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10 years ago

Is there an easy way to establish static reconfiguration of transceivers (VOD etc)

Last time I did an FPGA (Stratix IV) you could set transceiver analog properties (VOD, preemphasis etc.) right in the Megawizard. This was convenient if you did not mind re-compiling each time they w...
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10 years ago

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Instantiate reconfiguration controller that includes the Avalon interface.

Instantiate a NIOS processor and bridge it to the Avalon interface.

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You just need an Avalon-MM master, eg., the JTAG-to-Avalon-MM bridge. You can then use Tcl from your host PC to access the registers.

If there is a Transceiver Toolkit example for the Cyclone V, then go through that and understand it. You can then use the Transceiver Toolkit to control the interface on your board. This will give you an idea of what is possible.

Cheers,

Dave