Xilinx Virtex-5 RocketIO GTP User Manual

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Chapter 1
Introduction to the RocketIO GTP
Transceiver
Overview
The RocketIO GTP transceiver is a power-efficient transceiver for Virtex™-5 FPGAs. The
GTP transceiver is highly configurable and tightly integrated with the programmable logic
resources of the FPGA. It provides the following features to support a wide variety of
applications:
• Current Mode Logic (CML) serial drivers/buffers with configurable termination,
voltage swing, and coupling
• Programmable TX pre-emphasis and RX equalization for optimized signal integrity
• Line rates from 100 Mb/s to 3.2 Gb/s, with optional 5x digital oversampling required
for rates between 100 Mb/s and 500 Mb/s
• Optional built-in PCS features, such as 8B/10B encoding, comma alignment, channel
bonding, and clock correction
• Fixed latency modes for minimized, deterministic datapath latency
• Out of band signaling, including COM signal support for PCI Express and SATA
Table 1-1 lists some of the standard protocols designers can implement using the GTP
transceiver. The Xilinx CORE Generator™ tool includes a Wizard to automatically
configure GTP transceivers to support one of these protocols or perform custom
configuration (see Chapter 2, “RocketIO GTP Transceiver Wizard”).
Table 1-1: List of Standards Supported by the GTP_DUAL Tile
Protocols Supported
Protocol Data Rates
Supported
Miscellaneous Features
PCI Express Rev 1.0a
PCI Express Rev 1.1
2.5 Gb/s • TX receive detect
• Loss of Signal (LOS)/Idle state detect
• Low power states
• Out Of Band Beacon
• Ground Referenced termination
XAUI 802.3ae D5p0 3.125 Gb/s • LOS
OC-12/48 622.08/2488.32 Mb/s • Allow bypassing FIFOs for synchronous
operation (not jitter transfer compliant)
FC-1 Rev 4.0 1.0625 Gb/s • Rate negotiation (allows operating the TX and RX
at different speeds)
FC-2 Rev 4.0 2.125 Gb/s

Xilinx Virtex-5 RocketIO GTP Specifications

General

Brand	Xilinx
Model	Virtex-5 RocketIO GTP
Category	Transceiver
Language	English