Achronix Speedster22i SerDes - Manual (Page 50)

The user is assumed to have basic understanding of using ACE GUI. The user may refer to
the online demo as well as the ACE documentation for different aspects of using the ACE
GUI.
Single-Lane Serdes Wrapper
To generate a SerDes wrapper from ACE, the user needs to invoke ace following the
instructions detailed in the ACE documentation. SerDes wrapper is created from the IP
Configuration perspective. To access this perspective, from the menu-bar of ACE GUI, the
user needs to select Windows, then Open Perspective and finally IP Configuration.
Alternatively, the IP configuration perspective can be opened by clicking the toolbar button,
shown in Figure 21: Opening IP Configuration Perspective.
Figure 21: Opening IP Configuration Perspective
Sub-Windows: The IP configuration perspective contains the following sub-windows, the
arrangement of which may depend on the last saved setting for ACE GUI:
• Main Window: The middle-top window. This will contain the entry boxes that are
used for defining the SerDes configurations.
• IP Libraries: Displays a list of the available IP libraries.
• TCL Console: Displays the console messages, including warnings and errors.
• IP Problems: Displays any invalid setting that you may have used while generating
the wrapper.
• Outline: Outline of the IP that are being generated. Wrapper for any IP will have
multiple pages for user-entries. Clicking on a topic listed in Outline window, the user
can go to the corresponding page.
• IP Diagram: Connection diagram for the IP block. For SerDes design, it will show the
connection diagram for the SerDes.
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