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Source Core Link Debugging
Figure 5-4: Source Core Link Debugging Flow Chart
Source Link
Iink_up asserted?
(Data pass through
to the transceivers?)
yes
no
tx_ready asserted?
(Are the transceivers
properly reset?)
yes
no
tx_sync_done
properly asserted?
(Are the channels
properly bonded?)
no
pll_lock asserted?
(Indicating that the
transceiver PLLs are
locked to input
frequency)
yes
no
Check Sink Link
Check the Transceiver
Reference Clock
-Make sure the Core clock is in between
lane-rate/40 and lane-rate/67
-Make sure that phy_mgmt_clk_reset remains
de-asserted
-Verify that the reconfiguration controller (RC)
is properly hooked up
-Make sure that the latencies of the reset going into the
RC and into the cores (phy_mgmt_clk_reset) are equal
Table 5-2: Source Link Debugging Signals
Signal Name
Location
Description
link_up
Top level source signal
The core asserts this signal to indicate that
initialization sequence is complete and the
core is ready to transmit the data.
xcvr_pll_locked
/source/xcvr_pll_locked
This active high signal indicates that the
transceivers are locked to the reference clock.
tx_ready
/source/tx_ready
This active high signal indicates that the reset
sequence for the source PCS is complete and is
ready to accept data.
UG-01126
2015.05.04
Source Core Link Debugging
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