GTH Rx margin analysis

[ultrascaleaddict]

Hello,

I am trying to implement in practice the Rx margin analysis as described in the UG576 (section Rx margin analysis of course)

I have a 10 Gbps link (based on Aurora) and I am doing the following:

1- I wait till the link is established with valid data received

2- I set the horizontal offset ES_HORZ_OFFSET to a given value and I update that field through the DRP

3- I set the ES_CONTROL field to ARM mode and update through DRP

4- I set the ES_CONTROL to READ mode and update through DRP

5- I start reading periodically the ES_RDATA (the 5 bytes) and the ES_SDATA (the 5 bytes) fields

The problem is that I only get zeros on both fields even though valid data is continuously transmitted and well received at system level.

Am I missing something?

Regards

[roym]

Yes, see https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/67295.html  or  https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/70872.html

An easier way might be to add in system eye scan to a design and gt wizard will take care of the details for you.