E-Tile Hard IP Agilex™ 7 Design Example User Guide: Ethernet, E-tile CPRI PHY and Dynamic Reconfiguration

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2.3.1.5. E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA 100GE FlexE with Optional RS-FEC Simulation Design Example

The simulation block diagram below is generated using the following settings in the IP parameter editor:
  1. Under the IP tab:
    1. Single 100GE with optional RSFEC or 100GE or 1 to 4 channel 10GE/25GE with optional RSFEC and PTP as the core variant.
    2. 100GE Channel as Active channel(s) at startup if you choose 100GE or 1 to 4 channel 10GE/25GE with optional RSFEC and PTP as the core variant.
  2. Under the 100GE tab:
    1. 100G as the Ethernet rate.
    2. FlexE, FlexE+(528,514)RSFEC, or FlexE+(544,514)RSFEC as the Ethernet IP layer.
Figure 17. Simulation Block Diagram for E-tile Ethernet IP for Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA 100GE FlexE Design Example Block Diagram

The testbench sends traffic through the IP core, exercising the transmit side and receive side of the IP core.

The successful test run displays output confirming the following behavior:

  1. The client logic resets both the IP cores.
  2. The stimulus client logic waits for the stimulus RX datapath and FlexE RX datapath to align.
  3. Once alignment is complete, the stimulus client logic transmits a series of packets to the FlexE IP core.
  4. The FlexE IP core receives the series of packets and transmits back to the stimulus MAC IP core.
  5. The stimulus client logic then checks the number of packets received and verify that the packets have no errors.
  6. Displaying Testbench complete.

The following sample output illustrates a successful simulation test run for a 100GE, FlexE only IP core variation.

# test_dut: def_100G_o_tx_lanes_stable is 1 at time             345685000
# test_dut: waiting for tx_dll_lock....
# dut: o_tx_lanes_stable is 1 at time             345685000
# dut: waiting for tx_dll_lock....
# dut: TX DLL LOCK is 1 at time             398849563
# dut: waiting for tx_transfer_ready....
# dut: TX transfer ready is 1 at time             399169435
# dut: waiting for rx_transfer_ready....
# dut: RX transfer ready is 1 at time             410719813
# dut: EHIP PLD Ready out is 1 at time             410776000
# dut: EHIP reset out is 0 at time             411040000
# dut: EHIP reset ack is 0 at time             412282101
# dut: EHIP TX reset out is 0 at time             413160000
# dut: EHIP TX reset ack is 0 at time             462643731
# dut: waiting for EHIP Ready....
# dut: EHIP READY is 1 at time             462750387
# dut: EHIP RX reset out is 0 at time             463088000
# dut: waiting for rx reset ack....
# dut: EHIP RX reset ack is 0 at time             463283667
# dut: Waiting for RX Block Lock
# test_dut: TX DLL LOCK is 1 at time             475452243
# test_dut: waiting for tx_transfer_ready....
# test_dut: TX transfer ready is 1 at time             475772115
# test_dut: waiting for rx_transfer_ready....
# test_dut: RX transfer ready is 1 at time             487164223
# test_dut: EHIP PLD Ready out is 1 at time             487224000
# test_dut: EHIP reset out is 0 at time             487488000
# test_dut: EHIP reset ack is 0 at time             488907771
# test_dut: EHIP TX reset out is 0 at time             489784000
# test_dut: EHIP TX reset ack is 0 at time             539116083
# test_dut: waiting for EHIP Ready....
# test_dut: EHIP READY is 1 at time             539169411
# test_dut: EHIP RX reset out is 0 at time             539512000
# test_dut: waiting for rx reset ack....
# test_dut: EHIP RX reset ack is 0 at time             539702691
# test_dut: Waiting for RX Block Lock
# dut: EHIP RX Block Lock  is high at time             542102451
# dut: Waiting for AM lock
# dut: EHIP RX AM Lock  is high at time             543368991
# dut: Waiting for RX alignment
# dut: RX deskew locked
# dut: RX lane aligmnent locked
# dut: *****************************************
# test_dut: EHIP RX Block Lock  is high at time             546535341
# test_dut: Waiting for AM lock
# test_dut: EHIP RX AM Lock  is high at time             547801881
# test_dut: Waiting for RX alignment
# test_dut: RX deskew locked
# test_dut: RX lane aligmnent locked
# test_dut: ** Sending Packet           1...
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# test_dut: ** Sending Packet           9...
# test_dut: ** Sending Packet          10...
# test_dut: ** Received Packet          1...
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# test_dut: ** Received Packet          9...
# test_dut: ** Received Packet         10...
# test_dut: **
# test_dut: ** Testbench complete.
# test_dut: **
# test_dut: *****************************************