Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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1. Quick Start Guide 2. 10M/100M/1G Ethernet Design Example 3. 1G/2.5G Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588v2 Feature 4. 2.5G Ethernet Design Example 5. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example 6. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588 Design Example 7. Interface Signals Description 8. Configuration Registers Description 9. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs Archives 10. Document Revision History for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs
1. Quick Start Guide x
1.1. Directory Structure 1.2. Generating the Design 1.3. Simulating the Design 1.4. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware 1.5. Signal Tap Debugging
1.2. Generating the Design x
1.2.1. Procedure 1.2.2. Design Example Parameters
1.3. Simulating the Design x
1.3.1. Procedure 1.3.2. Testbench
1.4. Compiling and Configuring the Design Example in Hardware x
1.4.1. Procedure 1.4.2. Hardware Setup
1.5. Signal Tap Debugging x
1.5.1. Signal Tap Debug Signals
2. 10M/100M/1G Ethernet Design Example x
2.1. Features 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.3. Functional Description 2.4. Simulation 2.5. Hardware Testing 2.6. Interface Signals 2.7. Configuration Registers
2.3. Functional Description x
2.3.1. Design Components 2.3.2. Clocking Scheme 2.3.3. Reset Scheme
2.5. Hardware Testing x
2.5.1. Test Procedure
2.7. Configuration Registers x
2.7.1. Packet Generator and Traffic Monitor Register Map
3. 1G/2.5G Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588v2 Feature x
3.1. Features 3.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 3.3. Functional Description 3.4. Simulation 3.5. Interface Signals 3.6. Configuration Registers
3.3. Functional Description x
3.3.1. Design Components 3.3.2. Clocking Scheme 3.3.3. Reset Scheme
3.4. Simulation x
3.4.1. Test Case—Design Example with the IEEE 1588v2 Feature
4. 2.5G Ethernet Design Example x
4.1. Features 4.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 4.3. Functional Description 4.4. Simulation 4.5. Hardware Testing 4.6. Interface Signals 4.7. Configuration Registers
4.3. Functional Description x
4.3.1. Design Components 4.3.2. Clocking Scheme 4.3.3. Reset Scheme
4.5. Hardware Testing x
4.5.1. Test Procedure
4.7. Configuration Registers x
4.7.1. Packet Generator and Traffic Monitor Register Map
5. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example x
5.1. Features 5.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 5.3. Functional Description 5.4. Simulation 5.5. Hardware Testing 5.6. Interface Signals 5.7. Configuration Registers
5.3. Functional Description x
5.3.1. Design Components 5.3.2. Clocking Scheme 5.3.3. Reset Scheme
5.5. Hardware Testing x
5.5.1. Test Procedure
5.7. Configuration Registers x
5.7.1. Packet Generator and Traffic Monitor Register Map
6. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588 Design Example x
6.1. Features 6.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 6.3. Functional Description 6.4. Simulation 6.5. Interface Signals
6.3. Functional Description x
6.3.1. Design Components 6.3.2. Clocking Scheme 6.3.3. Reset Scheme
6.4. Simulation x
6.4.1. Test Case—Design Example with the IEEE 1588v2 Feature
7. Interface Signals Description x
7.1. Clock and Reset Interface Signals 7.2. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface Signals 7.3. Avalon® Streaming Interface Signals 7.4. PHY Interface Signals 7.5. Status Interface 7.6. IEEE 1588v2 Timestamp Interface Signals
8. Configuration Registers Description x
8.1. Register Access Definition 8.2. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC 8.3. PHY
8.3. PHY x
8.3.1. 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multirate PHY Register Map Register Definitions
1. Quick Start Guide
2. 10M/100M/1G Ethernet Design Example
3. 1G/2.5G Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588v2 Feature
4. 2.5G Ethernet Design Example
5. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example
6. 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII) Ethernet Design Example with IEEE 1588 Design Example
7. Interface Signals Description
8. Configuration Registers Description
9. Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs Archives
10. Document Revision History for the Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC Intel® FPGA IP Design Example User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

8.3.1. 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multirate PHY

This topic lists the byte offsets of the 1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multirate variant registers for Agilex™ 5 devices.

Register Map

You can access the 16-bit/32-bit configuration registers via the Avalon® memory-mapped interface.

Table 35.  Register Map Overview
Address Range Usage Register Width Configuration
0x00 : 0x1F 1000BASE-X/SGMII 16 2.5G, 1G/2.5G, 10M/100M/1G/2.5G, 10M/100M/1G/2.5G/10G, 1G/2.5G/10G

0x400 : 0x41F

 USXGMII 32

10M/100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G (USXGMII)

Register Definitions

Observe the following guidelines when accessing the registers:
  • Do not write to reserved or undefined registers.
  • When writing to the registers, perform read-modify-write operation to ensure that reserved or undefined register bits are not overwritten.
Table 36.  1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multirate PHY Register Definitions
Word Offset Name Description Access HW Reset Value
0x00 control Bit [15]: RESET. Set this bit to 1 to trigger a soft reset.

The PHY clears the bit when the reset is completed. The register values remain intact during the reset.

 RWC 0
Bit[14]: Reserved. — —
Bit [12]: AUTO_NEGOTIATION_ENABLE. Set this bit to 1 to enable auto-negotiation.

Auto-negotiation is supported only in 1GbE. Therefore, set this bit to 0 when you switch to a speed other than 1GbE.

 RW 0
Bit [9]: RESTART_AUTO_NEGOTIATION. Set this bit to 1 to restart auto-negotiation.

The PHY clears the bit as soon as auto-negotiation is restarted.

 RWC 0
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x01 status Bit [5]: AUTO_NEGOTIATION_COMPLETE. A value of "1" indicates that the auto-negotiation is completed. RO 0
Bit [3]: AUTO_NEGOTIATION_ABILITY. A value of "1" indicates that the PCS function supports auto-negotiation. RO 1
Bit [2]: LINK_STATUS. A value of "0" indicates that the link is lost. A value of "1" indicates that the link is established. RO 0
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x02:0x03 phy_identifier The value set in the PHY_IDENTIFIER parameter. RO Value of PHY_IDENTIFIER parameter
0x04 dev_ability Use this register to advertise the device abilities during auto-negotiation. — —
Bits [13:12]: RF. Specify the remote fault.
  • 00: No error.
  • 01: Link failure.
  • 10: Off-line.
  • 11: Auto-negotiation error.
 RW 00
Bits [8:7]: PS. Specify the PAUSE support.
  • 00: No PAUSE.
  • 01: Symmetric PAUSE.
  • 10: Asymmetric PAUSE towards the link partner.
  • 11: Asymmetric and symmetric PAUSE towards the link device.
RW 11
Bit [5]: FD. Ensure that this bit is always set to 1. RW 1
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x05 (1000BASE-X mode) partner_ability The device abilities of the link partner during auto-negotiation. — —
Bit [14]: ACK. A value of "1" indicates that the link partner has received three consecutive matching ability values from the device. RO 0
Bits [13:12]: RF. The remote fault.
  • 00: No error.
  • 01: Link failure.
  • 10: Off-line.
  • 11: Auto-negotiation error.
 RO 0
Bits [8:7]: PS. The PAUSE support.
  • 00: No PAUSE.
  • 01: Symmetric PAUSE.
  • 10: Asymmetric PAUSE towards the link partner.
  • 11: Asymmetric and symmetric PAUSE towards the link device.
 RO 0
Bit [6]: HD. A value of "1" indicates that half-duplex is supported. RO 0
Bit [5]: FD. A value of "1" indicates that full-duplex is supported. RO 0
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x05 (SGMII mode) partner_ability The device abilities of the link partner during auto-negotiation. — —
Bit [11:10]: COPPER_SPEED
Link partner speed:
  • 00: copper interface speed is 10 Mbps
  • 01: copper interface speed is 100 Mbps
  • 10: copper interface speed is 1 Gigabit
  • 11: reserved
 RO 00
Bit [12]: COPPER_DUPLEX_STATUS
Link partner capability:
  • 1: copper interface is capable of full-duplex operation
  • 0: copper interface is capable of half-duplex operation
 RO 0
Bit [14]: ACK. Link partner acknowledge. A value of 1 indicates that the device received three consecutive matching ability values from its link partner. RO 0
Bit [15]: COPPER_LINK_STATUS
Link partner status:
  • 1: copper interface link is up
  • 0: copper interface link is down
 RO 0
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x06 an_expansion The PCS capabilities and auto-negotiation status. — —
Bit [1]: PAGE_RECEIVE. A value of "1" indicates that the partner_ability register has been updated. This bit is automatically cleared once it is read. RO 0
Bit [0]: LINK_PARTNER_AUTO_NEGOTIATION_ABLE. A value of "1" indicates that the link partner supports auto-negotiation. RO 0
0x07 device_next_page The PHY does not support the next page feature. These registers are always set to 0. RO 0
0x08 partner_next_page RO 0
0x09:0x0F Reserved — — —

0x10

 scratch Provides a memory location to test read and write operations.

RW

 0
Bit [31:16]: Reserved — —
0x11 rev The current version of the PHY IP. RO Current version of the PHY
Bit [31:16]: Reserved — —
0x12:0x13 link_timer
21-bit auto-negotiation link timer. Set the link timer value from 0 to 16 ms in 16 ns steps (62.5 MHz clock periods for 1G). The reset value sets the link timer to ~10 ms (10,002,432 ns).
  • Bit [15:0] are written to word offset 0x12. Bit [8:0] of word offset 0x12 is always set to 0. Any value written to it is ignored.
  • Bit [20:16] are written to word offset 0x13. The remaining bits are reserved and always set to 0. Since bit [8:0] is always set to 0, the highest resolution for 1G is 8192 ns.
RW

[20:9] 0x4C5 [8:0] 0x0

OR

Addr 0x13: [20:16] 0x9 Addr 0x12: [15:0] 0x8A00
0x14 if_mode Interface Mode Register — —
Bit [0]: SGMII_ENA

Determines the PCS function operating mode. Setting this bit to 1b'1 enables SGMII mode. Setting this bit to 1b'0 enables 1000BASE-X gigabit mode.

RW 0
Bit [1]: USE_SGMII_AN

In SGMII mode, setting this bit to 1b'1 configures the PCS with the link partner abilities advertised during auto-negotiation. If this bit is set to 1b'0, the PCS function should be configured with the SGMII_SPEED bits.

RW 0
Bit [3:2]: SGMII_SPEED
When the PCS operates in SGMII mode (SGMII_ENA = 1) and is not programmed for automatic configuration (USE_SGMII_AN = 0), the following encodings specify the speed:
  • 2'b00: 10 Mbps
  • 2'b01: 100 Mbps
  • 2'b10: Gigabit
  • 2'b11: Reserved
These bits are not used when SGMII_ENA = 0 or USE_SGMII_AN = 1.
RW 0
All other bits are reserved. — —
0x15 Reserved — — —
0x17 dl_ctrl Bit [0]: tx_measure_valid
Indicates whether the TX deterministic latency measurement values are valid
  • 0: Not valid
  • 1: Valid
 RO 0x0
Bit [1]: rx_measure_valid
Indicates whether the RX deterministic latency measurement values are valid.
  • 0: Not valid
  • 1: Valid
 RO 0x0
Bit [2]: tx_dl_reset
TX Deterministic Latency (DL) soft reset. Provides a soft reset to the TX DL block.
  • 0: TX DL block is not under reset
  • 1: TX DL block is being reset
Note: This is not a self-clearing reset.
RW 0x0
Bit [3]: rx_dl_reset
RX Deterministic Latency (DL) soft reset. Provides a soft reset to the RX DL block.
  • 0: RX DL block is not under reset
  • 1: RX DL block is being reset
Note: This is not a self-clearing reset.
RW 0x0
0x19:0x18 tx_delay Bit [20:0]: TX Datapath Latency.
Provides the TX datapath deterministic latency values measured in i_dl_sampling_clk cycles.
  • 0x18
    • Bit [15:8]: Unused.
    • Bit [7:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.
  • 0x19:
    • Bit [15:13]: Unused.
    • Bit [12:0]: The number of clock cycles.

You must set the measure_valid before taking the measurement.

RO 0x0
0x1B:0x1A rx_delay Bit [20:0]: RX Datapath Latency.
Provides the RX datapath deterministic latency values measured in i_dl_sampling_clk cycles.
  • 0x1A:
    • Bit [15:8]: Unused.
    • Bit [7:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.
  • 0x1B:
    • Bit [15:13]: Unused.
    • Bit [12:0]: The number of clock cycles.

You must set the measure_valid before taking the measurement.

RO 0x0
0x1D:0x1C tx_soft_pcs_latency Bit [21:0]: TX Soft PCS Datapath Latency.
Provides the latency values measured from GMII input interface to 20-bit parallel output of soft PCS logic.
Note: The value of gmii16b_tx_latency can be read from this register.
  • 0x1C:
    • Bit [15:10]: Unused.
    • Bit [9:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.
  • 0x1D:
    • Bit [15:12]: Unused.
    • Bit [11:0]: The number of clock cycles.
 RO 0x0
0x1F:0x1E rx_soft_pcs_latency Bit [21:0]: RX Soft PCS Datapath Latency.
Provides the latency values measured from 20-bit parallel output of soft PCS logic to GMII output interface of PHY IP.
Note: The value of gmii16b_rx_latency can be read from this register.
  • 0x1E:
    • Bit [15:10]: Unused.
    • Bit [9:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.
  • 0x1F:
    • Bit [15:12]: Unused.
    • Bit [11:0]: The number of clock cycles.
 RO 0x0
0x400 usxgmii_control Control Register — —
Bit [0]: USXGMII_ENA:
  • 0: 10GBASE-R mode
  • 1: USXGMII mode
 RW 0
Bit [1]: USXGMII_AN_ENA is used when USXGMII_ENA is set to 1:
  • 0: Disables USXGMII Auto-Negotiation and manually configures the operating speed with the USXGMII_SPEED register.
  • 1: Enables USXGMII Auto-Negotiation, and automatically configures operating speed with link partner ability advertised during USXGMII Auto-Negotiation.
RW 1
Bit [4:2]: USXGMII_SPEED is the operating speed of the PHY in USXGMII mode and USE_USXGMII_AN is set to 0.
  • 3’b000: 10M
  • 3’b001: 100M
  • 3’b010: 1G
  • 3’b011: 10G
  • 3’b100: 2.5G
  • 3’b101: 5G
  • 3’b110: Reserved
  • 3’b111: Reserved
 RW 0
Bit [8:5]: Reserved — —
Bit [9]: RESTART_AUTO_NEGOTIATION

Write 1 to restart Auto-Negotiation sequence The bit is cleared by hardware when Auto-Negotiation is restarted.

 RWC 0
Bit [31:10]: Reserved — —
0x401 usxgmii_status Status Register — —
Bit [1:0]: Reserved — —
Bit [2]: LINK_STATUS indicates link status for USXGMII all speeds
  • 1: Link is established
  • 0: Link synchronization is lost, a 0 is latched
 RO 0
Bit [4:3]: Reserved — —
Bit [5]: AUTO_NEGOTIATION_COMPLETE

A value of 1 indicates the Auto-Negotiation process is completed.

 RO 0
Bit [31:6]: Reserved — —
0x402:0x404 Reserved — — —
0x405 usxgmii_partner_ability Device abilities advertised to the link partner during Auto-Negotiation — —
Bit [6:0]: Reserved — —
Bit [7]: EEE_CLOCK_STOP_CAPABILITY
Indicates whether or not energy efficient Ethernet (EEE) clock stop is supported.
  • 0: Not supported
  • 1: Supported
 RO 0
Bit [8]: EEE_CAPABILITY
Indicates whether or not EEE is supported.
  • 0: Not supported
  • 1: Supported
 RO 0
Bit [11:9]: SPEED
  • 3'b000: 10M
  • 3'b001: 100M
  • 3'b010: 1G
  • 3'b011: 10G
  • 3'b100: 2.5G
  • 3'b101: 5G
  • 3'b110: Reserved
  • 3'b111: Reserved
 RO 0
Bit [12]: DUPLEX
Indicates the duplex mode.
  • 0: Half duplex
  • 1: Full duplex
 RO 0
Bit [13]: Reserved — —
Bit [14]: ACKNOWLEDGE

A value of 1 indicates that the device has received three consecutive matching ability values from its link partner.

 RO 0
Bit [15]: LINK
Indicates the link status.
  • 0: Link down
  • 1: Link up
 RO 0
Bit [31:16]: Reserved — —
0x406:0x411 Reserved — — —
0x412 usxgmii_link_timer

Auto-Negotiation link timer. Sets the link timer value in bit [19:14] from 0 to 2 ms in approximately 0.05-ms steps. You must program the link timer to ensure that it matches the link timer value of the external NBASE-T PHY IP.

The reset value sets the link timer to approximately 1.6 ms.

Bits [13:0] are reserved and always set to 0.

 [19:14]: RW

[13:0]: RO

 [19:14]: 1F

[13:0]: 0
0x413:0x41F Reserved — — —
0x420 ptp_dl Bit [0]: tx_measure_valid
Indicates whether the TX deterministic latency measurement values are valid.
  • 0: Not valid
  • 1: Valid
 RO 0x0
Bit [1]: rx_measure_valid
Indicates whether the RX deterministic latency measurement values are valid.
  • 0: Not valid
  • 1: Valid
 RO 0x0
Bit [2]: tx_dl_reset
TX Deterministic Latency (DL) soft reset. Provides a soft reset to the TX DL block.
  • 0: TX DL block is not under reset
  • 1: TX DL block is being reset
Note: This is not a self-clearing reset.
RW 0x0
Bit [3]: rx_dl_reset
RX Deterministic Latency (DL) soft reset. Provides a soft reset to the RX DL block.
  • 0: RX DL block is not under reset
  • 1: RX DL block is being reset
Note: This is not a self-clearing reset.
RW 0x0
0x421 ptp_dl_tx Bit [20:0]: TX Datapath Latency.
Provides the TX datapath deterministic latency values measured in sampling_clk cycles. Fixed point format Q13.8.
  • Bit [20:8]: The number of clock cycles.
  • Bit [7:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.

tx_measure_valid (bit 0 of register 0x420) must be asserted before taking the measurement.

RO 0x0
0x422 ptp_dl_rx Bit [20:0]: RX Datapath Latency.
Provides the RX datapath deterministic latency values measured in sampling_clk cycles. Fixed point format Q13.8.
  • Bit [20:8]: The number of clock cycles.
  • Bit [7:0]: The fractional number of clock cycles.

rx_measure_valid (bit 0 of register 0x420) must be asserted before taking the measurement.

RO 0x0
0x461 phy_serial_loopback Configures the transceiver serial loopback in the PMA from TX to RX. — —
Bit [0]
  • 0: Disables the PHY serial loopback
  • 1: Enables the PHY serial loopback
 RW 0
Bit [31:1]: Reserved — —
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