3. In the Nios II - Eclipse window, select File > New > Nios II Application and BSP from Template. A Nios II Application and BSP from Template appears.
  4. In the Nios II Application and BSP from Template window, fill in the following information:
    • For SOPC Information File name, browse to <design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/nios_system and open the SOPC Information File (nios_system.sopcinfo) for your design. Click OK to select the file and Eclipse automatically loads all CPU settings.
    • For Project name, specify your desired project name. This example uses dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation.
  5. Click Finish to generate the project. The Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software creates a new directory named software in the specified project location.
  6. Replace the C-code source files located in your new software directory ( <design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/software/dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation) with the following C-code source files from the <design_example_dir>/software/dynamic_reconfiguration_sim design:
    • c3_reconfig.c
    • c3_reconfig.h
    • c3_function.c
    • flow.c
    • main.c
    • packet_gen.c
    • packet_gen.h
      Note: The packet_gen.c and packet_gen.h files are only applicable for Ethernet dynamic reconfiguration (DR) design example and Ethernet to CPRI DR design example variants.
  7. In the Nios II - Eclipse window, press F5 or right-click your project and select Refresh to refresh the window and reload the new files into the project.
  8. On the Project Explorer view, right-click the dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation and select Build Project. Ensure the dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation.elf file is generated in the new <design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/software/dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation directory.
  9. To generate a new HEX file, right-click the dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation in the Project Explorer view, point to Make Targets and select Build. A Make Targets dialog box appears.
  10. In the Make Targets dialog box, select mem_init_generate.
  11. Click Build. The mem_init_generate creates the new HEX (nios_system_onchip_memory2_0_onchip_memory2_0.hex) file. The new HEX file resides in the <design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/software/dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation/mem_init directory.

Follow these steps to simulate the testbench:

  1. Open the <simulator_name>_files.tcl script in the <design_example_dir>/example_testbench/setup_scripts/common directory.
  2. Edit the TCL script to change the existing nios_system_onchip_memory2_0_onchip_memory2_0.hex file directory to the new HEX file generated from the Nios® II SBT for Eclipse:
    For example, change the following line in the TCL script from: 
    lappend memory_files "[normalize_path "$QSYS_SIMDIR/../<design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/ip/nios_system/nios_system_onchip_memory2_0/altera_avalon_onchip_memory2_191/sim/nios_system_onchip_memory2_0_onchip_memory2_0.hex"]"
    to 
    lappend memory_files "[normalize_path "$QSYS_SIMDIR/../<design_example_dir>/hardware_test_design/software/dynamic_reconfiguration_simulation/mem_init/nios_system_onchip_memory2_0_onchip_memory2_0.hex"]"
  3. Using the supported simulator of your choice, change to the testbench simulation directory to <design_example_dir>/example_testbench/ <simulator_name>.
  4. Run the simulation script for the simulator. The script compiles and runs the testbench in the simulator. Refer to .
  5. Analyze the results. The successful testbench performs the DR operations, sends and transmits packets for each DR operation, and displays "Nios has completed its transactions" and "Simulation PASSED" after completing the simulation.
    Note: For Nios® II-based testbench, the simulation runs for more than 5 hours.
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