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Note: Whichever channel you pick as the PCS master, the fitter will select physical CH1 or CH4 of a
transceiver bank as the master channel. This is because the ASN and Master CGB connectivity only
exists in the hardware of these two channels of the transceiver bank.
Table 2-163: Logical PCS Master Channel for PIPE Configuration
PIPE Configuration Logical PCS Master Channel # (default)
x1 0
x2 1
x4 2
(37)
x8 4
The following figures show the default configurations:
Figure 2-91: x2 Configuration
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
CH1
CH0
CH5
CH4
CH3
CH2
CH1
CH0
Master CH
Data CH
fPLL
ATX
PLL
Master
CGB
fPLL
ATX
PLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
Master
CGB
Logical
Channel
Physical
Channel
0
1
Transceiver bank
Transceiver bank
Master
CGB
Master
CGB
Note:
The physical channel 0 aligns with logical channel 0.
(37)
Ensure that the Logical PCS Master Channel aligns with Physical Channel 1 or 4 in a given transceiver bank.
2-262
Master Channel in Bonded Configurations
UG-01143
2015.05.11
Altera Corporation
Implementing Protocols in Arria 10 Transceivers
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