Hi,

beeraka@gmail.com wrote:
> Are you using the 88E111 Marvell PHY by any chance because I remember
> seeing GTX_CLK etc.. Anyways GTX_CLK and RX_CLK on the PHY are inputs
> to the FPGA .But you need XTAL for the PHY. You can look at the EDK
> reference design for ML505 too...

It's not documented, but you can drive the ll_temac MGT_CLKP from an 
internally derived DCM clock (external differential clock not required).

However, there is a special magical XIL_... setting that you need to get 
through DRC.

export XIL_MAP_NO_GT_CLKIN_DRC=1

Hope this helps,

John

Are you using the 88E111 Marvell PHY by any chance because I remember
seeing GTX_CLK etc.. Anyways GTX_CLK and RX_CLK on the PHY are inputs
to the FPGA .But you need XTAL for the PHY. You can look at the EDK
reference design for ML505 too...

--parag


On Jun 5, 12:29 pm, chrisde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Parag, Aiken,
>    thanks for your inputs. They are very helpful.
>
> Hi Parag,
>    when i mean clock generator, i mean the EDK clock generator module
> which generates clocks on board the FPGA using DCMs, deriving clocks
> based on what the user wants. will look at ML505 and ML506 reference
> designs.
>
> thanks again
> Chris

Hi Parag, Aiken,
   thanks for your inputs. They are very helpful.

Hi Parag,
   when i mean clock generator, i mean the EDK clock generator module
which generates clocks on board the FPGA using DCMs, deriving clocks
based on what the user wants. will look at ML505 and ML506 reference
designs.

thanks again
Chris

MPMC and PLB can run at different frequencies. I don't think there is
a need for a relation between them atleast from what I have read from
the docs.  Also are you using a GTP/GTX , then you need a 200Mhz clock
for the GTP's and 125Mhz for the PHY. If not I am not sure why do you
need a 200Mhz clock for the TEMAC...

Also the other question I have is by a "clock generator", do you mean
an external clock generator or just an clock generator IC. If you can
provide more info, then probably I can help you out. You can also look
at reference designs from Xilinx for ML505/ML506.

--parag

On Jun 3, 12:30 am, chrisde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>    does anybody have any experience in using Virtex 5 FPGA with
>
> 1) MPMC
> 2) tr-mode ethernet MAC hard core with the xps_ll_temac and the
> ll_fifo?
>
> The card I am working on has an input of 100 MHz. this is the problem
> that I face, something which i am not sure:
>
> 1) MPMC has to run at a multiple of 133 MHz etc...thus the whole
> microblaze PLB system has to run at 133 MHz?
> 2) the xps_ll_temac requires some clocks like MGTCLK and GTX_CLK_0 at
> 125 MHz and 200 MHz respectively. Can these clocks required by the
> TEMAC be generated off the clock generator such that they are not
> running at same frequency as the system clock (ie the PLB bus clock
> SPB_Clk).
>
> does anyone have any idea?
>
> thanks!
> Chris

On Jun 3, 1:30 am, chrisde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>    does anybody have any experience in using Virtex 5 FPGA with
>
> 1) MPMC
> 2) tr-mode ethernet MAC hard core with the xps_ll_temac and the
> ll_fifo?
>
> The card I am working on has an input of 100 MHz. this is the problem
> that I face, something which i am not sure:
>
> 1) MPMC has to run at a multiple of 133 MHz etc...thus the whole
> microblaze PLB system has to run at 133 MHz?
> 2) the xps_ll_temac requires some clocks like MGTCLK and GTX_CLK_0 at
> 125 MHz and 200 MHz respectively. Can these clocks required by the
> TEMAC be generated off the clock generator such that they are not
> running at same frequency as the system clock (ie the PLB bus clock
> SPB_Clk).
When you generate the core, please select clock generate. so you only
need to give only one clock into the TEMAC then it will use DCM to
generate what it need



> does anyone have any idea?
>
> thanks!
> Chris

Hi,
   does anybody have any experience in using Virtex 5 FPGA with

1) MPMC
2) tr-mode ethernet MAC hard core with the xps_ll_temac and the
ll_fifo?

The card I am working on has an input of 100 MHz. this is the problem
that I face, something which i am not sure:

1) MPMC has to run at a multiple of 133 MHz etc...thus the whole
microblaze PLB system has to run at 133 MHz?
2) the xps_ll_temac requires some clocks like MGTCLK and GTX_CLK_0 at
125 MHz and 200 MHz respectively. Can these clocks required by the
TEMAC be generated off the clock generator such that they are not
running at same frequency as the system clock (ie the PLB bus clock
SPB_Clk).

does anyone have any idea?

thanks!
Chris