When used with the Ten-Bit Interface (TBI), the core provides the functionality to
implement the 1000BASE-X PCS sublayer (or to provide SGMII support) with use of an
external SerDes. TBI mode is not supported for 2500BASE-X or 2.5 SGMII data rates.
Figure 1. Core Block Diagram with TBI
The optional TBI is used in place of the device-specific transceiver to provide a
parallel interface for connection to an external PMA SerDes device, allowing an
alternative implementation for families without device-specific transceivers. In this
implementation, additional logic blocks are required in the core to replace some of the
device-specific transceiver functionality. These blocks are surrounded by a dashed line
(see the above figure). Other blocks are identical to those previously defined.
Versal, UltraScale+, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, UltraScale,Zynq 7000 , AMD Artix™ 7, Zynq 7000, and AMD Virtex™ 7 devices do not support the TBI. AMD Kintex™ 7 devices support TBI at 3.3 V or lower.