AN794: Arria 10 Low Latency Ethernet 10G MAC and XAUI PHY Reference Design

ID 683438
Date 2/01/2017
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1.5. Board Setups

Before you run the design, you need to set up the boards.
Figure 4.  Setting Up the Arria® 10 FPGA Development Board

The development board has a stop button for system console testing operations, and reset buttons for the Ethernet subsystem and the Dual XAUI to SFP+ HSMC board.

Figure 5. Setting Up the Dual XAUI to SFP+ HSMC Board

You need the FMC to HSMC adapter board to connect the Arria® 10 FPGA development board to the Dual XAUI to SFP+ HSMC board.

  • Install jumpers at J13 and J14 as shown in the figure above.
  • You must plug the adapter board and HSMC board into the FMCB of the Arria® 10 FPGA development board and install an SFP+ module with a loopback cable in the upper SFP+ slot (CH2).
  • The HSMC board does not require a separate power supply because it draws power from the Arria® 10 FPGA development board.