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rshal2
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7 years ago

Altera emac: Is it TSE or designware?

Hello, I am a bit confused with altera emac. I need to use emac from HPS in arria V or cyclone V. Checking both TRM documentation of these FPGA, it is described (in each TRM , and also in memory m...
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Deshi_Intel
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7 years ago
Hi Ran, Arria V or Cyclone V SOC FPGA support 2 different type of EMAC IP. 1) HPS -> Design Ware EMAC IP 2) FPGA core logic -> soft TSE MAC IP If you are interested with using HPS to interact with EMAC, then you should go with DesignWare EMAC. Thanks. Regards, dlim
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    rshal2
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    7 years ago

    Hello Dlim,

    Thanks you very much.

    But is it possible to use FPGA core TSE MAC and still get the EMAC output from the HPS pins ?

    Thanks,

    ran