Versal Portfolio Transceivers - UG1192

AMD Design Conversion for Altera FPGAs and SoCs Methodology Guide (UG1192)

Document ID
UG1192
Release Date
2025-07-15
Revision
3.0.1 English

While transceivers in the Versal portfolio have a similar naming convention to UltraScale+ device transceivers, there are subtle differences in capabilities and implementation. The following table covers the high-level summary of the Versal device transceivers.

Table 1. Overview of AMD Versal Device Transceivers
Feature Versal Device GTY or GTYP Transceivers Versal Device GTM Transceivers
Line rate 1 NRZ: 1.2–32.75 Gb/s PAM4: 76–112 Gb/s, 38–58 Gb/s, 19–29 Gb/s

NRZ: 19–29 Gb/s, 9.5–15 Gb/s

Organization Quad TX/RX channels bifurcated into two duals Quad TX/RX channels
Ring PLL (RPLL) 1 dedicated to each dual

1.2–12.5 Gb/s

N/A
LC PLL 1 dedicated to each dual

1.2–32.75 Gb/s

2 per quad
Reference clock sources 2 input buffers per quad with sharing from up to 2 quads north and south 2 input buffers per quad with sharing from up to 2 quads north and south
Integrated PCS features
  • Data encode/decode for 8B/10B, 64B/66B, 64B/67B, and 128B/130B formats
  • Byte/word alignment
  • PRBS pattern generator and checker
  • Clock correcting elastic FIFO with channel-bonding
PRBS pattern generator and checker
Examples uses: Backplane, PCIe, 10G, 25G, 50G, 100G Ethernet, Interlaken Backplane, 10G, 25G, 50G, 100G, 200G, 400G Ethernet, OIF CEI-56G, CPRI 48G
Found in some of these devices: Versal AI Core Series, Versal AI Edge Series, Versal Prime Series, Versal Premium Series, Versal HBM Series Versal Prime Series, Versal Premium Series, Versal HBM Series
Documentation Versal Adaptive SoC GTY and GTYP Transceivers Architecture Manual (AM002) Versal Adaptive SoC GTM Transceivers Architecture Manual (AM017)
  1. Not all device families, speed grades, and packages support these maximum rates. See the device specific data sheet for this information.