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11 years ago

Is there an IP I can use to do Bit Error Ratio Tester for Gigbit transceivers?

I have a design which will use gigbit transceivers, I wonder is ther an IP I can use to do Bit Error Ratio Tester to verify whether the hardware is in good shape or not? Thanks in advance.
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11 years ago

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It seems the PRBS pattern generator and checker, these two IPs are not in Quartus II as default, we have to download them and install, right?

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They are standard components.

Open Qsys, type "Pattern" in the IP Catalog search box, and you'll see the Avalon-ST pattern generator/checker components.

There are several components. Read the documentation for each to determine which ones you want. Better yet, just open the examples at the link I provided above and see what they used (once the Altera site comes back online).

Cheers,

Dave