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10 years ago

10GBit EMAC link fault port

Hi. Altera 10GBit EMAC ip-core has port link_fault_status_xgmii_rx_data[1:0]. Can I read link fault status from MAC registers? How Nios II programm can determine this condition without using link_...
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10 years ago

There is no register for Link Fault Signaling status. Instead, you can use a Qsys component called PIO (Parallel I/O). The component bridges between the link_fault_status_xgmii_rx_data[1:0] signals and the Avalon-MM interface.