Arria® V Device Handbook: Volume 2: Transceivers

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Date 5/29/2020
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1.2.3.1.2. Frame Generator

The frame generator block supports the Interlaken protocol. The frame generator block takes the data from the transmitter FIFO and encapsulates the payload and burst/idle control words from the FPGA fabric with the framing layer’s control words, such as the synchronization word, scrambler state word, skip word, and diagnostic word, to form a metaframe. The Interlaken PHY IP core Parameter Editor allows you to set the metaframe length.
Note: The frame generator is used only in Interlaken configurations.
Figure 35. Frame Generator