3 Running the Demo

To run the demo, set up the board as listed in the following steps. For detailed instructions, see PolarFire® FPGA USXGMII Demo Guide.

  1. Connect a USXGMII compliant traffic generator or checker equipment and a host PC to the LAN over CAT6 cables.
    Note: This demonstration uses the Spirent TestCenter Chassis Model: SPT-N4U as the USXGMII compliant traffic generator or checker.
  2. Connect the host PC to the PolarFire Video kit through J12 using a USB mini cable.
  3. Connect the FMC connector J11 on USXGMII board to the FMC connector J14 on the PolarFire Video Kit.
  4. Connect the RJ45 connector on the USXGMII board to the connector on a USXGMII compliant traffic generator/checker equipment.
  5. Connect the 12V power supply to the J20 connector on the PolarFire Video Kit.
  6. Power on the PolarFire Video Kit by sliding the SW4 to the ON position.
  7. Power-up the Host PC and the USXGMII compliant traffic generator or checker equipment.
  8. Configure the USXGMII compliant traffic generator or checker to advertise 10GBASE-T traffic.
  9. Launch TeraTerm to use the third available FlashPro5 Port and a baud rate of 115200.
  10. Reset the design or power cycle the PolarFire video kit.
  11. Observe the UART messages for the completion of PHY initialization, AN enabled between the external PHY and USXGMII, MAC configuration, and the 10G clock configured message.