XAUI-PM-U1 Lattice

XAUI IP Core Users Guide January 2012 IPUG68 01.6Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 4 Quick Facts ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Features ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 2. Functional Description ........................................................................................................ 6 XAUI IP Core I/O................................................................................................................................................... 9 Functional Description......................................................................................................................................... 10 XGMII and Slip Buffers............................................................................................................................... 14 XAUI-to-XGMII Translation (Receive Interface)......................................................................................... 15 XGMII-to-XAUI Translation (Transmit Interface)........................................................................................ 16 Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) Interface (Optional) .................................................................... 18 Management Frame Structure ................................................................................................................... 19 Register Descriptions .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Input/Output Timing............................................................................................................................................. 22 XGMII Specifications.................................................................................................................................. 22 XAUI Specifications.................................................................................................................................... 24 MDIO Specifications................................................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 3. Parameter Settings ............................................................................................................ 25 XAUI IP Configuration Dialog Box....................................................................................................................... 25 Parameter Descriptions....................................................................................................................................... 25 Tx Slip Buffer.............................................................................................................................................. 25 Rx Slip Buffer ............................................................................................................................................. 26 MDIO.......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Behavioral Model ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Netlist .ngo ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Evaluation Directory................................................................................................................................... 26 Tools Support............................................................................................................................................. 26 Chapter 4. IP Core Generation............................................................................................................. 27 Licensing the IP Core.......................................................................................................................................... 27 Getting Started.................................................................................................................................................... 27 IPexpress-Created Files and Top Level Directory Structure............................................................................... 29 Instantiating the Core................................................................................................................................. 30 Running Functional Simulation .................................................................................................................. 31 Synthesizing and Implementing the Core in a Top-Level Design .............................................................. 31 Hardware Evaluation........................................................................................................................................... 32 Enabling Hardware Evaluation in Diamond................................................................................................ 32 Enabling Hardware Evaluation in ispLEVER.............................................................................................. 32 Updating/Regenerating the IP Core .................................................................................................................... 33 Regenerating an IP Core in Diamond ........................................................................................................ 33 Regenerating an IP Core in ispLEVER ...................................................................................................... 33 Chapter 5. Support Resources ............................................................................................................ 35 Lattice Technical Support.................................................................................................................................... 35 Online Forums............................................................................................................................................ 35 Telephone Support Hotline ........................................................................................................................ 35 E-mail Support ........................................................................................................................................... 35 Local Support............................................................................................................................................. 35 Internet....................................................................................................................................................... 35 References.......................................................................................................................................................... 35 LatticeECP3 ............................................................................................................................................... 35 LatticeECP2M ............................................................................................................................................ 35 2012 Lattice Semiconductor Corp. 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