RocketIO™

Transceiver
User Guide

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The following table shows the revision history for this document.

Date Version Revision

11/20/01 1.0 • Initial Xilinx release.
01/23/02 1.1 • Updated for typographical and other errors found during review.
02/25/02 1.2 • Part of Virtex-II Pro™ Developer’s Kit (March 2002 Release)
07/11/02 1.3 • Updated “PCB Design Requirements”. Added Appendix A, “RocketIO Transceiver
Timing Model.” Changed Cell Models to Appendix B.
09/27/02 1.4 • Added additional IMPORTANT NOTE regarding ISE revisions at the beginning of
Chapter 1
• Added material in section “CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check).”
• Added section “Other Important Design Notes.”
• New pre-emphasis eye diagrams in section “Pre-emphasis Techniques.”
• Numerous parameter additions previously shown as “TBD” in “MGT Package Pins.”
10/16/02 1.5 • Corrected pinouts for FF1152 package, device column 2VP20/30, LOC Constraints
rows GT_X0_Y0 and GT_X0_Y1.
• Corrected section “CRC Latency” and Table 2-20 to express latency in terms of
TXUSRCLK and RXUSRCLK cycles.
• Corrected sequence of packet elements in Figure 2-30.
11/20/02 1.6 • Table 1-2: Added support for XAUI Fibre Channel.
• Corrected max PCB drive distance to 40 inches.
• Reorganized content sequence in Chapter 2, “Digital Design Considerations.”
• Table 1-5: Additional information in RXCOMMADET definition.
• Code corrections in VHDL Clock templates.
• “Data Path Latency” section expanded and reformatted.
• Corrections in clocking scheme drawings. Addition of drawings showing clocking
schemes without using DCM.
• Table B-1: Corrections in Valid Data Characters.
• Table 3-4: Data added.
• Corrections made to power regulator schematic, Figure 3-7.
• Table 2-23: Data added/corrected.
12/12/02 1.6.1 • Added clarifying text regarding trace length vs. width.
03/25/03 2.0 • Reorganized existing content
• Added new content
• Added Appendix C, “Related Online Documents”
• Added “Index”

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06/12/03 2.1 • Table 1-2: Added qualifying footnote to XAUI 10GFC.
• Table 1-5: Corrected definition of RXRECCLK.
• Section “RocketIO Transceiver Instantiations” in Chapter 1: added text briefly
explaining what the Instantiation Wizard does.
• Table 2-14: Changed numerics from exact values to rounded-off approximations
(nearest 5,000), and added footnote calling attention to this.
• Section “Clocking” in Chapter 2: added text recommending use of an IBUFGDS for
reference clock input to FPGA fabric.
• Section “RXRECCLK” in Chapter 2: Deleted references to SERDES_10B attribute and
to divide-by-10. (RXRECCLK is always 1/20th the data rate.).
• Section “CRC_FORMAT” in Chapter 2: Corrected minimum data length for
USER_MODE to “greater than 20”.
• Table 3-5: Clarified the significance of the VTTX/VTRX voltages shown in this table.
• Section “AC and DC Coupling” in Chapter 3: Explanatory material added regarding
VTRX/VTTX settings when AC or DC coupling is used.
• Table 4-1: Corrected pinouts for FG256 and FG456.
• Table 4-3: Corrected pinouts for FF1517 (XC2VP70).
11/07/03 2.2 • Section “Clock Signals” in Chapter 2: Added material that states:
♦ the reference clock must be provided at all times.
♦ any added jitter on the reference clock will be reflected on the RX/TX I/O.
• Figure 2-3: Added a BUFG after the IBUFGDS reference clock buffer.
• Section “RX_BUFFER_USE” in Chapter 2: Corrected erroneous “USRCLK2” to
“RXUSRCLK/RXUSRCLK2”.
• Table 2-20: Added footnotes qualifying the maximum receive-side latency parameters
given in the table.
• Section “FIBRE_CHAN” in Chapter 2: Added specification for minimum data length
(24 bytes not including CRC placeholder).
• Section “ETHERNET” in Chapter 2: Added note indicating that Gigabit Ethernet 802.3
frame specifications must be adhered to.
• Table 2-23: Corrected “External” to “Internal” loopback. Improved explanation of
Parallel Mode loopback.
• Added Figure 2-28, “Serial and Parallel Loopback Logic.”
• Section “Clock and Data Recovery” in Chapter 3: Corrected text to make clear that
RXRECCLK is always 1/20th the incoming data rate, and that CDR requires a
minimum number of transitions to achieve and maintain a lock on the received data.
• Section “Voltage Regulation” in Chapter 3: Added material defining voltage regulator
requirements when a device other than the LT1963 is used.
• Section “AC and DC Coupling” in Chapter 3: Added footnote to Table 3-8 clarifying
VTRX/VTTX voltage compliance.
• Figure 3-17 and section “Epson EG-2121CA 2.5V (LVPECL Outputs)” in Chapter 3:
Added material specifying the optional use of an LVPECL buffer as an alternative to
the LVDS buffer previously specified.
• Table 4-2: Added pinouts for FG676 package, XC2VP20 and XC2VP30.
• Table A-5: Added BREFCLK parameters TBREFPWH and TBREFPWL.
• Section “Application Notes” in Appendix C: Included new Xilinx Application Notes
XAPP648, XAPP669, and XAPP670.
• Various non-technical edits and corrections.

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02/24/04 2.3 • Table 2-3, page 41: Added FG676 row to BREFCLK Pin Numbers.
• Figure 2-4, page 47: Added note above Figure 2-4 stating, “These local MGT clock
input inverters, shown and noted in Figure 2-4, are not included in the
FOUR_BYTE_CLK templates.
• Section“RXRECCLK” in Chapter 2: Added paragraph to section explaining how
RXRECCLK changes monotonically and how the recovered bit clock is derived.
• Section “Data Path Latency” in Chapter 2: Revised first sentence to read: “With the
many configurations of the MGT, both the transmit and receive data path latencies
vary.”
• Section “RXBUFSTATUS” in Chapter 2: Revised the description of RXBUFSTATUS.
• Figure 3-1, page 103: Replaced old Figure 3-1, page 101, with new Figure 3-1 showing
“Differential Amplifier.”
• Figure 3-6, page 107: Added new Figure 3-6, page 105, showing “MGT Receiver.”
• Table 3-4, page 108: Added text to CDR Parameters (TLOCK parameter in Conditions
column) and edited Note 3.
• Section “Voltage Regulation” in Chapter 3: Added Linear Technology part numbers
(LT1963A, LT1964).
• Section “Passive Filtering” in Chapter 3: Added new cap rules for RocketIO
transceiver.
• Figure 3-8, page 111: Replaced old Figure 3-8 with new figure showing “Power
Filtering Network on Devices with Internal and External Capacitors.”
• Table 3-7, page 112: Added Device and Package combinations table.
• Figure 3-9, page 113: Added new Figure 3-10, page 110, showing “Example Power
Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with Internal Capacitors, Bottom
Layer.” Modified the text describing Figure 3-9, page 113.
• Figure 3-10, page 114: Replaced old Figure 3-10 with new figure showing “Example
Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with External Capacitors, Top
Layer.” Removed the text describing old Figure 3-10.
• Figure 3-11, page 115: Replaced old Figure 3-11 with new figure showing “Example
Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with External Capacitors,
Bottom Layer.” Removed the text describing old Figure 3-11.
• Table 3-8, page 118: Added VTRX and VTTX voltages for different coupling
environments.
05/20/04 2.3.1 • Changed the value of TRCLK/RFCLK in Table 3-4.
06/24/04 2.3.2 • Modified Figure 2-3.
08/25/04 2.4 • Fixed error in Hex value in Table 2-15, page 74.
• Add application notes to Appendix C, “Related Online Documents.”
• Replaced “Voltage Regulation” section with
“Voltage Regulator Selection and Use” in Chapter 3.
• Removed all references to the XCVP125 device.
• Modified Note 4 in Table 3-5.
12/09/04 2.5 • Added PCI Express and new note to Table 1-2. Added sentence to REFCLK definition
in Table 1-5. Updated Table 3-5.
• Fixed typo in “Epson EG-2121CA 2.5V (LVPECL Outputs),” page 119.
• Added XAPP572 to Appendix C, “Related Online Documents” and added references
to XAPP572 inTable 1-6 (under SERDES_10B description) and “Half-Rate Clocking
Scheme,” page 54.

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02/22/07 3.0 • “Example 1a: Two-Byte Clock with DCM,” page 43: Corrected code in
TWO_BYTE_CLK definition (VHDL).
• “Example 2: Four-Byte Clock,” page 46: Corrected code in DCM instantiation
(VHDL).
• “RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM,” page 77: Added note that PLL must be locked for
attribute values to be valid.
• “CRC Operation,” page 84: Added CRC logic start state on reset.
• “Power Conditioning,” page 109: Fixed broken link to Data Sheet DS083.
• “Passive Filtering,” page 111: Corrected part number of Murata ferrite bead.
• “Pletronics LV1145B (LVDS Outputs),” page 119: Corrected I/O standard name to
LVDS_25_DT.
• “Powering the RocketIO Transceivers,” page 120: Added section “Pin Connections on
the Unused RocketIO Transceivers.”
• “The POWERDOWN Port,” page 120: Added that toggling POWERDOWN properly
initializes the PMA.
• “HSPICE,” page 121 and “Characterization Reports,” page 149: Fixed obsolete links
to SPICE Model and Characterization Report web pages.
• Figure 2-12: In 8B/10B Data Flow block diagram, moved Comma Detect function
from PMA to PCS.
• Table 3-4:
♦ Corrected REFCLK/BREFCLK typical rise/fall time from 400 ps to 600 ps.
♦ Corrected TLOCK acquisition time from Typ to Max.
• Table 3-5: Corrected voltage range in heading to 1.6V–1.8V.
• Table B-1: Corrected data characters D18.2, D09.3, D10.3, D18.5, and D18.6.

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Table of Contents

Schedule of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Schedule of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Preface: About This Guide

RocketIO Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Guide Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Port and Attribute Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Typographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Online Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chapter 1: RocketIO Transceiver Overview

Basic Architecture and Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
RocketIO Transceiver Instantiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
HDL Code Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
List of Available Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Primitive Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Modifiable Primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Byte Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 2: Digital Design Considerations

Clocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clock Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
BREFCLK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clock Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Digital Clock Manager (DCM) Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Example 1a: Two-Byte Clock with DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Example 1b: Two-Byte Clock without DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Example 2: Four-Byte Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Example 3: One-Byte Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Half-Rate Clocking Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Multiplexed Clocking Scheme with DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Multiplexed Clocking Scheme without DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
RXRECCLK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Clock Dependency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Data Path Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reset/Power Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8B/10B Encoding/Decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
8B/10B Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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8B/10B Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
TXBYPASS8B10B,
RX_DECODE_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
TXCHARDISPVAL,
TXCHARDISPMODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TXCHARISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
TXRUNDISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
TXKERR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
RXCHARISK,
RXRUNDISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
RXDISPERR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
RXNOTINTABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Vitesse Disparity Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transmitting Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Receiving Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8B/10B Bypass Serial Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8B/10B Serial Output Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
HDL Code Examples: Transceiver Bypassing of 8B/10B Encoding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
SERDES Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Serializer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Deserializer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ALIGN_COMMA_MSB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ENPCOMMAALIGN,
ENMCOMMAALIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
PCOMMA_DETECT,
MCOMMA_DETECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
COMMA_10B_MASK,
PCOMMA_10B_VALUE,
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT,
DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT,
DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
RXREALIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
RXCHARISCOMMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
RXCOMMADET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock and Data Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Clock Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
CLK_CORRECT_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
RX_BUFFER_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CLK_COR_SEQ_*_* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG,
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE,
CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Synchronization Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

RXCLKCORCNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR,
RX_LOS_THRESHOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
RXLOSSOFSYNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Channel Bonding (Channel Alignment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Channel Bonding (Alignment) Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CHAN_BOND_MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
ENCHANSYNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_*_*,
CHAN_BOND__SEQ_LEN,
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
CHAN_BOND_WAIT,
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET,
CHAN_BOND_LIMIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
CHBONDDONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
CHBONDI,
CHBONDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
RXCLKCORCNT,
RXLOSSOFSYNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CRC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CRC Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CRC Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
TX_CRC_USE,
RX_CRC_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CRC_FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CRC_START_OF_PACKET,
CRC_END_OF_PACKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
RXCHECKINGCRC,
RXCRCERR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
TXFORCECRCERR,
TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
RocketIO CRC Support Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fabric Interface (Buffers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Overview: Transmitter and Elastic (Receiver) Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transmitter Buffer (FIFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Receiver Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
TXBUFERR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
TX_BUFFER_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
RXBUFSTATUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
RX_BUFFER_USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Miscellaneous Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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RX_DATA_WIDTH,
TX_DATA_WIDTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SERDES_10B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
TERMINATION_IMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
TXPOLARITY,
RXPOLARITY,
TXINHIBIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
TX_DIFF_CTRL,
PRE_EMPHASIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
LOOPBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Other Important Design Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Receive Data Path 32-bit Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
32-bit Alignment Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Verilog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
VHDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Chapter 3: Analog Design Considerations

Serial I/O Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Pre-emphasis Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Differential Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Jitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Clock and Data Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
PCB Design Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Power Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Voltage Regulator Selection and Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Termination Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Passive Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
High-Speed Serial Trace Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Routing Serial Traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Differential Trace Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AC and DC Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Reference Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Epson EG-2121CA 2.5V (LVPECL Outputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pletronics LV1145B (LVDS Outputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Other Important Design Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Powering the RocketIO Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pin Connections on the Unused RocketIO Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The POWERDOWN Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 4: Simulation and Implementation

Simulation Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
SmartModels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
HSPICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Implementation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Par. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
MGT Package Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Appendix A: RocketIO Transceiver Timing Model

Timing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Setup/Hold Times of Inputs Relative to Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Clock to Output Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Clock Pulse Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Timing Parameter Tables and Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Appendix B: 8B/10B Valid Characters

Valid Data Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Valid Control Characters (K-Characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Appendix C: Related Online Documents

Application Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
XAPP572: A 3/4/5/6X Oversampling Circuit for 200 Mb/s to 1000 Mb/s
Serial Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
XAPP648: Serial Backplane Interface to a Shared Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
XAPP649: SONET Rate Conversion in Virtex-II Pro Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
XAPP651: SONET and OTN Scramblers/Descramblers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
XAPP652: Word Alignment and SONET/SDH Deframing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
XAPP660: Partial Reconfiguration of RocketIO Pre-emphasis
and Differential Swing Control Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
XAPP661: RocketIO Transceiver Bit-Error Rate Tester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
XAPP662: In-Circuit Partial Reconfiguration of RocketIO Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
XAPP669: PPC405 PPE Reference System Using Virtex-II Pro
RocketIO Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
XAPP670: Minimizing Receiver Elastic Buffer Delay in the Virtex-II Pro
RocketIO Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
XAPP680: HD-SDI Transmitter Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit
Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
XAPP681: HD-SDI Receiver Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit
Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
XAPP683: Multi-Rate HD/SD-SDI Transmitter Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO
Multi-Gigabit Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
XAPP684: Multi-Rate HD/SD-SDI Receiver Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO
Multi-Gigabit Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
XAPP687: 64B/66B Encoder/Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
XAPP756: Transmitting DDR Data Between LVDS and RocketIO CML Devices . . 149
XAPP763: Local Clocking for MGT RXRECCLK in Virtex-II Pro Devices . . . . . . . . 149
Characterization Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit Transceiver
Characterization Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Virtex-II Pro RocketIO MGT HSSDC2 Cable Characterization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
White Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
WP157: Usage Models for Multi-Gigabit Serial Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
WP160: Emulating External SERDES Devices with
Embedded RocketIO Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Chapter 1: RocketIO Transceiver Overview

Figure 1-1: RocketIO Transceiver Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 2: Digital Design Considerations

Figure 2-1: REFCLK/BREFCLK Selection Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 2-2: Two-Byte Clock with DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 2-3: Two-Byte Clock without DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Figure 2-4: Four-Byte Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 2-5: One-Byte Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 2-6: One-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 2-7: Two-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 2-8: Four-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 2-9: Multiplexed REFCLK with DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 2-10: Multiplexed REFCLK without DCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 2-11: Using RXRECCLK to Generate RXUSRCLK and RXUSRCLK2. . . . . . . . . . 56
Figure 2-12: 8B/10B Data Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Figure 2-13: 10-Bit TX Data Map with 8B/10B Bypassed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 2-14: 10-Bit RX Data Map with 8B/10B Bypassed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 2-15: 8B/10B Parallel to Serial Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 2-16: 4-Byte Serial Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 2-17: Synchronizing Comma Align Signals to RXRECCLK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Figure 2-18: Top MGT Comma Control Flip-Flop Ideal Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 2-19: Bottom MGT Comma Control Flip-Flop Ideal Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Figure 2-20: Clock Correction in Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Figure 2-21: RXLOSSOFSYNC FSM States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 2-22: Channel Bonding (Alignment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 2-23: CRC Packet Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Figure 2-24: USER_MODE / FIBRE_CHAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 2-25: Ethernet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 2-26: Infiniband Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Figure 2-27: Local Route Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Figure 2-28: Serial and Parallel Loopback Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Figure 2-29: RXDATA Aligned Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 2-30: Realignment of RXDATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 3: Analog Design Considerations

Figure 3-1: Differential Amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 3-2: Alternating K28.5+ with No Pre-Emphasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Figure 3-3: K28.5+ with Pre-Emphasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Figure 3-4: Eye Diagram, 10% Pre-Emphasis, 20" FR4, Worst-Case Conditions . . . . . . 106
Figure 3-5: Eye Diagram, 33% Pre-Emphasis, 20" FR4, Worst-Case Conditions . . . . . . 106
Figure 3-6: MGT Receiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Figure 3-7: Power Supply Circuit Using Approved Regulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Figure 3-8: Power Filtering Network on Devices with Internal & External Capacitors 111
Figure 3-9: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with
Internal Capacitors, Bottom Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Figure 3-10: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, In Device with
External Capacitors, Top Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Figure 3-11: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with
External Capacitors, Bottom Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Figure 3-12: Single-Ended Trace Geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Figure 3-13: Microstrip Edge-Coupled Differential Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 3-14: Stripline Edge-Coupled Differential Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 3-15: AC-Coupled Serial Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Figure 3-16: DC-Coupled Serial Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure 3-17: LVPECL Reference Clock Oscillator Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure 3-18: LVPECL Reference Clock Oscillator Interface (On-Chip Termination) . . 119
Figure 3-19: LVDS Reference Clock Oscillator Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Figure 3-20: LVDS Reference Clock Oscillator Interface (On-Chip Termination) . . . . 119

Chapter 4: Simulation and Implementation

Figure 4-1: XC2VP2 Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Figure 4-2: XC2VP50 Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Appendix A: RocketIO Transceiver Timing Model

Figure A-1: RocketIO Transceiver Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Figure A-2: RocketIO Transceiver Timing Relative to Clock Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix B: 8B/10B Valid Characters

Appendix C: Related Online Documents

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Chapter 1: RocketIO Transceiver Overview

Table 1-1: Number of RocketIO Cores per Device Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 1-2: Communications Standards Supported by RocketIO Transceiver . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 1-3: Serial Baud Rates and the SERDES_10B Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Table 1-4: Supported RocketIO Transceiver Primitives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),
GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Table 1-6: RocketIO Transceiver Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Table 1-7: Default Attribute Values: GT_AURORA, GT_CUSTOM, GT_ETHERNET . 34
Table 1-8: Default Attribute Values: GT_FIBRE_CHAN, GT_INFINIBAND,
and GT_XAUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Table 1-9: Control/Status Bus Association to Data Bus Byte Paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 2: Digital Design Considerations

Table 2-1: Clock Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table 2-2: Reference Clock Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table 2-3: BREFCLK Pin Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 2-4: Data Width Clock Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Table 2-5: DCM Outputs for Different DATA_WIDTHs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 2-6: Latency through Various Transmitter Components/Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 2-7: Latency through Various Receiver Components/Processes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 2-8: Reset and Power Control Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Table 2-9: Power Control Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Table 2-10: 8B/10B Bypassed Signal Significance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Table 2-11: Running Disparity Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table 2-12: Possible Locations of Comma Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Table 2-13: Effects of Comma-Related Ports and Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 2-14: Data Bytes Allowed Between Clock Corrections as a Function of
REFCLK Stability and IDLE Sequences Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 2-15: Clock Correction Sequence / Data Correlation for 16-Bit Data Port . . . . . . . 74
Table 2-16: Applicable Clock Correction Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 2-17: RXCLKCORCNT Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 2-18: Bonded Channel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Table 2-19: Master/Slave Channel Bonding Attribute Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 2-20: Effects of CRC on Transceiver Latency (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Table 2-21: Global and Local Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 2-22: Serial Speed Ranges as a Function of SERDES_10B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 2-23: LOOPBACK Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 2-24: 32-bit RXDATA, Aligned versus Misaligned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Chapter 3: Analog Design Considerations

Table 3-1: Differential Transmitter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Table 3-2: Pre-emphasis Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Table 3-3: Differential Receiver Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Table 3-4: CDR Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Table 3-5: Transceiver Power Supply Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 3-6: Qualified Linear Regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Table 3-7: Device and Package Combinations showing Devices with RocketIO Power Filtering
Capacitors Internal to the Package and Externally Mounted on the PCB . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 3-8: Recommended VTRX and VTTX for AC- and DC-Coupled Environments . . 118

Chapter 4: Simulation and Implementation

Table 4-1: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FG256/456 & FF672 . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 4-2: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FG676, FF896, and FF1152 . . . . . 124
Table 4-3: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FF1517 and FF1704 . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Appendix A: RocketIO Transceiver Timing Model

Table A-1: RocketIO Clock Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table A-2: Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock (RXUSRCLK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Table A-3: Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock2 (RXUSRCLK2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table A-4: Parameters Relative to the TX User Clock2 (TXUSRCLK2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table A-5: Miscellaneous Clock Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Appendix B: 8B/10B Valid Characters

Table B-1: Valid Data Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Table B-2: Valid Control Characters (K-Characters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

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Preface

About This Guide

The RocketIO Transceiver User Guide provides the product designer with the detailed
technical information needed to successfully implement the RocketIO™ multi-gigabit
transceiver in Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGA designs.

RocketIO Features
The RocketIO transceiver’s flexible, programmable features allow a multi-gigabit serial
transceiver to be easily integrated into any Virtex-II Pro design:
• Variable-speed, full-duplex transceiver, allowing 600 Mb/s to 3.125 Gb/s baud
transfer rates
• Monolithic clock synthesis and clock recovery system, eliminating the need for
external components
• Automatic lock-to-reference function
• Five levels of programmable serial output differential swing (800 mV to 1600 mV
peak-peak), allowing compatibility with other serial system voltage levels
• Four levels of programmable pre-emphasis
• AC and DC coupling
• Programmable 50Ω/75Ω on-chip termination, eliminating the need for external
termination resistors
• Serial and parallel TX-to-RX internal loopback modes for testing operability
• Programmable comma detection to allow for any protocol and detection of any 10-bit
character.

Guide Contents
The RocketIO Transceiver User Guide contains these sections:
• Preface, “About This Guide” — This section.
• Chapter 1, “RocketIO Transceiver Overview” — An overview of the transceiver’s
capabilities and how it works.
• Chapter 2, “Digital Design Considerations” — Ports and attributes for the six
provided communications protocol primitives; VHDL/Verilog code examples for
clocking and reset schemes; transceiver instantiation; 8B/10B encoding; CRC; channel
bonding.
• Chapter 3, “Analog Design Considerations” — RocketIO serial overview; pre-
emphasis; jitter; clock/data recovery; PCB design requirements.

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• Chapter 4, “Simulation and Implementation” — Simulation models; implementation

tools; debugging and diagnostics.
• Appendix A, “RocketIO Transceiver Timing Model” — Timing parameters associated
with the RocketIO transceiver core.
• Appendix B, “8B/10B Valid Characters” — Valid data and K-characters.
• Appendix C, “Related Online Documents” — Bibliography of online Application
Notes, Characterization Reports, and White Papers.

For More Information

For a complete menu of online information resources available on the Xilinx website, visit
http://www.xilinx.com/virtex2pro/ or refer to Appendix C, “Related Online
Documents.”
For a comprehensive listing of available tutorials and resources on network technologies
and communications protocols, visit http://www.iol.unh.edu/training/.

Additional Resources
For additional information, go to http://support.xilinx.com. The following table lists
some of the resources you can access from this website. You can also directly access these
resources using the provided URLs.

Resource Description/URL
Tutorials Tutorials covering Xilinx design flows, from design entry to
verification and debugging
http://support.xilinx.com/support/techsup/tutorials/index.htm
Answer Browser Database of Xilinx solution records
http://support.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_ans_browser.jsp
Application Notes Descriptions of device-specific design techniques and approaches
http://support.xilinx.com/apps/appsweb.htm
Data Sheets Device-specific information on Xilinx device characteristics,
including readback, boundary scan, configuration, length count,
and debugging
http://support.xilinx.com/xlnx/xweb/xil_publications_index.jsp
Problem Solvers Interactive tools that allow you to troubleshoot your design issues
http://support.xilinx.com/support/troubleshoot/psolvers.htm
Tech Tips Latest news, design tips, and patch information for the Xilinx
design environment
http://www.support.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_tt_home.jsp

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Conventions

Conventions
This document uses the following conventions. An example illustrates each typographical
and online convention.

Port and Attribute Names

Input and output ports of the RocketIO transceiver primitives are denoted in upper-case
letters. Attributes of the RocketIO transceiver are denoted in upper-case letters with
underscores. Trailing numbers in primitive names denote the byte width of the data path.
These values are preset and not modifiable. When assumed to be the same frequency,
RXUSRCLK and TXUSRCLK are referred to as USRCLK and can be used interchangeably.
This also holds true for RXUSRCLK2, TXUSRCLK2, and USRCLK2.

Comma Definition
A comma is a “K-character” used by the transceiver to align the serial data on a
byte/half-word boundary (depending on the protocol used), so that the serial data is
correctly decoded into parallel data.

Typographical
The following typographical conventions are used in this document:

Convention Meaning or Use Example

Messages, prompts, and
Courier font program files that the system speed grade: - 100
displays
Literal commands that you
Courier bold ngdbuild design_name
enter in a syntactical statement
Commands that you select
File → Open
Helvetica bold from a menu
Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C
Variables in a syntax
statement for which you must ngdbuild design_name
supply values
See the Development System
Italic font References to other manuals Reference Guide for more
information.
If a wire is drawn so that it
Emphasis in text overlaps the pin of a symbol,
the two nets are not connected.
An optional entry or
parameter. However, in bus ngdbuild [option_name]
Square brackets [ ]
specifications, such as design_name
bus[7:0], they are required.
A list of items from which you
Braces { } lowpwr ={on|off}
must choose one or more

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Convention Meaning or Use Example

Separates items in a list of
Vertical bar | lowpwr ={on|off}
choices
IOB #1: Name = QOUT’
Vertical ellipsis
IOB #2: Name = CLKIN’
. Repetitive material that has
.
. been omitted
.
.
.
Repetitive material that has allow block block_name
Horizontal ellipsis . . .
been omitted loc1 loc2 ... locn;

Online Document
The following conventions are used in this document:

Convention Meaning or Use Example

See the section “Additional
Cross-reference link to a Resources” for details.
Blue text location in the current
document Refer to “Title Formats” in
Chapter 1 for details.
Cross-reference link to a See Figure 2-5 in the Virtex-II
Red text
location in another document Handbook.
Go to http://www.xilinx.com
Blue, underlined text Hyperlink to a website (URL)
for the latest speed files.

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Chapter 1

RocketIO Transceiver Overview

Basic Architecture and Capabilities
The RocketIO transceiver is based on Mindspeed’s SkyRail™ technology. Figure 1-1,
page 22, depicts an overall block diagram of the transceiver. Up to 20 transceiver modules
are available on a single Virtex-II Pro FPGA, depending on the part being used. Table 1-1
shows the RocketIO cores available by device.

Table 1-1: Number of RocketIO Cores per Device Type

Device RocketIO Cores Device RocketIO Cores
XC2VP2 4 XC2VP40 0 or 12
XC2VP4 4 XC2VP50 0 or 16
XC2VP7 8 XC2VP70 16 or 20
XC2VP20 8 XC2VP100 0 or 20
XC2VP30 8

The transceiver module is designed to operate at any serial bit rate in the range of
600 Mb/s to 3.125 Gb/s per channel, including the specific bit rates used by the
communications standards listed in Table 1-2. The serial bit rate need not be configured in
the transceiver, as the operating frequency is implied by the received data, the reference
clock applied, and the SERDES_10B attribute (see Table 1-3).

Table 1-2: Communications Standards Supported by RocketIO Transceiver

Channels I/O Bit Rate
Mode
(Lanes) (1) (Gb/s)
1.06
Fibre Channel 1
2.12
Gbit Ethernet 1 1.25
PCI Express (2) 1 2.5
XAUI (10-Gbit Ethernet) 4 3.125
XAUI (10-Gbit Fibre Channel) (3) 4 3.1875 (4)
Infiniband 1, 4, 12 2.5
Aurora (Xilinx protocol) 1, 2, 3, 4,... 0.600 – 3.125
Custom Mode 1, 2, 3, 4,... 0.600 – 3.125
Notes:
1. One channel is considered to be one transceiver.
2. Out-of-Band (OOB) signals are not supported with the transceiver.
3. Supported with the GT_CUSTOM primitive. Certain attributes must be modified to comply with the XAUI 10GFC specifications,
including but not limited to CLK_COR_SEQ and CHAN_BOND_SEQ.
4. Bit rate is possible with the following topology specification: maximum 6" FR4 and one Molex 74441 connector.

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Table 1-3: Serial Baud Rates and the SERDES_10B Attribute

SERDES_10B Serial Baud Rate
FALSE 1.0 Gb/s – 3.125 Gb/s
TRUE 600 Mb/s – 1.0 Gb/s

PACKAGE
PINS MULTI-GIGABIT TRANSCEIVER CORE FPGA FABRIC

AVCCAUXRX
2.5V RX Power Down POWERDOWN

VTRX RXRECCLK
Termination Supply RX
RXPOLARITY
RXREALIGN
RXCOMMADET
ENPCOMMAALIGN
ENMCOMMAALIGN
CRC RXCHECKINGCRC
Check RXCRCERR
RXDATA[15:0]
RXDATA[31:16]
RXP RX RXNOTINTABLE[3:0]
RXN Comma Elastic RXDISPERR[3:0]
Deserializer Detect 8B/10B Buffer RXCHARISK[3:0]
Realign Decoder RXCHARISCOMMA[3:0]
RXRUNDISP[3:0]
RXBUFSTATUS[1:0]
ENCHANSYNC
Channel Bonding
Parallel Loopback Path

CHBONDDONE
Serial Loopback Path

and
Clock Correction CHBONDI[3:0]
CHBONDO[3:0]

Clock RXLOSSOFSYNC
Manager RXCLKCORCNT
TXBUFERR
TXFORCECRCERR
TXDATA[15:0]
TXDATA[31:16]
TX 8B/10B TXBYPASS8B10B[3:0]
CRC
FIFO Encoder TXCHARISK[3:0]
TXP
TXCHARDISPMODE[3:0]
TXN Serializer Output
Polarity TXCHARDISPVAL[3:0]
TXKERR[3:0]
TXRUNDISP[3:0]
TXPOLARITY
TXINHIBIT
LOOPBACK[1:0]
TXRESET
RXRESET
REFCLK
GNDA REFCLK2
TX/RX GND REFCLKSEL
BREFCLK
AVCCAUXTX
2.5V TX BREFCLK2
RXUSRCLK
VTTX
Termination Supply TX RXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2

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Table 1-4 lists the sixteen gigabit transceiver primitives provided. These primitives carry
attributes set to default values for the communications protocols listed in Table 1-2. Data
widths of one, two, and four bytes are selectable for each protocol.

Table 1-4: Supported RocketIO Transceiver Primitives

Primitives Description Primitive Description
Fully customizable 10-Gb Ethernet,
GT_CUSTOM GT_XAUI_2
by user 2-byte data path
Fibre Channel, 10-Gb Ethernet,
GT_FIBRE_CHAN_1 GT_XAUI_4
1-byte data path 4-byte data path
Fibre Channel, Infiniband, 1-byte
GT_FIBRE_CHAN_2 GT_INFINIBAND_1
2-byte data path data path
Fibre Channel, Infiniband, 2-byte
GT_FIBRE_CHAN_4 GT_INFINIBAND_2
4-byte data path data path
Gigabit Ethernet, Infiniband, 4-byte
GT_ETHERNET_1 GT_INFINIBAND_4
1-byte data path data path
Gigabit Ethernet, Xilinx protocol,
GT_ETHERNET_2 GT_AURORA_1
2-byte data path 1-byte data path
Gigabit Ethernet, Xilinx protocol,
GT_ETHERNET_4 GT_AURORA_2
4-byte data path 2-byte data path
10-Gb Ethernet, Xilinx protocol,
GT_XAUI_1 GT_AURORA_4
1-byte data path 4-byte data path

There are two ways to modify the RocketIO transceiver:

• Static properties can be set through attributes in the HDL code. Use of attributes are
covered in detail in “Primitive Attributes,” page 29.
• Dynamic changes can be made by the ports of the primitives
The RocketIO transceiver consists of the Physical Media Attachment (PMA) and Physical
Coding Sublayer (PCS). The PMA contains the serializer/deserializer (SERDES), TX and
RX buffers, clock generator, and clock recovery circuitry. The PCS contains the 8B/10B
encoder/decoder and the elastic buffer supporting channel bonding and clock correction.
The PCS also handles Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). Refer again to Figure 1-1, showing
the RocketIO transceiver top-level block diagram and FPGA interface signals.

RocketIO Transceiver Instantiations

For the different clocking schemes, several things must change, including the clock
frequency for USRCLK and USRCLK2 discussed in “Digital Clock Manager (DCM)
Examples” in Chapter 2. The data and control ports for GT_CUSTOM must also reflect this
change in data width by concatenating zeros onto inputs and wires for outputs for Verilog
designs, and by setting outputs to open and concatenating zeros on unused input bits for
VHDL designs.

HDL Code Examples

Please use the Architecture Wizard to create instantiation templates. This wizard creates
code and instantiation templates that define the attributes for a specific application.

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List of Available Ports

The RocketIO transceiver primitives contain 50 ports, with the exception of the 46-port
GT_ETHERNET and GT_FIBRE_CHAN primitives. The differential serial data ports
(RXN, RXP, TXN, and TXP) are connected directly to external pads; the remaining 46 ports
are all accessible from the FPGA logic (42 ports for GT_ETHERNET and
GT_FIBRE_CHAN).
Table 1-5 contains the port descriptions of all primitives.

Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),

GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports
Port
Port I/O Definition
Size
BREFCLK I 1 This high-quality reference clock uses dedicated routing to improve
jitter for serial speeds of 2.5 Gb/s or greater. See Table 2-2, page 40 for
usage cases.
BREFCLK2 I 1 Alternative to BREFCLK. Can be selected by REFCLKSEL.
CHBONDDONE (2) O 1 Indicates a receiver has successfully completed channel bonding when
asserted High.
CHBONDI (2) I 4 The channel bonding control that is used only by “slaves” which is
driven by a transceiver's CHBONDO port.
CHBONDO (2) O 4 Channel bonding control that passes channel bonding and clock
correction control to other transceivers.
CONFIGENABLE I 1 Reconfiguration enable input (unused). Should be set to logic 0.
CONFIGIN I 1 Data input for reconfiguring transceiver (unused). Should be set to
logic 0.
CONFIGOUT O 1 Data output for configuration readback (unused). Should be left
unconnected.
ENCHANSYNC (2) I 1 Comes from the core to the transceiver and enables the transceiver to
perform channel bonding
ENMCOMMAALIGN I 1 Selects realignment of incoming serial bitstream on minus-comma.
High realigns serial bitstream byte boundary when minus-comma is
detected.
ENPCOMMAALIGN I 1 Selects realignment of incoming serial bitstream on plus-comma. High
realigns serial bitstream byte boundary when plus-comma is detected.
LOOPBACK I 2 Selects the two loopback test modes. Bit 1 is for serial loopback and bit 0
is for internal parallel loopback.
POWERDOWN I 1 Shuts down both the receiver and transmitter sides of the transceiver
when asserted High. This decreases the power consumption while the
transceiver is shut down. This input is asynchronous.

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Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),

GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports (Continued)
Port
Port I/O Definition
Size
REFCLK I 1 High-quality reference clock driving transmission (reading TX FIFO,
and multiplied for parallel/serial conversion) and clock recovery.
REFCLK frequency is accurate to ±100 ppm. When running an
asynchronous system, this accuracy must be met by both reference
clocks. This clock originates off the device, is routed through fabric
interconnect, and is selected by REFCLKSEL.
REFCLK2 I 1 An alternative to REFCLK. Can be selected by REFCLKSEL.
REFCLKSEL I 1 Selects the reference clock to use:
Low = selects REFCLK if REF_CLK_V_SEL = 0
selects BREFCLK if REF_CLK_V_SEL = 1
High = selects REFCLK2 if REF_CLK_V_SEL = 0
selects BREFCLK2 if REF_CLK_V_SEL = 1
See “REF_CLK_V_SEL,” page 32.
RXBUFSTATUS O 2 Receiver elastic buffer status. Bit 1 indicates if an overflow/underflow
error has occurred when asserted High. Bit 0 indicates that the buffer is
at least half-full when asserted High.
RXCHARISCOMMA (3) O 1, 2, 4 Similar to RXCHARISK except that the data is a comma.
RXCHARISK (3) O 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B decoding is enabled, it indicates that the received data is a
K-character when asserted High. Included in Byte-mapping. If 8B/10B
decoding is bypassed, it remains as the first bit received (Bit “a”) of the
10-bit encoded data (see Figure 2-14, page 65).
RXCHECKINGCRC O 1 CRC status for the receiver. Asserts High to indicate that the receiver
has recognized the end of a data packet. Only meaningful if
RX_CRC_USE = TRUE.
RXCLKCORCNT O 3 Status that denotes occurrence of clock correction or channel bonding.
This status is synchronized on the incoming RXDATA. See
“RXCLKCORCNT,” page 76.
RXCOMMADET O 1 Signals that a comma has been detected in the data stream.
To assure signal is reliably brought out to the fabric for different data
paths, this signal may remain High for more than one
USRCLK/USRCLK2 cycle.
RXCRCERR O 1 Indicates if the CRC code is incorrect when asserted High. Only
meaningful if RX_CRC_USE = TRUE.
RXDATA (3) O 8, 16, 32 Up to four bytes of decoded (8B/10B encoding) or encoded (8B/10B
bypassed) receive data.
RXDISPERR (3) O 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B encoding is enabled it indicates whether a disparity error has
occurred on the serial line. Included in Byte-mapping scheme.

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Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),

GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports (Continued)
Port
Port I/O Definition
Size
RXLOSSOFSYNC O 2 Status related to byte-stream synchronization
(RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM)
If RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM = TRUE, RXLOSSOFSYNC indicates the
state of the FSM:
Bit 1 = Loss of sync (High)
Bit 0 = Resync state (High)
If RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM = FALSE, RXLOSSOFSYNC indicates:
Bit 1 = Received data invalid (High)
Bit 0 = Channel bonding sequence recognized (High)
RXN (4) I 1 Serial differential port (FPGA external)
RXNOTINTABLE (3) O 1, 2, 4 Status of encoded data when the data is not a valid character when
asserted High. Applies to the byte-mapping scheme.
RXP (4) I 1 Serial differential port (FPGA external)
RXPOLARITY I 1 Similar to TXPOLARITY, but for RXN and RXP. When de-asserted,
assumes regular polarity. When asserted, reverses polarity.
RXREALIGN O 1 Signal from the PMA denoting that the byte alignment with the serial
data stream changed due to a comma detection. Asserted High when
alignment occurs.
RXRECCLK O 1 Clock recovered from the data stream by dividing its speed by 20.
RXRESET I 1 Synchronous RX system reset that “recenters” the receive elastic buffer.
It also resets 8B/10B decoder, comma detect, channel bonding, clock
correction logic, and other internal receive registers. It does not reset the
receiver PLL.
RXRUNDISP (3) O 1, 2, 4 Signals the running disparity (0 = negative, 1 = positive) in the received
serial data. If 8B/10B encoding is bypassed, it remains as the second bit
received (Bit “b”) of the 10-bit encoded data (see Figure 2-14, page 65).
RXUSRCLK I 1 Clock from a DCM or a BUFG that is used for reading the RX elastic
buffer. It also clocks CHBONDI and CHBONDO in and out of the
transceiver. Typically, the same as TXUSRCLK.
RXUSRCLK2 I 1 Clock output from a DCM that clocks the receiver data and status
between the transceiver and the FPGA core. Typically the same as
TXUSRCLK2. The relationship between RXUSRCLK and RXUSRCLK2
depends on the width of RXDATA.
TXBUFERR O 1 Provides status of the transmission FIFO. If asserted High, an
overflow/underflow has occurred. When this bit becomes set, it can
only be reset by asserting TXRESET.
TXBYPASS8B10B (3) I 1, 2, 4 This control signal determines whether the 8B/10B encoding is enabled
or bypassed. If the signal is asserted High, the encoding is bypassed.
This creates a 10-bit interface to the FPGA core. See the 8B/10B section
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Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),

GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports (Continued)
Port
Port I/O Definition
Size
TXCHARDISPMODE (3) I 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B encoding is enabled, this bus determines what mode of
disparity is to be sent. When 8B/10B is bypassed, this becomes the first
bit transmitted (Bit “a”) of the 10-bit encoded TXDATA bus section (see
Figure 2-13, page 65) for each byte specified by the byte-mapping.
TXCHARDISPVAL (3) I 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B encoding is enabled, this bus determines what type of
disparity is to be sent. When 8B/10B is bypassed, this becomes the
second bit transmitted (Bit “b”) of the 10-bit encoded TXDATA bus
section (see Figure 2-13, page 65) for each byte specified by the byte-
mapping section.
TXCHARISK (3) I 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B encoding is enabled, this control bus determines if the
transmitted data is a K-character or a Data character. A logic High
indicates a K-character.
TXDATA (3) I 8, 16, 32 Transmit data that can be 1, 2, or 4 bytes wide, depending on the
primitive used. TXDATA [7:0] is always the last byte transmitted. The
position of the first byte depends on selected TX data path width.
TXFORCECRCERR I 1 Specifies whether to insert error in computed CRC.
When TXFORCECRCERR = TRUE, the transmitter corrupts the
correctly computed CRC value by XORing with the bits specified in
attribute TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE. This input can be used to test
detection of CRC errors at the receiver.
TXINHIBIT I 1 If a logic High, the TX differential pairs are forced to be a constant 1/0.
TXN = 1, TXP = 0
TXKERR (3) O 1, 2, 4 If 8B/10B encoding is enabled, this signal indicates (High) when the
K-character to be transmitted is not a valid K-character. Bits correspond
to the byte-mapping scheme.
TXN (4) O 1 Transmit differential port (FPGA external)
TXP (4) O 1 Transmit differential port (FPGA external)
TXPOLARITY I 1 Specifies whether or not to invert the final transmitter output. Able to
reverse the polarity on the TXN and TXP lines. Deasserted sets regular
polarity. Asserted reverses polarity.
TXRESET I 1 Synchronous TX system reset that “recenters” the transmit elastic
buffer. It also resets 8B/10B encoder and other internal transmission
registers. It does not reset the transmission PLL.
TXRUNDISP (3) O 1, 2, 4 Signals the running disparity after this byte is encoded. Low indicates
negative disparity, High indicates positive disparity.
TXUSRCLK I 1 Clock output from a DCM or a BUFG that is clocked with a reference
clock. This clock is used for writing the TX buffer and is frequency-
locked to the reference clock.

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Table 1-5: GT_CUSTOM (1), GT_AURORA, GT_FIBRE_CHAN (2), GT_ETHERNET (2),

GT_INFINIBAND, and GT_XAUI Primitive Ports (Continued)
Port
Port I/O Definition
Size
TXUSRCLK2 I 1 Clock output from a DCM that clocks transmission data and status and
reconfiguration data between the transceiver an the FPGA core. The
ratio between TXUSRCLK and TXUSRCLK2 depends on the width of
TXDATA.

Notes:
1. The GT_CUSTOM ports are always the maximum port size.
2. GT_FIBRE_CHAN and GT_ETHERNET ports do not have the three CHBOND** or ENCHANSYNC ports.
3. The port size changes with relation to the primitive selected, and also correlates to the byte mapping.
4. External ports only accessible from package pins.

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Primitive Attributes
The primitives also contain attributes set by default to specific values controlling each
specific primitive’s protocol parameters. Included are channel-bonding settings (for
primitives supporting channel bonding), clock correction sequences, and CRC. Table 1-6
shows a brief description of each attribute. Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 have the default values
of each primitive.

Table 1-6: RocketIO Transceiver Attributes

Attribute Description
ALIGN_COMMA_MSB TRUE/FALSE controls the alignment of detected commas within the
transceiver’s 2-byte-wide data path.
FALSE: Align commas within a 10-bit alignment range. As a result the
comma is aligned to either RXDATA[15:8} byte or RXDATA [7:0] byte in
the transceivers internal data path.
TRUE: Aligns comma with 20-bit alignment range.
As a result aligns on the RXDATA[15:8] byte.
Notes:
1. If protocols (like Gigabit Ethernet) are oriented in byte pairs with commas always in
even (first) byte formation, this can be set to TRUE. Otherwise, it should be set to
FALSE.
2. For 32-bit data path primitives, see “32-bit Alignment Design,” page 95.
3. This attribute is only modifiable in the GT_CUSTOM primitive.

CHAN_BOND_LIMIT Integer 1-31 that defines maximum number of bytes a slave receiver can read
following a channel bonding sequence and still successfully align to that
sequence.
CHAN_BOND_MODE STRING
OFF, MASTER, SLAVE_1_HOP, SLAVE_2_HOPS
OFF: No channel bonding involving this transceiver.
MASTER: This transceiver is master for channel bonding. Its CHBONDO
port directly drives CHBONDI ports on one or more SLAVE_1_HOP
transceivers.
SLAVE_1_HOP: This transceiver is a slave for channel bonding.
SLAVE_1_HOP’s CHBONDI is directly driven by a MASTER transceiver
CHBONDO port. SLAVE_1_HOP’s CHBONDO port can directly drive
CHBONDI ports on one or more SLAVE_2_HOPS transceivers.
SLAVE_2_HOPS: This transceiver is a slave for channel bonding.
SLAVE_2_HOPS CHBONDI is directly driven by a SLAVE_1_HOP
CHBONDO port.

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Attribute Description
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET Integer 0-15 that defines offset (in bytes) from channel bonding sequence for
realignment. It specifies the first elastic buffer read address that all channel-
bonded transceivers have immediately after channel bonding.
CHAN_BOND_WAIT specifies the number of bytes that the master
transceiver passes to RXDATA, starting with the channel bonding sequence,
before the transceiver executes channel bonding (alignment) across all
channel-bonded transceivers.
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET specifies the first elastic buffer read address that all
channel-bonded transceivers have immediately after channel bonding
(alignment), as a positive offset from the beginning of the matched channel
bonding sequence in each transceiver.
For optimal performance of the elastic buffer, CHAN_BOND_WAIT and
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET should be set to the same value (typically 8).
CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT TRUE/FALSE that controls repeated execution of channel bonding.
FALSE: Master transceiver initiates channel bonding whenever possible
(whenever channel-bonding sequence is detected in the input) as long as
input ENCHANSYNC is High and RXRESET is Low.
TRUE: Master transceiver initiates channel bonding only the first time it
is possible (channel bonding sequence is detected in input) following
negated RXRESET and asserted ENCHANSYNC. After channel-bonding
alignment is done, it does not occur again until RXRESET is asserted and
negated, or until ENCHANSYNC is negated and reasserted.
Always set Slave transceivers CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT to FALSE.
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_*_* 11-bit vectors that define the channel bonding sequence. The usage of these
vectors also depends on CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN and
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE. See “Receiving Vitesse Channel Bonding
Sequence,” page 65, for format.
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE Controls use of second channel bonding sequence.
FALSE: Channel bonding uses only one channel bonding sequence
defined by CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1...4.
TRUE: Channel bonding uses two channel bonding sequences defined
by:
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1...4 and
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_1...4
as further constrained by CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN.
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN Integer 1-4 defines length in bytes of channel bonding sequence. This
defines the length of the sequence the transceiver matches to detect
opportunities for channel bonding.
CHAN_BOND_WAIT Integer 1-15 that defines the length of wait (in bytes) after seeing channel
bonding sequence before executing channel bonding.

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Table 1-6: RocketIO Transceiver Attributes (Continued)

Attribute Description
CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG TRUE/FALSE controls whether RXRUNDISP input status denotes running
disparity or inserted-idle flag.
FALSE: RXRUNDISP denotes running disparity when RXDATA is
decoded data.
TRUE: RXRUNDISP is raised for the first byte of each inserted (repeated)
clock correction (“Idle”) sequence (when RXDATA is decoded data).
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE TRUE/FALSE controls whether or not the final byte stream must retain at
least one clock correction sequence.
FALSE: Transceiver can remove all clock correction sequences to further
recenter the elastic buffer during clock correction.
TRUE: In the final RXDATA stream, the transceiver must leave at least
one clock correction sequence per continuous stream of clock correction
sequences.
CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT Integer 0 - 31 controls frequency of repetition of clock correction operations.
This attribute specifies the minimum number of RXUSRCLK cycles without
clock correction that must occur between successive clock corrections. If this
attribute is zero, no limit is placed on how frequently clock correction can
occur.
CLK_COR_SEQ_*_* 11-bit vectors that define the sequence for clock correction. The attribute
used depends on the CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN and CLK_COR_SEQ_2_USE.
CLK_COR_SEQ_2_USE TRUE/FALSE controls use of second clock correction sequence.
FALSE: Clock correction uses only one clock correction sequence defined
by CLK_COR_SEQ_1_1...4.
TRUE: Clock correction uses two clock correction sequences defined by:
CLK_COR_SEQ_1_1...4 and
CLK_COR_SEQ_2_1...4
as further constrained by CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN.
CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN Integer that defines the length of the sequence the transceiver matches to
detect opportunities for clock correction. It also defines the size of the
correction, since the transceiver executes clock correction by repeating or
skipping entire clock correction sequences.
CLK_CORRECT_USE TRUE/FALSE controls the use of clock correction logic.
FALSE: Permanently disable execution of clock correction (rate
matching). Clock RXUSRCLK must be frequency-locked with
RXRECCLK in this case.
TRUE: Enable clock correction (normal mode).
COMMA_10B_MASK This 10-bit vector defines the mask that is ANDed with the incoming serial
bit stream before comparison against PCOMMA_10B_VALUE and
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE.

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Attribute Description
CRC_END_OF_PKT NOTE: This attribute is only valid when CRC_FORMAT = USER_MODE.
K28_0, K28_1, K28_2, K28_3, K28_4, K28_5, K28_6, K28_7, K23_7, K27_7,
K29_7, K30_7. End-of-packet (EOP) K-character for USER_MODE CRC.
Must be one of the 12 legal K-character values.
CRC_FORMAT ETHERNET, INFINIBAND, FIBRE_CHAN, USER_MODE CRC algorithm
selection. Modifiable only for GT_AURORA_n, GT_XAUI_n, and
GT_CUSTOM. USER_MODE allows user definition of Start of Packet (SOP)
and End of Packet (EOP) K-characters.
CRC_START_OF_PKT NOTE: This attribute is only valid when CRC_FORMAT = USER_MODE.
K28_0, K28_1, K28_2, K28_3, K28_4, K28_5, K28_6, K28_7, K23_7, K27_7,
K29_7, K30_7. Start-of-packet (SOP) K-character for USER_MODE CRC.
Must be one of the twelve legal K-character values.
DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE/FALSE controls the raising of per-byte flag RXCHARISCOMMA on
minus-comma.
DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE/FALSE controls the raising of per-byte flag RXCHARISCOMMA on
plus-comma.
DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY TRUE/FALSE controls the raising of RXCHARISCOMMA on an invalid
comma.
FALSE: Raise RXCHARISCOMMA on:
0011111xxx
(if DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT is TRUE)
and/or on:
1100000xxx
(if DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT is TRUE)
regardless of the settings of the xxx bits.
TRUE: Raise RXCHARISCOMMA only on valid characters that are in the
8B/10B translation.
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE This 10-bit vector defines minus-comma for the purpose of raising
RXCOMMADET and realigning the serial bit stream byte boundary. This
definition does not affect 8B/10B encoding or decoding. Also see
COMMA_10B_MASK.
MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE/FALSE indicates whether to raise or not raise RXCOMMADET when
minus-comma is detected.
PCOMMA_10B_VALUE This 10-bit vector defines plus-comma for the purpose of raising
RXCOMMADET and realigning the serial bit stream byte boundary. This
definition does not affect 8B/10B encoding or decoding. Also see
COMMA_10B_MASK.
PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE/FALSE indicates whether to raise or not raise RXCOMMADET when
plus-comma is detected.
REF_CLK_V_SEL 1/0:
1: Selects BREFCLK/BREFCLK2 for 2.5 Gb/s or greater serial speeds.
0: Selects REFCLK/REFCLK2 for serial speeds under 2.5 Gb/s.

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Attribute Description
RX_BUFFER_USE Always set to TRUE.
RX_CRC_USE, TRUE/FALSE determines if CRC is used or not.
TX_CRC_USE
RX_DATA_WIDTH, Integer (1, 2, or 4). Relates to the data width of the FPGA fabric interface.
TX_DATA_WIDTH
RX_DECODE_USE This determines if the 8B/10B decoding is bypassed. FALSE denotes that it
is bypassed.
RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR Power of two in a range of 1 to 128 that denotes the number of valid
characters required to “cancel out” appearance of one invalid character for
loss of sync determination.
RX_LOS_THRESHOLD Power of two in a range of 4 to 512. When divided by
RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR, denotes the number of invalid characters
required to cause FSM transition to “sync lost” state.
RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM TRUE/FALSE denotes the nature of RXLOSSOFSYNC output.
TRUE: RXLOSSOFSYNC outputs the state of the FSM bits.
See “RXLOSSOFSYNC,” page 26, for details.
SERDES_10B Denotes whether the reference clock is 1/10 or 1/20 the serial bit rate.
TRUE: 1/10 (Refer to XAPP572 when considering running in this serial
range.)
FALSE: 1/20
FALSE supports a serial bitstream range of 1.0 Gb/s to 3.125 Gb/s.
TRUE supports a range of 600 Mb/s to 1.0 Gb/s.
See “Half-Rate Clocking Scheme,” page 54.
TERMINATION_IMP Integer (50 or 75). Termination impedance of either 50Ω or 75Ω. Refers to
both the RX and TX.
TX_BUFFER_USE Always set to TRUE.
TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE 8-bit vector. Value to corrupt TX CRC computation when input
TXFORCECRCERR is High. This value is XORed with the correctly
computed CRC value, corrupting the CRC if TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE is
nonzero. This can be used to test CRC error detection in the receiver
downstream.
TX_DIFF_CTRL An integer value (400, 500, 600, 700, or 800) representing 400 mV, 500 mV,
600 mV, 700 mV, or 800 mV of voltage difference between the differential
lines. Twice this value is the peak-peak voltage.
TX_PREEMPHASIS An integer value (0-3) that sets the output driver pre-emphasis to improve
output waveform shaping for various load conditions. Larger value denotes
stronger pre-emphasis. See pre-emphasis values in Table 3-2, page 104.

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Modifiable Primitives
As shown in Table 1-7 and Table 1-8, only certain attributes are modifiable for any
primitive. These attributes help to define the protocol used by the primitive. Only the
GT_CUSTOM primitive allows the user to modify all of the attributes to a protocol not
supported by another transceiver primitive. This allows for complete flexibility. The other
primitives allow modification of the analog attributes of the serial data lines and several
channel-bonding values.

Table 1-7: Default Attribute Values: GT_AURORA, GT_CUSTOM, GT_ETHERNET

Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_AURORA GT_CUSTOM (1) GT_ETHERNET

ALIGN_COMMA_MSB FALSE FALSE FALSE

CHAN_BOND_LIMIT 16 16 1

CHAN_BOND_MODE OFF (2) OFF OFF

CHAN_BOND_OFFSET 8 8 0

CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT FALSE (2) FALSE TRUE

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1 00101111100 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_2 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_3 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_4 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_1 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_2 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_3 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_4 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE FALSE FALSE FALSE

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN 1 1 1

CHAN_BOND_WAIT 8 8 7

CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG FALSE (2) FALSE FALSE (2)

CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE FALSE (2) FALSE FALSE (2)

CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT 1 (2) 1 1 (2)

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_1 00111110111 00000000000 00110111100

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_2 00111110111 00000000000 00001010000

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_3 00111110111 (5) 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_4 00111110111 (5) 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_1 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

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Table 1-7: Default Attribute Values: GT_AURORA, GT_CUSTOM, GT_ETHERNET (Continued)

Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_AURORA GT_CUSTOM (1) GT_ETHERNET

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_2 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_3 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_4 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_USE FALSE FALSE FALSE

CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN 4 (4) 1 2

CLK_CORRECT_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

COMMA_10B_MASK 1111111111 1111111000 1111111000

CRC_END_OF_PKT K29_7 K29_7 Note (6)

CRC_FORMAT USER_MODE USER_MODE ETHERNET

CRC_START_OF_PKT K27_7 K27_7 Note (6)

DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY TRUE TRUE TRUE

MCOMMA_10B_VALUE 1100000101 1100000000 1100000000

MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

PCOMMA_10B_VALUE 0011111010 0011111000 0011111000

PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

REF_CLK_V_SEL 0 0 0

RX_BUFFER_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

RX_CRC_USE FALSE (2) FALSE FALSE (2)

RX_DATA_WIDTH N (3) 2 N (3)

RX_DECODE_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR 1 (2) 1 1 (2)

RX_LOS_THRESHOLD 4 (2) 4 4 (2)

RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM TRUE (2) TRUE TRUE (2)

SERDES_10B FALSE (2) FALSE FALSE (2)

TERMINATION_IMP 50 (2) 50 50 (2)

TX_BUFFER_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE 11010110 (2) 11010110 11010110 (2)

TX_CRC_USE FALSE (2) FALSE FALSE (2)

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Table 1-7: Default Attribute Values: GT_AURORA, GT_CUSTOM, GT_ETHERNET (Continued)

Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_AURORA GT_CUSTOM (1) GT_ETHERNET

TX_DATA_WIDTH N (3) 2 N (3)

TX_DIFF_CTRL 500 (2) 500 500 (2)

TX_PREEMPHASIS 0 (2) 0 0 (2)

Notes:
1. All GT_CUSTOM attributes are modifiable.
2. Modifiable attribute for specific primitives.
3. Depends on primitive used: either 1, 2, or 4.
4. Attribute value only when RX_DATA_WIDTH is 4. When RX_DATA_WIDTH is 1 or 2, attribute value is 2.
5. Attribute value only when RX_DATA_WIDTH is 4. When RX_DATA_WIDTH is 1 or 2, attribute value is 0.
6. CRC_EOP and CRC_SOP are not applicable for this primitive.

Table 1-8: Default Attribute Values: GT_FIBRE_CHAN, GT_INFINIBAND,

and GT_XAUI
Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_FIBRE_CHAN GT_INFINIBAND GT_XAUI

ALIGN_COMMA_MSB FALSE FALSE FALSE

CHAN_BOND_LIMIT 1 16 16

CHAN_BOND_MODE OFF OFF (1) OFF (1)

CHAN_BOND_OFFSET 0 8 8

CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT TRUE FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1 00000000000 00110111100 00101111100

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_2 00000000000 Lane ID (Modify with 00000000000

Lane ID)

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_3 00000000000 00001001010 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_4 00000000000 00001001010 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_1 00000000000 00110111100 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_2 00000000000 Lane ID (Modify with 00000000000

Lane ID)

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_3 00000000000 00001000101 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_4 00000000000 00001000101 00000000000

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE FALSE TRUE FALSE

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN 1 4 1

CHAN_BOND_WAIT 7 8 8

CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG FALSE (1) FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

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Table 1-8: Default Attribute Values: GT_FIBRE_CHAN, GT_INFINIBAND,

and GT_XAUI (Continued)
Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_FIBRE_CHAN GT_INFINIBAND GT_XAUI

CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE FALSE (1) FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT 2 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_1 00110111100 00100011100 00100011100

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_2 00010010101 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_3 00010110101 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_4 00010110101 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_1 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_2 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_3 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_4 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000

CLK_COR_SEQ_2_USE FALSE FALSE FALSE

CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN 4 1 1

CLK_CORRECT_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

COMMA_10B_MASK 1111111000 1111111000 1111111000

CRC_END_OF_PKT Note (3) Note (3) K29_7 (1)

CRC_FORMAT FIBRE_CHAN INFINIBAND USER_MODE (1)

CRC_START_OF_PKT Note (3) Note (3) K27_7 (1)

DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY TRUE TRUE TRUE

Lane ID(INFINBAND ONLY) NA 00000000000 (1) NA

MCOMMA_10B_VALUE 1100000000 1100000000 1100000000

MCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

PCOMMA_10B_VALUE 0011111000 0011111000 0011111000

PCOMMA_DETECT TRUE TRUE TRUE

REF_CLK_V_SEL 0 0 0

RX_BUFFER_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

RX_CRC_USE FALSE (1) FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

RX_DATA_WIDTH N (2) N (2) N (2)

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Table 1-8: Default Attribute Values: GT_FIBRE_CHAN, GT_INFINIBAND,

and GT_XAUI (Continued)
Default Default Default
Attribute
GT_FIBRE_CHAN GT_INFINIBAND GT_XAUI

RX_DECODE_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

RX_LOS_THRESHOLD 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1)

RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM TRUE (1) TRUE (1) TRUE (1)

SERDES_10B FALSE (1) FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

TERMINATION_IMP 50 (1) 50 (1) 50 (1)

TX_BUFFER_USE TRUE TRUE TRUE

TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE 11010110 (1) 11010110 (1) 11010110 (1)

TX_CRC_USE FALSE (1) FALSE (1) FALSE (1)

TX_DATA_WIDTH N (2) N (2) N (2)

TX_DIFF_CTRL 500 (1) 500 (1) 500 (1)

TX_PREEMPHASIS 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1)

Notes:
1. Modifiable attribute for specific primitives.
2. Depends on primitive used: either 1, 2, or 4.
3. CRC_EOP and CRC_SOP are not applicable for this primitive.

Byte Mapping
Most of the 4-bit wide status and control buses correlate to a specific byte of TXDATA or
RXDATA. This scheme is shown in Table 1-9. This creates a way to tie all the signals
together regardless of the data path width needed for the GT_CUSTOM. All other
primitives with specific data width paths and all byte-mapped ports are affected by this
situation. For example, a 1-byte wide data path has only 1-bit control and status bits
(TXKERR[0]) correlating to the data bits TXDATA[7:0]. Footnote 3 in Table 1-5 shows the
ports that use byte mapping.

Table 1-9: Control/Status Bus Association to Data Bus Byte Paths

Control/Status Bit Data Bits
[0] [7:0]
[1] [15:8]
[2] [23:16]
[3] [31:24]

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Clock Signals
There are eight clock inputs into each RocketIO transceiver instantiation (Table 2-1).
REFCLK and BREFCLK are reference clocks generated from an external source and
presented to the FPGA as differential inputs. The reference clocks connect to the REFCLK
or BREFCLK ports of the RocketIO multi-gigabit transceiver (MGT). While only one of
these reference clocks is needed to drive the MGT, BREFCLK or BREFCLK2 must be used
for serial speeds of 2.5 Gb/s or greater. (See “BREFCLK,” page 41.)
To clock the serial data, the PLL architecture for the transceiver uses the reference clock as
the interpolation source. Removing the reference clock stops the RX and TX PLLs from
working. Therefore, a reference clock must be provided at all times. This is especially
important at the end of configuration when the PMA portion of the MGT requires a
reference clock in order to properly initialize. If a reference clock is not available at this
point, the user should toggle the POWERDOWN pin when the reference clock becomes
available to ensure the PMA is properly initialized.
The reference clock also clocks a Digital Clock Manager (DCM) or a BUFG to generate all of
the other clocks for the MGT. Never run a reference clock through a DCM, since unwanted
jitter will be introduced. Any additional jitter on the reference clock will be transferred to
the transceiver’s RX and TX serial I/O.
It is recommended that all reference clock sources into the FPGA be LVDS or LVPECL
IBUFGDS. The DCI or DT attributes of LVDS are optional. Refer to the Virtex-II Pro Platform
FPGA User Guide (Chapter 3, “Design Considerations”) for a complete listing and
discussion of IBUFGDS and other available I/O primitives. Also see section “Reference
Clock” in Chapter 3 of this Guide.
Typically, TXUSRCLK = RXUSRCLK and TXUSRCLK2 = RXUSRCLK2. The transceiver
uses one or two clocks generated by the DCM. As an example, USRCLK and USRCLK2
clocks run at the same speed if the 2-byte data path is used. The USRCLK must always be
frequency-locked to the reference clock of the RocketIO transceiver when SERDES_10B =
FALSE (full-rate operation).
Note: The reference clock must be at least 50 MHz (for full-rate operation only; 60 MHz for half-
rate operation) with a duty cycle between 45% and 55%, and should have a frequency stability of

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±100 ppm or better, with jitter as low as possible. Module 3 of the Virtex-II Pro data sheet gives
further details.

Table 2-1: Clock Ports

Clock I/Os Description
BREFCLK Input Reference clock used to read the TX FIFO and multiplied by
20 for parallel-to-serial conversion (20X)
BREFCLK2 Input Alternative to BREFCLK
RXRECCLK Output Recovered clock (from serial data stream) divided by 20.
Clocks data into the elastic buffer.
REFCLK Input Reference clock used to read the TX FIFO and multiplied by
20 for parallel-to-serial conversion (20X)
REFCLK2 Input Alternative to REFCLK.
REFCLKSEL Input Selects which reference clock is used. 0 selects REFCLK;
1 selects REFCLK2.
RXUSRCLK Input Clock from FPGA used for reading the RX Elastic Buffer.
Clock signals CHBONDI and CHBONDO into and out of the
transceiver. This clock is typically the same as TXUSRCLK.
TXUSRCLK(1) Input Clock from FPGA used for writing the TX Buffer. This clock
must be frequency locked to REFCLK for proper operation.
RXUSRCLK2 Input Clock from FPGA used to clock RX data and status between
the transceiver and FPGA fabric. The relationship between
RXUSRCLK2 and RXUSRCLK depends on the width of the
receiver data path. RXUSRCLK2 is typically the same as
TXUSRCLK2.
TXUSRCLK2(1) Input Clock from FPGA used to clock TX data and status between
the transceiver and FPGA fabric. The relationship between
TXUSRCLK2 and TXUSRCLK depends on the width of the
transmission data path.

Notes:
1. TXUSRCLK and TXUSRCLK2 must be driven by clock sources, even if only the receiver of the MGT is
being used.

Table 2-2: Reference Clock Usage

Data Rate Routing
600 Mb/s – 2.500 Gb/s – Can Route Can Route
2.499 Gb/s 3.125 Gb/s Across Chip? Through BUFG?

REFCLK √ √(2) √(2)

BREFCLK √ √ Note (1) Note (1)

Notes:
1. Because of dedicated routing to reduce jitter, BREFCLK cannot be routed through the fabric.
2. While this option is available in the silicon, this topography adds extra jitter to the reference clock
which can affect the overall performance of the transceiver.

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BREFCLK
At speeds of 2.5 Gb/s or greater, REFCLK configuration introduces more than the
maximum allowable jitter to the RocketIO transceiver. For these higher speeds, BREFCLK
configuration is required. The BREFCLK configuration uses dedicated routing resources
that reduce jitter.
BREFCLK must enter the FPGA through dedicated clock I/O. BREFCLK can connect to the
BREFCLK inputs of the transceiver and the CLKIN input of the DCM for creation of
USRCLKs. If all the transceivers on a Virtex-II Pro FPGA are to be used, two BREFCLKs
must be created, one for the top of the chip and one for the bottom. These dedicated clocks
use the same clock inputs for all packages:

P GCLK4S P GCLK6P
BREFCLK BREFCLK
N GCLK5P N GCLK7S
Top Bottom
P GCLK2S P GCLK0P
BREFCLK2 BREFCLK2
N GCLK3P N GCLK1S

An attribute (REF_CLK_V_SEL) and a port (REFCLKSEL) determine which reference clock

is used for the MGT PMA block. Figure 2-1 shows how REFCLK and BREFCLK are
selected through use of REFCLKSEL and REF_CLK_V_SEL.

refclk REF_CLK_V_SEL
0
1.5V
refclk2
1
0
REFCLKSEL refclk_out
to PCS and PMA
1
brefclk
0
2.5V
brefclk2
1
ug024_35_091802

Figure 2-1: REFCLK/BREFCLK Selection Logic

Table 2-3 shows the BREFCLK pin numbers for all packages. Note that these pads must be
used for BREFCLK operations.

Table 2-3: BREFCLK Pin Numbers

Top Bottom
Package BREFCLK BREFCLK2 BREFCLK BREFCLK2
Pin Number Pin Number Pin Number Pin Number
FG256 A8/B8 B9/A9 R8/T8 T9/R9
FG456 C11/D11 D12/C12 W11/Y11 Y12/W12
FG676 B13/C13 C14/B14 AD13/AE13 AE14/AD14

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Table 2-3: BREFCLK Pin Numbers

Top Bottom
Package BREFCLK BREFCLK2 BREFCLK BREFCLK2
Pin Number Pin Number Pin Number Pin Number
FF672 B14/C14 C13/B13 AD14/AE14 AE13/AD13
FF896 F16/G16 G15/F15 AH16/AJ16 AJ15/AH15
FF1152 H18/J18 J17/H17 AK18/AL18 AL17/AK17
FF1148 N/A N/A N/A N/A
FF1517 E20/D20 J20/K20 AR20/AT20 AL20/AK20
FF1704 G22/F22 F21/G21 AU22/AT22 AT21/AU21
FF1696 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Clock Ratio
USRCLK2 clocks the data buffers. The ability to send/receive parallel data to/from the
transceiver at three different widths requires the user to change the frequency of
USRCLK2. This creates a frequency ratio between USRCLK and USRCLK2. The falling
edges of the clocks must align. Table 2-4 shows the ratios for each of the three data widths.

Table 2-4: Data Width Clock Ratios

Data Width Frequency Ratio of USRCLK\USRCLK2
1 byte 1:2 (1)
2 byte 1:1
4 byte 2:1 (1)

Notes:
1. Each edge of the slower clock must align with the falling edge of the faster clock.

Digital Clock Manager (DCM) Examples

With at least three different clocking schemes possible on the transceiver, a DCM is the best
way to create these schemes.
Table 2-5 shows typical DCM connections for several transceiver clocks. REFCLK is the
input reference clock for the DCM. The other clocks are generated by the DCM. The DCM
establishes a desired phase relationship between TXUSRCLK, TXUSRCLK2, etc. in the
FPGA core and REFCLK at the pad.
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Table 2-5: DCM Outputs for Different DATA_WIDTHs

TX_DATA_WIDTH TXUSRCLK TXUSRCLK2
SERDES_10B REFCLK
RX_DATA_WIDTH RXUSRCLK RXUSRCLK2
FALSE 1 CLKIN CLK0 CLK2X180
FALSE 2 CLKIN CLK0 CLK0
FALSE 4 CLKIN CLK180 (1) CLKDV (divide by 2)
TRUE 1 CLKIN CLKDV (divide by 2) CLK180 (1)
TRUE 2 CLKIN CLKDV (divide by 2) CLKDV (divide by 2)
TRUE 4 CLKIN CLKFX180 (divide by 2) CLKDV (divide by 4)

Notes:
1. Since CLK0 is needed for feedback, it can be used instead of CLK180 to clock USRCLK or USRCLK2 of the transceiver with the use
of the transceiver’s local inverter, saving a global buffer (BUFG).

Example 1a: Two-Byte Clock with DCM

The following HDL codes are examples of a simple clock scheme using 2-byte data with
both USRCLK and USRCLK2 at the same frequency. USRCLK_M is the input for both
USRCLK and USRCLK2.

Clocks for 2-Byte Data Path MGT + DCM for 2-Byte Data Path
GT_std_2
REFCLK 0 REFCLKSEL
IBUFGDS DCM REFCLK
REFCLK_P
TXUSRCLK CLKIN TXUSRCLK2
REFCLK_N
CLKFB RXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2 RST CLK0 RXUSRCLK
RXUSRCLK2 BUFG
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Figure 2-2: Two-Byte Clock with DCM

VHDL Template
-- Module: TWO_BYTE_CLK
-- Description: VHDL submodule
-- DCM for 2-byte GT
--
-- Device: Virtex-II Pro Family
---------------------------------------------------------------------
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
--
-- pragma translate_off
library UNISIM;
use UNISIM.VCOMPONENTS.ALL;
-- pragma translate_on
--
entity TWO_BYTE_CLK is
port (
REFCLKIN : in std_logic;

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RST : in std_logic;
USRCLK_M : buffer std_logic;
REFCLK : buffer std_logic;
LOCK : out std_logic
);
end TWO_BYTE_CLK;
--
architecture TWO_BYTE_CLK_arch of TWO_BYTE_CLK is
--
-- Components Declarations:
component BUFG
port (
I: in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component IBUFG
port (
I : in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component DCM
port (
CLKIN : in std_logic;
CLKFB : in std_logic;
DSSEN : in std_logic;
PSINCDEC : in std_logic;
PSEN : in std_logic;
PSCLK : in std_logic;
RST : in std_logic;
CLK0 : out std_logic;
CLK90 : out std_logic;
CLK180 : out std_logic;
CLK270 : out std_logic;
CLK2X : out std_logic;
CLK2X180 : out std_logic;
CLKDV : out std_logic;
CLKFX : out std_logic;
CLKFX180 : out std_logic;
LOCKED : out std_logic;
PSDONE : out std_logic;
STATUS : out std_logic_vector ( 7 downto 0 )
);
end component;
--
-- Signal Declarations:
--
signal GND : std_logic;
signal CLK0_W : std_logic;

begin

GND <= '0';

--
-- DCM Instantiation

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port map (
CLKIN => REFCLK,
CLKFB => USRCLK_M,
DSSEN => GND,
PSINCDEC => GND,
PSEN => GND,
PSCLK => GND,
RST => RST,
CLK0 => CLK0_W,
LOCKED => LOCK
);
--
-- BUFG Instantiation
U_BUFG: IBUFG
port map (
I => REFCLKIN,
O => REFCLK
);

U2_BUFG: BUFG
port map (
I => CLK0_W,
O => USRCLK_M
);

end TWO_BYTE_CLK_arch;

Verilog Template
//Module: TWO_BYTE_CLK
//Description: Verilog Submodule
// DCM for 2-byte GT
//
// Device: Virtex-II Pro Family

module TWO_BYTE_CLK (
REFCLKIN,
REFCLK,
USRCLK_M,
DCM_LOCKED
);

input REFCLKIN;
output REFCLK;
output USRCLK_M;
output DCM_LOCKED;

wire REFCLKIN;
wire REFCLK;
wire USRCLK_M;
wire DCM_LOCKED;
wire REFCLKINBUF;
wire clk_i;

DCM dcm1 (
.CLKFB ( USRCLK_M ),
.CLKIN ( REFCLKINBUF ),

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.DSSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSCLK ( 1'b0 ),
.PSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSINCDEC ( 1'b0 ),
.RST ( 1'b0 ),
.CLK0 ( clk_i ),
.CLK90 ( ),
.CLK180 ( ),
.CLK270 ( ),
.CLK2X ( ),
.CLK2X180 ( ),
.CLKDV ( ),
.CLKFX ( ),
.CLKFX180 ( ),
.LOCKED ( DCM_LOCKED ),
.PSDONE ( ),
.STATUS ( )
);

BUFG buf1 (
.I ( clk_i ),
.O ( USRCLK_M )
);

IBUFG buf2(
.I ( REFCLKIN ),
.O ( REFCLKINBUF )
);

endmodule

Example 1b: Two-Byte Clock without DCM

If TXDATA and RXDATA are not clocked off the FPGA using the respective USRCLK2s,
then the DCM may be removed from the two-byte clocking scheme, as shown in
Figure 2-3:

MGT for 2-Byte Data Path (no DCM)

GT_std_2
0 REFCLKSEL
REFCLK
IBUFGDS BUFG
TXUSRCLK2
REFCLK_P
RXUSRCLK2
REFCLK_N
TXUSRCLK
Note: Implementation tools automatically RXUSRCLK
instantiate the BUFG. There is no need to
explicitly instantiate in HDL code. ug024_02b_062404

Figure 2-3: Two-Byte Clock without DCM

Example 2: Four-Byte Clock

If a 4-byte or 1-byte data path is chosen, the ratio between USRCLK and USRCLK2
changes. The time it take for the SERDES to serialize the parallel data requires the change
in ratios.
The DCM example (Figure 2-4) is detailed for a 4-byte data path. If 3.125 Gb/s is required,
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any interface logic. Both USRCLK and USRCLK2 are aligned on the falling edge, since
USRCLK_M is 180° out of phase when using local inverters with the transceiver.
Note: These local MGT clock input inverters, shown and noted in Figure 2-4, are not included
in the FOUR_BYTE_CLK templates.

Clocks for 4-Byte Data Path MGT + DCM for 4-Byte Data Path
GT_std_4
CLKDV_DIVIDE = 2 0 REFCLKSEL
REFCLK IBUFGDS DCM BUFG
REFCLK
REFCLK_P
TXUSRCLK REFCLK_N
CLKIN CLKDV TXUSRCLK2
CLKFB RXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2 RST CLK0 RXUSRCLK
RXUSRCLK2 MGT clock input invert-
BUFG
ers (acceptable skew)
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VHDL Template
-- Module: FOUR_BYTE_CLK
-- Description: VHDL submodule
-- DCM for 4-byte GT
--
-- Device: Virtex-II Pro Family
---------------------------------------------------------------------
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
--
-- pragma translate_off
library UNISIM;
use UNISIM.VCOMPONENTS.ALL;
-- pragma translate_on
--
entity FOUR_BYTE_CLK is
port (
REFCLKIN : in std_logic;
RST : in std_logic;
USRCLK_M : out std_logic;
USRCLK2_M : out std_logic;
REFCLK : out std_logic;
LOCK : out std_logic
);
end FOUR_BYTE_CLK;
--
architecture FOUR_BYTE_CLK_arch of FOUR_BYTE_CLK is
--
-- Components Declarations:
component BUFG
port (
I : in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component IBUFG
port (

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I : in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component DCM
port (
CLKIN : in std_logic;
CLKFB : in std_logic;
DSSEN : in std_logic;
PSINCDEC : in std_logic;
PSEN : in std_logic;
PSCLK : in std_logic;
RST : in std_logic;
CLK0 : out std_logic;
CLK90 : out std_logic;
CLK180 : out std_logic;
CLK270 : out std_logic;
CLK2X : out std_logic;
CLK2X180 : out std_logic;
CLKDV : out std_logic;
CLKFX : out std_logic;
CLKFX180 : out std_logic;
LOCKED : out std_logic;
PSDONE : out std_logic;
STATUS : out std_logic_vector ( 7 downto 0 )
);
end component;
--
-- Signal Declarations:
--
signal GND : std_logic;
signal CLK0_W : std_logic;
signal CLKDV_W : std_logic;
signal USRCLK2_M_W: std_logic;

begin
USRCLK2_M <= USRCLK2_M_W;
GND <= '0';
-- DCM Instantiation
U_DCM: DCM
port map (
CLKIN => REFCLK,

CLKFB => USRCLK_M,

DSSEN => GND,
PSINCDEC => GND,
PSEN => GND,
PSCLK => GND,
RST => RST,
CLK0 => CLK0_W,
CLKDV => CLKDV_W,
LOCKED => LOCK
);

-- BUFG Instantiation
U_BUFG: IBUFG
port map (
I => REFCLKIN,

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O => REFCLK
);

U2_BUFG: BUFG
port map (
I => CLK0_W,
O => USRCLK_M
);

U3_BUFG: BUFG
port map (
I => CLKDV_W,
O => USRCLK2_M_W
);

end FOUR_BYTE_CLK_arch;

Verilog Template
// Module: FOUR_BYTE_CLK
// Description: Verilog Submodule
// DCM for 4-byte GT
//
// Device: Virtex-II Pro Family

module FOUR_BYTE_CLK(
REFCLKIN,
REFCLK,
USRCLK_M,
USRCLK2_M,
DCM_LOCKED
);

input REFCLKIN;
output REFCLK;
output USRCLK_M;
output USRCLK2_M;
output DCM_LOCKED;

wire REFCLKIN;
wire REFCLK;
wire USRCLK_M;
wire USRCLK2_M;
wire DCM_LOCKED;
wire REFCLKINBUF;
wire clkdv2;
wire clk_i;

DCM dcm1 (
.CLKFB ( USRCLK_M ),
.CLKIN ( REFCLKINBUF ) ,
.DSSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSCLK ( 1'b0 ),
.PSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSINCDEC ( 1'b0 ),
.RST ( 1'b0 ),
.CLK0 ( clk_i ),
.CLK90 ( ),

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.CLK180 ( ),
.CLK270 ( ),
.CLK2X ( ),
.CLK2X180 ( ),
.CLKDV ( clkdv2 ),
.CLKFX ( ),
.CLKFX180 ( ),
.LOCKED ( DCM_LOCKED ),
.PSDONE ( ),
.STATUS ( )
);

BUFG buf1 (
.I ( clkdv2 ),
.O ( USRCLK2_M )
);

BUFG buf2 (
.I ( clk_i ),
.O ( USRCLK_M )
);

IBUFG buf3(
.I ( REFCLKIN ),
.O ( REFCLKINBUF )
);

endmodule

Example 3: One-Byte Clock

This is the 1-byte data path width clocking scheme example. USRCLK2_M is twice as fast
as USRCLK_M. It is also phase-shifted 180° for falling edge alignment.

Clocks for 1-Byte Data Path MGT + DCM for 1-Byte Data Path
REFCLK GT_std_1
0 REFCLKSEL
IBUFGDS DCM BUFG
TXUSRCLK REFCLK
REFCLK_P
RXUSRCLK CLKIN CLK2X180 TXUSRCLK2
REFCLK_N
CLKFB RXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK2 TXUSRCLK
RXUSRCLK2 RST CLK0 RXUSRCLK

BUFG
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Figure 2-5: One-Byte Clock

VHDL Template
-- Module: ONE_BYTE_CLK
-- Description: VHDL submodule
-- DCM for 1-byte GT
--
-- Device: Virtex-II Pro Family
---------------------------------------------------------------------
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;

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--
-- pragma translate_off
library UNISIM;
use UNISIM.VCOMPONENTS.ALL;
-- pragma translate_on
--
entity ONE_BYTE_CLK is
port (
REFCLKIN : in std_logic;
RST : in std_logic;
USRCLK_M : out std_logic;
USRCLK2_M : out std_logic;
REFCLK : out std_logic;
LOCK : out std_logic
);
end ONE_BYTE_CLK;
--
architecture ONE_BYTE_CLK_arch of ONE_BYTE_CLK is
--
-- Components Declarations:
component BUFG
port (
I : in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component IBUFG
port (
I : in std_logic;
O : out std_logic
);
end component;
--
component DCM
port (
CLKIN : in std_logic;
CLKFB : in std_logic;
DSSEN : in std_logic;
PSINCDEC : in std_logic;
PSEN : in std_logic;
PSCLK : in std_logic;
RST : in std_logic;
CLK0 : out std_logic;
CLK90 : out std_logic;
CLK180 : out std_logic;
CLK270 : out std_logic;
CLK2X : out std_logic;
CLK2X180 : out std_logic;
CLKDV : out std_logic;
CLKFX : out std_logic;
CLKFX180 : out std_logic;
LOCKED : out std_logic;
PSDONE : out std_logic;
STATUS : out std_logic_vector ( 7 downto 0 )
);
end component;
--
-- Signal Declarations:

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--
signal GND : std_logic;
signal CLK0_W : std_logic;
signal CLK2X180_W : std_logic;
signal USRCLK2_M_W : std_logic;
signal USRCLK_M_W : std_logic;

begin

GND <= '0';

USRCLK2_M <= USRCLK2_M_W;
USRCLK_M <= USRCLK_M_W;
--
-- DCM Instantiation
U_DCM: DCM
port map (
CLKIN => REFCLK,

CLKFB => USRCLK_M,

DSSEN => GND,
PSINCDEC => GND,
PSEN => GND,
PSCLK => GND,
RST => RST,
CLK0 => CLK0_W,
CLK2X180 => CLK2X180_W,
LOCKED => LOCK
);
-- BUFG Instantiation
U_BUFG: IBUFG
port map (
I => REFCLKIN,
O => REFCLK

);

U2_BUFG: BUFG
port map (
I => CLK0_W,
O => USRCLK_M_W
);

U4_BUFG: BUFG
port map (
I => CLK2X180_W,
O => USRCLK2_M_W
);

end ONE_BYTE_CLK_arch;

Verilog Template
// Module: ONE_BYTE_CLK
// Description: Verilog Submodule
// DCM for 1-byte GT
// Device: Virtex-II Pro Family
module ONE_BYTE_CLK (
REFCLKIN,
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USRCLK_M,
USRCLK2_M,
DCM_LOCKED
);

input REFCLKIN;
output REFCLK;
output USRCLK_M;
output USRCLK2_M;
output DCM_LOCKED;

wire REFCLKIN;
wire REFCLK;
wire USRCLK_M;
wire USRCLK2_M;
wire DCM_LOCKED;
wire REFCLKINBUF;
wire clk_i;
wire clk_2x_180;

DCM dcm1 (
.CLKFB ( USRCLK_M ),
.CLKIN ( REFCLKINBUF),

.DSSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSCLK ( 1'b0 ),
.PSEN ( 1'b0 ),
.PSINCDEC ( 1'b0 ),
.RST ( 1'b0 ),
.CLK0 ( clk_i ),
.CLK90 ( ),
.CLK180 ( ),
.CLK270 ( ),
.CLK2X ( ),
.CLK2X180 ( clk2x_180 ),
.CLKDV ( ),
.CLKFX ( ),
.CLKFX180 ( ),
.LOCKED ( DCM_LOCKED ),
.PSDONE ( ),
.STATUS ( )
);

BUFG buf1 (
.I ( clk2x_180 ),
.O ( USRCLK2_M )
);

BUFG buf2 (
.I ( clk_i ),
.O ( USRCLK_M )
);

IBUFGbuf3 (
.I ( REFCLKIN ),
.O ( REFCLKINBUF )
);

endmodule

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Half-Rate Clocking Scheme

Some applications require serial speeds between 600 Mb/s and 1 Gb/s. (Refer to XAPP572
when considering running in this serial range.) The transceiver attribute SERDES_10B,
which sets the REFCLK multiplier to 10 instead of 20, enables the half-rate speed range
when set to TRUE. With this configuration, the clocking scheme also changes. The figures
below illustrate the three clocking scheme waveforms when SERDES_10B = TRUE.

Clocks for 1-Byte Data Path

(SERDES_10B = TRUE) GT_std_1
CLKDV = divide by 2
0 REFCLKSEL
IBUFGDS DCM BUFG
REFCLK REFCLK
REFCLK_P
CLKIN CLKDV TXUSRCLK
REFCLK_N
CLKFB RXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK RXUSRCLK2
RST CLK0
TXUSRCLK2 MGT clock input invert-
BUFG
RXUSRCLK2 ers (acceptable skew)
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Figure 2-6: One-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE

GT_std_2
Clocks for 2-Byte Data Path CLKDV = divide by 2
0 REFCLKSEL
(SERDES_10B = TRUE) IBUFGDS DCM REFCLK
REFCLK_P
CLKIN TXUSRCLK
REFCLK REFCLK_N
RXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK CLKDV RXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK BUFG
TXUSRCLK2
CLKFB CLK0
RXUSRCLK2
BUFG
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Figure 2-7: Two-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE

Clocks for 4-Byte Data Path CLKDV = divide by 4 GT_std_4

CLK_FX = divide by 2
(SERDES_10B = TRUE) 0 REFCLKSEL
IBUFGDS DCM REFCLK
REFCLK_P
REFCLK REFCLK_N
CLKIN CLK_FX180 TXUSRCLK
RXUSRCLK
BUFG
TXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK CLKDV RXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK
BUFG
TXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK2 CLKFB CLK0
BUFG
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Figure 2-8: Four-Byte Data Path Clocks, SERDES_10B = TRUE

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Multiplexed Clocking Scheme with DCM

Following configuration of the FPGA, some applications might need to change the
frequency of its REFCLK depending on the protocol used. Figure 2-9 shows how the
design can use two different reference clocks connected to two different DCMs. The clocks
are then multiplexed before input into the RocketIO transceiver.
User logic can be designed to determine during auto negotiation if the reference clock used
for the transceiver is incorrect. If so, the transceiver must then be reset and another
reference clock selected.

IBUFGDS
REFCLK_P GT_std_2
REFCLK_N
REFCLK
REFCLK2_P
REFCLK2_N
REFCLK2
REFCLKSEL
DCM
CLKIN TXUSRCLK2
CLKFB RXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK
RST CLK0 RXUSRCLK
REFCLKSEL
Use of 2 DCMs is required
DCM to maintain correct
CLKIN IBUFG/DCM/BUFGMUX topology
CLKFB 0 for clock skew compensation
RST CLK0 1

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Figure 2-9: Multiplexed REFCLK with DCM

Multiplexed Clocking Scheme without DCM

As with “Example 1b: Two-Byte Clock without DCM”, the DCMs shown in Figure 2-9 may
be removed if TXDATA and RXDATA are not clocked off the FPGA. (See Figure 2-10.)
However, the transceiver must still be reset when clocks are switched.

IBUFGDS
REFCLK_P GT_std_2
REFCLK_N
REFCLK
REFCLK2_P
REFCLK2
REFCLK2_N
REFCLKSEL
REFCLKSEL TXUSRCLK2
RXUSRCLK2
0 TXUSRCLK
RXUSRCLK
1
BUFGMUX UG024_05b_021503

Figure 2-10: Multiplexed REFCLK without DCM

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RXRECCLK
RXRECCLK is a recovered clock derived by dividing by 20 the received data stream bit rate
(whether full-rate or half-rate). If clock correction is bypassed, it is not possible to
compensate for differences in the clock embedded in the received data and the REFCLK-
created USRCLKs. In this case, RXRECCLK is used to generate the RXUSRCLKs, as shown
in Figure 2-11.
RXRECCLK changes monotonically when it changes from being locked to the reference
clock to being locked to data and vice versa. The recovered bit clock jumps by a maximum
of 1/16th of a bit period every eight RXRECCLK cycles (20 ps for a data rate of 3.125 Gb/s
with a 320-ps bit period) in the interpolator. RXRECCLK is derived from this bit clock
through a divide-by-20 process. When the data input is kept static, however, the recovered
clock does not frequency-lock to the reference clock exactly, but can deviate from it by up
to 400 ppm.

DCM 0 REFCLKSEL
IBUFGDS BUFG
REFCLK
REFCLK_P
CLKIN CLK0 TXUSRCLK
REFCLK_N
CLKFB TXUSRCLK2

RXUSRCLK
RST
RXUSRCLK2

BUFG
RXRECCLK

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Figure 2-11: Using RXRECCLK to Generate RXUSRCLK and RXUSRCLK2

Note: Bypassing the RX elastic buffer is not recommended, as the skew created by the DCM
and routing to global clock resources is uncertain and may cause unreliable performance.

Clock Dependency
All signals used by the FPGA fabric to interact between user logic and the transceiver
depend on an edge of USRCLK2. These signals all have setup and hold times with respect
to this clock. For specific timing values, see Module 3 of the Virtex-II Pro data sheet. The
timing relationships are further discussed and illustrated in Appendix A, “RocketIO
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Data Path Latency

With the many configurations of the MGT, the both transmit and receive data path
latencies vary. Below are several tables that provide approximate latencies for common
configurations.

Table 2-6: Latency through Various Transmitter Components/Processes

Component/Process Latency
1 Byte Data Path: 2 Byte Data Path: 4 Byte Data Path:
TX Fabric/GT Interface 2.5 TXUSRCLK2 cycles 1 TXUSRCLK2 cycle 1.25 TXUSRCLK2 cycles
1.25 TXUSRCLK cycles 1 TXUSRCLK cycle 2.5 TXUSRCLK cycles
included 7 TXUSRCLK cycles
TX CRC
bypassed 1 TXUSRCLK cycle
included 1 TXUSRCLK cycle
8B/10B Encoder
bypassed 1 TXUSRCLK cycle
TX FIFO 4 TXUSRCLK cycles (± 0.5)
SERDES_10B = FALSE: SERDES_10B = TRUE:
TX SERDES
1.5 TXUSRCLK cycles 0.5 TXUSRCLK cycles (approx.)

Table 2-7: Latency through Various Receiver Components/Processes

Component/Process Latency
RX SERDES 1.5 recovered clock (RXRECCLK) cycles
2.5 or 3.5 recovered clock cycles
Comma Detect/Realignment
(some bits bypass one register, depending on comma alignment)
included 1 recovered clock cycle
8B/10B Decoder
bypassed 1 recovered clock cycle
RX FIFO 18 RXUSRCLK cycles (± 0.5)
1 Byte Data Path: 2 Byte Data Path: 4 Byte Data Path:
RX GT/Fabric Interface 2.5 RXUSRCLK2 cycles 1 RXUSRCLK2 cycle 1.25 RXUSRCLK2 cycles
1.25 RXUSRCLK cycles 1 RXUSRCLK cycle 2.5 RXUSRCLK cycles

Reset/Power Down
The receiver and transmitter have their own synchronous reset inputs. The transmitter
reset recenters the transmission FIFO, and resets all transmitter registers and the 8B/10B
encoder. The receiver reset recenters the receiver elastic buffer, and resets all receiver
registers and the 8B/10B decoder. Neither reset signal has any effect on the PLLs.
After the DCM-locked signal is asserted, the resets can be asserted. The resets must be
asserted for two USRCLK2 cycles to ensure correct initialization of the FIFOs. Although
both the transmit and receive resets can be attached to the same signal, separate signals are
preferred. This allows the elastic buffer to be cleared in case of an over/underflow without
affecting the ongoing TX transmission. The following example is an implementation that
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Additional reset and power control descriptions are given in Table 2-8 and Table 2-9.

Table 2-8: Reset and Power Control Descriptions

Ports Description
RXRESET Synchronous receive system reset recenters the receiver elastic buffer, and resets
the 8B/10B decoder, comma detect, channel bonding, clock correction logic,
and other receiver registers. The PLL is unaffected.
TXRESET Synchronous transmit system reset recenters the transmission FIFO, and resets
the 8B/10B encoder and other transmission registers. The PLL is unaffected.
POWERDOWN Shuts down the transceiver (both RX and TX sides).
In POWERDOWN mode, transmit output pins TXP/TXN are not driven, but
biased by the state of transmit termination supply VTTX. If VTTX is not
powered, TXP/TXN float to a high-impedance state. Receive input pins
RXP/RXN respond similarly to the state of receive termination supply VTRX.

Table 2-9: Power Control Descriptions

POWERDOWN Transceiver Status
0 Transceiver in operation
1 Transceiver temporarily powered down

Notes:
1. Unused transceivers are automatically configured as powered-down by the implementation tools.

VHDL Template
-- Module: gt_reset
-- Description: VHDL submodule
-- reset for GT
--
-- Device: Virtex-II Pro Family
---------------------------------------------------------------------
LIBRARY IEEE;
USE IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
use IEEE.Numeric_STD.all;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;
--
-- pragma translate_off
library UNISIM;
use UNISIM.VCOMPONENTS.ALL;
-- pragma translate_on
--
entity gt_reset is
port (
USRCLK2_M : in std_logic;
LOCK : in std_logic;
REFCLK : out std_logic;
DCM_LOCKED: in std_logic;
RST : out std_logic);
end gt_reset;
--
architecture RTL of gt_reset is
--
signal startup_count : std_logic_vector (7 downto 0);
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process (USRCLK2_M, DCM_LOCKED)

begin
if (USRCLK2_M' event and USRCLK2_M = '1') then
if(DCM_LOCKED = '0') then
startup_count <= "00000000";
elsif (DCM_LOCKED = '1') then
startup_count <= startup_count + "00000001";
end if;
end if;

if (USRCLK2_M' event and USRCLK2_M = '1') then

if(DCM_LOCKED = '0') then
RST <= '1';
elsif (startup_count = "00000010") then
RST <= '0';
end if;
end if;

end process;

end RTL;

Verilog Template
// Module: gt_reset
// Description: Verilog Submodule
// reset for4-byte GT
//
// Device: Virtex-II Pro Family

module gt_reset(
USRCLK2_M,
DCM_LOCKED,
RST
);

input USRCLK2_M;
input DCM_LOCKED;
output RST;

wire USRCLK2_M;
wire DCM_LOCKED;
reg RST;
reg [7:0] startup_counter;

always @ ( posedge USRCLK2_M )

if ( !DCM_LOCKED )
startup_counter <= 8'h0;
else if ( startup_counter != 8'h02 )
startup_counter <= startup_counter + 1;

always @ ( posedge USRCLK2_M or negedge DCM_LOCKED )

if ( !DCM_LOCKED )
RST <= 1'b1;
else
RST <= ( startup_counter != 8'h02 );

endmodule

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8B/10B Encoding/Decoding

Overview
The RocketIO transceiver has the ability to encode eight bits into a 10-bit serial stream
using standard 8B/10B encoding. This guarantees a DC-balanced, edge-rich serial stream,
facilitating DC- or AC-coupling and clock recovery. Table 2-10, page 62, shows the
significance of 8B/10B ports that change purpose, depending on whether 8B/10B is
bypassed or enabled.

8B/10B Encoder
A bypassable 8B/10B encoder is included in the transmitter. The encoder uses the same
256 data characters and 12 control characters (shown in Appendix B, “8B/10B Valid
Characters”) that are used for Gigabit Ethernet, XAUI, Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand.
The encoder accepts 8 bits of data along with a K-character signal for a total of 9 bits per
character applied. If the K-character signal is High, the data is encoded into one of the
twelve possible K-characters available in the 8B/10B code. (See Table B-2, page 143.) If the
K-character input is Low, the 8 bits are encoded as standard data. If the K-character input
is High and a user applies other than one of the twelve possible combinations, TXKERR
indicates the error.

8B/10B Decoder
An optional 8B/10B decoder is included in the receiver. A programmable option allows the
decoder to be bypassed. When it is bypassed, the 10-bit character order is as shown in
Figure 2-14, page 65. The decoder uses the same table that is used for Gigabit Ethernet,
Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand.
The decoder separately detects both “disparity errors” and “out-of-band” errors. A
disparity error occurs when a 10-bit character is received that exists within the 8B/10B table
(Table B-1, page 135), but has an incorrect disparity. An out-of-band error occurs when a 10-
bit character is received that does not exist within the 8B/10B table. It is possible to obtain
an out-of-band error without having a disparity error. The proper disparity is always
computed for both legal and illegal characters. The current running disparity is available at
the RXRUNDISP signal.
The 8B/10B decoder performs a unique operation if out-of-band data is detected. Should
this occur, the decoder signals the error, passes the illegal 10 bits through, and places them
on the outputs. This can be used for debugging purposes if desired.
The decoder also signals reception of one of the twelve valid K-characters (Table B-2,
page 143) by way of the RXCHARISK port.
In addition, a programmable comma detect is included. The comma detect signal
RXCOMMADET registers a comma on the receipt of any plus-comma, minus-comma, or
both. Since the comma is defined as a 7-bit character, this includes several out-of-band
characters. RXCHARISCOMMA allows the decoder to detect only the three defined
commas (K28.1, K28.5, and K28.7) as plus-comma, minus-comma, or both. In total, there
are six possible options, three for valid commas and three for “any comma.”
Note that all bytes (1, 2, or 4) at the RX FPGA interface each have their own individual
8B/10B indicators (K-character, disparity error, out-of-band error, current running
disparity, and comma detect).

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TXBYPASS8B10B,
RX_DECODE_USE
One port and one attribute enable 8B/10B encoding/decoding in the transceiver.
TXBYPASS8B10B is a byte-mapped port that is 1, 2, or 4 bits wide, depending on the data
width of the transceiver primitive being used. These bits correlate to each byte of the data
path. To enable 8B/10B encoding in the transmitter, these bits must be set Low. In this
mode, the transmit data input to the TXDATA port is non-encoded data of either 8, 16, or
32 bits wide. However, if other encoding schemes are preferred, the encoder capabilities
can be bypassed by setting all bits High. In this mode, the data input to TXDATA is either
10, 20, or 40 bits wide. The extra bits are fed through the TXCHARDISPMODE and
TXCHARDISPVAL buses (shown in Table 2-10).
The decoder is controlled by the attribute RX_DECODE_USE. When this attribute is set to
TRUE, the decoder is enabled and should coincide with TXBYPASS8B10B being set Low. In
this mode, the received data output from the RXDATA port is decoded data, either 8, 16, or
32 bits wide. However, when the attribute is set to FALSE, the decoder is disabled. In this
mode, the received data is 10, 20, or 40 bits wide, and the extra bits are provided by
RXCHARISK and RXRUNDISP (shown in Table 2-10).
If this pair is not matched, the data is not received correctly. Figure 2-12 shows the
encoding/decoding blocks of the transceiver and how the data passes through these
blocks. Table 2-10 shows the significance of 8B/10B ports that change purpose depending
on whether 8B/10B is bypassed or enabled.

Transceiver Module

Physical Coding Sublayer Physical Media Attachment

Mindspeed IP
32/16/8 bits F
C TX+
R 8B/10B I Transmit
TXDATA F Serializer
C Encode Buffer TX−
O

TX Clock Generator
50 – 156.3 MHz REFCLK Transmitter
Loop-back (parallel)

Loop-back

Channel Bonding
and 20X Multiplier
Clock Correction
Receiver
CRC RX Clock Recovery
32/16/8 bits
Elastic 8B/10B Receive RX+
RXDATA Decode Deserializer
Buffer Buffer RX−
Comma Detect

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Figure 2-12: 8B/10B Data Flow

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Table 2-10: 8B/10B Bypassed Signal Significance

Function
TXBYPASS8B10B 8B/10B encoding is enabled (not bypassed). 1, 2, or 4 bits, mapped to number of
0
bytes of data path width.
8B/10B encoding bypassed (disabled). 1, 2, or 4 bits, mapped to number of bytes
1
of data path width.
Function, 8B/10B Enabled Function, 8B/10B Bypassed
TXCHARDISPMODE, 00 Maintain running disparity normally Part of 10-bit encoded byte
TXCHARDISPVAL (see Figure 2-13):
Invert the normally generated running TXCHARDISPMODE[0]
01
disparity before encoding this byte. (or: [1] / [2] / [3])
Set negative running disparity before TXCHARDISPVAL[0]
10
encoding this byte. (or: [1] / [2] / [3])

Set positive running disparity before TXDATA[7:0]

11 (or: [15:8] / [23:16] / [31:24])
encoding this byte.
RXCHARISK Received byte is a K-character Part of 10-bit encoded byte
(see Figure 2-14):
RXRUNDISP
Indicates running disparity is RXCHARISK[0]
0
NEGATIVE (or: [1] / [2] / [3])
RXRUNDISP[0]
Indicates running disparity is (or: [1] / [2] / [3])
1
POSITIVE RXDATA[7:0]
(or: [15:8] / [23:16] / [31:24])
RXDISPERR Disparity error occurred on current Unused
byte
TXCHARISK Transmitted byte is a K-character Unused
RXCHARISCOMMA Received byte is a comma Unused

TXCHARDISPVAL,
TXCHARDISPMODE
TXCHARDISPVAL and TXCHARDISPMODE are dual-purpose ports for the transmitter
depending upon whether 8B/10B encoding is enabled. Table 2-10 shows this dual
functionality. When encoding is enabled, these ports function as byte-mapped control
ports controlling the running disparity of the transmitted serial data.
In the encoding configuration, the disparity of the serial transmission can be controlled
with the TXCHARDISPVAL and TXCHARDISPMODE ports. When TXCHARDISPMODE
is set High, the running disparity is set before encoding the specific byte.
TXCHARDISPVAL determines if the disparity is negative (set Low) or positive (set High).
Table 2-11 illustrates this.

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Table 2-11: Running Disparity Control

{TXCHARDISPMODE,
Function
TXCHARDISPVAL}
00 Maintain running disparity normally
Invert normally generated running disparity before
01
encoding this byte
10 Set negative running disparity before encoding this byte
11 Set positive running disparity before encoding this byte

When TXCHARDISPMODE is set Low, the running disparity is maintained if

TXCHARDISPVAL is also set Low, but the disparity is inverted before encoding the byte
when TXCAHRDISPVAL is set High.
Most applications will use the mode where both TXCHARDISPMODE and
TXCHARDISPVAL are set Low. Some applications may use other settings if special
running disparity configurations are required, such as in the “Vitesse Disparity Example”
below.
In the bypassed configuration, TXCHARDISPMODE [0] becomes bit 9 of the 10 bits of
encoded data. TXCHARDISPMODE [1:3] are bits 19, 29, and 39 in the 20- and 40-bit wide
buses. TXCHARDISPVAL becomes bits 8, 18, 28, and 38 of the transmit data. See
Figure 2-13.

TXCHARISK
TXCHARISK is a byte-mapped control port that is used only when the 8B/10B encoder is
implemented. This port controls whether the byte of TXDATA is to be encoded as a control
(K) character (when asserted High) or as a data character (when de-asserted). When
8B/10B encoding is bypassed, this port is undefined.

TXRUNDISP
TXRUNDISP is a status port that is byte-mapped to TXDATA. This port indicates the
running disparity after the byte of TXDATA is encoded. When High, the disparity is
positive. When Low, the disparity is negative.

TXKERR
TXKERR is a status port that is byte-mapped to TXDATA. This port is defined only if
8B/10B encoding is enabled. If a bit is asserted High, it means that TXDATA and
TXCHARISK have combined to create an invalid control (K) character. The transmission,
reception, and decode of this invalid character will create unexpected RXDATA results in
the RocketIO receiver, or in other transceivers.

RXCHARISK,
RXRUNDISP
RXCHARISK and RXRUNDISP are dual-purpose ports for the receiver depending
whether 8B/10B decoding is enabled. Table 2-10 shows this dual functionality. When
decoding is enabled, the ports function as byte-mapped status ports for the received data.

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In the 8B/10B decoding configuration, RXCHARISK asserted High indicates the received
byte of data is a control (K) character. Otherwise, the received byte of data is a data
character. See Appendix B, “8B/10B Valid Characters”.
The RXRUNDISP port indicates the disparity of the received byte is either negative or
positive. RXRUNDISP asserted High indicates positive disparity. This is used in cases like
the “Vitesse Disparity Example” below. When CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG = TRUE,
RXRUNDISP is asserted to flag the presence of an inserted clock correction sequence.
In the bypassed configuration, RXCHARISK and RXRUNDISP are additional data bits for
the 10-, 20-, or 40-bit buses, similar to the configuration on the transmit side. RXCHARISK
[0:3] relates to bits 9, 19, 29, and 39, while RXRUNDISP pertains to bits 8, 18, 28, and 38 of
the data bus. See Figure 2-14.

RXDISPERR
RXDISPERR is a status port for the receiver that is byte-mapped to RXDATA. When a bit in
RXDISPERR is asserted High, it means that a disparity error has occurred in the received
data. This usually indicates data corruption (bit errors) or transmission of an invalid
control character. It can also occur in cases where normal disparity is not required, such as
in the “Vitesse Disparity Example”.

RXNOTINTABLE
RXNOTINTABLE is a status port for the receiver that is byte-mapped to RXDATA. When it
is asserted High, it means that the received data is not in the 8B/10B tables. This port is
only used when the 8B/10B decoder is enabled.

Vitesse Disparity Example

To support other protocols, the transceiver can affect the disparity mode of the serial data
transmitted. For example, Vitesse channel-to-channel alignment protocol sends out:
K28.5+ K28.5+ K28.5- K28.5- or K28.5- K28.5- K28.5+ K28.5+
instead of:
K28.5+ K28.5- K28.5+ K28.5- or K28.5- K28.5+ K28.5- K28.5+
The logic must assert TXCHARDISPVAL to cause the serial data to send out two negative
running disparity characters.
Note: If bypassing 8B/10B encoding/decoding, the remaining 10 bits will be the 10-bit-encoded
version of the channel bonding sequence. This is the same as the clock correction sequence
shown in Table 2-15, page 74.

Transmitting Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence

TXBYPASS8B10B
| TXCHARISK
| | TXCHARDISPMODE
| | | TXCHARDISPVAL
| | | | TXDATA
| | | | |
0 1 0 0 10111100 K28.5+ (or K28.5-)
0 1 0 1 10111100 K28.5+ (or K28.5-)
0 1 0 0 10111100 K28.5- (or K28.5+)
0 1 0 1 10111100 K28.5- (or K28.5+)

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The RocketIO core receives this data, but for cases where TXCHARDISPVAL is set High
during data transmission, the disp_err bit in CHAN_BOND_SEQ must also be set High.

Receiving Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence

On the RX side, the definition of the channel bonding sequence uses the disp_err bit to
specify the flipped disparity.
10-bit literal value
| disp_err
| | char_is_k
| | | 8-bit_byte_value
| | | |
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1 = 0 0 1 10111100 matches K28.5+ (or K28.5-)
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_2 = 0 1 1 10111100 matches K28.5+ (or K28.5-)
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_3 = 0 0 1 10111100 matches K28.5- (or K28.5+)
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_4 = 0 1 1 10111100 matches K28.5- (or K28.5+)
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN = 4
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE = FALSE

8B/10B Bypass Serial Output

When 8B/10B encoding is bypassed, the TXCHARDISPVAL and TXCHARDISPMODE
bits become bits “b” and “a”, respectively, of the 10-bit encoded data that the transceiver
must transmit to the receiving terminal. Figure 2-13 illustrates the TX data map during
8B/10B bypass.

TXCHARDISPMODE[0]
TXCHARDISPVAL[0]
TXDATA[7] . . . . . . TXDATA[0]
a b c d e i f g h j
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

First transmitted Last transmitted

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Figure 2-13: 10-Bit TX Data Map with 8B/10B Bypassed

During receive when 8B/10B decoding is enabled, the running disparity of the serial
transmission can be read by the transceiver from the RXRUNDISP port, while the
RXCHARISK port indicates presence of a K-character. When 8B/10B decoding is
bypassed, these bits remain as Bits “b” and “a”, respectively, of the 10-bit encoded data that
the transceiver passes on to the user logic. Figure 2-14 illustrates the RX data map during
8B/10B bypass.

RXCHARISK[0]
RXRUNDISP[0]
RXDATA[7] . . . . . . RXDATA[0]
a b c d e i f g h j
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

First received Last received

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Figure 2-14: 10-Bit RX Data Map with 8B/10B Bypassed

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8B/10B Serial Output Format

The 8B/10B encoding translates a 8-bit parallel data byte to be transmitted into a 10-bit
serial data stream. This conversion and data alignment are shown in Figure 2-15. The serial
port transmits the least significant bit of the 10-bit data “a” first and proceeds to “j”. This
allows data to be read and matched to the form shown in Appendix B, “8B/10B Valid
Characters.”

H G F E D C B A

Parallel 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

8B/10B

a b c d e i f g h j

Serial 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

First transmitted Last transmitted

UG024_10_021102

Figure 2-15: 8B/10B Parallel to Serial Conversion

The serial data bit sequence is dependent on the width of the parallel data. The most
significant byte is always sent first, regardless of the whether 1-byte, 2-byte, or 4-byte paths
are used. The least significant byte is always last. Figure 2-16 shows a case when the serial
data corresponds to each byte of the parallel data. TXDATA [31:24] is serialized and sent
out first, followed by TXDATA [23:16], TXDATA [15:8], and finally TXDATA [7:0]. The
2-byte path transmits TXDATA [15:8] and then TXDATA [7:0].

H3 − A3 H2 − A2 H1 − A1 H0 − A0

TXDATA 31:24 TXDATA 23:16 TXDATA 15:8 TXDATA 7:0

8B/10B

a3 − j3 a2 − j2 a1 − j1 a0 − j0

LSB3 LSB2 LSB1 LSB0

1st Sent 2nd Sent 3rd Sent 4th Sent
Encoded Encoded Encoded Encoded
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Figure 2-16: 4-Byte Serial Structure

HDL Code Examples: Transceiver Bypassing of 8B/10B Encoding

8B/10B encoding can be bypassed by the transceiver. The TXBYPASS8B10B is set to 1111;
the RXDECODE attribute is set to FALSE to create the extra two bits needed for a 10-bit
data bus; and TXCHARDISPMODE, TXCHARDISPVAL, RXCHARISK, and RXRUNDISP
are added to the 8-bit data bus.
Please use the Architecture Wizard to create instantiation templates. This wizard creates
code and instantiation templates that define the attributes for a specific application.

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SERDES Alignment
Overview
Serializer
The multi-gigabit transceiver multiplies the reference frequency provided on the reference
clock input (REFCLK) by 20, or by 10 if half-rate operation is selected. Data is converted
from parallel to serial format and transmitted on the TXP and TXN differential outputs.
The electrical polarity of TXP and TXN can be interchanged through the TXPOLARITY
port. This option can either be programmed or controlled by an input at the FPGA core TX
interface. This facilitates recovery from situations where printed circuit board traces have
been reversed.

Deserializer
The RocketIO transceiver core accepts serial differential data on its RXP and RXN inputs.
The clock/data recovery circuit extracts clock phase and frequency from the incoming data
stream and re-times incoming data to this clock. The recovered clock is presented on
output RXRECCLK at 1/20 of the received serial data rate.
The receiver is capable of handling either transition-rich 8B/10B streams or scrambled
streams, and can withstand a string of up to 75 non-transitioning bits without an error.
Word alignment is dependent on the state of comma detect bits. If comma detect is
enabled, the transceiver recognizes up to two 10-bit preprogrammed characters. Upon
detection of the character or characters, RXCOMMADET is driven High and the data is
synchronously aligned. If a comma is detected and the data is aligned, no further
alignment alteration takes place. If a comma is received and realignment is necessary, the
data is realigned and RXREALIGN is asserted. The realignment indicator is a distinct
output. The transceiver continuously monitors the data for the presence of the 10-bit
character(s). Upon each occurrence of the 10-bit character, the data is checked for word
alignment. If comma detect is disabled, the data is not aligned to any particular pattern.
The programmable option allows a user to align data on plus-comma, minus-comma, both,
or a unique user-defined and programmed sequence.
The electrical polarity of RXP and RXN can be interchanged through the RXPOLARITY
port. This can be useful in the event that printed circuit board traces have been reversed.

Ports and Attributes

Comma definition can be accomplished using the attributes discussed below. This method
of definition makes the MGT extremely flexible in implementing different protocols.

ALIGN_COMMA_MSB
This attribute determines where the commas will reside in the parallel received data. The
comma indicates to the deserializer how to parallelize the data. However, with the
multiple data path widths available, the PCS portion must determine where to place the
comma in the parallel data bytes.
When ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is FALSE, the PCS may place the comma in any of the
RXDATA bytes. In the 1-byte mode, of course, there is only one location in which the
comma can be placed. In the 2-byte and 4-byte paths, some uncertainty exists as to which
byte will contain the comma, as shown in Table 2-12.

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When ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is TRUE, the PCS places the comma into the most
significant byte (MSB) of RXDATA in the 2-byte mode. Because the PCS is optimized for
the 2-byte mode, some uncertainty exists in the 4-byte mode as to which byte will contain
the comma, as shown in Table 2-12. See “Receive Data Path 32-bit Alignment” for more
details on this case.

Table 2-12: Possible Locations of Comma Character

Data Path Width:
ALIGN_COMMA_MSB: 1 byte 2 bytes 4 bytes
[7:0] [15:8] [7:0] [31:24] [23:16] [15:8] [7:0]

TRUE √ √ √ √

FALSE √ √ √ √ √ √ √

ENPCOMMAALIGN,
ENMCOMMAALIGN
These two alignment ports control how the PMA aligns incoming serial data. It can align
on a minus-comma (negative disparity), a plus-comma (positive disparity), both, or
neither if comma alignment is not desired. These signals are latched inside the transceiver
with RXRECCLK.
Care must be taken not to de-assert these signals at the improper time. Comma detection
may be vulnerable to spurious realignment if RXRECCLK occurs at the wrong time. To
avoid this problem, ENPCOMMAALIGN and ENMCOMMAALIGN should be passed
through a flip-flop that is clocked with RXRECCLK. These flip-flops should be located
near the MGT, and RXRECCLK should use local interconnect (not global clock resources)
to reduce skew. For both top and bottom edges, the best slices to use are in the CLB
immediately to the left of the transceiver, next to the bottom of the transceiver. For the top
side of the chip, this is the fourth CLB row; for the bottom side, the bottom CLB row. For
example, for the XC2VP7, here are the best slices to use for two of the transceivers:
• For GT_X0Y1 (top edge), the best slices are SLICE_X15Y72 and SLICE_X15Y73.
• For GT_X0Y0 (bottom edge), the best slices are SLICE_X14Y0 and SLICE_X14Y1.
This must be done for each MGT. Figure 2-17 shows this recommendation.

GT_std_
*
PCOMMA_CONTROL D Q ENPCOMMAALIGN

RXRECCLK

MCOMMA_CONTROL D Q ENMCOMMAALIGN

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Figure 2-17: Synchronizing Comma Align Signals to RXRECCLK

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Figure 2-18 and Figure 2-19 show floorplanner layouts for the two examples given above.

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Figure 2-18: Top MGT Comma Control Flip-Flop Ideal Locations

ug024_44_031303

Figure 2-19: Bottom MGT Comma Control Flip-Flop Ideal Locations

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PCOMMA_DETECT,
MCOMMA_DETECT
These two control attributes define when RXCOMMADET signals that a comma has been
received. When only PCOMMA_DETECT is TRUE, RXCOMMADET signals when a plus-
comma is received, but not a minus-comma. When only MCOMMA_DET is TRUE,
RXCOMMADET signals when a minus-comma is received, but not a plus-comma. If both
attributes are TRUE, RXCOMMADET will signal when either comma character is received.

COMMA_10B_MASK,
PCOMMA_10B_VALUE,
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE
The RocketIO transceiver allows the user to define a comma character using these three
attributes. The COMMA_10B_MASK bits are used in conjunction with
PCOMMA_10B_VALUE (to define a plus-comma) or MCOMMA_10B_VALUE (to define a
minus-comma) to define some number of recognized comma characters. High bits in the
mask condition the corresponding bits in PCOMMA_10B_VALUE or
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE to matter, while Low bits in the mask function as a “don’t care”
conditioner.
For example, with COMMA_10B_MASK set to 1111111000 (meaning the three least
significant bits don’t matter) and PCOMMA_10B_VALUE is 0011111000, the comma
detection unit will recognize the following characters as plus-commas:
0011111000 (K28.7)
0011111001 (K28.1)
0011111010 (K28.5)
0011111011 through 0011111111 (not valid comma characters)
Using the same value in PCOMMA_10B_VALUE but setting COMMA_10B_MASK to
1111111111 (meaning all the bits in PCOMMA_10B_VALUE matter), the comma
detection unit will recognize only the 0011111000 (K28.7) sequence, which matches the
value of PCOMMA_10B_VALUE exactly.

DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT,
DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT,
DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY
These signals only pertain to the 8B/10B decoder, not the comma alignment circuitry. The
DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT and DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT control the 8B/10B decoder to
signal the RXCHARISCOMMA port if a plus-comma or minus-comma is received. This is
described in the table below.
DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY, for most applications, should be set to TRUE. If valid data
is being transmitted and hence received, then an invalid comma would arise only in the
case of a bit error, in which case RXCHARISCOMMA would not be asserted in the
presence of bit errors. If set to FALSE, then RXCHARISCOMMA will be asserted for
invalid K-characters.

RXREALIGN
This status signal indicates whenever, the serial data is realigned from a comma character
in the data stream. This signal will not necessarily go High after the transceiver is reset. If

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ENPCOMMAALIGN and ENMCOMMAALIGN are both set to zero then this signal
should not go High. See Table 2-13.

RXCHARISCOMMA
This signal is similar to RXCHARISK, except that it signals that a specific byte of RXDATA
is a comma character. However, this definition only holds true for when 8B/10B
encoding/decoding is enabled. This port is controlled by the DEC_* attributes and is
shown in Table 2-13. If the 8B/10B decoder is bypassed, this port is undefined.

RXCOMMADET
This signal indicates if a comma character has been detected in the serial data. The
definition of this port is defined by the PCOMMA_DETECT and MCOMMA_DETECT
attributes. This signal is clocked off RXRECCLK, and to reliably have the signal pulse for
all the data width configurations, this pulse may change with respect to the USRCLKs.

Table 2-13: Effects of Comma-Related Ports and Attributes

Affects Character
Affects Affects
Port or Attribute Alignment and
RXCHARISCOMMA RXCOMMADET
RXREALIGN

DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY
DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT √
DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT
PCOMMA_10B_VALUE
√ √
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE
PCOMMA_DETECT
√
MCOMMA_DETECT

ENPCOMMAALIGN
√
ENMCOMMAALIGN

Clock Recovery

Overview
Clock Synthesizer
Synchronous serial data reception is facilitated by a clock/data recovery circuit. This
circuit uses a fully monolithic Phase-Locked Loop (PLL), which does not require any
external components. The clock/data recovery circuit extracts both phase and frequency
from the incoming data stream. The recovered clock is presented on output RXRECCLK at
1/20 of the serial received data rate.
The gigabit transceiver multiplies the reference frequency provided on the reference clock
input (REFCLK) by 20.
No fixed phase relationship is assumed between REFCLK, RXRECCLK, and/or any other
clock that is not tied to either of these clocks. When the 4-byte or 1-byte receiver data path
is used, RXUSRCLK and RXUSRCLK2 have different frequencies (1:2), and each edge of
the slower clock is aligned to a falling edge of the faster clock. The same relationships
apply to TXUSRCLK and TXUSRCLK2. See Table 2-5, page 43, for details.

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Clock and Data Recovery

The clock/data recovery (CDR) circuits lock to the reference clock automatically if the data
is not present. For proper operation, TXUSRCLK must have the exact same frequency as
REFCLK. REFCLK, RXUSRCLK, and the incoming stream (RXRECCLK) must not exceed
±100 ppm of frequency variation.
It is critical to keep power supply noise low in order to minimize common and differential
noise modes into the clock/data recovery circuitry. See “PCB Design Requirements,”
page 109, for more details.

Clock Correction
Clock RXRECCLK (the recovered clock) reflects the data rate of the incoming data. Clock
RXUSRCLK defines the rate at which the FPGA core consumes the data. Ideally, these rates
are identical. However, since the clocks typically have different sources, one of the clocks is
faster than the other. The receiver buffer accommodates this difference between the clock
rates. See Figure 2-20.

Read Write
RXUSRCLK RXRECCLK

"Nominal" condition: buffer half-full

Read Write

Buffer less than half -full (emptying)

Repeatable sequence
Read Write

Buffer more than half-full (filling up)

Removable sequence DS083-2_15_100901

Figure 2-20: Clock Correction in Receiver

Nominally, the buffer is always half-full. This is shown in the top buffer, where the shaded
area represents buffered data not yet read. Received data is inserted via the write pointer
under control of RXRECCLK. The FPGA core reads data via the read pointer under control
of RXUSRCLK. The half-full/half-empty condition of the buffer gives a cushion for the
differing clock rates. This operation continues indefinitely, regardless of whether or not
“meaningful” data is being received. When there is no meaningful data to be received, the
incoming data consists of IDLE characters or other padding.
If RXUSRCLK is faster than RXRECCLK, the buffer becomes more empty over time. The
clock correction logic corrects for this by decrementing the read pointer to reread a
repeatable byte sequence. This is shown in the middle buffer, Figure 2-20, where the solid
read pointer decrements to the value represented by the dashed pointer. By decrementing
the read pointer instead of incrementing it in the usual fashion, the buffer is partially
refilled. The transceiver inserts a single repeatable byte sequence when necessary to refill a
buffer. If the byte sequence length is greater than one, and if attribute
CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT is 0, then the transceiver can repeat the same sequence
multiple times until the buffer is refilled to the half-full condition.

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Similarly, if RXUSRCLK is slower than RXRECCLK, the buffer fills up over time. The clock
correction logic corrects for this by incrementing the read pointer to skip over a removable
byte sequence that need not appear in the final FPGA core byte stream. This is shown in the
bottom buffer, Figure 2-20, where the solid read pointer increments to the value
represented by the dashed pointer. This accelerates the emptying of the buffer, preventing
its overflow. The transceiver design skips a single byte sequence, when necessary, to
partially empty a buffer. If attribute CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT is 0, the transceiver can
also skip four consecutive removable byte sequences in one step, to further empty the
buffer when necessary.
These operations require the clock correction logic to recognize a byte sequence that can be
freely repeated or omitted in the incoming data stream. This sequence is generally an IDLE
sequence, or other sequence comprised of special values that occur in the gaps separating
packets of meaningful data. These gaps are required to occur sufficiently often to facilitate
the timely execution of clock correction.
The clock correction logic has the ability to remove up to four IDLE sequences during a
clock correction. How many IDLEs are removed depends on several factors, including
how many IDLEs are received and whether CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE is TRUE or FALSE.
For example, if three IDLEs are received and CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE is set to TRUE, at
least one IDLE sequence must remain after clock correction has been completed. This
limits the clock correction logic to remove only two of the three IDLE sequences. If
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE is FALSE, then all three IDLEs can be removed.
Table 2-14 illustrates the relationship between the number of IDLE sequences removed, the
inherent stability of REFCLK, and the number of bytes allowed between clock correction
sequences.

Table 2-14: Data Bytes Allowed Between Clock Corrections as a Function of

REFCLK Stability and IDLE Sequences Removed
Bytes Allowed Between Clock Correction Sequences (1)
REFCLK Remove 1 IDLE (2) Remove 2 IDLE Remove 3 IDLE Remove 4 IDLE
Stability Sequence: Sequences: Sequences: Sequences:
100 ppm 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
50 ppm 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000
20 ppm 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000

Notes:
1. All numbers are approximate.
2. IDLE = the defined clock correction sequence.

Ports and Attributes

CLK_CORRECT_USE
This attribute controls whether the PCS will repeat/skip the clock correction sequences
(CCS) from the elastic buffer to compensate for differences between the clock recovered
from serial data and the reference clocks. When this attribute is set to TRUE, the clock
correction is enabled. If set to FALSE, clock correction is disabled. When clock correction is
disabled, RXRECCLK must drive the receive logic in the fabric. Otherwise, the elastic
buffer may over/underflow.

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Clock correction may be used with other encoding protocols, but they must have a 10-bit
alignment scheme. This is required so the comma detection logic can properly align the
data in the elastic buffer, allowing the clock correction logic to properly read out data to the
FPGA fabric.

RX_BUFFER_USE
The RX_BUFFER_USE attribute controls if the elastic buffer is bypassed or not. Most
applications use this buffer for clock correction and channel bonding. (See “Channel
Bonding (Channel Alignment),” page 79.) It is recommended that this attribute always be
set to TRUE, since this buffer allows a way to cross the clock domains of RXRECCLK and
the fabric RXUSRCLK/RXUSRCLK2.

CLK_COR_SEQ_*_*
To accommodate many different protocols, the MGT features programmability that allows
it to detect a 1-, 2-, or 4-byte clock correction sequence (CCS), such as may be used in
Gigabit Ethernet (2-byte) or Fibre Channel (4-byte). The attributes CLK_COR_SEQ_*_*
and CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN (below) define the CCS that the PCS recognizes. Both SEQ_1
and SEQ_2 can be used at the same time if multiple CCSs are required. As shown in
Table 2-15, the example CCS has two possible modes, one for when 8B/10B encoding is
used, the other for when 8B/10B encoding is bypassed. The most significant bit of the CCS
determines whether it is applicable to an 8-bit (encoded) or a 10-bit (unencoded) sequence.
These sequences require that the encoding scheme allows the comma detection and
alignment circuitry to properly align data in the elastic buffer. (See
“CLK_CORRECT_USE”, above). The bit definitions are the same as shown earlier in the
Vitesse channel-bonding example. (See “Receiving Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence.”)

Table 2-15: Clock Correction Sequence / Data Correlation for 16-Bit Data Port
Attribute Settings
TXDATA
10-Bit Data Mode Character CHARISK
CLK_COR_SEQ 8-Bit Data Mode (hex)
(8B/10B Bypass)

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_1 00110111100 10011111010 K28.5 1 BC

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_2 00010010101 11010100010 D21.4 0 95

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_3 00010110101 11010101010 D21.5 0 Β5

CLK_COR_SEQ_1_4 00010110101 11010101010 D21.5 0 Β5

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CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN
To define the CCS length, this attribute takes the integer value 1, 2, 3, or 4. Table 2-16 shows
which sequences are used for the four possible settings of CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN.

Table 2-16: Applicable Clock Correction Sequences

CLK_COR_SEQ_1 CLK_COR_SEQ_2
CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN
That Are Applicable That Are Applicable (1)
1 1_1 2_1
2 1_1, 1_2 2_1, 2_2
3 1_1, 1_2, 1_3 2_1, 2_2, 2_3
4 1_1, 1_2, 1_3. 1_4 2_1, 2_2, 2_3, 2_4

Notes:
1. Applicable only if CLK_COR_SEQ_2_USE is set to TRUE.

CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG,
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE,
CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT
These attributes help control how clock correction is implemented.
CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG is a TRUE/FALSE attribute that defines the output of
the RXRUNDISP port. When set to TRUE, RXRUNDISP is raised for the first byte of each
inserted (repeated) clock correction sequence (8B/10B decoding enabled). When set to
FALSE (default), RXRUNDISP denotes the running disparity of RXDATA (8B/10B
decoding enabled).
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE is a TRUE/FALSE attribute that controls whether or not the final
byte stream must retain at least one clock correction sequence. When set to FALSE
(default), the clock correction logic is allowed to remove all clock correction sequences if
needed to recenter the elastic buffer. When set to TRUE, it forces the clock correction logic
to retain at least one clock correction sequence per continuous stream of clock correction
sequences.
Example: Elastic buffer is 75% full and clock correction is needed. (IDLE is the defined clock
correction sequence.)
Data stream written into elastic buffer:
D0 IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE D1 D2

Data stream read out of elastic buffer (CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE = FALSE)

D0 D1 D2

Data stream read out of elastic buffer (CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE = TRUE)

D0 IDLE D1 D2

CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT is an integer attribute (0-31) that controls frequency of

repetition of clock correction operations. This attribute specifies the minimum number of
RXUSRCLK cycles without clock correction that must occur between successive clock
corrections. For example, if this attribute is 3, then at least three RXUSRCLK cycles without

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clock correction must occur before another clock correction sequence can occur. If this
attribute is 0, no limit is placed on how frequently clock correction can occur.
Example: Elastic buffer is 25% full, clock correction is needed, and one sequence is repeated
per clock correction. (IDLE is the defined clock correction sequence.)
Data stream written into elastic buffer:
D0 IDLE IDLE IDLE D1 D2

Data stream read out of elastic buffer (CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT = 0):

D0 IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE D1 D2

Data stream read out of elastic buffer (CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT = 1):

D0 IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE IDLE D1 D2

The percent that the buffer is full, together with the value of CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT,
determines how many times the clock correction sequence is repeated during each clock
correction.

Synchronization Logic

Overview
For some applications, it is beneficial to know if incoming data is valid or not, and if the
MGT is synchronized on the data. For applications using the 8B/10B encoding scheme, the
RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC FSM does this. It can be programmed to lose sync after a specified
number of invalid data characters are received.

Ports and Attributes

RXCLKCORCNT
Clock correction count (RXCLKCORCNT) is a three-bit signal. It signals if clock correction
has occurred, and whether the elastic buffer realigned the data by skipping or repeating
data in the buffer. It also signals if channel bonding has occurred. Table 2-17 defines the
eight binary states of RXCLKCORCNT.

Table 2-17: RXCLKCORCNT Definition

RXCLKCORCNT[2:0] Significance
No channel bonding or clock correction occurred for current
000
RXDATA
Elastic buffer skipped one clock correction sequence for
001
current RXDATA
Elastic buffer skipped two clock correction sequence for
010
current RXDATA
Elastic buffer skipped three clock correction sequence for
011
current RXDATA

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Table 2-17: RXCLKCORCNT Definition (Continued)

RXCLKCORCNT[2:0] Significance
Elastic buffer skipped four clock correction sequence for
100
current RXDATA
101 Elastic buffer executed channel bonding for current RXDATA
Elastic buffer repeated two clock correction sequences for
110
current RXDATA
Elastic buffer repeated one clock correction sequences for
111
current RXDATA

RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR,
RX_LOS_THRESHOLD
These two signals determine how fast an invalid character advances the RXLOSSOFSYNC
FSM counter before loss of sync is considered to have occurred. RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR
determines how quickly the occurrence of invalid characters is “forgotten” in the presence
of subsequent valid characters. For example, RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR = 4 means that
four consecutive valid characters after an invalid character will reset the counter.
RX_LOS_THRESHOLD determines when the counter has reached the point where the link
is considered to be “out of sync.”

RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM
The transceiver’s FSM is driven by RXRECCLK and uses status from the data stream prior
to the elastic buffer. This is intended to give early warning of possible problems well before
corrupt data appears on RXDATA. RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM, a TRUE/FALSE attribute,
indicates what the output of the RXLOSSOFSYNC port (see below) means.
Note: RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM only indicates valid data. It is assumed that the PLL is locked.
The values are undefined if the PLL is not locked.

RXLOSSOFSYNC
If RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM = FALSE, then RXLOSSOFSYNC[1] High indicates that the
transceiver has received an invalid character, and RXLOSSOFSYNC[0] High indicates that
a channel-bonding sequence has been recognized.
If RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM = TRUE, then the two bits of RXLOSSOFSYNC reflect the
state of the RXLOSSOFSYNC FSM. The state machine diagram in Figure 2-21 and the three
subsections following describe the three states of the RXLOSSOFSYNC FSM

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count < RX_LOS_THRESHOLD

SYNC_ACQUIRED

00

count = RX_LOS_THRESHOLD

valid data + 4 RXRECCLK cycles

channel alignment
or
comma realignment

valid data + < 4 RXRECCLK cycles

invalid data no comma received

01 10

RESYNC LOSS_OF_SYNC
comma received
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Figure 2-21: RXLOSSOFSYNC FSM States

SYNC_ACQUIRED (RXLOSSOFSYNC = 00)

In this state, a counter is decremented by 1 (but not past 0) for a valid received symbol and
incremented by RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR for an invalid symbol. If the count reaches or
exceeds RX_LOS_THRESHOLD, the FSM moves to state LOSS_OF_SYNC. Otherwise, if a
channel bonding (alignment) sequence has just been written into the elastic buffer, or if a
comma realignment has just occurred, the FSM moves to state RESYNC. Otherwise, the
FSM remains in state SYNC_ACQUIRED.

RESYNC (RXLOSSOFSYNC = 01)

The FSM waits in this state for four RXRECCLK cycles and then goes to state
SYNC_ACQUIRED, unless an invalid symbol is received, in which case the FSM goes to
state LOSS_OF_SYNC.

LOSS_OF_SYNC (RXLOSSOFSYNC = 10)

The FSM remains in this state until a comma is received, at which time it goes to state
RESYNC.

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Channel Bonding (Channel Alignment)

Overview
Some gigabit I/O standards such as XAUI specify the use of multiple transceivers in
parallel for even higher data rates. Words of data are split into bytes, with each byte sent
over a separate channel (transceiver). See Figure 2-22.

In Transmitters:
Full word SSSS sent over four channels, one byte per channel

PQRS T Channel (lane) 0

PQRS T Channel (lane) 1

PQRS T Channel (lane) 2

PQRS T Channel (lane) 3

In Receivers:
Read Read
RXUSRCLK RXUSRCLK

PQRS T PQRS T

PQRS T PQRS T

PQRS T PQRS T

PQRS T PQRS T

Before channel bonding After channel bonding

DS083-2_16_010202

Figure 2-22: Channel Bonding (Alignment)

The top half of the figure shows the transmission of words split across four transceivers
(channels or lanes). PPPP, QQQQ, RRRR, SSSS, and TTTT represent words sent over the
four channels.
The bottom-left portion of the figure shows the initial situation in the FPGA’s receivers at
the other end of the four channels. Due to variations in transmission delay—especially if
the channels are routed through repeaters—the FPGA core might not correctly assemble
the bytes into complete words. The bottom-left illustration shows the incorrect assembly of
data words PQPP, QRQQ, RSRR, etc.
To support correction of this misalignment, the data stream includes special byte
sequences that define corresponding points in the several channels. In the bottom half of
Figure 2-22, the shaded “P” bytes represent these special characters. Each receiver
recognizes the “P” channel bonding character, and remembers its location in the buffer. At
some point, one transceiver designated as the Master instructs all the transceivers to align
to the channel bonding character “P” (or to some location relative to the channel bonding
character). After this operation, the words transmitted to the FPGA core are properly
aligned: RRRR, SSSS, TTTT, etc., as shown in the bottom-right portion of Figure 2-22. To
ensure that the channels remain properly aligned following the channel bonding
operation, the Master transceiver must also control the clock correction operations
described in the previous section for all channel-bonded transceivers.

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Channel Bonding (Alignment) Operation

Channel bonding is the technique of tying several serial channels together to create one
aggregate channel. Several channels are fed on the transmit side by one parallel bus and
reproduced on the receive side as the identical parallel bus. The maximum number of
serial differential pairs that can be bonded is 24. For implementation guidelines, see
“Implementation Tools,” page 121.
Channel bonding allows those primitives that support it to send data over multiple
“channels.” Among these primitives are GT_CUSTOM, GT_INFINIBAND, GT_XAUI, and
GT_AURORA. To “bond” channels together, there is always one “Master.” The other
channels can either be a SLAVE_1_HOP or SLAVE_2_HOPS. SLAVE_1_HOP is a Slave to a
Master that can also be daisy chained to a SLAVE_2_HOPS. A SLAVE_2_HOPS can only be
a Slave to a SLAVE_1_HOP and its CHBONDO does not connect to another transceiver. To
designate a transceiver as a Master or a Slave, the attribute CHAN_BOND_MODE must be
set to one of three designations: Master, SLAVE_1_HOP, or SLAVE_2_HOPS. To shut off
channel bonding, set the transceiver attribute to “off.” The possible values that can be used
are shown in Table 2-18.

Table 2-18: Bonded Channel Connections

Mode CHBONDI CHBONDO
OFF NA NA
MASTER NA Slave 1 CHBONDI
SLAVE_1_HOP Master CHBONDO Slave 2 CHBONDI
SLAVE_2_HOPS Slave 1 CHBONDO NA

Note: All standards that use both clock correction and channel bonding require a gap greater
than or equal to 4 bytes between clock correction and channel bonding sequences. If a user
creates his/’her own protocol that uses clock correction and channel bonding, the user must
ensure that there is at least a 4 byte gap between the sequences.
The channel bonding sequence is similar in format to the clock correction sequence. This
sequence is set to the appropriate sequence for the primitives supporting channel bonding.
The GT_CUSTOM is the only primitive allowing modification to the sequence. These
sequences are comprised of one or two sequences of length up to 4 bytes each, as set by
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN and CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE. Other control signals include
the attributes:
• CHAN_BOND_WAIT
• CHAN_BOND_OFFSET
• CHAN_BOND_LIMIT
• CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT
Typical values for these attributes are:
CHAN_BOND_WAIT = 8
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET = CHAN_BOND_WAIT
CHAN_BOND_LIMIT = 2 x CHAN_BOND_WAIT
Lower values are not recommended. Use higher values only if channel bonding sequences
are farther apart than 17 bytes.

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Table 2-19 shows different settings for CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT and ENCHANSYNC

in Master and Slave applications.

Table 2-19: Master/Slave Channel Bonding Attribute Settings

Master Slave
CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT TRUE or FALSE as desired FALSE
ENCHANSYNC Dynamic control as desired Tie High

Ports and Attributes

CHAN_BOND_MODE
An MGT can be designated as one of three types when used in a channel-bonding scheme.
The type is designated by CHAN_BOND_MODE, the three values of which are MASTER,
SLAVE_1_HOP, and SLAVE_2_HOPS. (A fourth mode, OFF, is used when channel
bonding is not being performed.) The Master always controls, for itself and for Slaves of
either type, when channel bonding and clock correction will occur.
Masters are always connected directly to a SLAVE_1_HOP, and indirectly to a
SLAVE_2_HOPS via daisy-chain through a SLAVE_1_HOP. This topology improves the
timing characteristics of the CHBONDO and CHBONDI buses.

ENCHANSYNC
ENCHANSYNC controls when channel bonding is enabled. Table 2-19 shows the
recommended settings for Master and Slaves. To counter the possibility of a bit error
causing a false channel bonding sequence to occur, this port is usually de-asserted once a
group of channels have been successfully aligned.

CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT
As with ENCHANSYNC, many applications will require that the channels be aligned only
once. CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT = TRUE allows the Master to initiate a channel bonding
only once. This remains true even if more channel bonding sequences are received. (The
channels may be aligned again if RXRESET is asserted and then deasserted, and
ENCHANSYNC is deasserted and then reasserted.)
CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT may be set to FALSE when very few channel bonding
sequences appear in the data stream. (For Slave instantiations, this attribute should always
be set to FALSE. See Table 2-19.) When the channel bonding sequence appears frequently
in the data stream, however, it is recommended that this attribute be set to TRUE in order
to prevent the RX buffer from over- or underflowing.

CHAN_BOND_SEQ_*_*,
CHAN_BOND__SEQ_LEN,
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE
The channel bonding sequence (CBS) is similar in format to the clock correction sequence. The
CBS is set to the appropriate sequence for the primitives supporting channel bonding.
GT_CUSTOM is the only primitive allowing modification to the sequence. These
sequences are comprised of one or two sequences of length up to 4 bytes each, as set by
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN and CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE.

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These CBSs should be unique from other delimiters in the data stream, including Clock
Correction Sequence, IDLE, Start of Frame, and End of Frame. As with clock correction,
there are multiple sequences that can be defined (GT_CUSTOM only). The primary CBS is
defined by CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_*, where * = a number from 1 to 4.
If a second CBS is required, CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE must be set to TRUE, and
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_* used to define the second CBS; otherwise,
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE should be left at its default value, FALSE. See “Receiving
Vitesse Channel Bonding Sequence,” page 65, for the bit breakdown of the sequence
definition.
Finally, CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN defines the CBS length as 1 to 4 bytes. When set to
anything other than 4, only those sequences are defined. For example, if
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_LEN is set to 2, only CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_1 and
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_1_2 need to be defined.

CHAN_BOND_WAIT,
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET,
CHAN_BOND_LIMIT
These three attributes define how the Master performs channel alignment of the RX buffer.
The typical values of these attributes are:

CHAN_BOND_WAIT = 8
CHAN_BOND_WAIT roughly defines the maximum number of bytes by which the Slave
can lag the Master. Due to internal pipelining, the equation should be
(CHAN_BOND_WAIT - 3.5) bytes = # of bytes Slave may lag Master. For example, if
CHAN_BOND_WAIT = 8, the Slave may lag the Master by 4.5 bytes. While this type of lag
is equivalent to approximately 14 ns at 3.125 Gb/s, it is recommended that channel links be
matched as closely as possible.
The equation that produces this maximum lag time result is
lag time [ns] = (1 / serial speed [Gb/s] ) • number of lag bytes • 10 bits/byte
or, for schemes that do not use 8B/10B encoding,
(1 / serial speed [Gb/s] ) • number of 10-bit lag characters • 10 bits/character
In the example above, 1/3.125 Gb/s • 4.5 bytes • 10 bits/byte = 14.4 ns.
The recommended setting of 8 is set for protocols such as Infiniband and XAUI, which can
repeat the CBS every 16 and 17 bytes respectively. However, CHAN_BOND_WAIT can
grow accordingly if CBSs are spaced farther apart.

CHAN_BOND_OFFSET = CHAN_BOND_WAIT
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET measures the number of bytes past the beginning of the channel
bonding sequence. However, this value must always equal CHAN_BOND_WAIT.

CHAN_BOND_LIMIT = 2X CHAN_BOND_WAIT
CHAN_BOND_LIMIT defines the expiration time after which the Slave will invalidate the
most recently seen CBS location in the RX buffer. For proper alignment, this value must
always be set to two times CHAN_BOND_WAIT.

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CHBONDDONE
This port indicates when a channel alignment has occurred in the MGT. When it is
asserted, RXDATA is valid after RXCLKCORCNT goes to a 101.
Note: The Slave's RXCLKCORCNT will go to 101 regardless of whether the channel bonding
was successful or not. To determine if channel bonding was successful, check both this signal
and RXCLKCORCNT.

CHBONDI,
CHBONDO
These two 4-bit ports are used by the Master MGT to control its clock correction and
channel bonding, as well as those of any Slaves bonded to it. CHBONDO of the Master is
connected to CHBONDI of a SLAVE_1_HOP. The signal is then daisy-chained from
SLAVE_1_HOP CHBONDO to a SLAVE_2_HOPS CHBONDI. See Figure 4-1 and
Figure 4-2, page 122, and Table 2-18, page 80, for examples. The three least significant bits
correlate to the value of the RXCLKCORCNT port. These four bits allow the Master to
control when the Slaves perform clock correction. This keeps channels from going out of
sync if, for instance, one Slave repeated a CCS while another skipped.

RXCLKCORCNT,
RXLOSSOFSYNC
These signals are mainly used for clock correction. However, they can convey some
information relevant to channel bonding as well. Refer to “RXCLKCORCNT” and
“RXLOSSOFSYNC,” page 77.

Troubleshooting
Factors that influence channel bonding include:
• Skew between Master and Slave CBS arrival time, both Master-lags-Slave and Slave-lags-
Master cases. The larger the separation, the larger CHAN_BOND_WAIT needs to be.
• Arrival time between consecutive CBSs. The smaller the separation is between
consecutive CBSs, the smaller CHAN_BOND_WAIT needs to be set to ensure that the
Master aligns to the intended sequence instead of the one after or the one before.
There are several possibilities that could cause unsuccessful channel bonding:
• Slave’s CBS lagging the master by too much. Essentially, the Slave does not see a CBS
when CHBONDO is asserted.
• Master CBS lags the slave by too much. In this case, the slave’s CBS sequence has
exceeded CHAN_BOND_LIMIT and has expired.
• CBS sequences appear more frequently than CHAN_BOND_LIMIT allows, causing the
Slave to align to a CBS before or after the expected one.

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CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)

Overview
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is a procedure to detect errors in the received data. The
RocketIO transceiver CRC logic supports the 32-bit invariant CRC calculation used by
Infiniband, Fibre Channel, and Gigabit Ethernet.

CRC Operation
On the transmitter side, the CRC logic recognizes where the CRC bytes should be inserted
and replaces four placeholder bytes at the tail of a data packet with the computed CRC. For
Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel, transmitter CRC can adjust certain trailing bytes to
generate the required running disparity at the end of the packet. This is discussed further
in the “FIBRE_CHAN” and “ETHERNET” sections under “CRC_FORMAT,” page 85.
On the receiver side, the CRC logic verifies the received CRC value, supporting the same
standards as above.
Upon reset, the CRC logic starts with an initial value of all 1s.

CRC Generation
RocketIO transceivers support a 32-bit invariant CRC (fixed 32-bit polynomial shown
below) for Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Infiniband, and user-defined modes.

32 26 23 22 16 12 11 10 8 7 5 4 2 1
x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +x +1

The CRC recognizes the SOP (Start of Packet), EOP (End of Packet), and other packet
features to identify the beginning and end of data. These SOP and EOP are defined by
CRC_FORMAT for ETHERNET, INFINIBAND, and FIBRE_CHAN, and in these cases the
user does not need to set CRC_START_OF_PKT and CRC_END_OF_PKT. Where
CRC_FORMAT is USER_MODE (user-defined), CRC_START_OF_PKT and
CRC_END_OF_PKT are used to define SOP and EOP.

SOP … Data CRC … EOP … Idle

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Figure 2-23: CRC Packet Format

The transmitter computes 4-byte CRC on the packet data between the SOP and EOP
(excluding the CRC placeholder bytes). The transmitter inserts the computed CRC just
before the EOP. The transmitter modifies trailing Idles or EOP if necessary to generate
correct running disparity for Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel. The receiver recomputes
CRC and verifies it against the inserted CRC. Figure 2-23 shows the packet format for CRC
generation. The empty boxes are only used in certain protocols (Ethernet). The user logic
must create a four-byte placeholder for the CRC by placing it in TXDATA. Otherwise, data
is overwritten.

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CRC Latency
Enabling CRC increases the transmission latency from TXDATA to TXP and TXN. The
enabling of CRC does not affect the latency from RXP and RXN to RXDATA. The typical
and maximum latencies, expressed in TXUSRCLK/RXUSRCLK cycles, are shown in
Table 2-20. For timing diagrams expressing these relationships, please see Module 3 of the
Virtex-II Pro Data Sheet.

Table 2-20: Effects of CRC on Transceiver Latency (1)

TXDATA to TXP and TXN RXP and RXN to RXDATA
in TXUSRCLK Cycles in RXUSRCLK Cycles (3)
Typical Maximum Typical Maximum
CRC Disabled 8 11 25 42 (2)
CRC Enabled 14 17 25 42 (2)

Notes:
1. See Table 2-6 and Table 2-7 for all MGT block latency parameters.
2. This maximum may occur when certain conditions are present, and clock correction and channel
bonding are enabled. If these functions are both disabled, the maximum will be near the typical
values.
3. To further reduce receive-side latency, refer to Appendix C, “Related Online Documents.”

Ports and Attributes

TX_CRC_USE,
RX_CRC_USE
These two attributes control whether the MGT CRC circuitry is enabled or bypassed. When
set to TRUE, CRC is enabled. When set to FALSE, CRC is bypassed and must be
implemented in the FPGA fabric.

CRC_FORMAT
There are four possible CRC modes: USER_MODE, FIBRE_CHAN, ETHERNET, and
INFINIBAND. This attribute is modifiable only for the GT_XAUI and GT_CUSTOM
primitives. Each mode has a Start of Packet (SOP) and End of Packet (EOP) setting to
determine where to start and end the CRC monitoring. USER_MODE allows the user to
define the SOP and EOP by setting the CRC_START_OF_PKT and CRC_END_OF_PKT to
one of the valid K-characters (Table B-2, page 143). The CRC is controlled by RX_CRC_USE
and TX_CRC_USE. Whenever these attributes are set to TRUE, CRC is used.
The four modes are defined in the subsections following.

USER_MODE
USER_MODE is the simplest CRC methodology. The CRC checks for the SOP and EOP,
calculates CRC on the data, and leaves the four remainders directly before the EOP. The
CRC form for the user-defined mode is shown in Figure 2-24, along with the timing for
when RXCHECKINGCRC and RXCRCERR are asserted High with respect to the incoming
data.
To check the CRC error detection logic in a testing mode such as serial loopback, a CRC
error can be forced by setting TXFORCECRCERR to High, which incorporates an error into
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signals an error by asserting RXCRCERR High at the same time RXCHECKINGCRC goes
High. User logic determines the procedure that is invoked when a CRC error occurs.
Note: Data length must be greater than 20 bytes for USER_MODE CRC generation. For CRC
to operate correctly, at least four gap bytes are required between EOP of one packet and SOP of
the next packet. The gap may contain clock correction sequences, provided that at least 4 bytes
of gap remain after all clock corrections.

FIBRE_CHAN
The FIBRE_CHAN CRC is similar to USER_MODE CRC (Figure 2-24), with one exception:
In FIBRE_CHAN, SOP and EOP are predefined protocol delimiters. Unlike USER_MODE,
FIBRE_CHAN does not need to define the attributes CRC_START_OF_PKT and
CRC_END_OF_PKT. Both USER_MODE and FIBRE_CHAN, however, disregard SOP and
EOP in CRC computation.

SOP DATA R0 R1 R2 R3 EOP

RXCHECKINGCRC

RXCRCERR
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Figure 2-24: USER_MODE / FIBRE_CHAN Mode

Designs should generate only the EOP frame delimiter for a beginning running disparity
(RD) that is negative. (These are the frame delimiters that begin with /K28.5/D21.4/ or
/K28.5/D10.4/.) Never generate the EOP frame delimiter for a beginning RD that is
positive. (These are the frame delimiters that begin with /K28.5/D21.5/ or
/K28.5/D10.5/.) When the RocketIO CRC determines that the running disparity must be
inverted to satisfy Fibre Channel requirements, it will convert the second byte of the EOP
frame delimiter (D21.4 or D10.4) to the value required to invert the running disparity
(D21.5 or D10.5).
Note that CRC generation for EOP requires that the transmitted K28.5 be left-justified in
the MGT’s internal two-byte data path. Observing the following restrictions assures
correct alignment of the packet delimiters:
• 4-byte data path: K28.5 must appear in TXDATA[31:24] or TXDATA[15:8].
• 2-byte data path: K28.5 must appear in TXDATA[15:8].
• 1-byte data path: K28.5 must be strobed into the MGT on rising TXUSRCLK2 only
when TXUSRCLK is High.
Note: Minimum data length for this mode is 24 bytes, not including the CRC placeholder.
Note: When CRC_FORMAT=FIBRE_CHAN, TX_CRC_USE must be set to TRUE. Otherwise,
occasional errors will occur in the transmitted data stream. RX_CRC_USE can be either TRUE
or FALSE in this usage.

ETHERNET
The Ethernet CRC is more complex (Figure 2-25). The SOP, EOP, and Preamble are
neglected by the CRC. The extension bytes are special “K” characters in special cases. The
extension bytes are untouched by the CRC as are the Trail bits, which are added to
maintain packet length.

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SOP Preamble SOF DATA Pad Bits R0 R1 R2 R3 EOP Trail Bits

n Bytes 2 to 3 Bytes
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Figure 2-25: Ethernet Mode

Designs should generate only the /K28.5/D16.2/ IDLE sequence for transmission, never
/K28.5/D5.6/. When the RocketIO CRC determines that the running disparity must be
inverted to satisfy Gigabit Ethernet requirements, it will convert the first /K28.5/D16.2/
IDLE following a packet to /K28.5/D5.6/, performing the necessary conversion.
Note: As noted in Figure 2-25, pad bits are used to assure that the header, data, and CRC total
to the 64-byte minimum packet length. For packets that are already 64 bytes or longer, pad bits
are not used.
Note that CRC generation for IDLE requires that the transmitted K28.5 be left-justified in
the MGT’s internal two-byte data path. Observing the following restrictions assures
correct alignment of the packet delimiters:
• 4-byte data path: K28.5 must appear in TXDATA[31:24] or TXDATA[15:8].
• 2-byte data path: K28.5 must appear in TXDATA[15:8].
• 1-byte data path: K28.5 must be strobed into the MGT on rising TXUSRCLK2 only
when TXUSRCLK is High.
Note: Minimum data length for this mode is defined by the protocol requirements.
Note: For correct operation of the Gigabit Ethernet CRC function, transmitted and received
frames must comply with the 802.3 specification regarding Gigabit Ethernet. This includes the
preamble maximum length.

INFINIBAND
The Infiniband CRC is the most complex mode, and is not supported in the CRC generator.
Infiniband CRC contains two computation types: an invariant 32-bit CRC, the same as in
Ethernet protocol; and a variant 16-bit CRC, which is not supported in the hard core.
Infiniband CRC must be implemented entirely in the FPGA fabric.
There are also two Infiniband Architecture (IBA) packets, a local and a global. Both of these
IBA packets are shown in Figure 2-26.

Local IBA
Packet R0
SOP LRH BTH R1 R2 R3 Variant CRC EOP
Payload

Global IBA
Packet R0 R1 R2 R3
SOP LRH GRH BTH Variant CRC EOP
Payload
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The CRC is calculated with certain bits masked in LRH and GRH, depending on whether
the packet is local or global. The size of these headers is shown in Table 2-21.

Table 2-21: Global and Local Headers

Packet Description Size
LRH Local Routing Header 8 Bytes
GRH Global Routing Header 40 Bytes
BTH IBA Transport Header 12 Bytes

The CRC checks the LNH (Link Next Header) of the LRH. LRH is shown in Figure 2-27,
along with the bits the CRC uses to evaluate the next packet.

B0 B17 − B10 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7

B11, B10 1 1 IBA Global Packet

1 0 IBA Local Packet
0 1 Raw Packet (CRC does not insert remainder)
0 0 Raw Packet (CRC does not insert remainder)
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Figure 2-27: Local Route Header

Note: Minimum data length for this mode is defined by the protocol requirements.
Because of the complexity of the CRC algorithms and implementations, especially with
Infiniband, a more in-depth discussion is beyond the scope of this manual.

CRC_START_OF_PACKET,
CRC_END_OF_PACKET
When implementing USER_MODE CRC, Start of Packet (SOP) and End of Packet (EOP)
must be defined for the CRC logic. These delimiters must be one of the defined
K-characters (see Table B-2, page 143). These must be different than a clock correction
sequence (CCS) or IDLE sequence; otherwise, the CRC will mistake the CCS or IDLE for
SOP/EOP.
Note: These attribute are not applicable to the other CRC formats.

RXCHECKINGCRC,
RXCRCERR
These two signals are status ports for the CRC circuitry.
RXCHECKINGCRC is asserted within several USRCLKs of the EOF being received from
RXDATA. This signals that the CRC circuitry has identified the SOF and the EOF.
If a CRC error occurred, RXCRCERR will be asserted at the same time that
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TXFORCECRCERR,
TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE
To test the CRC logic in either the MGT or the FPGA fabric, TXFORCECRCERR and
TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE may be used to invoke a CRC error. When TXFORCECRCERR
is asserted High for at least one USRCLK2 cycle during data transmission (between SOP
and EOP), the CRC circuitry is forced to XOR TXDATA with TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE,
creating a bit error. This should cause the receiver to register that a CRC error has occurred.

RocketIO CRC Support Limitations

There are limitations to the CRC support provided by the RocketIO transceiver core:
• RocketIO CRC support is implementable for single-channel use only. Computation
and byte-striping of CRC across multiple bonded channels is not supported. For that
usage, the CRC logic can be implemented in the FPGA fabric.
• The RocketIO transceiver does not compute the 16-bit variant CRC used for
Infiniband, and thus does not fulfill the Infiniband CRC requirement. Infiniband CRC
can be computed in the FPGA fabric.
• All CRC formats have minimum allowable packet sizes. These limits are larger than
those set by the user mode, and are defined by the specific protocol.

Fabric Interface (Buffers)

Overview: Transmitter and Elastic (Receiver) Buffers

Both the transmitter and the receiver include buffers (FIFOs) in the data path. This section
gives the reasons for including the buffers and outlines their operation.

Transmitter Buffer (FIFO)

The transmitter buffer’s write pointer (TXUSRCLK) is frequency-locked to its read pointer
(REFCLK). Therefore, clock correction and channel bonding are not required. The purpose
of the transmitter's buffer is to accommodate a phase difference between TXUSRCLK and
REFCLK. Proper operation of the circuit is only possible if the FPGA clock (TXUSRCLK) is
frequency-locked to the reference clock (REFCLK). Phase variations of up to one clock
cycle are allowable. A simple FIFO suffices for this purpose. A FIFO depth of four permits
reliable operation with simple detection of overflow or underflow, which might occur if
the clocks are not frequency-locked. Overflow or underflow conditions are detected and
signaled at the interface.

Receiver Buffer
The receiver buffer is required for two reasons:
• To accommodate the slight difference in frequency between the recovered clock
RXRECCLK and the internal FPGA core clock RXUSRCLK (clock correction)
• To allow realignment of the input stream to ensure proper alignment of data being
read through multiple transceivers (channel bonding)
The receiver uses an elastic buffer, where “elastic” refers to the ability to modify the read
pointer for clock correction and channel bonding.

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Ports and Attributes

TXBUFERR
When High, this port indicates that a transmit buffer underflow or overflow has occurred.
Once set High, TXRESET must be asserted to clear this bit.

TX_BUFFER_USE
This attribute allows the user to bypass the transmit buffer. A value of FALSE bypasses the
buffer, while a TRUE keeps the buffer in the data path. This attribute should always be set
to TRUE.

RXBUFSTATUS
This 2-bit port indicates the status of the receiver elastic buffer. RXBUFSTATUS[1] High
indicates if an overflow/underflow error has occurred. (Once set High, the assertion of
RXRESET or RXREALIGN clears this bit.) RXBUFSTATUS[0] High indicates that the elastic
buffer is at least half-full.

RX_BUFFER_USE
When set to FALSE, this attribute causes the receive buffer to be bypassed. It should
normally be set to TRUE, since channel bonding and clock correction use the receive buffer
for realignment. When the buffer is bypassed, the user logic must be clocked with
RXRECCLK.

Miscellaneous Signals
Ports and Attributes
Several ports and attributes of the MGT have very unique functionality. The following do
not have large roles in the other functionality discussed so far:

RX_DATA_WIDTH,
TX_DATA_WIDTH
These two attributes define the data width in bytes of RXDATA and TXDATA respectively.
The possible values of each attribute are 1, 2, and 4, which correspond to 8-, 16-, and 32-bit
data buses when 8B/10B encoding/decoding is used. (See “8B/10B Encoding/Decoding,”
page 60.) The bus widths are 10, 20, and 40 bits when 8B/10B encoding/decoding is
bypassed.

SERDES_10B
This attribute allows the MGT to expand its serial speed range. The normal operational
speed range of 1.0 Gb/s to 3.125 Gb/s (20 times the reference clock rate) is obtained when
this attribute is set to FALSE. When set to TRUE, the MGT serial data will run at 10 times
the reference clock rate, producing a speed range of 600 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s.

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Table 2-22: Serial Speed Ranges as a Function of SERDES_10B

SERDES_10B Reference Clock Range Serial Speed Range
TRUE 60 – 100 MHz 600 Mb/s – 1.0 Gb/s
FALSE 50 – 156.25 MHz 1.0 Gb/s – 3.125 Gb/s

TERMINATION_IMP
Receive Termination
On-chip termination is provided at the receiver, eliminating the need for external
termination. The receiver includes programmable on-chip termination circuitry for 50Ω
(default) or 75Ω impedance.

Transmit Termination
On-chip termination is provided at the transmitter, eliminating the need for external
termination. Programmable options exist for 50Ω (default) and 75Ω termination.

TXPOLARITY,
RXPOLARITY,
TXINHIBIT
A differential pair has a positive-designated and a negative-designated component. If for
some reason the polarity of these components is switched between two transceivers, the
data will not be passed properly. If this occurs, TXPOLARITY will invert the definition of
the TXN and TXP pins. On the receiver side of the MGT, the RXPOLARITY port can invert
the definition of RXN and RXP.
For some protocols, the MGT must turn off the TXN/TXP pins. The TXINHIBT port shuts
off the transmit pins and forces them to a constant value (TXN = 0, TXP = 1). Asserting
TXINHIBIT also disables internal serial loopback.

TX_DIFF_CTRL,
PRE_EMPHASIS
These two attributes control analog functionality of the MGT.
The TX_DIFF_CTRL attribute is used to compensate for signal attenuation in the link
between transceivers. It has five possible values of 400, 500, 600, 700, and 800 mV. These
values represent the peak-to-peak amplitude of one component of the differential pair; the
full differential peak-to-peak amplitude is two times these values.
The PRE_EMPHASIS attribute has four values—10%, 20%, 25%, and 33%—which are
designated by 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Pre-emphasis is discussed in greater detail in
Chapter 3, “Analog Design Considerations.”

LOOPBACK
To facilitate testing without the requirement to apply patterns or measure data at gigahertz
rates, two programmable loopback features are available.
One option, serial loopback, places the gigabit transceiver into a state where transmit data
is directly fed back to the receiver. An important point to note is that the feedback path is
at the output pads of the transmitter. This tests the entirety of the transmitter and receiver.

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The second loopback path is a parallel path that checks only the digital circuitry. When the
parallel option is enabled, the serial loopback path is disabled. However, the transmitter
outputs remain active and data is transmitted over the serial link. If TXINHIBIT is asserted,
TXN is forced High and TXP is forced Low until TXINHIBIT is de-asserted.
LOOPBACK allows the user to send the data that is being transmitted directly to the
receiver of the transceiver. Table 2-23 shows the three loopback modes.

Table 2-23: LOOPBACK Modes

Input
Mode Description
Value
Normal Mode is selected during normal operation. The
transmitted data is sent out the differential transmit ports
00 Normal Mode (TXN, TXP) and are sent to another transceiver without
being sent to its own receiver logic. During normal
operation, LOOPBACK should be set to 00.
Internal Parallel Mode allows testing the transmit and
Internal Parallel receive interface logic PCS without having to go into the
01
Mode PMA section of the transceiver, or to another transceiver.
See Figure 2-28.
Internal Serial Mode is used to check that the entire
transceiver is working properly, including testing of 8B/10B
encoding/decoding. This emulates what another
transceiver would receive as data from this specific
transceiver design.
Since the TXP/TXN pins are still being driven during this
loopback mode, PCB traces on these pins should be
Internal Serial terminated to remove reflections; otherwise, loopback bit
10 errors could result. Termination can be accomplished by any
Mode
of a variety of methods. Two examples:
• Connect SMA terminators on the TXP/TXN SMA
connectors (if applicable), or simply use 50Ω resistors on
the transmitter backplane pins.
• Connect the unterminated TXP/TXN to the RXP/RXN of
another instantiated transceiver, allowing its receiver
inputs to terminate the transmitter outputs.

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TXDATA TX PCS TX SERIALIZER TXP/TXN

PARALLEL SERIAL
LOOPBACK = 01 LOOPBACK = 10

RXDATA RX PCS MUX

RX DESERIALIZER MUX
RXP/RXN
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Figure 2-28: Serial and Parallel Loopback Logic

Other Important Design Notes

Receive Data Path 32-bit Alignment

The RocketIO transceiver uses the attribute ALIGN_COMMA_MSB to align protocol
delimiters with the use of comma characters (special K-characters K28.5, K28.1, and K28.7
for most protocols). Setting ALIGN_COMMA_MSB to TRUE/FALSE determines where
the comma characters appear on the RXDATA bus. When ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is set to
FALSE, the comma can appear in any byte lane of RXDATA in the 2- and 4-byte primitives.
When ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is set to TRUE, the comma appears in RXDATA[15:8] for the
2-byte primitives, and in either RXDATA[15:8] or RXDATA[31:24] for the 4-byte primitives.
(See “ALIGN_COMMA_MSB,” page 67.)
In the case of a 4-byte primitive, the transceiver sets comma alignment with respect to its
2-byte internal data path, but it does not constrain the comma to appear only in
RXDATA[31:24]. Logic must be designed in the FPGA fabric to handle comma alignment
for the 32-bit primitives when implementing certain protocols. (Note that FPGA logic is not
required for 1-byte and 2-byte configurations.)
One such protocol is Fibre Channel. Delimiters such as IDLES, SOF, and EOF are four bytes
long, and are assumed by the protocol logic to be aligned on a 32-bit boundary. The Fibre
Channel IDLE delimiter is four bytes long and is composed of characters K28.5, D21.4,
D21.5, and D21.5. The comma, K28.5, is transmitted in TXDATA[31:24], which the protocol
logic expects to be received in RXDATA[31:24].
Using Table B-1, page 135, and Table B-2, page 143, the IDLE delimiter can be translated
into a hexadecimal value 0xBC95B5B5 that represents the 32-bit RXDATA word. On the
32-bit RXDATA interface, the received word is either 32-bit aligned or misaligned, as
shown in Table 2-24. In the table, “pp” indicates a byte from a previous word of data.

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Table 2-24: 32-bit RXDATA, Aligned versus Misaligned

RXDATA RXDATA RXDATA RXDATA
[31:24] [23:16] [15:8] [7:0]
32-bit aligned BC 95 B5 B5
CHARISCOMMA 1 0 0 0
32-bit misaligned pp pp BC 95
CHARISCOMMA 0 0 1 0

When RXDATA is 32-bit aligned, the logic should pass RXDATA though to the protocol
logic without modification. A properly aligned data flow is shown in Figure 2-29.

TXDATA BC95B5B5 FDB53737 45674893 nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn

RXDATA BC95B5B5 FDB53737 45674893 nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn

ALIGNED_DATA pppppppp BC95B5B5 FDB53737 45674893 nnnnnnnn

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Figure 2-29: RXDATA Aligned Correctly

When RXDATA is 32-bit misaligned, the word requiring alignment is split between
consecutive RXDATA words in the data stream, as shown in Figure 2-30. (RXDATA_REG
in the figure refers to the design example code in “32-bit Alignment Design,” page 95.)

TXDATA BC95B5B5 FDB53737 45674893 nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn

RXDATA ppppBC95 B5B5FDB5 37374567 4893nnnn nnnnnnnn

RXDATA_REG[15:0] pppp BC95 FDB5 4567 nnnn

ALIGNED_DATA pppppppp pppppppp BC95B5B5 FDB53737 45674893

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Figure 2-30: Realignment of RXDATA

This conditional shift/delay operation on RXDATA also must be performed on the status
outputs RXNOTINTABLE, RXDISPERR, RXCHARISK, RXCHARISCOMMA, and
RXRUNDISP in order to keep them properly synchronized with RXDATA.
It is not possible to adjust RXCLKCORCNT appropriately for shifted/delayed RXDATA,
because RXCLKCORCNT is summary data, and the summary for the shifted case cannot
be recalculated.

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32-bit Alignment Design

The following example code illustrates one way to create the logic to properly align 32-bit
wide data with a comma in bits [31:24] For brevity, most status bits are not included in this
example design; however, these should be shifted in the same manner as RXDATA and
RXCHARISK.
Note that when using a 40-bit data path (8B/10B bypassed), a similar realignment scheme
may be used, but it cannot rely on RXCHARISCOMMA for comma detection.

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// Virtex-II Pro RocketIO comma alignment module

//
// This module reads RXDATA[31:0] from a RocketIO transceiver
// and copies it to
// its output, realigning it if necessary so that commas
// are aligned to the MSB position
// [31:24]. The module assumes ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is TRUE,
// so that the comma
// is already aligned to [31:24] or [15:8].
//
// Outputs
//
// aligned_data[31:0] -- Properly aligned 32-bit ALIGNED_DATA
// sync -- Indicator that aligned_data is properly aligned
// aligned_rxisk[3:0] - properly aligned 4 bit RXCHARISK
// Inputs - These are all RocketIO inputs or outputs
// as indicated:
//
// usrclk2 -- RXUSRCLK2
// rxreset -- RXRESET
// rxisk[3:0] RXCHARISK[3:0]
// rxdata[31:0] RXDATA[31:0] -- (commas aligned to
// [31:24] or [15:8])
// rxrealign -- RXREALIGN
// rxcommadet -- RXCOMMADET

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// rxchariscomma3 -- RXCHARISCOMMA[3]
// rxchariscomma1 -- RXCHARISCOMMA[1]
//

module align_comma_32 ( aligned_data, aligned_rxisk, sync,

usrclk2, rxreset,
rxdata, rxisk,
rxrealign, rxcommadet,
rxchariscomma3, rxchariscomma1 );

output [31:0] aligned_data;

output [3:0] aligned_rxisk;
output sync;

reg [31:0] aligned_data;

reg sync;

input usrclk2;
input rxreset;
input [31:0] rxdata;
input [3:0] rxisk;
input rxrealign;
input rxcommadet;
input rxchariscomma3;
input rxchariscomma1;

reg [15:0] rxdata_reg;

reg [1:0] rxisk_reg;
reg [3:0] aligned_rxisk;
reg byte_sync;

reg [3:0] wait_to_sync;

reg count;

// This process maintains wait_to_sync and count,

// which are used only to
// maintain output sync; this provides some idea
// of when the output is properly
// aligned, with the comma in aligned_data[31:24]. The
// counter is set to a high value
// whenever the elastic buffer is reinitialized;
// that is, upon asserted RXRESET or
// RXREALIGN. Count-down is enabled whenever a
// comma is known to have
// come through the comma detection circuit,
// that is, upon an asserted RXREALIGN
// or RXCOMMADET.

always @ ( posedge usrclk2 )

begin
if ( rxreset )
begin
wait_to_sync <= 4'b1111;
count <= 1'b0;
end
else if ( rxrealign )
begin
wait_to_sync <= 4'b1111;
count <= 1'b1;

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end
else
begin
if ( count && ( wait_to_sync != 4'b0000 ) )
wait_to_sync <= wait_to_sync - 4'b0001;
if ( rxcommadet )
count <= 1'b1;
end
end

// This process maintains output sync, which indicates

// when outgoing aligned_data
// should be properly aligned, with the comma in aligned_data[31:24].
// Output aligned_data is
// considered to be in sync when a comma is seen on
// rxdata (as indicated
// by rxchariscomma3 or 1) after the counter wait_to_sync
// has reached 0, indicating
// that commas seen by the comma detection circuit
// have had time to propagate to
// aligned_data after initialization of the elastic buffer.

always @ ( posedge usrclk2 )

begin
if ( rxreset | rxrealign )
sync <= 1'b0;
else if ( ( wait_to_sync == 4'b0000 ) &
( rxchariscomma3 | rxchariscomma1 ) )
sync <= 1'b1;
end

// This process generates aligned_data with commas aligned in [31:24],

// assuming that incoming commas are aligned to [31:24] or [15:8].
// Here, you could add code to use ENPCOMMAALIGN and
// ENMCOMMAALIGN to enable a move back into the byte_sync=0 state.

always @ ( posedge usrclk2 or posedge rxreset )

begin
if ( rxreset )
begin
rxdata_reg <= 16'h0000;
aligned_data <= 32'h0000_0000;
rxisk_reg <= 2'b00;
aligned_rxisk <= 4'b0000;
byte_sync <= 1'b0;
end
else
begin
rxdata_reg[15:0] <= rxdata[15:0];
rxisk_reg[1:0] <= rxisk[1:0];
if ( rxchariscomma3 )
begin
aligned_data[31:0] <= rxdata[31:0];
aligned_rxisk[3:0] <= rxisk[3:0];
byte_sync <= 1'b0;
end
else
if ( rxchariscomma1 | byte_sync )
begin

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aligned_data[31:0] <= { rxdata_reg[15:0], rxdata[31:16]

};
aligned_rxisk[3:0] <= { rxisk_reg[1:0], rxisk[3:2] };
byte_sync <= 1'b1;
end
else
begin
aligned_data[31:0] <= rxdata[31:0];
aligned_rxisk <= rxisk;
end
end
end

endmodule // align_comma_32

VHDL
-- *
-- ***********************************************************
-- ***********************************************************
-- *
-- * XILINX IS PROVIDING THIS DESIGN, CODE, OR INFORMATION “AS IS”
-- * AS A COURTESY TO YOU, SOLELY FOR USE IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS AND
-- * SOLUTIONS FOR XILINX DEVICES. BY PROVIDING THIS DESIGN, CODE,
-- * OR INFORMATION AS ONE POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS FEATURE,
-- * APPLICATION OR STANDARD, XILINX IS MAKING NO REPRESENTATION
-- * THAT THIS IMPLEMENTATION IS FREE FROM ANY CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT,
-- * AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY REQUIRE
-- * FOR YOUR IMPLEMENTATION. XILINX EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
-- * WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE ADEQUACY OF THE
-- * IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OR
-- * REPRESENTATIONS THAT THIS IMPLEMENTATION IS FREE FROM CLAIMS OF
-- * INFRINGEMENT, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
-- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-- *
-- * (c) Copyright 2002 Xilinx Inc.
-- * All rights reserved.
-- *
--************************************************************

-- Virtex-II Pro RocketIO comma alignment module

--
-- This module reads RXDATA[31:0] from a RocketIO transceiver
-- and copies it to
-- its output, realigning it if necessary so that commas
-- are aligned to the MSB position
-- [31:24]. The module assumes ALIGN_COMMA_MSB is TRUE,
-- so that the comma
-- is already aligned to [31:24] or [15:8].
--
-- Outputs
--
-- aligned_data[31:0] -- Properly aligned 32-std_logic ALIGNED_DATA
-- sync -- Indicator that aligned_data is properly aligned
-- aligned_rxisk[3:0] -properly aligned 4-std_logic RXCHARISK
-- Inputs - These are all RocketIO inputs or outputs
-- as indicated:
--

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-- usrclk2 -- RXUSRCLK2
-- rxreset -- RXRESET
-- rxdata[31:0] RXDATA[31:0] -- (commas aligned to
-- [31:24] or [15:8])
-- rxisk[3:0] - RXCHARISK[3:0]
-- rxrealign -- RXREALIGN
-- rxcommadet -- RXCOMMADET
-- rxchariscomma3 -- RXCHARISCOMMA[3]
-- rxchariscomma1 -- RXCHARISCOMMA[1]
--
LIBRARY IEEE;
USE IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_ARITH.ALL;
use IEEE.Numeric_STD.all;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_UNSIGNED.ALL;

ENTITY align_comma_32 IS
PORT (
aligned_data : OUT std_logic_vector(31 DOWNTO 0);
aligned_rxisk : OUT std_logic_vector(3 DOWNTO 0);
sync : OUT std_logic;
usrclk2 : IN std_logic;
rxreset : IN std_logic;
rxdata : IN std_logic_vector(31 DOWNTO 0);
rxisk : IN std_logic_vector(3 DOWNTO 0);
rxrealign : IN std_logic;
rxcommadet : IN std_logic;
rxchariscomma3 : IN std_logic;
rxchariscomma1 : IN std_logic);
END ENTITY align_comma_32;

ARCHITECTURE translated OF align_comma_32 IS

SIGNAL rxdata_reg : std_logic_vector(15 DOWNTO 0);

SIGNAL rxisk_reg : std_logic_vector(1 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL byte_sync : std_logic;
SIGNAL wait_to_sync : std_logic_vector(3 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL count : std_logic;
SIGNAL rxdata_hold : std_logic_vector(31 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL rxisk_hold : std_logic_vector(3 DOWNTO 0);
SIGNAL sync_hold : std_logic;

BEGIN
aligned_data <= rxdata_hold;
aligned_rxisk <= rxisk_hold;
sync <= sync_hold;

-- This process maintains wait_to_sync and count,

-- which are used only to
-- maintain output sync; this provides some idea
-- of when the output is properly
-- aligned, with the comma in aligned_data[31:24].
-- The counter is set to a high value
-- whenever the elastic buffer is reinitialized;
-- that is, upon asserted RXRESET or
-- RXREALIGN. Count-down is enabled whenever a
-- comma is known to have
-- come through the comma detection circuit, that

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-- is, upon an asserted RXREALIGN

-- or RXCOMMADET.

PROCESS (usrclk2)
BEGIN
IF (usrclk2'EVENT AND usrclk2 = '1') THEN
IF (rxreset = '1') THEN
wait_to_sync <= “1111”;
count <= '0';
ELSE
IF (rxrealign = '1') THEN
wait_to_sync <= “1111”;
count <= '1';
ELSE
IF (count = '1') THEN
IF (wait_to_sync /= “0000”) THEN
wait_to_sync <= wait_to_sync - “0001”;
END IF;
END IF;
IF (rxcommadet = '1') THEN
count <= '1';
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END PROCESS;

-- This process maintains output sync, which

-- indicates when outgoing aligned_data
-- should be properly aligned, with the comma
-- in aligned_data[31:24]. Output aligned_data is
-- considered to be in sync when a comma is seen
-- on rxdata (as indicated
-- by rxchariscomma3 or 1) after the counter
-- wait_to_sync has reached 0, indicating
-- that commas seen by the comma detection circuit
-- have had time to propagate to
-- aligned_data after initialization of the elastic buffer.

PROCESS (usrclk2)
BEGIN
IF (usrclk2'EVENT AND usrclk2 = '1') THEN
IF ((rxreset OR rxrealign) = '1') THEN
sync_hold <= '0';
ELSE
IF (wait_to_sync = “0000”)THEN
IF ((rxchariscomma3 OR rxchariscomma1) = '1') THEN
sync_hold <= '1';
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END PROCESS;

-- This process generates aligned_data with commas

-- aligned in [31:24],
-- assuming that incoming commas are aligned
-- to [31:24] or [15:8].
-- Here, you could add code to use ENPCOMMAALIGN and
-- ENMCOMMAALIGN to enable a move back into the

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-- byte_sync=0 state.

PROCESS (usrclk2, rxreset)

BEGIN
IF (rxreset = '1') THEN
rxdata_reg <= “0000000000000000”;
rxdata_hold <= “00000000000000000000000000000000”;
rxisk_reg <= “00”;
rxisk_hold <= “0000”;
byte_sync <= '0';
ELSIF (usrclk2'EVENT AND usrclk2 = '1') THEN
rxdata_reg(15 DOWNTO 0) <= rxdata(15 DOWNTO 0);
rxisk_reg(1 DOWNTO 0) <= rxisk(1 DOWNTO 0);

IF (rxchariscomma3 = '1') THEN

rxdata_hold(31 DOWNTO 0) <= rxdata(31 DOWNTO 0);
rxisk_hold(3 DOWNTO 0) <= rxisk(3 DOWNTO 0);
byte_sync <= '0';
ELSE

IF ((rxchariscomma1 OR byte_sync) = '1') THEN

rxdata_hold(31 DOWNTO 0) <= rxdata_reg(15 DOWNTO 0) &
rxdata(31 DOWNTO 16);
rxisk_hold(3 DOWNTO 0) <= rxisk_reg(1 DOWNTO 0) &
rxisk(3 DOWNTO 2);
byte_sync <= '1';
ELSE
rxdata_hold(31 DOWNTO 0) <= rxdata(31 DOWNTO 0);
rxisk_hold(3 DOWNTO 0) <= rxisk(3 DOWNTO 0);
END IF;
END IF;
END IF;
END PROCESS;

END ARCHITECTURE translated;

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Serial I/O Description
The RocketIO transceiver transmits and receives serial differential signals. This feature
operates at a nominal supply voltage of 2.5 VDC. A serial differential pair consists of a true
(VP) and a complement (VN) set of signals. The voltage difference represents the
transferred data. Thus: VP – VN = VDATA. Differential switching is performed at the
crossing of the two complementary signals. Therefore, no separate reference level is
needed. A graphical representation of this concept is shown in Figure 3-1.

AVCCAUXTX

Pullup
Network

TXP pin

50Ω or 75Ω

PMA
TXP VTTX

PMA
TXN 50Ω or 75Ω

TXN pin

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Figure 3-1: Differential Amplifier

The RocketIO transceiver is implemented in Current Mode Logic (CML). A CML output
consists of transistors configured as shown in Figure 3-1. CML uses a positive supply and
offers easy interface requirements. In this configuration, both legs of the driver, VP and VN,
sink current, with one leg always sinking more current than its complement. The CML
output consists of a differential pair with 50Ω (or, optionally, 75Ω) source resistors. The
signal swing is created by switching the current in a common-drain differential pair.
The differential transmitter specification is shown in Table 3-1, page 103.

Table 3-1: Differential Transmitter Parameters

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions

VOUT Serial output differential 800 1600 mV Output differential

peak to peak (TXP/TXN) voltage is programmable
VTTX Output termination 1.8 2.625 V
voltage supply

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Table 3-1: Differential Transmitter Parameters (Continued)

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions

VTCM Common mode output 1.1 1.5 V

voltage range (no
transmission line
connected)
VTCM Common mode output 1.1 2.0 V The common mode
voltage range depends on coupling (DC
(transmission line or AC), VTTX, VTRX, and
connected) differential swing. Spice
simulation gives the exact
common mode voltage for
any given system.

VISKEW Differential output skew 15 ps

Pre-emphasis Techniques
In pre-emphasis, the initial differential voltage swing is boosted to create a stronger rising
or falling waveform. This method compensates for high frequency loss in the transmission
media that would otherwise limit the magnitude of this waveform. The effects of
pre-emphasis are shown in four scope screen captures, Figure 3-2 through Figure 3-5 on
the pages following.
The STRONG notation in Figure 3-3 is used to show that the waveform is greater in voltage
magnitude, at this point, than the LOGIC or normal level (i.e., no pre-emphasis).
A second characteristic of RocketIO transceiver pre-emphasis is that the STRONG level is
reduced after some time to the LOGIC level, thereby minimizing the voltage swing
necessary to switch the differential pair into the opposite state.
Lossy transmission lines cause the dissipation of electrical energy. This pre-emphasis
technique extends the distance that signals can be driven down lossy line media and
increases the signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver.
It should be noted that high pre-emphasis settings are not appropriate for short links (a
fraction of the maximum length of 40 inches of FR4). Excessive pre-emphasis can actually
degrade the bit error rate (BER) of a multi-gigabit link. Careful simulation and/or lab
testing of the system should always be used to verify that the optimal pre-emphasis setting
is in use. Consult the Virtex-II Pro RocketIO™ Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Characterization
Summary for more detailed information on the waveforms to be expected at the various
pre-emphasis levels.
The four levels of pre-emphasis are shown in Table 3-2.

Table 3-2: Pre-emphasis Values

Attribute Values Emphasis (%)
0 10
1 20
2 25
3 33

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Figure 3-2: Alternating K28.5+ with No Pre-Emphasis

Logic High

Strong High

Logic Low
Strong Low

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Figure 3-3: K28.5+ with Pre-Emphasis

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Figure 3-4: Eye Diagram, 10% Pre-Emphasis, 20" FR4, Worst-Case Conditions

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Figure 3-5: Eye Diagram, 33% Pre-Emphasis, 20" FR4, Worst-Case Conditions

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Differential Receiver
The differential receiver accepts the VP and VN signals, carrying out the difference
calculation VP – VN electronically.
All input data must be differential and nominally biased to a common mode voltage of
0.5 V – 2.5 V, or AC coupled. Internal terminations provide for simple 50Ω or 75Ω
transmission line connection. See Figure 3-6.

AVCCAUXRX

RXP Pullup
Pin Network
50 or 75
PMA
VTRX RXP
PMA
RXN
50 or 75
RXN
Pin

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Figure 3-6: MGT Receiver

The differential receiver parameters are shown in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3: Differential Receiver Parameters

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions
Serial input differential peak
VIN 175 2000 mV
to peak (RXP/RXN)
Common mode input voltage
VICM 500 2500 mV
range
TISKEW Differential input skew 75 ps
Receive data total jitter
TJTOL 0.65 UI (1)
tolerance (peak to peak)
Receive data deterministic
TDJTOL 0.41 UI
jitter tolerance (peak to peak)

Notes:
1. UI = Unit Interval

Jitter
Jitter is defined as the short-term variations of significant instants of a signal from their
ideal positions in time (ITU). Jitter is typically expressed in a decimal fraction of Unit
Interval (UI), e.g. 0.3 UI.
Total Jitter = Deterministic Jitter (DJ) + Random Jitter (RJ).

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Deterministic Jitter (DJ) is data pattern dependant jitter, attributed to a unique source (e.g.,
Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) due to loss effects of the media). DJ is linearly additive.
Random Jitter (RJ) is due to stochastic sources, such as substrate, power supply, etc. RJ is
additive as the sum of squares, and follows a bell curve.

Clock and Data Recovery

The serial transceiver input is locked to the input data stream through Clock and Data
Recovery (CDR), a built-in feature of the RocketIO transceiver. CDR keys off the rising and
falling edges of incoming data and derives a clock that is representative of the incoming
data rate.
The derived clock, RXRECCLK, is presented to the FPGA fabric at 1/20th the incoming
data rate (whether full-rate or half-rate). This clock is generated and remains locked as
long as it remains within the specified component range. This range is shown in Table 3-4.
A sufficient number of transitions must be present in the data stream for CDR to work
properly. The CDR circuit is guaranteed to work with 8B/10B encoding. Further, CDR
requires approximately 5,000 transitions upon power-up to guarantee locking to the
incoming data rate. Once lock is achieved, up to 75 missing transitions can be tolerated
before lock to the incoming data stream is lost.

Table 3-4: CDR Parameters

Parameter Min Typ Max Units Conditions
Frequency Range Serial input, diff. 300 1,562.5 MHz
(RXP/RXN)
TDCREF REFCLK(1) duty cycle 45 50 55 %
TRCLK/TFCLK REFCLK(1) rise and 600 1000 ps Between 20%
fall time (see and 80% voltage
Virtex-II Pro Data levels
Sheet, Module 3)
TGJTT REFCLK(1) total 40 ps 3.125 Gb/s
jitter,(2) peak-to-peak
50 ps 2.5 Gb/s
120 ps 1.06 Gb/s
TLOCK(3) Clock recovery 10 µs From system
frequency acquisition reset. Much less
time time is needed to
lock if loss of
sync occurs
(Tphase), which is
described in Data
Sheet Module 3.
TUNLOCK cycles
PLL length 75 non- Requirement
transitions when bypassing
8B/10B

Notes:
1. BREFCLK for speeds of 2.5 Gb/s or greater.
2. Jitter measured at BGA ball.
3. TLOCK depends on serial speed and length/type of sequence used.

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An additional feature of CDR is its ability to accept an external precision clock, REFCLK,
which either acts to clock incoming data or to assist in synchronizing the derived
RXRECCLK.
For further clarity, TXUSRCLK is used to clock data from the FPGA core to the TX FIFO.
The FIFO depth accounts for the slight phase difference between these two clocks. If the
clocks are locked in frequency, then the FIFO acts much like a pass-through buffer.

PCB Design Requirements

To ensure reliable operation of the RocketIO transceivers, certain requirements must be
met by the designer. This section outlines these requirements governing power filtering
networks, high-speed differential signal traces, and reference clocks. Any designs that do
not adhere to these requirements will not be supported by Xilinx, Inc.

Power Conditioning
Each RocketIO transceiver has five power supply pins, all of which are sensitive to noise.
Table 3-5 summarizes the power supply pins, their names, and associated voltages. For
power and current requirements of each supply, refer to the data sheet (DS083).
To operate properly, the RocketIO transceiver requires a certain level of noise isolation
from surrounding noise sources. For this reason, it is required that both dedicated voltage
regulators and passive high-frequency filtering be used to power the RocketIO circuitry.

Table 3-5: Transceiver Power Supply Ranges

2.5V 1.8V - 1.6V -
Supply Description
±5% 2.625V 1.8V

AVCCAUXRX √ Analog RX supply

AVCCAUXTX √ Analog TX supply

VTRX (1) √ √ RX termination supply

VTTX(2) √ TX termination supply

Analog ground for transmit and

GNDA
receive analog supplies

Notes:
1. See section “AC and DC Coupling,” page 117, and Table 3-8 for VTRX supply restrictions in AC- and
DC-coupled cases.
2. Pre-emphasis and swing settings are optimal at VTTX = 2.5V ±5%. VTTX can be powered with as low
as 1.8V in applications with data rates below 1.25 Gb/s (LVDS interfacing). Contact your Xilinx FAE
for more information on such interfaces.

Voltage Regulator Selection and Use

Xilinx has qualified a number of linear regulators for use with RocketIO transceivers.
RocketIO supplies must be powered by voltage regulators meeting the following criteria:
• Must be a linear or LDO regulator (switching or DC/DC converter is not acceptable).
• Must be used in the circuit given in Figure 3-7.
• Must either be a qualified linear regulator listed in Table 3-6 or meet the following
criteria:

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♦ Output noise no greater than 40 μV RMS from 10 Hz to 100 kHz

♦ Regulation to within 2% of nominal output voltage (± 50 mV for 2.5V supply)

Table 3-6: Qualified Linear Regulators

Vendor Part Number Current Rating Description
Linear LT1963 1.5A Low-Noise LDO Regulator
Technology
Linear LT1764 3.0A Low Noise LDO Regulator
Technology
Texas TPS795xx 0.5A RF LDO Regulator
Instruments
Texas TPS796xx 1.0A RF LDO Regulator
Instruments
Texas TPS786xx 1.5A RF LDO Regulator
Instruments
National LP3875 1.5A Ultra LDO Regulator
Semiconductor

Voltage regulators in this category typically are available in both fixed and adjustable
output varieties. Those with fixed output voltage require no output adjustment resistors,
whereas adjustable versions require a two resistor voltage divider to determine the output
voltage. See vendor data to select these resistors and for information on connection of all
other regulator pins (Sense, Shutdown, etc.).
Vendor application examples typically recommend a 10 μF capacitor on the input and a
10 μF capacitor on the output of the regulator. For use with RocketIO transceivers, Xilinx
requires that this be modified according to the capacitor topology shown in Figure 3-7. The
10 μF capacitor on the input is not changed. However, the 10 μF output capacitor is
replaced with one 330 μF capacitor and eight 1.0 μF capacitors. In cases where more than
16 MGTs are powered from a single regulator, an additional 1.0 μF capacitor is required for
every two additional MGTs. Tantalum is the recommended capacitor type for the 330 μF
capacitor, though the low-ESR electrolytic type is also acceptable. X7R or X5R ceramic is
the recommended capacitor type for the 1.0 μF and 10 μF capacitors. These capacitors can
be placed anywhere on the board, but preferably in close proximity to the regulator.

VIN IN OUT V OUT @1.5A

+ +
10μF 330μF 1μF 1μF 1μF 1μF 1μF 1μF 1μF 1μF
GND

GND GND

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Figure 3-7: Power Supply Circuit Using Approved Regulator

Termination Voltage
Termination voltages VTTX and VTRX can be of any value in the range of 1.8V to 2.625V
(VTTX) or 1.6V to 2.525 V (VTRX). In cases where the RocketIO transceiver is interfacing

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with a transceiver from another vendor, termination voltage can be dictated by the
specifications of the other transceiver. In cases where the RocketIO transceiver is
interfacing with another RocketIO transceiver, any termination voltage can be used. With
AVCCAUXTX and AVCCAUXRX already powered with 2.5V, an obvious choice for VTTX
and VTRX is 2.5V. However, it should be noted that when AC coupling is used, the
optimum value for VTRX is 1.7V. See “AC and DC Coupling” section for more
information.

Passive Filtering
To achieve the necessary isolation from high-frequency power supply noise, passive filter
networks are required on the power supply pins. Figure 3-8 illustrates the difference in
power filtering networks between a device that does contain capacitors (Internal) and a
device that does not contain capacitors (External).

Device With In-Package Capacitors Device Without In-Package Capacitors

2.5 V 2.5 V

AVCCAUXTX AVCCAUXTX

AVCCAUXRX AVCCAUXRX

VTT VTT

VTTX VTTX

VTR VTR

VTRX VTRX

GNDA
GNDA

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Figure 3-8: Power Filtering Network on Devices with Internal & External Capacitors

Each transceiver power pin requires one capacitor and one ferrite bead. The capacitors
must be of value 0.22 µF in an 0603 (EIA) SMT package of X7R or X5R dielectric material at
15% tolerance, rated to at least 5 V. The ferrite bead is either the Murata BLM18AG102SN1
or the Murata BLM15AG102SNID. These components may not be shared among multiple
RocketIO power supply pins under any circumstances.
Many of the Virtex-II Pro devices have power filtering capacitors incorporated into the
package to reduce component count on the PCB and improve the effectiveness of these
capacitors. Table 3-7 outlines which device/package combinations have 0.22 μF capacitors
internal to the package and which devices do not. External ferrite beads must be used in all

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cases, as ferrite beads are not included inside the package in any device. Table boxes
labeled “External” denote a device for which the user must provide power filtering
capacitors externally on the PCB; those labeled “Internal” denote a device that contains all
necessary 0.22 μF capacitors for RocketIO power pins. Table boxes that say “No MGTs”
denote a device that does not have any RocketIO transceivers.

Table 3-7: Device and Package Combinations showing Devices with RocketIO Power Filtering Capacitors
Internal to the Package and Externally Mounted on the PCB
XC2VP2 XC2VP4 XC2VP7 XC2VP20 XC2VP30 XC2VP40 XC2VP50 XC2VP70 XC2VP100

FG256 External External

FG456 External External External

FF672 Internal Internal Internal

FG676 External External External

FF896 Internal Internal Internal

FF1152 Internal Internal Internal Internal

FF1148 No MGTs No MGTs

FF1517 Internal Internal Internal

FF1704 Internal Internal

FF1696 No MGTs

For devices that do not contain filtering capacitors in their package, the 0.22 μF capacitors
must be placed within 1 cm of the pins they are connected to.
Figure 3-9, Figure 3-10, and Figure 3-11 show example layouts of the power filtering
network for four transceivers (in one case in a package with internal capacitors, in another
case in a package with external capacitors).
The device in Figure 3-9 is in an FF672 package, which has eight transceivers total—four on
the top edge (rows A/B), and four on the bottom edge (rows AE/AF). This device contains
internal capacitors, so it is only necessary to have ferrite beads on the PCB. Figure 3-9
shows the bottom PCB layer, with lands for ferrite beads of the VTTX, VTRX,

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AVCCAUXTX, and AVCCAUXRX supplies. The ferrite beads are mounted at the sixteen
“L[n]” locations.

Figure 3-9: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with
Internal Capacitors, Bottom Layer

The device in Figure 3-10 and Figure 3-11 is an FG456 package, which also has eight
transceivers total – four on the top edge, and four on the bottom edge. This device does not
have capacitors inside the package, so it is necessary to have both capacitors and ferrite
beads mounted on the PCB. Figure 3-10 shows the top PCB layer, with lands for the
capacitors and ferrite beads of the VTTX and VTRX supplies. Figure 3-11 shows the bottom
PCB layer, with lands for the capacitors and ferrite beads of the AVCCAUXTX and
AVCCAUXRX supplies. The ferrite beads are mounted at the eight “L[n]” locations; the
capacitors are mounted at the eight “C[n]” locations.

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Figure 3-10: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, In Device with
External Capacitors, Top Layer

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Figure 3-11: Example Power Filtering PCB Layout for Four MGTs, in Device with
External Capacitors, Bottom Layer

High-Speed Serial Trace Design

Routing Serial Traces
All RocketIO transceiver I/Os are placed on the periphery of the BGA package to facilitate
routing and inspection (since JTAG is not available on serial I/O pins). Two output/input
impedance options are available in the RocketIO transceivers: 50Ω and 75Ω. Controlled
impedance traces with a corresponding impedance should be used to connect the
RocketIO transceiver to other compatible transceivers. In chip-to-chip PCB applications,
50Ω termination and 100Ω differential transmission lines are recommended.
When routing a differential pair, the complementary traces must be matched in length to as
close a tolerance as is feasible. Length mismatches produce common mode noise and
radiation. Severe length mismatches produce jitter and unpredictable timing problems at
the receiver. Matching the differential traces to within 50 mils (1.27 mm) produces a robust
design. Since signals propagate in FR4 PCB traces at approximately 180 ps per inch, a
difference of 50 mils produces a timing skew of roughly 9 ps. Use SI CAD tools to confirm
these assumptions on specific board designs.
All signal traces must have an intact reference plane beneath them. Stripline and
microstrip geometries may be used. The reference plane should extend no less than five
trace widths to either side of the trace to ensure predictable transmission line behavior.
Routing of a differential pair is optimally done in a point-to-point fashion, ideally
remaining on the same PCB routing layer. As vias represent an impedance discontinuity,
layer-to-layer changes should be avoided wherever possible. It is acceptable to traverse the
PCB stackup to reach the transmitter and receiver package pins. If serial traces must
change layers, care must be taken to ensure an intact current return path. For this reason,

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routing of high-speed serial traces should be on signal layers that share a reference plane.
If the signal layers do not share a reference plane, a capacitor of value 0.01 μF should be
connected across the two reference layers close to the vias where the signals change layers.
If both of the reference layers are DC coupled (if they are both ground), they can be
connected with vias close to where the signals change layers.
To control crosstalk, serial differential traces should be spaced at least five trace separation
widths from all other PCB routes, including other serial pairs. A larger spacing is required
if the other PCB routes carry especially noisy signals, such as TTL and other similarly noisy
standards.
The RocketIO transceiver is designed to function at 3.125 Gb/s through 40 inches of PCB
with two high-bandwidth connectors. Longer trace lengths require either a low-loss
dielectric or considerably wider serial traces.

Differential Trace Design

The characteristic impedance of a pair of differential traces depends not only on the
individual trace dimensions, but also on the spacing between them. The RocketIO
transceivers require either a 100Ω or 150Ω differential trace impedance (depending on
whether the 50Ω or 75Ω termination option is selected). To achieve this differential
impedance requirement, the characteristic impedance of each individual trace must be
slightly higher than half of the target differential impedance. A field solver should be used
to determine the exact trace geometry suited to the specific application (Figure 3-12). This
task should not be left up to the PCB vendor.

W W = 7.9 mil (0.201 mm)

H = 5.0 mil (0.127 mm)
Z0 = 50Ω
Trace

Er = 4.3 H
Dielectric
Reference Plane
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Figure 3-12: Single-Ended Trace Geometry

Trace lengths up to 20" in FR4 may be of any width, provided that the differential
impedance is 100Ω or 150Ω. Trace lengths between 20" and 40" in FR4 must be at least
8 mils wide and have a differential impedance of 100Ω or 150Ω. For information on other
dielectric materials, please contact your Xilinx representative or the Xilinx Hotline.
Differential impedance of traces on the finished PCB should be verified with Time Domain
Reflectometry (TDR) measurements.
Tight coupling of differential traces is recommended. Tightly coupled traces (as opposed to
loosely coupled) maintain a very close proximity to one another along their full length.
Since the differential impedance of tightly coupled traces depends heavily on their
proximity to each other, it is imperative that they maintain constant spacing along their full
length, without deviation. If it is necessary to separate the traces in order to route through
a pin field or other PCB obstacle, it can be helpful to modify the trace geometry in the
vicinity of the obstacle to correct for the impedance discontinuity (increase the individual
trace width where trace separation occurs). Figure 3-13 and Figure 3-14 show examples of
PCB geometries that result in 100Ω differential impedance.

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W1 S W2 W1 = 6.29 mil (0.160 mm)

W2 = 6.29 mil (0.160 mm)
S = 10 mil (0.254 mm)
Trace Trace H = 5.0 mil (0.127 mm)
Z01 = 55.3Ω
Er = 4.3 H Z02 = 55.3Ω
Dielectric Z0DIFF = 100Ω
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Figure 3-13: Microstrip Edge-Coupled Differential Pair

Reference Plane

W1 = 3.0 mil (0.076 mm)

H1
W2 = 3.0 mil (0.076 mm)
W1 S W2 S = 6.85 mil (0.174 mm)
H1 = 10.0 mil (0.254 mm)
Trace Trace
H2 = 10.0 mil (0.254 mm)
Z01 = 64.8Ω
Z02 = 64.8Ω
Z0DIFF = 100Ω
Dielectric H2
Er = 4.3

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Figure 3-14: Stripline Edge-Coupled Differential Pair

AC and DC Coupling
AC coupling (use of DC blocking capacitors in the signal path) should be used in cases
where transceiver differential voltages are compatible, but common mode voltages are not.
Some designs require AC coupling to accommodate hot plug-in, and/or differing power
supply voltages at different transceivers. This is illustrated in Figure 3-15.
Capacitors of value 0.01 μF in a 0402 (EIA) package are suitable for AC coupling at
3.125 Gb/s when 8B/10B encoding is used. Different data rates and different encoding
schemes may require a different value.

C1
TX Z0 = 100Ω Differential RX
C2
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Figure 3-15: AC-Coupled Serial Link

DC coupling (direct connection) is preferable in cases where RocketIO transceivers are

interfaced with other RocketIO transceivers or other Mindspeed transceivers that have
compatible differential and common mode voltage specifications. Passive components are
not required when DC coupling is used. This is illustrated in Figure 3-16.

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TX Z0 = 100Ω Differential RX

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Figure 3-16: DC-Coupled Serial Link

The RocketIO differential receiver produces the best bit-error rates when its common-
mode voltage falls between 1.6V and 1.8V. When the receiver is AC-coupled to the line,
VTRX is the sole determinant of the receiver common-mode voltage, and therefore must be
set to a value within this range. When two transceivers, both terminated with 2.5V, are DC-
coupled, the common-mode voltage will establish itself at around 1.7V to 1.8V.
The VTRX and VTTX voltages for different coupling environments are summarized in
Table 3-8.

Table 3-8: Recommended VTRX and VTTX for AC- and DC-Coupled Environments
Coupling VTRX VTTX
AC 1.6V to 1.8V 2.5V ±5%
DC 2.5V ±5% (1) 2.5V ±5% (1)

Notes:
1. The recommended voltage for DC-coupled implementations is 2.5V. However,
any voltage is valid as long as both VTRX and VTTX are the same voltage, and
within the specifications shown in Table 3-5, page 109.

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Reference Clock
A high degree of accuracy is required from the reference clock. For this reason, it is
required that one of the oscillators listed in this section be used:

Epson EG-2121CA 2.5V (LVPECL Outputs)

See the Epson Electronics America website for detailed information. The power supply
circuit specified by the manufacturer must be used.
The circuit shown in Figure 3-17 must be used to interface the oscillator’s LVPECL outputs
to the LVDS or LVPECL inputs of the transceiver reference clock. Alternatively, the
LVDS_25_DT input buffers can be used to terminate the signals on-chip, as shown in
Figure 3-18.

Z0
EG2121CA LVDS or
2.5V-PECL 100Ω 100Ω LVPECL

Z0

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Figure 3-17: LVPECL Reference Clock Oscillator Interface

Z0
EG2121CA 100Ω
2.5V-PECL 100Ω LVDS_25
_DT

Z0

100Ω UG024_025c_071504

Figure 3-18: LVPECL Reference Clock Oscillator Interface (On-Chip Termination)

Pletronics LV1145B (LVDS Outputs)

See the Pletronics website for detailed information.
The circuit shown in Figure 3-19 must be used to interface the oscillator’s LVDS outputs to
the LVDS inputs of the transceiver reference clock. Alternatively, the LVDS_25_DT input
buffer may be used to terminate the signals on-chip, as shown in Figure 3-20.

Z0
LV1145B
2.5V-LVDS 100Ω LVDS

Z0
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Figure 3-19: LVDS Reference Clock Oscillator Interface

Z0
LV1145B
LVDS_25_DT
2.5V-LVDS
100Ω

Z0
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Figure 3-20: LVDS Reference Clock Oscillator Interface (On-Chip Termination)

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Other Important Design Notes

Powering the RocketIO Transceivers

IMPORTANT! All RocketIO transceivers in the FPGA, whether instantiated in the design
or not, must be connected to power and ground. Unused transceivers may be powered by
any 2.5 V source, and passive filtering is not required.
The maximum power consumption per port is 350 mW at 3.125 Gb/s operation.

Pin Connections on the Unused RocketIO Transceivers

When the Entire MGT Is Unused
• The TXP/TXN and RXP/RXN pins must be left unconnected.
• The AVCCAUXRX and AVCCAUXTX pins must be connected to a 2.5V supply, but
that supply does not need a linear regulator or filter network.
• The VTTX and VTRX pins must be connected to a 2.5V supply, but that supply does
not need a linear regulator or filter network.
• GNDA must be connected to ground.

When Only Part of the MGT Is Used

This could occur, for example, if the MGT is used as a TX or an RX, but not both.
• Both AVCCAUXRX and AVCCAUXTX must be connected to power with passive
filtering.
• GNDA must be connected to ground.
• Both VTTX and VTRX must be connected to power with passive filtering.
The unused TX or RX pins can be unconnected. If the MGT is used as a receiver, the TX pins
can be left unconnected. If the design uses the transmitter, the RX pins can safely be left
unconnected, and oscillations will not cause erroneous behavior because the termination
resistors (50Ω or 75Ω) act as pull-ups on the line.

The POWERDOWN Port

POWERDOWN is a single-bit primitive port (see Table 2-5, page 43) that allows shutting
off the transceiver in case it is not needed for the design, or will not be transmitting or
receiving for a long period of time. When POWERDOWN is asserted, the transceiver does
not use any power. The clocks are disabled and do not propagate through the core. The
3-state TXP and TXN pins are set High-Z, while the outputs to the fabric are frozen but not
set High-Z.
Any given transceiver that is not instantiated in the design will automatically be set to the
POWERDOWN state by the Xilinx ISE development software, and will consume no power.
An instantiated transceiver, however, will consume some power, even if it is not engaged
in transmitting or receiving. Therefore, when a transceiver is not to be used for an extended
period of time, the POWERDOWN port should be asserted High to reduce overall power
consumption by the Virtex-II Pro FPGA.
Deasserting the POWERDOWN port restores the transceiver to normal functional status.
When POWERDOWN is toggled, the PMA is properly initialized.

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Simulation and Implementation

Simulation Models

SmartModels
SmartModels are encrypted versions of the actual HDL code. These models allow the user
to simulate the actual functionality of the design without having access to the code itself.
A simulator with SmartModel capability is required to use SmartModels.
The models must be extracted before they can be used. For information on how to extract
the SmartModels under ISE 5.1i, see Solution Record 15501.

HSPICE
HSPICE is an analog design model that allows simulation of the RX and TX high-speed
transceiver. To obtain these HSPICE models, go to the Xilinx Download Center at:
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_sw_updates_home.jsp.
Select HSPICE and Eldo Models and then Virtex-II Pro from the pull-down menus.
Online registration is required. Follow the instructions on the web page to register.

Implementation Tools

Par
For place and route, the transceiver has one restriction. This is required when channel
bonding is implemented. Because of the delay limitations on the CHBONDO to CHBONDI
ports, linking of the Master to a Slave_1_hop must run either in the X or Y direction, but not
both.
In Figure 4-1, the two Slave_1_hops are linked to the master in only one direction. To
navigate to the other slave (a Slave_2_hops), both X and Y displacement is needed. This
slave needs one level of daisy-chaining, which is the basis of the Slave_2_hops setting.
Figure 4-2 shows the channel bonding mode and linking for a 2VP50, which (optionally)
contains more transceivers (16) per chip.

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MASTER SLAVE_1_HOP

CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO

Top of device

Bottom of device

CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO

SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_2_HOPS

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Figure 4-1: XC2VP2 Implementation

SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_1_HOP MASTER SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_1_HOP

CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO

Top of device

Bottom of device

CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI CHBONDO CHBONDI

SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_1_HOP SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_2_HOPS SLAVE_2_HOPS

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MGT Package Pins

The MGT is a hard core placed in the FPGA fabric; all package pins for the MGTs are
dedicated on the Virtex-II Pro device. This is shown in the package pin diagrams in the
Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGA User Guide. When creating a design, LOC constraints must be
used to implement a specific MGT on the die. This LOC constraint also determines which
package pins are used. Table 4-1 shows the correlation between the LOC grid and the
package pins themselves. The pin numbers are TXNPAD, TXPPAD, RXPPAD, and
RXNPAD, respectively. The power pins are adjacent to these pins in the package pin
diagrams of the User Guide.

Table 4-1: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FG256/456 & FF672

LOC FG256 FG456 FF672

Constraints 2VP2/2VP4 2VP2/2VP4 2VP7 2VP2/2VP4 2VP7

GT_X0_Y0 T4, T5, T6, T7 AB7, AB8, AB3, AB4, AF18, AF17, AF23, AF22,
AB9, AB10 AB5, AB6 AF16, AF15 AF21, AF20

GT_X0_Y1 A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A3, A4, A5, A18, A17, A23, A22,
A7 A10 A6 A16, A15 A21, A20

GT_X1_Y0 T10, T11, T12, AB13,AB14, AB7, AB8, AF12, AF11, AF18, AF17,
T13 AB15, AB16 AB9, AB10 AF10, AF9 AF16, AF15

GT_X1_Y1 A10, A11, A13, A14, A7, A8, A9, A12, A11, A18, A17,
A12, A13 A15, A16 A10 A10, A9 A16, A15

GT_X2_Y0 AB13, AB14, AF12, AF11,

AB15, AB16 AF10, AF9

GT_X2_Y1 A13, A14, A12, A11,

A15, A16 A10, A9

GT_X3_Y0 AB17, AB18, AF7, AF6,

AB19, AB20 AF5, AF4

GT_X3_Y1 A17, A18, A7, A6, A5,

A19, A20 A4

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Table 4-2: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FG676, FF896, and FF1152
FG676 FF896 FF1152
LOC
Constraints 2VP20 2VP7 2VP20
2VP40 2VP30 2VP40 2VP50
/2VP30 /2VP20 /2VP30

GT_X0_Y0 AF7, AF6, AK27, AK26, AK27, AK26, AP29, AP28, AP33, AP32, AP33, AP32,
AF5, AF4 AK25, AK24 AK25, AK24 AP27, AP26 AP31AP30 AP31AP30

GT_X0_Y1 A7, A6, A5, A27, A26, A27, A26, A29, A28, A33, A32, A33, A32,
A4 A25, A24 A25, A24 A27, A26 A31, A30 A31, A30

GT_X1_Y0 AF12, AF11, AF7, AF6, AK20, AK19, AK20, AK19, AP21, AP20, AP29, AP28, AP29, AP28,
AF10, AF9 AF5, AF4 AK18, AK17 AK18, AK17 AP19, AP18 AP27, AP26 AP27, AP26

GT_X1_Y1 A12, A11, A7, A6, A5, A20, A19, A20, A19, A21, A20, A29, A28, A29, A28,
A10, A9 A4 A18, A17 A18, A17 A19, A18 A27, A26 A27, A26

GT_X2_Y0 AF18, AF17, AF12, AF11, AK14, AK13, AK14, AK13, AP17, AP16, AP21, AP20, AP25, AP24,
AF16, AF15 AF10, AF9 AK12, AK11 AK12, AK11 AP15, AP14 AP19, AP18 AP23, AP22

GT_X2_Y1 A18, A17, A12, A11, A14, A13, A14, A13, A17, A16, A21, A20, A25, A24,
A16, A15 A10, A9 A12, A11 A12, A11 A15, A14 A19, A18 A23, A22

GT_X3_Y0 AF23, AF22, AF18, AF17, AK7, AK6, AK7, AK6, AP9, AP8, AP17, AP16, AP21, AP20,
AF21, AF20 AF16, AF15 AK5, AK4 AK5, AK4 AP7, AP6 AP15, AP14 AP19, AP18

GT_X3_Y1 A23, A22, A18, A17, A7, A6, A5, A7, A6, A5, A9, A8 A7, A17, A16, A21, A20,
A21, A20 A16, A15 A4 A4 A6 A15, A14 A19, A18

GT_X4_Y0 AF23, AF22, AP9, AP8, AP17, AP16,

AF21, AF20 AP7, AP6 AP15, AP14

GT_X4_Y1 A23, A22, A9, A8, A7, A17, A16,

A21, A20 A6 A15, A14

GT_X5_Y0 AP5, AP4, AP13, AP12,

AP3, AP2 AP11, AP10

GT_X5_Y1 A5, A4, A3, A13, A12,

A2 A11, A10

GT_X6_Y0 AP9, AP8,

AP7, AP6

GT_X6_Y1 A9, A8, A7,

A6

GT_X7_Y0 AP5, AP4,

AP3, AP2

GT_X7_Y1 A5, A4, A3,

A2

GT_X8_Y0

GT_X8_Y1

GT_X9_Y0

GT_X9_Y1

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Table 4-3: LOC Grid & Package Pins Correlation for FF1517 and FF1704

LOC FF1517 FF1704

Constraints 2VP40 2VP50 2VP70 2VP70/2VP100
GT_X0_Y0 AW36, AW35, AW36, AW35, AW36, AW35, BB41, BB40, BB39,
AW34, AW33 AW34, AW33 AW34, AW33 BB38
GT_X0_Y1 A36, A35, A34, A36, A35, A34, A36, A35, A34, A41, A40, A39,
A33 A33 A33 A38
GT_X1_Y0 AW32, AW31, AW32, AW31, BB37, BB36, BB35,
AW30, AW29 AW30, AW29 BB34
GT_X1_Y1 A32, A31, A30, A32, A31, A30, A37, A36, A35,
A29 A29 A34
GT_X2_Y0 AW24, AW23, AW28, AW27, AW32, AW31, BB33, BB32, BB31,
AW22, AW21 AW26, AW25 AW30, AW29 BB30
GT_X2_Y1 A24, A23, A22, A28, A27, A26, A32, A31, A30, A33, A32, A31,
A21 A25 A29 A30
GT_X3_Y0 AW19, AW18, AW24, AW23, AW28, AW27, BB29, BB28, BB27,
AW17, AW16 AW22, AW21 AW26, AW25 BB26
GT_X3_Y1 A19, A18, A17, A24, A23, A22, A28, A27, A26, A29, A28, A27,
A16 A21 A25 A26
GT_X4_Y0 AW11, AW10, AW19, AW18, AW24, AW23, BB25, BB24, BB23,
AW9, AW8 AW17, AW16 AW22, AW21 BB22
GT_X4_Y1 A11, A10, A9, A8 A19, A18, A17, A24, A23, A22, A25, A24, A23,
A16 A21 A22
GT_X5_Y0 AW7, AW6, AW5, AW15, AW14, AW19, AW18, BB21, BB20, BB19,
AW4 AW13, AW12 AW17, AW16 BB18
GT_X5_Y1 A7, A6, A5, A4 A15, A14, A13, A19, A18, A17, A21, A20, A19,
A12 A16 A18
GT_X6_Y0 AW11, AW10, AW15, AW14, BB17, BB16, BB15,
AW9, AW8 AW13, AW12 BB14
GT_X6_Y1 A11, A10, A9, A8 A15, A14, A13, A17, A16, A15,
A12 A14
GT_X7_Y0 AW7, AW6, AW5, AW11, AW10, BB13, BB12, BB11,
AW4 AW9, AW8 BB10
GT_X7_Y1 A7, A6, A5, A4 A11, A10, A9, A8 A13, A12, A11, A10

GT_X8_Y0 BB9, BB8, BB7, BB6

GT_X8_Y1 A9, A8, A7, A6

GT_X9_Y0 AW7, AW6, AW5, BB5, BB4, BB3, BB2

AW4
GT_X9_Y1 A7, A6, A5, A4 A5, A4, A3, A2

GT_X10_Y0

GT_X10_Y1

GT_X11_Y0

GT_X11_Y1

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Appendix A

RocketIO Transceiver Timing Model

This appendix explains all of the timing parameters associated with the RocketIO™
transceiver core. It is intended to be used in conjunction with Module 3 of the Virtex-II Pro
Data Sheet and the Timing Analyzer (TRCE) report from Xilinx software. For specific
timing parameter values, refer to the data sheet.

There are many signals entering and exiting the RocketIO core. (Refer to Figure A-1.) The
model presented in this section treats the RocketIO core as a “black box.” Propagation
delays internal to the RocketIO core logic are ignored. Signals are characterized with setup
and hold times for inputs, and with clock to valid output times for outputs.
There are five clocks associated with the RocketIO core, but only three of these clocks—
RXUSRCLK, RXUSRCLK2, and TXUSRCLK2—have I/Os that are synchronous to them.
The following table gives a brief description of all of these clocks. For an in-depth
discussion of clocking the RocketIO core, refer to Chapter 2, “Digital Design
Considerations.”.

Table A-1: RocketIO Clock Descriptions

CLOCK SIGNAL DESCRIPTION
REFCLK Main reference clock for RocketIO transceiver
TXUSRCLK Clock used for writing the TX buffer. Frequency-locked to
REFCLK.
TXUSRCLK2 Clocks transmission data and status and reconfiguration data
between the transceiver and the FPGA core. Relationship between
TXUSRCLK2 and TXUSRCLK depends on width of transmission
data path.
RXUSRCLK Clock used for reading the RX elastic buffer. Clocks CHBONDI
and CHBONO into and out of the transceiver. Typically the same
as TXUSRCLK.
RXUSRCLK2 Clocks receiver data and status between the transceiver and the
FPGA core. Typically the same as TXUSRCLK2. Relationship
between RXUSRCLK2 and RXUSRCLK depends on width of
receiver data path.

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PACKAGE
PINS MULTI-GIGABIT TRANSCEIVER CORE FPGA FABRIC

AVCCAUXRX
2.5V RX Power Down POWERDOWN

VTRX RXRECCLK
Termination Supply RX
RXPOLARITY
RXREALIGN
RXCOMMADET
ENPCOMMAALIGN
ENMCOMMAALIGN
CRC RXCHECKINGCRC
Check RXCRCERR
RXDATA[15:0]
RXDATA[31:16]
RXP RX RXNOTINTABLE[3:0]
RXN Comma Elastic RXDISPERR[3:0]
Deserializer Detect 8B/10B Buffer RXCHARISK[3:0]
Realign Decoder RXCHARISCOMMA[3:0]
RXRUNDISP[3:0]
RXBUFSTATUS[1:0]
ENCHANSYNC
Channel Bonding
Parallel Loopback Path

CHBONDDONE
Serial Loopback Path

and
Clock Correction CHBONDI[3:0]
CHBONDO[3:0]

Clock RXLOSSOFSYNC
Manager RXCLKCORCNT
TXBUFERR
TXFORCECRCERR
TXDATA[15:0]
TXDATA[31:16]
TX 8B/10B TXBYPASS8B10B[3:0]
CRC
FIFO Encoder TXCHARISK[3:0]
TXP
TXCHARDISPMODE[3:0]
TXN Serializer Output
Polarity TXCHARDISPVAL[3:0]
TXKERR[3:0]
TXRUNDISP[3:0]
TXPOLARITY
TXINHIBIT
LOOPBACK[1:0]
TXRESET
RXRESET
REFCLK
GNDA REFCLK2
TX/RX GND REFCLKSEL
BREFCLK
AVCCAUXTX
2.5V TX BREFCLK2
RXUSRCLK
VTTX
Termination Supply TX RXUSRCLK2
TXUSRCLK
TXUSRCLK2

DS083-2_04_090402

Figure A-1: RocketIO Transceiver Block Diagram

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Timing Parameters
Parameter designations are constructed to reflect the functions they perform, as well as the
I/O signals to which they are synchronous. The following subsections explain the meaning
of each of the basic timing parameter designations used in the tables.

Setup/Hold Times of Inputs Relative to Clock

Basic Format:
ParameterName_SIGNAL
where
ParameterName = T with subscript string defining the timing relationship
SIGNAL = name of RocketIO signal synchronous to the clock

ParameterName Format:
TGxCK = Setup time before clock edge
TGCKx = Hold time after clock edge
where
x = C (Control inputs)
D (Data inputs)

Setup/Hold Time (Examples):

TGCCK _RRST/TGCKC _RRST Setup/hold times of RX Reset input
relative to rising edge of RXUSRCLK2
TGDCK _TDAT/TGCKD _TDAT Setup/hold times of TX Data inputs
relative to rising edge of TXUSRCLK2

Clock to Output Delays

Basic Format:
ParameterName_SIGNAL
where
ParameterName = T with subscript string defining the timing relationship
SIGNAL = name of RocketIO signal synchronous to the clock

ParameterName Format:
TGCKx = Delay time from clock edge to output
where
x = CO (Control outputs)
DO (Data outputs)
ST (Status outputs)

Output Delay Time (Examples):

TGCKCO _CHBO Rising edge of RXUSRCLK to Channel Bond outputs
TGCKDO _RDAT Rising edge of RXUSRCLK2 to RX Data outputs
TGCKST _TBERR Rising edge of TXUSRCLK2 to TX Buffer Err output

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Clock Pulse Width

ParameterName Format:
TxPWH = Minimum pulse width, High state
TxPWL = Minimum pulse width, Low state
where
x = REF (REFCLK)
TX (TXUSRCLK)
TX2 (TXUSRCLK2)
RX (RXUSRCLK)
RX2 (RXUSRCLK2)

Pulse Width (Examples):

TTX2PWL Minimum pulse width, TX2 clock, Low state
TREFPWH Minimum pulse width, Reference clock, High state

Timing Parameter Tables and Diagram

The following four tables list the timing parameters as reported by the implementation
tools relative to the clocks given in Table A-1, along with the RocketIO signals that are
synchronous to each clock. (No signals are synchronous to REFCLK or TXUSRCLK.)
A timing diagram (Figure A-2) illustrates the timing relationships.
• Table A-2, “Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock (RXUSRCLK),” page 130
• Table A-3, “Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock2 (RXUSRCLK2),” page 131
• Table A-4, “Parameters Relative to the TX User Clock2 (TXUSRCLK2),” page 131
• Table A-5, “Miscellaneous Clock Parameters,” page 132

Table A-2: Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock (RXUSRCLK)

Parameter Function Signals
Setup/Hold:
TGCCK_CHBI/TGCKC_CHBI Control inputs CHBONDI[3:0]
Clock to Out:

TGCKCO_CHBO Control outputs CHBONDO[3:0]

Clock:

TRXPWH Clock pulse width, High state RXUSRCLK

TRXPWL Clock pulse width, Low state RXUSRCLK

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Table A-3: Parameters Relative to the RX User Clock2 (RXUSRCLK2)

Parameter Function Signals
Setup/Hold:

TGCCK_RRST/TGCKC_RRST Control input RXRESET

TGCCK_RPOL/TGCKC_RPOL Control input RXPOLARITY

TGCCK_ECSY/TGCKC_ECSY Control input ENCHANSYNC

Clock to Out:

TGCKST_RNIT Status outputs RXNOTINTABLE[3:0]

TGCKST_RDERR Status outputs RXDISPERR[3:0]

TGCKST_RCMCH Status outputs RXCHARISCOMMA[3:0]

TGCKST_ALIGN Status output RXREALIGN

TGCKST_CMDT Status output RXCOMMADET

TGCKST_RLOS Status outputs RXLOSSOFSYNC[1:0]

TGCKST_RCCCNT Status outputs RXCLKCORCNT[2:0]

TGCKST_RBSTA Status outputs RXBUFSTATUS[1:0]

TGCKST_RCCRC Status output RXCHECKINGCRC

TGCKST_RCRCE Status output RXCRCERR

TGCKST_CHBD Status output CHBONDDONE

TGCKST_RKCH Status outputs RXCHARISK[3:0]

TGCKST_RRDIS Status outputs RXRUNDISP[3:0]

TGCKDO_RDAT Data outputs RXDATA[31:0]

Clock:

TRX2PWH Clock pulse width, High state RXUSRCLK2

TRX2PWH Clock pulse width, Low state RXUSRCLK2

Table A-4: Parameters Relative to the TX User Clock2 (TXUSRCLK2)

Parameter Function Signals
Setup/Hold:

TGCCK_CFGEN/TGCKC_CFGEN Control inputs CONFIGENABLE

TGCCK_TBYP/TGCKC_TBYP Control inputs TXBYPASS8B10B[3:0]

TGCCK_TCRCE/TGCKC_TCRCE Control inputs TXFORCECRCERR

TGCCK_TPOL/TGCKC_TPOL Control inputs TXPOLARITY

TGCCK_TINH/TGCKC_TINH Control inputs TXINHIBIT

TGCCK_LBK/TGCKC_LBK Control inputs LOOPBACK[1:0]

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Table A-4: Parameters Relative to the TX User Clock2 (TXUSRCLK2) (Continued)

Parameter Function Signals
TGCCK_TRST/TGCKC_TRST Control inputs TXRESET

TGCCK_TKCH/TGCKC_TKCH Control inputs TXCHARISK[3:0]

TGCCK_TCDM/TGCKC_TCDM Control inputs TXCHARDISPMODE[3:0]

TGCCK_TCDV/TGCKC_TCDV Control inputs TXCHARDISPVAL[3:0]

TGDCK_CFGIN/TGCKD_CFGIN Data inputs CONFIGIN

TGDCK_TDAT/TGCKD_TDAT Data inputs TXDATA[31:0]

Clock to Out:

TGCKST_TBERR Status outputs TXBUFERR

TGCKST_TKERR Status outputs TXKERR[3:0]

TGCKDO_TRDIS Data outputs TXRUNDISP[3:0]

TGCKDO_CFGOUT Data outputs CONFIGOUT

Clock:

TTX2PWH Clock pulse width, High state TXUSRCLK2

TTX2PWH Clock pulse width, Low state TXUSRCLK2

Table A-5: Miscellaneous Clock Parameters

Parameter Function Signals
Clock:

TREFPWH Clock pulse width, High state REFCLK (1)

TREFPWL Clock pulse width, Low state REFCLK (1)

TBREFPWH Clock pulse width, High state BREFCLK (2)

TBREFPWL Clock pulse width, Low state BREFCLK (2)

TTX2PWH Clock pulse width, High state TXUSRCLK (3)

TTX2PWL Clock pulse width, Low state TXUSRCLK (3)

Notes:
1. REFCLK is not synchronous to any RocketIO signals.
2. BREFCLK is not synchronous to any RocketIO signals.
3. TXUSRCLK is not synchronous to any RocketIO signals.

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1 2
TxGWL
TxGWH

CLOCK

TGCCK
TGCKC
CONTROL
INPUTS

TGCKCO
CONTROL
OUTPUTS

TGCKDO
DATA
OUTPUTS

TGDCK
TGCKD
DATA
INPUTS
UG012_106_02_100101

Figure A-2: RocketIO Transceiver Timing Relative to Clock Edge

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8B/10B Valid Characters

8B/10B encoding includes a set of Data characters and K-characters. Eight-bit values are
coded into 10-bit values keeping the serial line DC balanced. K-characters are special Data
characters designated with a CHARISK. K-characters are used for specific informative
designations. Table B-1 and Table B-2 show the Data and K tables of valid characters.

Valid Data Characters

Table B-1: Valid Data Characters
Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D0.0 000 00000 100111 0100 011000 1011
D1.0 000 00001 011101 0100 100010 1011
D2.0 000 00010 101101 0100 010010 1011
D3.0 000 00011 110001 1011 110001 0100
D4.0 000 00100 110101 0100 001010 1011
D5.0 000 00101 101001 1011 101001 0100
D6.0 000 00110 011001 1011 011001 0100
D7.0 000 00111 111000 1011 000111 0100
D8.0 000 01000 111001 0100 000110 1011
D9.0 000 01001 100101 1011 100101 0100
D10.0 000 01010 010101 1011 010101 0100
D11.0 000 01011 110100 1011 110100 0100
D12.0 000 01100 001101 1011 001101 0100
D13.0 000 01101 101100 1011 101100 0100
D14.0 000 01110 011100 1011 011100 0100
D15.0 000 01111 010111 0100 101000 1011
D16.0 000 10000 011011 0100 100100 1011
D17.0 000 10001 100011 1011 100011 0100
D18.0 000 10010 010011 1011 010011 0100

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D19.0 000 10011 110010 1011 110010 0100
D20.0 000 10100 001011 1011 001011 0100
D21.0 000 10101 101010 1011 101010 0100
D22.0 000 10110 011010 1011 011010 0100
D23.0 000 10111 111010 0100 000101 1011
D24.0 000 11000 110011 0100 001100 1011
D25.0 000 11001 100110 1011 100110 0100
D26.0 000 11010 010110 1011 010110 0100
D27.0 000 11011 110110 0100 001001 1011
D28.0 000 11100 001110 1011 001110 0100
D29.0 000 11101 101110 0100 010001 1011
D30.0 000 11110 011110 0100 100001 1011
D31.0 000 11111 101011 0100 010100 1011
D0.1 001 00000 100111 1001 011000 1001
D1.1 001 00001 011101 1001 100010 1001
D2.1 001 00010 101101 1001 010010 1001
D3.1 001 00011 110001 1001 110001 1001
D4.1 001 00100 110101 1001 001010 1001
D5.1 001 00101 101001 1001 101001 1001
D6.1 001 00110 011001 1001 011001 1001
D7.1 001 00111 111000 1001 000111 1001
D8.1 001 01000 111001 1001 000110 1001
D9.1 001 01001 100101 1001 100101 1001
D10.1 001 01010 010101 1001 010101 1001
D11.1 001 01011 110100 1001 110100 1001
D12.1 001 01100 001101 1001 001101 1001
D13.1 001 01101 101100 1001 101100 1001
D14.1 001 01110 011100 1001 011100 1001
D15.1 001 01111 010111 1001 101000 1001
D16.1 001 10000 011011 1001 100100 1001
D17.1 001 10001 100011 1001 100011 1001

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D18.1 001 10010 010011 1001 010011 1001
D19.1 001 10011 110010 1001 110010 1001
D20.1 001 10100 001011 1001 001011 1001
D21.1 001 10101 101010 1001 101010 1001
D22.1 001 10110 011010 1001 011010 1001
D23.1 001 10111 111010 1001 000101 1001
D24.1 001 11000 110011 1001 001100 1001
D25.1 001 11001 100110 1001 100110 1001
D26.1 001 11010 010110 1001 010110 1001
D27.1 001 11011 110110 1001 001001 1001
D28.1 001 11100 001110 1001 001110 1001
D29.1 001 11101 101110 1001 010001 1001
D30.1 001 11110 011110 1001 100001 1001
D31.1 001 11111 101011 1001 010100 1001
D0.2 010 00000 100111 0101 011000 0101
D1.2 010 00001 011101 0101 100010 0101
D2.2 010 00010 101101 0101 010010 0101
D3.2 010 00011 110001 0101 110001 0101
D4.2 010 00100 110101 0101 001010 0101
D5.2 010 00101 101001 0101 101001 0101
D6.2 010 00110 011001 0101 011001 0101
D7.2 010 00111 111000 0101 000111 0101
D8.2 010 01000 111001 0101 000110 0101
D9.2 010 01001 100101 0101 100101 0101
D10.2 010 01010 010101 0101 010101 0101
D11.2 010 01011 110100 0101 110100 0101
D12.2 010 01100 001101 0101 001101 0101
D13.2 010 01101 101100 0101 101100 0101
D14.2 010 01110 011100 0101 011100 0101
D15.2 010 01111 010111 0101 101000 0101
D16.2 010 10000 011011 0101 100100 0101

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D17.2 010 10001 100011 0101 100011 0101
D18.2 010 10010 010011 0101 010011 0101
D19.2 010 10011 110010 0101 110010 0101
D20.2 010 10100 001011 0101 001011 0101
D21.2 010 10101 101010 0101 101010 0101
D22.2 010 10110 011010 0101 011010 0101
D23.2 010 10111 111010 0101 000101 0101
D24.2 010 11000 110011 0101 001100 0101
D25.2 010 11001 100110 0101 100110 0101
D26.2 010 11010 010110 0101 010110 0101
D27.2 010 11011 110110 0101 001001 0101
D28.2 010 11100 001110 0101 001110 0101
D29.2 010 11101 101110 0101 010001 0101
D30.2 010 11110 011110 0101 100001 0101
D31.2 010 11111 101011 0101 010100 0101
D0.3 011 00000 100111 0011 011000 1100
D1.3 011 00001 011101 0011 100010 1100
D2.3 011 00010 101101 0011 010010 1100
D3.3 011 00011 110001 1100 110001 0011
D4.3 011 00100 110101 0011 001010 1100
D5.3 011 00101 101001 1100 101001 0011
D6.3 011 00110 011001 1100 011001 0011
D7.3 011 00111 111000 1100 000111 0011
D8.3 011 01000 111001 0011 000110 1100
D9.3 011 01001 100101 1100 100101 0011
D10.3 011 01010 010101 1100 010101 0011
D11.3 011 01011 110100 1100 110100 0011
D12.3 011 01100 001101 1100 001101 0011
D13.3 011 01101 101100 1100 101100 0011
D14.3 011 01110 011100 1100 011100 0011
D15.3 011 01111 010111 0011 101000 1100

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D16.3 011 10000 011011 0011 100100 1100
D17.3 011 10001 100011 1100 100011 0011
D18.3 011 10010 010011 1100 010011 0011
D19.3 011 10011 110010 1100 110010 0011
D20.3 011 10100 001011 1100 001011 0011
D21.3 011 10101 101010 1100 101010 0011
D22.3 011 10110 011010 1100 011010 0011
D23.3 011 10111 111010 0011 000101 1100
D24.3 011 11000 110011 0011 001100 1100
D25.3 011 11001 100110 1100 100110 0011
D26.3 011 11010 010110 1100 010110 0011
D27.3 011 11011 110110 0011 001001 1100
D28.3 011 11100 001110 1100 001110 0011
D29.3 011 11101 101110 0011 010001 1100
D30.3 011 11110 011110 0011 100001 1100
D31.3 011 11111 101011 0011 010100 1100
D0.4 100 00000 100111 0010 011000 1101
D1.4 100 00001 011101 0010 100010 1101
D2.4 100 00010 101101 0010 010010 1101
D3.4 100 00011 110001 1101 110001 0010
D4.4 100 00100 110101 0010 001010 1101
D5.4 100 00101 101001 1101 101001 0010
D6.4 100 00110 011001 1101 011001 0010
D7.4 100 00111 111000 1101 000111 0010
D8.4 100 01000 111001 0010 000110 1101
D9.4 100 01001 100101 1101 100101 0010
D10.4 100 01010 010101 1101 010101 0010
D11.4 100 01011 110100 1101 110100 0010
D12.4 100 01100 001101 1101 001101 0010
D13.4 100 01101 101100 1101 101100 0010
D14.4 100 01110 011100 1101 011100 0010
D15.4 100 01111 010111 0010 101000 1101
D16.4 100 10000 011011 0010 100100 1101

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D17.4 100 10001 100011 1101 100011 0010
D18.4 100 10010 010011 1101 010011 0010
D19.4 100 10011 110010 1101 110010 0010
D20.4 100 10100 001011 1101 001011 0010
D21.4 100 10101 101010 1101 101010 0010
D22.4 100 10110 011010 1101 011010 0010
D23.4 100 10111 111010 0010 000101 1101
D24.4 100 11000 110011 0010 001100 1101
D25.4 100 11001 100110 1101 100110 0010
D26.4 100 11010 010110 1101 010110 0010
D27.4 100 11011 110110 0010 001001 1101
D28.4 100 11100 001110 1101 001110 0010
D29.4 100 11101 101110 0010 010001 1101
D30.4 100 11110 011110 0010 100001 1101
D31.4 100 11111 101011 0010 010100 1101
D0.5 101 00000 100111 1010 011000 1010
D1.5 101 00001 011101 1010 100010 1010
D2.5 101 00010 101101 1010 010010 1010
D3.5 101 00011 110001 1010 110001 1010
D4.5 101 00100 110101 1010 001010 1010
D5.5 101 00101 101001 1010 101001 1010
D6.5 101 00110 011001 1010 011001 1010
D7.5 101 00111 111000 1010 000111 1010
D8.5 101 01000 111001 1010 000110 1010
D9.5 101 01001 100101 1010 100101 1010
D10.5 101 01010 010101 1010 010101 1010
D11.5 101 01011 110100 1010 110100 1010
D12.5 101 01100 001101 1010 001101 1010
D13.5 101 01101 101100 1010 101100 1010
D14.5 101 01110 011100 1010 011100 1010
D15.5 101 01111 010111 1010 101000 1010
D16.5 101 10000 011011 1010 100100 1010
D17.5 101 10001 100011 1010 100011 1010

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D18.5 101 10010 010011 1010 010011 1010
D19.5 101 10011 110010 1010 110010 1010
D20.5 101 10100 001011 1010 001011 1010
D21.5 101 10101 101010 1010 101010 1010
D22.5 101 10110 011010 1010 011010 1010
D23.5 101 10111 111010 1010 000101 1010
D24.5 101 11000 110011 1010 001100 1010
D25.5 101 11001 100110 1010 100110 1010
D26.5 101 11010 010110 1010 010110 1010
D27.5 101 11011 110110 1010 001001 1010
D28.5 101 11100 001110 1010 001110 1010
D29.5 101 11101 101110 1010 010001 1010
D30.5 101 11110 011110 1010 100001 1010
D31.5 101 11111 101011 1010 010100 1010
D0.6 110 00000 100111 0110 011000 0110
D1.6 110 00001 011101 0110 100010 0110
D2.6 110 00010 101101 0110 010010 0110
D3.6 110 00011 110001 0110 110001 0110
D4.6 110 00100 110101 0110 001010 0110
D5.6 110 00101 101001 0110 101001 0110
D6.6 110 00110 011001 0110 011001 0110
D7.6 110 00111 111000 0110 000111 0110
D8.6 110 01000 111001 0110 000110 0110
D9.6 110 01001 100101 0110 100101 0110
D10.6 110 01010 010101 0110 010101 0110
D11.6 110 01011 110100 0110 110100 0110
D12.6 110 01100 001101 0110 001101 0110
D13.6 110 01101 101100 0110 101100 0110
D14.6 110 01110 011100 0110 011100 0110
D15.6 110 01111 010111 0110 101000 0110
D16.6 110 10000 011011 0110 100100 0110
D17.6 110 10001 100011 0110 100011 0110
D18.6 110 10010 010011 0110 010011 0110

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D19.6 110 10011 110010 0110 110010 0110
D20.6 110 10100 001011 0110 001011 0110
D21.6 110 10101 101010 0110 101010 0110
D22.6 110 10110 011010 0110 011010 0110
D23.6 110 10111 111010 0110 000101 0110
D24.6 110 11000 110011 0110 001100 0110
D25.6 110 11001 100110 0110 100110 0110
D26.6 110 11010 010110 0110 010110 0110
D27.6 110 11011 110110 0110 001001 0110
D28.6 110 11100 001110 0110 001110 0110
D29.6 110 11101 101110 0110 010001 0110
D30.6 110 11110 011110 0110 100001 0110
D31.6 110 11111 101011 0110 010100 0110
D0.7 111 00000 100111 0001 011000 1110
D1.7 111 00001 011101 0001 100010 1110
D2.7 111 00010 101101 0001 010010 1110
D3.7 111 00011 110001 1110 110001 0001
D4.7 111 00100 110101 0001 001010 1110
D5.7 111 00101 101001 1110 101001 0001
D6.7 111 00110 011001 1110 011001 0001
D7.7 111 00111 111000 1110 000111 0001
D8.7 111 01000 111001 0001 000110 1110
D9.7 111 01001 100101 1110 100101 0001
D10.7 111 01010 010101 1110 010101 0001
D11.7 111 01011 110100 1110 110100 1000
D12.7 111 01100 001101 1110 001101 0001
D13.7 111 01101 101100 1110 101100 1000
D14.7 111 01110 011100 1110 011100 1000
D15.7 111 01111 010111 0001 101000 1110
D16.7 111 10000 011011 0001 100100 1110
D17.7 111 10001 100011 0111 100011 0001
D18.7 111 10010 010011 0111 010011 0001
D19.7 111 10011 110010 1110 110010 0001

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Table B-1: Valid Data Characters (Continued)

Data Byte Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
D20.7 111 10100 001011 0111 001011 0001
D21.7 111 10101 101010 1110 101010 0001
D22.7 111 10110 011010 1110 011010 0001
D23.7 111 10111 111010 0001 000101 1110
D24.7 111 11000 110011 0001 001100 1110
D25.7 111 11001 100110 1110 100110 0001
D26.7 111 11010 010110 1110 010110 0001
D27.7 111 11011 110110 0001 001001 1110
D28.7 111 11100 001110 1110 001110 0001
D29.7 111 11101 101110 0001 010001 1110
D30.7 111 11110 011110 0001 100001 1110
D31.7 111 11111 101011 0001 010100 1110

Valid Control Characters (K-Characters)

Table B-2: Valid Control Characters (K-Characters)
Special Bits Current RD – Current RD +
Code Name HGF EDCBA abcdei fghj abcdei fghj
K28.0 000 11100 001111 0100 110000 1011
K28.1 001 11100 001111 1001 110000 0110
K28.2 010 11100 001111 0101 110000 1010
K28.3 011 11100 001111 0011 110000 1100
K28.4 100 11100 001111 0010 110000 1101
K28.5 101 11100 001111 1010 110000 0101
K28.6 110 11100 001111 0110 110000 1001
K28.7 (1) 111 11100 001111 1000 110000 0111
K23.7 111 10111 111010 1000 000101 0111
K27.7 111 11011 110110 1000 001001 0111
K29.7 111 11101 101110 1000 010001 0111
K30.7 111 11110 011110 1000 100001 0111
Notes:
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Related Online Documents

The documents described in this Appendix are accessible on the Xilinx website at
www.xilinx.com. Document links shown in blue are clickable in this PDF file, providing
easy access to the most current revision of each document.

Application Notes

XAPP572: A 3/4/5/6X Oversampling Circuit for 200 Mb/s to 1000 Mb/s

Serial Interfaces
High-speed Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) devices (1 Gb/s and higher) are often
analog-based and tuned for a particular frequency range. If a design requires using the
SERDES for lower-rate applications, such as interfacing with legacy systems, an
oversampling circuit must be attached to the "back end" of the SERDES to extend the
SERDES to the lower frequency ranges. The circuit works by oversampling the incoming
serial data stream, evaluating data transition locations, and extracting valid data bits from
the oversampled data.
The oversampling module described in this application note performs 3/4/5/6X
oversampling. The oversampling ratio is selectable during operation to facilitate multi-rate
applications. It is designed to accept 20 bits of oversampled data and to output 10 bits of
extracted data to the user interface. This module can be used with the Virtex-II Pro™
RocketIO™ Multi-Gigabit Transceiver (MGT) to achieve line rates of 200 Mb/s to
1000 Mb/s. When using the Virtex-II Pro RocketIO MGT, sinusoidal input jitter tolerance
exceeds 0.55 UI(1) for 3/4/5X oversampling when tested with the PRBS-23 data pattern,
and over 0.38 UI(2) when tested with the SONET CID data pattern.
Characterization reports and descriptions of the oversampling techniques are available in
the Xilinx SPICE Lounge (http://support.xilinx.com/support/software/spice/spice-
request.htm) in a document titled, RocketIO 3X-Oversampling Logic Block Characterization:
Test Report.
For applications requiring line rates less than 200 Mb/s, using Virtex-II Pro X 10 Gb/s
RocketIO X MGTs, or implementing SD-SDI functionality, contact the Xilinx support
hotline for oversampling circuits that are specially designed and optimized for each of
these applications.

XAPP648: Serial Backplane Interface to a Shared Memory

This application note utilizes the Virtex-II Pro™ RocketIO™ transceivers and the Xilinx
Aurora Protocol Engine to provide a multi-ported interface to a shared memory system in
a backplane environment. Multiprocessor systems are often encountered in backplane
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a backplane bus. Utilization of a hardware test-and-set lock mechanism, along with a

software protocol to test for a semaphore grant prior to accessing the shared memory,
guarantees atomic access to the shared memory.

XAPP649: SONET Rate Conversion in Virtex-II Pro Devices

The RocketIO transceivers have several modes of operation, but all modes rely on the
internal transmitter clock being multiplied by 20 for data transmission. For example, a
20-bit data stream passed to the unit at 125 MHz is serialized and retransmitted at
2.5 Gb/s. At a 156.25 MHz input, the output is at its maximum speed of 3.125 Gb/s. The
parallel data stream applied to the RocketIO transceiver can either be 20 bits direct, or it
can be written as 16 bits, to which 8b/10b coding is applied to generate the 20 bits required.
However, there is a class of applications, typically in SONET processing systems, where
the data path is 16 bits wide, running at 155.52 MHz. The designer would ideally apply the
data directly to the RocketIO transceiver for onward transmission at 155.52 x 16 =
2.48832 Gb/s. Since this cannot be done in Virtex-II Pro devices, this application note
describes the logic necessary to perform this function.
This application note is divided into two sections, the first is the logic necessary for the
data width conversion, and the second describes the clocking characteristics required by
the RocketIO transceiver.

XAPP651: SONET and OTN Scramblers/Descramblers

Both SONET and OTN are standards for data transmission over fibre optic links. This
implies a need for clock recovery at the receiver, which in turn requires a guaranteed
minimum number of transitions in the incoming serial data stream. The mechanism to
achieve this transition density, similar for both SONET and OTN, is known as scrambling.
The scrambling (and descrambling) function is independent of the serial data rate used.
Serial data for transmission is added to the output of a pseudo-random number generator,
running at the same clock frequency. The same circuit is used in the receiver to recover the
original data transmitted. Obviously, the pseudo-random number generators at each end
of the link must be in phase. This is achieved using a known pattern of framing
information (which is actually transmitted unscrambled). This is covered in more detail in
XAPP652.

XAPP652: Word Alignment and SONET/SDH Deframing

This application note describes the logic to perform basic word alignment and deframing
specifically for SONET/SDH systems, where data is being processed at 16 bits or 64 bits
per clock cycle.

XAPP660: Partial Reconfiguration of RocketIO Pre-emphasis

and Differential Swing Control Attributes
This application note describes a pre-engineered solution for Virtex-II Pro devices using
the IBM PowerPC™ 405 core to perform a partial reconfiguration of the RocketIO™ multi-
gigabit transceivers (MGTs) pre-emphasis and differential swing control attributes. This
solution is ideal for applications where these attributes must be modified to optimize the
MGT signal transmission for various system environments while leaving the rest of the
FPGA design unchanged. The hardware and software elements of this solution can be
easily integrated into any Virtex-II Pro design. The associated reference design supports
the following devices: XC2VP4, XC2VP7, XC2VP20, and XC2VP50. The design discussed

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in this document uses the PPC405 core device control register (DCR) bus interface to
implement a simple solution with a minimum of FPGA resources.

XAPP661: RocketIO Transceiver Bit-Error Rate Tester

This application note describes the implementation of a RocketIO transceiver bit-error rate
tester (BERT) reference design demonstrating a serial link (1.0 Gb/s to 3.125 Gb/s)
between two RocketIO multi-gigabit transceivers (MGT) embedded in a single
Virtex-II Pro FPGA. To build a system, an IBM CoreConnect™ infrastructure connects the
PowerPC™405 processor (PPC405) to external memory and other peripherals using the
processor local bus (PLB) and device control register (DCR) buses. The reference design
uses a two-channel Xilinx bit-error rate tester (XBERT) module for generating and
verifying high-speed serial data transmitted and received by the RocketIO transceivers.
The data to be transmitted is constructed using pseudorandom bit sequence (PRBS)
patterns. The receiver in XBERT module compares the incoming data with the expected
data to analyze for errors. The XBERT supports several different types of user selectable
PRBS patterns. Frame counters in the receiver are used to track the total number of data
words (frames) received, and total number of data words with bit errors. The processor
reads the status and counter values from the XBERT through the PLB Interface, then sends
out the information to the UART.

XAPP662: In-Circuit Partial Reconfiguration of RocketIO Attributes

This application note describes in-circuit partial reconfiguration of RocketIO transceiver
attributes using the Virtex-II Pro internal configuration access port (ICAP). The solution
uses a Virtex-II Pro device with an IBM PowerPC™ 405 (PPC405) processor to perform a
partial reconfiguration of the RocketIO multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs) pre-emphasis
and differential swing control attributes. These attributes must be modified to optimize the
MGT signal transmission prior to and after a system has been deployed in the field. This
solution is also ideal for characterization, calibration, and system testing.
The hardware and software elements of this solution can be easily integrated into any
Virtex-II Pro design already utilizing the PLB or OPB bus structures. The reference design
uses a Xilinx intellectual property interface (IPIF) connecting to either the PLB or OPB
buses. This design also provides for a terminal interface using a serial port connection,
allowing MGT attribute settings to be changed through command line entries. Design
modules are also included to facilitate bit-error rate tests (BERT) and pseudo-random
binary sequence (PRBS) diagnostics.

XAPP669: PPC405 PPE Reference System Using Virtex-II Pro

RocketIO Transceivers
The PPC405 Packet Processing Engine (PPE) Reference System using Virtex-II Pro™
RocketIO™ transceivers addresses the need in the digital communications market for high
speed data transfer. Serial protocols can be controlled by complex logic, but are more
simply handled by a microprocessor—in this case, the IBM® PowerPC® 405 (PPC405)
processors embedded in the Virtex-II Pro™ FPGA. This reference system is an example of
a high-speed serial-link packet processing engine implemented in Virtex-II Pro FPGAs.
The Embedded Development Kit (EDK) is used exclusively in the design and
implementation of both hardware and software in this reference system. This reference
design has been verified on the Memec Design Virtex-II Pro P4 Development Board.
Instructions are included to allow the reader to reproduce the design on this board.

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XAPP670: Minimizing Receiver Elastic Buffer Delay in the Virtex-II Pro

RocketIO Transceiver
This application note describes a design that reduces latency through the receive elastic
buffer of the Virtex-II Pro™ RocketIO™ transceiver. This note is only applicable for
designs that do not use the clock correction or channel bonding features of the RocketIO
transceiver. (These operations can still be done in the fabric, if needed).

XAPP680: HD-SDI Transmitter Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit

Transceivers
The High-Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI) standard describes how to transport
high definition (HD) digital video serially over video coax cable. HD-SDI is used to
connect HD video equipment in broadcast studios and video production centers. It is an
evolution of the popular SDI standard that is widely used to transport standard-definition
(SD) digital video in the broadcast industry.
The flexibility of RocketIO™ multi-gigabit transceivers available in the Virtex-II Pro™
family devices combined with the programmable logic of Virtex-II Pro FPGAs makes it
possible to implement HD-SDI interfaces. Because every Virtex-II Pro FPGA has multiple
RocketIO transceivers, it is possible to integrate multiple HD-SDI interfaces into one
Virtex-II Pro device along with other video processing functions.
This application note describes the electrical specifications for HD-SDI transmitters and
the HD-SDI data format. It also presents several implementation examples and reference
designs for an HD-SDI transmitter implemented using the Virtex-II Pro FPGA.

XAPP681: HD-SDI Receiver Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit

Transceivers
The High-Definition Serial Digital Interface (HD-SDI) standard describes how to transport
high definition (HD) digital video serially over video coax cable. HD-SDI is used to
connect HD video equipment in broadcast studios and video production centers. It is an
evolution of the popular SDI standard that is widely used to transport standard-definition
(SD) digital video in the broadcast industry.
The flexibility of the RocketIO™ multi-gigabit transceivers available in the Virtex-II Pro™
family devices combined with the programmable logic of the Virtex-II Pro FPGAs makes it
possible to implement HD-SDI interfaces. Because every Virtex-II Pro FPGA has multiple
RocketIO transceivers, multiple HD-SDI interfaces can be integrated into one Virtex-II Pro
device along with other video processing functions.
This application note describes how to implement HD-SDI receivers. An HD-SDI receiver
built in a Virtex-II Pro FPGA is presented as a reference design.

XAPP683: Multi-Rate HD/SD-SDI Transmitter Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO

Multi-Gigabit Transceivers
The SD-SDI standard is widely used in broadcast studios and video production centers to
transport standard definition (SD) digital video serially over video coax cable. The HD-SDI
standard is similar, but transports high-definition (HD) digital video. The SD-SDI and HD-
SDI standards are similar enough that it is possible to implement interfaces for video
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This application note describes how to use the RocketIO multi-gigabit transceivers
available in the Virtex-II Pro family of FPGA devices to implement a transmitter that can
support both SD-SDI and HD-SDI. The flexibility of the RocketIO transceivers combined
with the programmable logic of the Virtex-II Pro devices makes it possible to implement
multi-rate SDI interfaces.
Since all Virtex-II Pro devices have four or more RocketIO transceivers, it is possible to
implement multiple HD-SDI and SDI-SDI interfaces in a single FPGA.

XAPP684: Multi-Rate HD/SD-SDI Receiver Using Virtex-II Pro RocketIO

Multi-Gigabit Transceivers
The SD-SDI standard is widely used in broadcast studios and video production centers to
transport standard definition (SD) digital video serially over video coax cable. The HD-SDI
standard is similar, but transports high-definition (HD) digital video. The SD-SDI and HD-
SDI standards are similar enough that it is possible to implement interfaces for video
equipment that support both standards through the same connector.
This application note describes how to use the RocketIO multi-gigabit transceivers
available in the Virtex-II Pro family of FPGA devices to implement a receiver that can
support both SD-SDI and HD-SDI. The flexibility of the RocketIO transceivers combined
with the programmable logic of the Virtex-II Pro devices makes it possible to implement
multi-rate SDI interfaces.

XAPP687: 64B/66B Encoder/Decoder

This application note describes the encoding and decoding blocks of the 64B/66B encoding
scheme. This application allows designs to use the RocketIO™ transceiver of the Virtex-II
Pro™ device or an external SerDes with either Virtex-II™ or Virtex-II Pro devices.

XAPP756: Transmitting DDR Data Between LVDS and RocketIO CML

Devices
The serial transfer of data between devices on a board or cards on a backplane using the
LVDS differential standard is well established. Existing cards need to be able to interface to
newer technologies. This application note discusses two possible ways to interconnect
standard LVDS transceivers with the Current Mode Logic (CML) technology used in Xilinx
RocketIO™ multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs) through AC coupling and DC coupling.

XAPP763: Local Clocking for MGT RXRECCLK in Virtex-II Pro Devices

This application note describes the local clocking resources available in the Virtex-II Pro
architecture for the RXRECCLK of the 3.125 Gb/s RocketIO™ multi-gigabit transceivers
(MGTs). Using RXRECCLK with local clock routing can enable applications to bypass the
MGT’s elastic buffer, thus reducing latency without consuming global clock resources.
Along with a reference design, this application note explains how to use the local clocking
resources.

Characterization Reports
Characterization Reports can be accessed from:
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xweb/xil_publications_index.jsp?category=Reports.

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SPICE models can be accessed from the Xilinx Download Center at:
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_sw_updates_home.jsp.
Select HSPICE and Eldo Models and then Virtex-II Pro from the pull-down menus.
Online registration is required. Follow the instructions on the web page to register.

Virtex-II Pro RocketIO Multi-Gigabit Transceiver

Characterization Summary
Virtex-II Pro devices contain up to twenty-four embedded RocketIO multi-gigabit
transceivers (MGTs) for the creation of high-speed serial links from chip to chip, across a
backplane, or from system to system. Each MGT has separate transmit and receive
functions (full-duplex) and can be operated at baud rates from 600 Mb/s to 3.125 Gb/s.
Additionally, every RocketIO MGT block is fully independent and contains a complete set
of common SerDes (serializer/deserializer) functions. This allows Virtex-II Pro devices to
support many existing and emerging serial I/O standards at data rates up to 10 Gb/s,
including:
• XAUI (10 Gigabit Attachment Unit Interface)
• PCI Express™
• Serial RapidIO™
• Fibre Channel™
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Aurora (Xilinx proprietary link-layer protocol)
This document presents characterization data taken on Virtex-II Pro devices to verify the
performance of the MGTs with respect to these standards and the product specification.

Virtex-II Pro RocketIO MGT HSSDC2 Cable Characterization

RocketIO multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs) in Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs are capable of
sending serial data at rates from 600 Mb/s to 3.125 Gb/s. Many links taking advantage of
this technology involve some length of cable through which these signals travel. At these
speeds, cable has the effect of degrading the quality of the signals, both distorting the
waveforms and reducing their amplitude. This report illustrates the effects that an
industry-standard cable, the HSSDC2, has on waveforms transmitted from a Virtex-II Pro
device.

White Papers

WP157: Usage Models for Multi-Gigabit Serial Transceivers

This document provides an overview of the various usage models for high-speed, point-
to-point, serial transceiver technology. While not intending to represent all the applications
of this technology, it provides a basic categorization and description of some of the most
common uses.

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WP160: Emulating External SERDES Devices with

Embedded RocketIO Transceivers
The Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGA provides an attractive single-chip solution to serial
transceiver design problems that previously required multiple devices. This white paper
describes several different dedicated external SERDES devices, and presents alternative
design solutions using the Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGA with RocketIO transceivers. The
four external devices discussed here are the Vitesse™ single-channel VSC7123, the Vitesse
quadchannelVSC7216-01, the Texas Instruments™ TLK3101, and the Mindspeed™
CX27201. The features offered by each of these devices are presented, along with a
discussion of how the RocketIO transceiver can afford an alternative to each multi-chip
solution. Links to Xilinx information resources for the Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGA and
embedded RocketIO transceiver are presented in the final section.

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PCOMMA_10B_VALUE 70 Clocking 39
Numerics PCOMMA_DETECT 70 clock and data recovery 72
8B/10B Encoding/Decoding PRE_EMPHASIS 91 clock correction (recovery) 71
bypassing 66 RX_BUFFER_USE 74, 90 clock dependency 56
decoder 60 RX_CRC_USE 85 clock descriptions 127
encoder 60 RX_DATA_WIDTH 90 clock pulse width 130
overview 60 RX_DECODE_USE 61 clock ratio 42
ports and attributes 61 RX_LOS_INVALID_INCR 77 clock recovery 72
serial output format 66 RX_LOS_THRESHOLD 77 clock signals 39
8B/10B Valid Characters 135 RX_LOSS_OF_SYNC_FSM 77 clock synthesizer 71
SERDES_10B 90 clock-to-output delays 129
TERMINATION_IMP 91 code examples
A TX_BUFFER_USE 90 1-byte clock 50
AC and DC Coupling 117 TX_CRC_FORCE_VALUE 89 2-byte clock 43
Attributes & Ports (by function) TX_CRC_USE 85 4-byte clock 46
8B/10B encoding/decoding 61 TX_DATA_WIDTH 90 half-rate clocking scheme 54
buffers, fabric interface 90 TX_DIFF_CTRL 91 multiplexed clocking scheme
channel bonding 81 Attributes (table) 29 with DCM 55
clock correction 73 without DCM 55
CRC 85 Control Characters, valid (table) 143
SERDES alignment 67 B Coupling, AC and DC 117
synchronization logic 76 BREFCLK CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) 84
Attributes (defined) and REF_CLK_V_SEL 32, 41 generation 84
ALIGN_COMMA_MSB 67 and REFCLKSEL 25, 41 latency 85
CHAN_BOND__SEQ_LEN 81 and serial speed 39 operation 84
CHAN_BOND_LIMIT 82 pin numbers 41 ports and attributes 85
CHAN_BOND_MODE 81 when & how to use 41 support limitations 89
CHAN_BOND_OFFSET 82 Buffers, Fabric Interface 89
CHAN_BOND_ONE_SHOT 81 ports and attributes 90
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_*_* 81 transmitter and elastic (receiver) 89
D
CHAN_BOND_SEQ_2_USE 81 Byte Mapping 38 Data Characters, valid (table) 135
CHAN_BOND_WAIT 82 Data Path Latency 57
CLK_COR_INSERT_IDLE_FLAG Deserializer 67
75 C Deterministic Jitter (DJ) 108
CLK_COR_KEEP_IDLE 75
Channel Bonding (Alignment) 79 Differential Receiver 107
CLK_COR_REPEAT_WAIT 75
operation 80 Differential Trace Design 116
CLK_COR_SEQ_*_* 74
ports and attributes 81
CLK_COR_SEQ_LEN 75
troubleshooting 83
CLK_CORRECT_USE 73
Vitesse channel bonding sequence
H
COMMA_10B_MASK 70
receive 65 Half-Rate Clocking Scheme 54
CRC_END_OF_PACKET 88
transmit 64 HDL Code Examples
CRC_FORMAT 85
Characters, valid (tables) 135 Verilog
CRC_START_OF_PACKET 88
Clock Correction (Recovery) 1-byte clock 52
DEC_MCOMMA_DETECT 70
clock recovery 72 2-byte clock 45
DEC_PCOMMA_DETECT 70
overview 71 32-bit alignment design 95
DEC_VALID_COMMA_ONLY 70
ports and attributes 73 4-byte clock 49
MCOMMA_10B_VALUE 70
Clock/Data Recovery (CDR) parameters VHDL
MCOMMA_DETECT 70 108 1-byte clock 50

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2-byte clock 43 CHBONDDONE 83 Reference Clock

32-bit alignment design 98 CHBONDI 83 generating 119
4-byte clock 47 CHBONDO 83 oscillator (Epson), for LVPECL 119
High-Speed Serial Trace Design 115 ENCHANSYNC 81 oscillator (Pletronics), for LVDS 119
HSPICE 121 ENMCOMMAALIGN 68 Reset/Power Down 57
ENPCOMMAALIGN 68 RocketIO transceiver
LOOPBACK 91 additional resources 18
I POWERDOWN 120 analog design considerations 103
Implementation Tools 121 RXBUFSTATUS 90 application notes 145
RXCHARISCOMMA 71 attributes (table) 29
RXCHARISK 63 basic architecture and capabilities 21
J RXCHECKINGCRC 88 block diagram 22, 128
Jitter RXCLKCORCNT 76, 83 channel bonding (channel align-
RXCOMMADET 71 ment) 79
and BREFCLK 41
RXCRCERR 88 characterization reports 149
and use of DCM with REFCLK 39
RXDISPERR 64 clocking 39
deterministic and random, defined
107 RXLOSSOFSYNC 77, 83 communications standards support-
ed 21
parameters 107, 108 RXNOTINTABLE 64
CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) 84
PCB trace length mismatch 115 RXPOLARITY 91
default attribute values (tables) 34
RXREALIGN 70
design notes
RXRECCLK 56
K RXRUNDISP 63
analog 120
digital 93
K-Characters, valid (table) 143 TXBUFERR 90
digital design considerations 39
TXBYPASS8B10B 61
modifiable primitives 34
TXCHARDISPMODE 62
L TXCHARDISPVAL 62
number of MGTs per device type 21
PCB design requirements 109
Latency, Data Path 57 TXCHARISK 63
ports (table) 24
TXFORCECRCERR 89
powering 120
TXINHIBIT 91
related online documents 145
M TXKERR 63
reset/power down 57
TXPOLARITY 91
Miscellaneous Signals 90 simulation and implementation 121
TXRUNDISP 63
Modifiable Primitives (table) 34 unused transceivers 120
Ports (table) 24
Multiplexed Clocking Scheme valid control characters (K-charac-
Power Supply ters) 143
with DCM 55
passive filtering 111 valid data characters 135
without DCM 55
power conditioning 109 white papers 151
Power Supply Circuit Using Approved Routing Serial Traces 115
P Regulator (figure) 110
Pre-emphasis
Package Pins 123
Par 121
available values 104 S
overview 104
Passive Filtering 111 SERDES Alignment
scope screen captures 105, 106
PCB Design Requirements 109 overview 67
Ports & Attributes (by function) ports and attributes 67
8B/10B encoding/decoding 61 Q Serial I/O Description 103
buffers, fabric interface 90 Serializer 67
Qualified Linear Regulators (table) 110
channel bonding 81 Setup/Hold Times of Inputs Relative to
clock correction 73 Clock 129
Simulation Models 121
CRC 85 R SmartModels 121
SERDES alignment 67
Random Jitter (RJ) 108 Synchronization Logic
synchronization logic 76
Receive Data Path 32-bit Alignment 93 overview 76
Ports (defined)
Receiver Buffer 89 ports and attributes 76

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Termination Voltage 110
Timing Parameters 129
Total Jitter (DJ + RJ) 107
Transmitter and Elastic (Receiver) Buffers
89
Transmitter Buffer (FIFO) 89

U
User Guide conventions
online references 20
port and attribute names 19
typographical 19

V
Vitesse Disparity Example 64
Voltage Regulator Selection and Use 109

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