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I am actually reading the Cyclone IV handbook
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It is too long to read (488 pages!!!). Look for the transceiver and transceiver with Cyclone IV.
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but the thing i didnt know is that for making transmission with SMA connectors it was need a protocol, and i wasnt focus on reading about the PCIe protocol.
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When you design a system of communication, you always need a protocol, you must manage the physical layer at least. Our transceivers manage PHY (physical layer) with sub-layers PMA and PCS.
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The thing is that i cant make ethernet transmission, because in Cyclone IV when you enable the SMA conncetors, you disable the ethernet output as they are using the same tracks.
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Anyway, you only need the SMA. Be careful, Ethernet is the name for the interface AND the protocol! Even if you can't use Ethernet interface (RJ45 link), you can transmit and receive data encapsulated in the Ethernet protocol through the SMA.
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