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Altera Transceiver PHY IP Core March 2012 Altera Corporation
User Guide
All Chapters
December
2010
1.11
■ Corrected frequency range for the 
phy_mgmt_clk
 for the Custom PHY IP core in Table 7–20 
on page 7–21.
■ Added optional 
reconfig_from_xcvr[67:0]
 to Figure 4–4 on page 4–12. Provided more 
detail on size of 
reconfig_from_xcvr
 in Table 4–18 on page 4–23
■ Removed table providing ordering codes for the Interlaken PHY IP core. Ordering codes are 
not required for Stratix V devices using the hard implementation of the Interlaken PHY.
■ Added note to 10GBASE-R release information table stating that “No ordering codes or 
license files are required for Stratix V devices.”
■ Minor update to the steps to reconfigure a TX or RX PMA setting in the Transceiver 
Reconfiguration Controller chapter.
Introduction
December 
2010
1.1
■ Revised reset diagram.
■ Added block diagram for reset
■ Removed support for SOPC Builder
Getting Started
December 
2010
1.1
■ Removed description of SOPC Builder design flow. SOPC Builder is not supported in this 
release.
10GBASE-R PHY Transceiver
December 
2010
1.1
■ Added Stratix V support
■ Changed 
phy_mgmt_address
 from 16 to 9 bits.
■ Renamed management interface, adding 
phy_
 prefix
■ Renamed 
block_lock
 and 
hi_ber
 signals 
rx_block_lock
 and 
rx_hi_ber
, respectively.
■ Added top-level signals for external PMA and reconfiguration controller in Stratix IV devices. 
Refer to Table 3–18 on page 3–20.
■ Removed the 
mgmt_burstcount
 signal.
■ Changed register map to show word addresses instead of a byte offset from a base address.
XAUI PHY Transceiver
December 
2010
1.1
■ Added support for Arria II GX and Cyclone IV GX with hard PCS
■ Renamed management interface, adding 
phy_
 prefix
■ Changed 
phy_mgmt_address
 from 16 to 9 bits.
■ Renamed many signals. Refer to “XAUI Top-Level Signals—Soft PCS and PMA” on 
page 4–12 and “XAUI Top-Level Signals–Hard IP PCS and PMA” on page 4–11 as 
appropriate.
■ Changed register map to show word addresses instead of a byte offset from a base address.
■ Removed the 
rx_ctrldetect
 and 
rx_freqlocked
 signals.
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