User guide

Using the Arria 10 Transceiver Native PHY IP Core
This section describes the use of the Altera-provided Arria 10 Transceiver Native PHY IP core. This IP
core provides direct access to Arria 10 transceiver PHY features.
Use the Transceiver Native PHY IP core to configure the transceiver PHY for your protocol implementa‐
tion. To instantiate the IP, click Tools > IP Catalog to select your IP core variation. Use the Parameter
Editor to specify the IP parameters and configure the PHY IP for your protocol implementation. To
quickly configure the PHY IP, select a preset that matches your protocol configuration as a starting point.
Presets are PHY IP configuration settings for various protocols that are stored in the IP Parameter
Editor. Presets are explained in detail in the Presets section below.
You can also configure the PHY IP by selecting an appropriate Transceiver Configuration Rule. The
transceiver configuration rules check the valid combinations of the PCS and PMA blocks in the
transceiver PHY layer, and report errors or warnings for any invalid settings.
Use the Transceiver Native PHY IP core to instantiate the following PCS options:
• Standard PCS
• Enhanced PCS
• PCIe Gen3 PCS
• PCS Direct
Based on the Transceiver Configuration Rule that you select, the PHY IP core selects the appropriate PCS.
The PHY IP core allows you to select all the PCS blocks if you intend to dynamically reconfigure from one
PCS to another. Refer to General and Datapath Parameters section for more details on how to enable all
PCS blocks for dynamic reconfiguration.
After you configure the PHY IP core in the Parameter Editor, click Generate HDL to generate the IP
instance. The top level file generated with the IP instance includes all the available ports for your configu‐
ration. Use these ports to connect the PHY IP core to the PLL IP core, the reset controller IP core, and to
other IP cores in your design.
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