
Chapter 8: PHY IP Core for PCI Express (PIPE) 8–7
PIPE Input Data from the PHY MAC
November 2012 Altera Corporation Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core
User Guide
pipe_powerdown<n>[1:0]
Input
This signal requests the PHY to change its power state to the specified
state. The following encodings are defined:
■ 2’b00– P0, normal operation
■ 2’b01–P0s, low recovery time latency, power saving state
■ 2’b10–P1, longer recovery time (64 us maximum latency), lower
power state
■ 2’b11–P2, lowest power state. (not supported)
pipe_txdeemph
Input
Transmit de-emphasis selection. In PCI Express Gen2 (5 Gbps) mode it
selects the transmitter de-emphasis:
■ 1'b0: -6 dB
■ 1'b1: -3.5 dB
pipe_g3_txdeemph[17:0]
Input
For Gen3, selects the transmitter de-emphasis. The 18 bits specify the
following coefficients:
■ [5:0]: C
-1
■ [11:6]: C
0
■ [17:12]: C
+1
Refer to Table 8–4 for presets to TX de-emphasis mappings.
In Gen3 capable designs, the TX deemphasis for Gen2 data rates is
always -6 dB. The TX deemphasis for Gen1 data rate is always -3.5 dB.
pipe_txmargin[3<n>-1:0]
Input
Transmit V
OD
margin selection. The MAC PHY sets the value for this
signal based on the value from the Link Control 2 Register. The following
encodings are defined:
■ 3'b000: Normal operating range
■ 3'b001: Full swing: 800 - 1200 mV; Half swing: 400 - 700 mV
■ 3'b010:–3’b011: Reserved
■ 3'b100–3’b111: If last value, full swing: 200 - 400 mV, half swing: 100
- 200 mV else reserved
pipe_txswing
Input
Indicates whether the transceiver is using full- or low-swing voltages as
defined by the
tx_pipemargin
.
■ 1’b0–Full swing.
■ 1’b1–Low swing.
pipe_rxpolarity
Input
When 1, instructs the PHY layer to invert the polarity on the received
data.
pipe_rate[1:0]
Input
The 2-bit encodings have the following meanings:
■ 2’b00: Gen1 rate (2.5 Gbps)
■ 2’b01: Gen2 rate (5.0 Gbps)
■ 2’b1x: Gen3 (8.0 Gbps)
The Rate Switch from Gen1 to Gen2 Timing Diagram illustrates the
timing of a rate switch from Gen1 to Gen2 and back to Gen1.
Table 8–3. Avalon-ST TX Inputs (Part 2 of 3)
Signal Name Dir Description
Gen1 and Gen2
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