EMAC-1G
Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller

Implements an Ethernet Media Access Controller compatible with the 10/100 Mbps IEEE 802.3 and 1Gbps IEEE 802.3-2002 specifications. The controller provides half- or full-duplex operation, supports jumbo frames, and optionally provides a useful set of statistics counters enabling station management. Furthermore, the core can optionally be configured with a hardware timestamping unit enabling support for the IEEE 1588 precision time protocol (PTP).

A host processor can control the operation of the core via a slave interface that provides access to its control and status registers. The EMAC-1G features two master ports for data transfers, one for transmit and one for receive. The two DMA engines use buffer descriptors to automatically transfer data from local FIFOs to an external shared memory. The core supports 32-bit AMBA/AHB or Wishbone SoC buses; other bus interfaces are available on request.

Integration with an Ethernet PHY is straightforward, as the controller core supports the Media Independent Interface (MII) and the Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) physical layer interface standards.

The EMAC-1G is production proven in ASIC and FPGA technologies.

The EMAC-1G is available in two versions: Standard and Safety-Enhanced. The Safety-Enhanced version is certified as ISO-26262 ASIL-D Ready. It implements ECC for the protection of internal modules, and it is delivered with the Safety Manual (SAM) and a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA) document.

The EMAC-1G can be used in any SoC design requiring Ethernet connectivity. Half-duplex operation and high-accuracy timing synchronization makes it ideal for automotive, and industrial networks using a single twisted pair like 10BASE-T1S, 10BASE-T1L and 100BASE-T1. The core is equally efficient in systems using conventional full-duplex connections.

Support 

The core as delivered is warranted against defects for ninety days from purchase. Thirty days of phone and email technical support are included, starting with the first interaction. Additional maintenance and support options are available. 

Deliverables 

The core is available in Verilog RTL or as targeted FPGA netlist, and its deliverables include everything required for a successful implementation, including an extensive testbench, comprehensive documentation and a sample Linux driver. The optional safety-enhanced package further includes the Safety Manual (SAM); a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis (FMEDA); and the ASIL-D Ready certificate, issued by SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH.

The core has been verified through extensive synthesis, place and route, and simulation runs. It has been embedded in several shipping customer products, and is proven in both ASIC and FPGA technologies.

The provided figures do not represent the higher speed or smaller area for the core. Area, power and speed depend on configuration, optimizations, process, and libraries. Contact CAST to get characterization data for your target configuration and technology.

Technology

Frequency

(MHz)

Eq. NAND2

Gates

TSMC 40nm G
25
28,352
50
28,352
125
28,354
TSMC 65nm LP
25
29,013
50
29,013
125
29,027
TSMC 65nm GP
25
27,068
50
27,068
125
27,069
TSMC 90nm G
25
25,015
50
25,017
125
25,024
SMIC 130nm
25
24,853
50
24,872
125
25,412

The EMAC-1G can be mapped to any ASIC technology or FPGA device (provided sufficient silicon resources are available). The following table provides sample AMD performance and resource utilization data. The provided figures do not represent the higher speed or smaller area for the core. Please contact CAST to get characterization data for your target configuration and technology.

Family

Slices

Fmax (MHz)

RAM Blocks

Artix-7
xc7a200tfbg676-1
1120 125 4 RAMB18
Kintex-7
xc7k160tfbg676-1
1068 156 4 RAMB18
Virtex-7
xc7vx330tffg1157-1
1098 146 4 RAMB18

The EMAC-1G can be mapped to any ASIC technology or FPGA device (provided sufficient silicon resources are available). The following table provides sample Intel performance and resource utilization data. The provided figures do not represent the higher speed or smaller area for the core. Please contact CAST to get characterization data for your target configuration and technology.

Family

ALMs Fmax
(MHz)
Memory bits
Arria-V
5AGXBB1D4F31C4
2082 158 44608
Cyclone-V
5CGXBC9E6F31C7
2233 130 44608
Stratix-V
5SEE9F45C2
1865 183 44608

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Features List

Data Link Layer

  • Programmable 10/100 or 1000 Mbps operation
  • IEEE 802.3-2002 specification with preamble, start-of-frame delimiter (SFD), and CRC generation and checking
  • Full- or half-duplex operation
  • 10BASE-T1S, & 100BASE-TI support
  • Jumbo frames
  • Flexible address filtering
  • Extensive statistics counters
  • Detection of too long or too short packets, with programmable length limits

PTP/IEEE 1588 Support (Optional) 

  • Hardware timestamping unit
  • Linux Socket Driver supporting hard-ware or software timestamping 
  • LinuxPTP application stack supporting a wide range of profiles

PHY Interfaces

  • Media Independent Interface (MII) for 10/100Mbps
  • Gigabit Media Independent Interface (GMII) for 1Gbps
  • MDIO interface for PHY configuration and management
  • Optional Reduced Media Independent Interface (RMII)
  • Optional Reduced Gigabit Media Independent Interface (RGMII)
  • Optional Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII)

Host Interface

  • AMBA/AHB or Wishbone 32-bit slave for status and control
  • One interrupt line per Tx and Rx.
  • Clock switch control port (10/100 or 1000 Mbps)

DMA Controller

  • AMBA/AHB or Wishbone 32-bit master separate for Tx and Rx
  • Big or little-endian data byte ordering
  • Scatter/Gather capabilities
  • Configurable number of Buffer-Descriptors

Safety Enhanced Version (Optional)

  • ISO 26262 ASIL Ready
  • Implements ECC for inner modules protection

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