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Versal Adaptive SoC Transceiver Subsystem Product Guide (PG442)

Document_ID
PG442
Release_Date
2026-07-30
Version
1.0 English

The AMD Versal Adaptive SoC Transceiver Subsystem is a wrapper created around GT*_QUAD primitives. The wizard offers a highly-adaptable AMD Vivado™ IDE-driven customization process. It allows for basic customization of transceiver modes, optional port enablement interface, and instantiation of clocking helper blocks. It initializes, configures, and links a GT*_QUAD primitive and includes simulation support to demonstrate various GT Quad features. The Wizard subsystem enables the sharing of multiple Interface IPs, with each supporting multiple line rates.

Versal Adaptive SoC Transceiver Subsystem supports the following:

  • A single wizard subsystem core instantiates a maximum of five GT*_QUAD primitive.
  • A single wizard subsystem core shares a maximum of eight Interface IPs.
  • Simplex and Duplex configurations support:
    1. Preset configurations for common standards.
    2. Full control of parameters for fine-tuning.
  • Native support for dynamic line rate changing, eliminating the requirement for reprogramming or building an APB3 controller. You can configure up to 16 line rates per channel in each direction.
Note: Per design requirements, you can instantiate multiple instances of the wizard subsystem cores within a design. The wizard subsystem is not restricted to use with the IP integrator for creating designs.

The subsystem is based on the older version of the transceiver GT QUAD IP (gt_quad_base) that instantiates the GT*_QUAD primitive. As shown in the following section, the subsystem is a wrapper around GT QUAD IPs, Reset FSM, and clocking helper blocks for various configurations.

Figure 1. Single Interface Single Quad
Figure 2. Multiple Interfaces Single Quad
Figure 3. Single Interface Multi Quad
Figure 4. Multi Interface Multi Quad

For IP port list and definitions, refer to the Versal Adaptive SoC GTY and GTYP Transceivers Architecture Manual (AM002) and Versal Adaptive SoC GTM Transceivers Architecture Manual (AM017).

Note: Starting 2024.2, Versal Adaptive SoC Transceiver Subsystem is the primary transceiver design tool for Versal adaptive SoC devices. The support for the AMD IP and IP integrator is limited in 2024.1. For configuring the Transceiver Subsystem properly in 2024.1, refer to AR 36251.