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AR# 40746 Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceiver Wizard v1.7 - Known Issues and Release Notes

This Answer Record contains the Known Issues and Release Notes for the Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceiver Wizard v1.7.

Introduction

For installation instructions for this release, see:
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter/coregen/ip_update_install_instructions.htm

For system requirements, see:
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter/coregen/ip_update_system_requirements.htm

This file contains Release Notes for the Xilinx LogiCORE IP Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceiver Wizard v1.7 solution.

For the latest core updates, see the product page:
http://www.xilinx.com/products/intellectual-property/V6_FPGA_GTH_Transceiver_Wizard.htm

New Features

  • ISE 13.1 software support
  • Simplex TX/RX feature support
  • Auto-upgrade feature to upgrade from v1.2, v1.3, v1.4, v1.5, v1.6 tov1.7
  • Synplify pro scripts for synthesis

Supported Devices

The following device families are supported by the core for this release: Virtex-6 xc6vhx255t, xc6vhx380t, xc6vhx565t.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed CR# 584969 - Updated the name of the .xco, .v files and the modulenames to be identical

Known Issues

The following are known issues for v1.7 of this core at time of release:

  • Limited hardware testing was done for the Virtex-6 GTH Wizard onML627 board
  • Attribute and port settings for OTU-4 are applicable to single lane only. User has to integrate other OTU-4 compatible logic manually intheir design
  • For 16 and 20 bit datapath widths, multiple line rates and multipledatapath widths cannot be selected accross multiple lanes

The most recent information, including known issues, work-arounds, and resolutions for this version is provided in the IP Release Notes Guide located at:www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/xtp025.pdf

Technical Support

To obtain technical support, please open a WebCase:
http://www.xilinx.com/support

Questions are routed to a team with expertise in using this product.

Xilinx provides technical support for use of this product when used according to the guidelines described in the core documentation, and cannot guarantee timing, functionality, or support of this product for designs that do not follow specified guidelines.

Core Release History

Date By Version Description
03/01/2011 Xilinx, Inc. 1.7 ISE 13.1 support
12/14/2010 Xilinx, Inc. 1.6 ISE 12.4 support
09/21/2010 Xilinx, Inc. 1.5 ISE 12.3 support
07/23/2010 Xilinx, Inc. 1.4 ISE 12.2 support
04/19/2010 Xilinx, Inc. 1.3 ISE 12.1 support
12/02/2009 Xilinx, Inc. 1.2 ISE 11.4 support
09/16/2009 Xilinx, Inc. 1.1 Initial release

Associated Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
38596 Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceiver - Known Issues and Answer Records List N/A N/A
AR# 40746
Date Created 03/07/2011
Last Updated 12/15/2012
Status Active
Type General Article
Devices
  • Virtex-6 HXT
IP
  • Virtex-6 FPGA GTH Transceiver Wizard
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