Altera Triple Speed Ethernet MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 2)

Contents
About This MegaCore Function.........................................................................1-1
About This MegaCore Function................................................................................................................1-1
Device Family Support................................................................................................................................1-1
Features.........................................................................................................................................................1-1
10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC Versus Small MAC.....................................................................................1-2
High-Level Block Diagrams........................................................................................................................1-3
Example Applications..................................................................................................................................1-5
MegaCore Verification................................................................................................................................1-6
Optical Platform...............................................................................................................................1-7
Copper Platform...............................................................................................................................1-7
Performance and Resource Utilization.....................................................................................................1-7
Release Information...................................................................................................................................1-11
Getting Started with Altera IP Cores..................................................................2-1
Introduction to Altera IP Cores.................................................................................................................2-1
Installing and Licensing IP Cores..............................................................................................................2-1
OpenCore Plus IP Evaluation....................................................................................................................2-2
Upgrading Outdated IP Cores...................................................................................................................2-2
IP Catalog and Parameter Editor...............................................................................................................2-4
Using the Parameter Editor............................................................................................................2-5
Design Walkthrough...................................................................................................................................2-6
Creating a New Quartus II Project................................................................................................2-6
Specifying IP Core Parameters and Options................................................................................2-7
Generating a Design Example or Simulation Model..................................................................2-7
Simulate the System.........................................................................................................................2-8
Compiling the Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore Function Design.........................................2-8
Programming an FPGA Device.....................................................................................................2-8
Generated Files.............................................................................................................................................2-9
Design Constraint File No Longer Generated...........................................................................2-10
Parameter Settings..............................................................................................3-1
Parameter Settings.......................................................................................................................................3-1
Core Configuration......................................................................................................................................3-1
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