Hi,
Sometimes after power-up, I noticed that the TSE MAC "ff_tx_rdy" output is low. So I added a manual reset of the MAC (reset input) and it fixed the issue. I found the following link where it recommends to reset the MAC once the "tbi_rx_clk" clock starts toggling :
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd07072009_137.html?gsa_pos=1&wt.oss_r=1&wt.oss=mac%20reset (
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd07072009_137.html?gsa_pos=1&wt.oss_r=1&wt.oss=mac%20reset)
Which is what I've done. More than that, I did the same for the "tbi_tx_clk" clock domain, and I've OR'ed both resets to drive the MAC reset input.
I also found that reset must be released once all the MAC clocks are stable (which is my case) :
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd11052009_719.html?gsa_pos=4&wt.oss_r=1&wt.oss=tse%20reset (
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd11052009_719.html?gsa_pos=4&wt.oss_r=1&wt.oss=tse%20reset)
I have 2 MAC's in my design, and so far, only MAC# 2 has the issue.
Any idea ?
Martin
