Physical layer interface signals, Transceiver reconfiguration – Altera V-Series Avalon-MM DMA User Manual

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Signal

Direction

Description

MSIControl_o[15:0]

Output

Provides system software control of the MSI messages as defined

in Section 6.8.1.3 Message Control for MSI in the PCI Local Bus

Specification, Rev. 3.0. The following fields are defined:

MSIControl_o[15:9]

: Reserved

MSIControl_o[8]

: Per-Vector Masking Capable

MSIControl_o[7]

: 64-Bit Address Capable

MSIControl_o[6:4]

: Multiple Message Enable

MSIControl_o[3:1]

: MSI Message Capable

MSIControl_o[0]

: MSI Enable

Physical Layer Interface Signals

Altera provides an integrated solution with the Transaction, Data Link and Physical Layers. The IP

Parameter Editor generates a SERDES variation file,

<variation>_serdes.v

or .vhd , in addition to the Hard

IP variation file,

<variation>.v

or

.vhd

. The SERDES entity is included in the library files for PCI Express.

Transceiver Reconfiguration

Dynamic reconfiguration compensates for variations due to process, voltage and temperature (PVT).

Among the analog settings that you can reconfigure are V

OD

, pre-emphasis, and equalization.

You can use the Altera Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller to dynamically reconfigure analog

settings. For more information about instantiating the Altera Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller IP

core refer to Hard IP Reconfiguration .

Table 4-20: Transceiver Control Signals

In this table, <n> is the number of interfaces required.

Signal Name

Direction

Description

reconfig_from_

xcvr[(<n>46)-1:0]

Output

Reconfiguration signals to the Transceiver Reconfiguration

Controller.

reconfig_to_xcvr[(<n>

70)-1:0]

Input

Reconfiguration signals from the Transceiver Reconfiguration

Controller.

reconfig_clk_locked

Output

When asserted, indicates that the PLL that provides the fixed

clock required for transceiver initialization is locked. The

Application Layer should be held in reset until

reconfig_clk_

locked

is asserted.

The following table shows the number of logical reconfiguration and physical interfaces required for

various configurations. The Quartus II Fitter merges logical interfaces to minimize the number of physical

interfaces configured in the hardware. Typically, one logical interface is required for each channel and one

UG-01154

2014.12.18

Physical Layer Interface Signals

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Interfaces and Signal Descriptions

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