Low Latency 40-Gbps Ethernet Intel® Stratix® 10 IP Core User Guide

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Date 6/20/2023
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Datasheet 2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Parameters 3. Getting Started 4. Functional Description 5. Reset 6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions 7. Control, Status, and Statistics Register Descriptions 8. Debugging the Link 9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview 10. Intel® Stratix® 10 Low Latency 40GbE IP Core User Guide Archives 11. Differences Between Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core and Low Latency 40GbE IP Core That Targets an Arria 10 Device 12. Document Revision History for Low Latency 40-Gbps Ethernet Intel Stratix 10 IP Core
1. Datasheet x
1.1. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Supported Features 1.2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core Device Family and Speed Grade Support 1.3. Resource Utilization 1.4. Release Information
1.2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core Device Family and Speed Grade Support x
1.2.1. Device Family Support 1.2.2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Device Speed Grade Support
3. Getting Started x
3.1. Installing and Licensing Intel® FPGA IP Cores 3.2. Specifying the Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Parameters and Options 3.3. Simulating the IP Core 3.4. Generated File Structure 3.5. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design 3.6. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Testbench 3.7. Compiling the Full Design and Programming the FPGA
3.5. Integrating Your IP Core in Your Design x
3.5.1. Pin Assignments 3.5.2. Adding the Transceiver PLL 3.5.3. Clock Requirements for 40GBASE-KR4/CR4 Variations 3.5.4. Adding the External TX MAC PLL 3.5.5. Placement Settings for the Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core
3.6. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Testbench x
3.6.1. Understanding the Testbench Behavior
4. Functional Description x
4.1. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core Functional Description 4.2. User Interface to Ethernet Transmission
4.1. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core Functional Description x
4.1.1. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core TX MAC Datapath 4.1.2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core RX MAC Datapath 4.1.3. Link Fault Signaling Interface 4.1.4. Intel® Stratix® 10 Low Latency 40GBASE-KR4 IP Core Variations
4.1.1. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core TX MAC Datapath x
4.1.1.1. Frame Padding 4.1.1.2. Preamble Insertion 4.1.1.3. Inter-Packet Gap Generation and Insertion 4.1.1.4. Frame Check Sequence (CRC-32) Insertion
4.1.2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE Core RX MAC Datapath x
4.1.2.1. IP Core Preamble Processing 4.1.2.2. IP Core Strict SFD Checking 4.1.2.3. Length/Type Field Processing 4.1.2.4. RX CRC Checking and Dynamic Forwarding
4.1.2.3. Length/Type Field Processing x
4.1.2.3.1. Length Checking
4.2. User Interface to Ethernet Transmission x
4.2.1. Order of Transmission 4.2.2. Bit Order For TX and RX Datapaths
6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions x
6.1. TX MAC Interface to User Logic 6.2. RX MAC Interface to User Logic 6.3. Transceivers Signals 6.4. Transceiver Reconfiguration Signals 6.5. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Management Interface 6.6. Miscellaneous Status and Debug Signals 6.7. Reset Signals 6.8. Clocks 6.9. Flow Control Interface
7. Control, Status, and Statistics Register Descriptions x
7.1. Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4/CR4 Registers 7.2. PHY Registers 7.3. TX MAC Registers 7.4. RX MAC Registers 7.5. Statistics Registers
7.5. Statistics Registers x
7.5.1. TX Statistics Registers 7.5.2. RX Statistics Registers
9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview x
9.1. Features
1. Datasheet
2. Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core Parameters
3. Getting Started
4. Functional Description
5. Reset
6. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions
7. Control, Status, and Statistics Register Descriptions
8. Debugging the Link
9. Ethernet Toolkit Overview
10. Intel® Stratix® 10 Low Latency 40GbE IP Core User Guide Archives
11. Differences Between Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP Core and Low Latency 40GbE IP Core That Targets an Arria 10 Device
12. Document Revision History for Low Latency 40-Gbps Ethernet Intel Stratix 10 IP Core

4.1.4. Intel® Stratix® 10 Low Latency 40GBASE-KR4 IP Core Variations

The Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 IP core supports low-level control of analog transceiver properties for link training and auto-negotiation in the absence of a predetermined environment for the IP core. For example, an Ethernet IP core in a backplane may have to communicate with different link partners at different times. When it powers up, the environment parameters may be different than when it ran previously. The environment can also change dynamically, necessitating reset and renegotiation of the Ethernet link.

The Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP core 40GBASE-KR4 variations implement the IEEE Backplane Ethernet Standard 802.3-2012 . The Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP core provides this reconfiguration functionality in Intel® Stratix® 10 devices by configuring each physical Ethernet lane with an Intel Backplane Ethernet 10GBASE-KR PHY IP core if you turn on Enable KR4 in the Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE parameter editor.

The IP core includes the option to implement the following features:

  • KR auto-negotiation provides a process to explore coordination with a link partner on a variety of different common features. The 40GBASE-KR4 variations of the Intel Stratix 10 LL 40GbE IP core can auto-negotiate only to a 40GBASE-KR4 configuration. Turn on the Enable Auto-Negotiation parameter to configure support for auto-negotiation.

  • Link training provides a process for the IP core to train the link to the data frequency of incoming data, while compensating for variations in process, voltage, and temperature. Turn on the Enable Link Training parameter to configure support for link training.

  • After the link is up and running, forward error correction (FEC) provides an error detection and correction mechanism to enable noisy channels to achieve the Ethernet-mandated bit error rate (BER) of 10-12. Turn on the Include FEC sublayer parameter to configure support for FEC.

The Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 IP core variations include separate link training and FEC modules for each of the four Ethernet lanes, and a single auto-negotiation module. You specify the master lane for performing auto-negotiation in the parameter editor, and the IP core also provides register support to modify the selection dynamically.

Intel provides a testbench for Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 IP core variations that generate their own TX MAC clock (Use external TX MAC PLL is turned off). Intel provides a hardware design example for all Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 IP core variations that generate their own TX MAC clock, to assist you in integrating your Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 IP core into your complete design. You can examine the design example for an example of how to drive and connect the 40GBASE-KR4 IP core.

IP core FEC functionality relies on register settings in the Intel® Stratix® 10 LL 40GBASE-KR4 registers and on some specific register fields in the Intel® Stratix® 10 device registers.

To simulate correctly and to run correctly in hardware, you must drive the reconfig_clk and the clk_status inputs from the same source clock.

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