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Avishek
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1 year ago

Cyclone V SX-GX connection

Hi everyone, I am currently modifying an existing design and need to add 10 Ethernet interface signals in SGMII mode to the transceiver bank of the FPGA 5CSXFC6D6. This requires at least 40 data sig...
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JonWay_altera
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11 months ago

SGMII requires a line rate of 1.25 Gbps, which means it must utilize the FPGA's transceiver (XCVR) channels. However, the 5CSXFC6D6 device only provides 9 transceiver channels, while you're aiming to implement 10 SGMII interfaces—each needing a dedicated channel. This creates a shortfall of one transceiver channel for your intended design.