taxi/example/Nexus_K3P_Q/fpga

Taxi Example Design for Nexus K3P-Q (ExaNIC X100)

Introduction

This example design targets the Cisco Nexus K3P-Q (ExaNIC X100) FPGA board.

The design places looped-back MACs on the QSFP28 cages.

• QSFP28 cages
  • Looped-back 10GBASE-R or 25GBASE-R MAC via GTH or GTY transceiver

Board details

• FPGA: xcku3p-ffvb676-2-e
• 25GBASE-R PHY: Soft PCS with GTH or GTY transceiver

Licensing

• Toolchain
  • Vivado Standard (enterprise license not required)
• IP
  • No licensed vendor IP or 3rd party IP

How to build

Run make in the appropriate fpga* subdirectory to build the bitstream. Ensure that the Xilinx Vivado toolchain components are in PATH.

How to test

Run make program to program the board with Vivado.

To test the looped-back MAC, it is recommended to use a network tester like the Viavi T-BERD 5800 that supports basic layer 2 tests with a loopback. Do not connect the looped-back MAC to a network as the reflected packets may cause problems.