Altera POS-PHY Level 4 IP Core - Manual (Page 104)

6–6 Chapter 6: Testbench
Transmitter Testbench Description
POS-PHY Level 4 IP Core User Guide December 2014 Altera Corporation
Transmitter Testbench Description
The testbench provided with the transmitter variations of the POS-PHY Level 4 IP
core tests the following functions:
■ Using the Avalon-MM interface, programs the calendar if Asymmetric Port
Support
is turned on (refer to Appendix E .)
■ Synchronization of the IP core with a training pattern
■ Data integrity from the Atlantic back-end interface through the user’s
configuration to the SPI-4.2 interface
■ Sends data from multiple ports to the SPI-4.2 interface
■ Verifies that the IP core responds to backpressure on the SPI-4.2 interface (this test
can be turned on and off)
err_rd_dip4
Using the pkt2 task, send in packets with error code 9:
spi_gen.pkt2(
<port>,/*err*/9,<size>,<pkt_num>);
err_rd_pr
This is a catch all error for miscellaneous protocol errors. For example, a payload control word
followed by a payload control word:
spi_gen.cw2(1'b1,1'b00,1'b1,8'h05,1'b0); // Payload control word with SOP
for port 5
spi_gen.cw2(1'b1,1'b00,1'b0,8'h02,1'b0); // Payload control word with
Continue for port 2
err_rd_sob
Send in a data burst that is not properly started, with a payload control word:
spi_gen.cw2(1'b0,1'b00,1'b0,8'h03,1'b0); // Control word without payload
cw bit
set spi_gen.pay(16'h1234);
spi_gen.pay(16'h4567);
err_rd_sop8
Send in packets with SOPs less than 8 cycles apart:
spi_gen.cw2(/*cw_type*/1'b1,/*eop*/2'b00,/*sop*/1'b1,
<port>,/*dip4err*/1'b0
);
spi_gen.pay(16'h1234);
spi_gen.pay(16'h4567);
spi_gen.cw2(/*cw_type*/1'b1,/*eop*/2'b00,/*sop*/1'b1, <port>,/*dip4err*/1'b0
);
spi_gen.pay(16'h89ab);
spi_gen.pay(16'hcdef);
err_rd_tp
Send in a corrupted training pattern:
repeat (10) spi_gen.cw(16'h0FFF,1'b0); // Send 10 training control word
repeat (99) spi_gen.pay(16'h000F); // Create a tp error with 99 training
data words
Only works after the IP core is aligned with DPA.
Table 6–4. Error Simulation Using the Testbench Module (Part 2 of 2)
Error Signal Testbench Simulation