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sung_chul
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Transceiver output characteristic

Hi-

1. Question

In Transceiver Native PHY Intel Arria 10/Cyclone 10 FPGA IP,

In 2GHz, Well done

But 5Ghz, 101010 Voltage Swing Very low voltage

below fig show 10101010 ans 11001100, 11101110

2. Question

In assignment editor, I have "Transmitter voltage swhing" amend to a different value

values 30 is OK!

16, 13 is OK!

But 1-8 is not okay.

This value is compile error(Quartus Pro 18.1)

I was not tested all values(1~31)

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  • Kshitij_Intel's avatar
    Kshitij_Intel
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    Hi Lee,


    1. It looks like, you are having insertion loss on your channel. Insertion loss generally increases with frequency. To overcome high insertion loss use pre-emphasis.
    2. During characterization 1-8 is probably not going to open the eye that's why we have disabled it.


    In general to get the better results, reduce the voltage swing & increase the pre-emphasis.


    Majorly 2 things effects on the insertion loss.

    1. PCB material
    2. Width of traces


    Also, please go through the guidelines.


    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/signal-power-integrity/signal-integrity-support.html


    Thank you

    Kshitij Goel




    • sung_chul's avatar
      sung_chul
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      Hi K**bleep**ij

      Thank you!

      Your advice has been very helpful in understanding "Transceiver IP."

      Sincerely!