Ethernet configuration editor – Achronix ACE Version 5.0 User Manual
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Editors
Chapter 3. Concepts
Ethernet Configuration Editor
The Ethernet interface configuration editor provides a simple graphical editor used to configure the SerDes
interface for the Ethernet protocol, and saves the user configuration in an Ethernet IP configuration file
(.acxip). See
By default, the Ethernet Configuration Editor is included in the IP Configuration perspective
(Window→Open Perspective→IP Configuration) (
). The Ethernet interface configuration information
fits into a single page.
Once the user has configured the Ethernet interface to meet their requirements, and the Ethernet
Configuration Editor has determined that there are no errors in the configuration, the user may choose
to generate their IP design files (see
Generating the IP Design Files
IP Diagrams
Note that the Ethernet Configuration Editors support two subtabs in the
: a Module tab
showing the detailed DDR3 Interface based upon the current configuration, and a Placement tab showing
the placement of the DDR3 Controller within the chosen ”Target Device”, as selected on the
Both of these diagram tabs will update on-the-fly to match the current DDR3 configuration in the editor
pages.
The example Placement Diagram shows an Ethernet instance placed in MAC1, containing a single 100G
interface and a single 10G interface, separated by an empty lane.
Figure 3.20: Ethernet IP Editor Placement Diagram
The example Module diagram shows all the inputs and outputs of the module instantiation.
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