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The xcvr2 tab, Channel, The xcvr2 tab –15 – Altera Arria V GX User Manual

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Chapter 6: Board Test System

6–15

Using the Board Test System

November 2014

Altera Corporation

Arria V GX Starter Kit

User Guide

The XCVR2 Tab

The XCVR2 tab allows you to perform loopback tests on the HSMC and SMA ports

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Figure 6–8

shows the XCVR2 tab.

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You must have the loopback HSMC installed on the HSMC connector Port A and the
SMA loopback cable for all tests to function in external loopback mode. Otherwise, set
the PMA setting tab to test internal loopback mode (serial loopback = 1).

The following sections describe the controls on the XCVR2 tab.

Channel

The Channel control allows you to specify which interface to test. The following port
tests are available:

HSMA x4 XCVR [7:4]

HSMA x9 LVDS [16:8]

SMA x1 XCVR

Figure 6–8. The XCVR2 Tab