F-Tile Architecture and PMA and FEC Direct PHY IP User Guide

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Date 7/08/2024
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3.13.1. Using Debug Endpoint Interface within the F-Tile PMA/FEC Direct PHY Intel® FPGA IP

The Debug Endpoint Avalon® interface is a JTAG Avalon memory-mapped interface that provides access to the reconfiguration register space of the F-tile through System Console. The Quartus® Prime software inserts the debug interconnect fabric to connect the PMA with JTAG.
To enable the Debug Endpoint Avalon® Interface, follow these steps:
  1. Enable the Enable datapath Avalon interface and Enable PMA Avalon interface options in the Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface tab of the F-Tile PMA/FEC Direct PHY Intel® FPGA IP parameter editor.
  2. Enable the Enable Debug Endpoint on datapath Avalon interface option and Enable Debug Endpoint on PMA Avalon interface option in the Avalon Memory-Mapped Interface tab of the F-Tile PMA/FEC Direct PHY Intel® FPGA IP parameter editor.
    Figure 95. IP Parameter Editor
  3. Connect the clock and reset signals to the reconfig_pdp_clk and reconfig_pdp_reset ports of the datapath reconfiguration interface.
  4. Connect the other datapath reconfiguration interface signals:
    • reconfig_pdp_write
    • reconfig_pdp_read
    • reconfig_pdp_address
    • reconfig_pdp_writedata
    • reconfig_pdp_readdata
    • reconfig_pdp_byteenable
    • reconfig_pdp_readdatavalid
    • reconfig_pdp_waitrequest
    to ground, assuming no FPGA core logic controls the reconfiguration interface.
  5. Follow the same connection guidelines in steps 3 and 4 for the reconfig_xcvr* PMA interface signals.
    Note: If you do not connect the reconfiguration interface signals appropriately, the debug endpoint functions unexpectedly.