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UG366 (v2.5) January 17, 2011
Chapter 3: Transmitter
header of the second 66-bit block, and 12 data bits from the second 66-bit block. As shown
in Figure 3-13, the header bits are serialized first followed by the data bits.
TX Gearbox Operating Modes
The TX gearbox has two operating modes. The external sequence counter operating mode
must be implemented in user logic. The second mode uses an internal sequence counter.
The TX gearbox only supports 2-byte and 4-byte interfaces to the FPGA logic.
X-Ref Target - Figure 3-13
Figure 3-13: TX Gearbox Bit Ordering
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First
Output of TX Gearbox
Cycle 0
TXDATATXHEADER
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Last
H
...
...
1
H
0
D
15
D
14
D
15
D
14
D
2
D
1
D
0
H
1
H
0
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First
Output of TX Gearbox
Cycle 4
TXDATATXHEADER
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Last
D
...
...
1
D
0
H
1
H
0
D
15
D
14
D
4
D
1
D
0
H
1
H
0
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First
Output of TX Gearbox
Cycle 1
TXDATA
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Last
D
...
...
1
D
0
D
15
D
14
D
15
D
14
D
2
D
1
D
0
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First
Output of TX Gearbox
Cycle 2
TXDATA
Transmitted
Last
D
...
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1
D
0
D
15
D
14
D
15
D
14
D
2
D
1
D
0
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First
Output of TX Gearbox
Cycle 3
TXDATA
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Last
D
...
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1
D
0
D
15
D
14
D
15
D
14
D
15
D
14
D
2
D
1
D
0