Altera Arria V GX - Manual (Page 37)

Chapter 6: Board Test System 6–15
Using the Board Test System
November 2014 Altera Corporation Arria V GX Starter Kit
User Guide
The XCVR2 Tab
The XCVR2 tab allows you to perform loopback tests on the HSMC and SMA ports .
Figure 6–8 shows the XCVR2 tab.
1 You must have the loopback HSMC installed on the HSMC connector Port A and the
SMA 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 XCVR2 tab.
Channel
The Channel control allows you to specify which interface to test. The following port
tests are available:
■ HSMA x4 XCVR [7:4]
■ HSMA x9 LVDS [16:8]
■ SMA x1 XCVR
Figure 6–8. The XCVR2 Tab