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5–2 Chapter 5: Interlaken PHY IP Core
Device Family Support
Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core March 2012 Altera Corporation
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■ Lane-based CRC32
■ Disparity DC balancing
f For more detailed information about the Interlaken transceiver channel datapath,
clocking, and channel placement, refer to the “Interlaken” section in the Transceiver
Protocol Configurations in Stratix V Devices chapter of the Stratix V Device Handbook.
f Refer to PHY IP Design Flow with Interlaken for Stratix V Devices for a reference design
that implements the Interlaken protocol in a Stratix V device.
Device Family Support
IP cores provide either final or preliminary support for target Altera device families.
These terms have the following definitions:
■ Final support—Verified with final timing models for this device.
■ Preliminary support—Verified with preliminary timing models for this device.
Table 5–1 shows the level of support offered by the Interlaken PHY IP core for Altera
device families
Parameter Settings
To configure the Interlaken PHY IP core in the parameter editor, click Installed
Plug-Ins > Interfaces > Interlaken > Interlaken PHY v11.1. The Interlaken PHY IP
core is only available when you select the Stratix V device family.
General Options
Table 5–2 describes the parameters that you can set on the General tab.
Table 5–1. Device Family Support
Device Family Support
Stratix V devices–Hard PCS + PMA Preliminary
Other device families Not supported
Table 5–2. General Option (Part 1 of 2)
Parameter Value Description
Device family Stratix V Specifies the device family.
Datapath mode Duplex, RX, TX Specifies the mode of operation as Duplex, RX, or TX mode.
Lane rate
3125 Mbps
5000 Mbps
6250 Mbps
6375 Mbps
10312.5 Mbps
Specifies the link bandwidth. The Input clock frequency and Base
data rate parameters update automatically based on the Lane rate
you specify; however, you can change these default values.
Number of lanes
1–24 Specifies the number of lanes in a link over which data is striped.
Metaframe length in
words
5–8191
Specifies the number of words in a metaframe. The default value
is 2048.