Altera Arria V GX - Manual (Page 34)

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Using the Board Test System
Arria V GX Starter Kit November 2014 Altera Corporation
User Guide
The XCVR1 Tab
The XCVR1 tab allows you to perform loopback tests on the HSMC and SDI ports .
Figure 6–7 shows the XCVR1 tab.
1
You must have the loopback HSMC installed on the HSMC connector Port A and the
SDI loopback cable for all tests to function in external loopback mode. Otherwise, set
the PMA setting tab to test internal loopback mode (serial loopback = 1).
The following sections describe the controls on the XCVR1 tab.
Channel
The Channel control allows you to specify which interface to test. The following port
tests are available:
■ HSMA x4 XCVR [3:0]
■ HSMA x8 LVDS [7:0]
■ HSMA x3 CMOS
Figure 6–7. The XCVR1 Tab