Design Check: Ethernet XGMII Messages

When you check your design, the Interface Designer applies design rules to your configuration settings. The following tables show some of the error messages you may encounter and explains how to fix them.

10gbase_kr_rule_external_clock (error)

Message	PLL LC0 is fixed to be driven by reference clock 0
To fix	In the <project>.peri.xml file, update the value of `PMA_CMN__cmn_plllc_gen_preg__cmn_plllc_pfdclk1_sel_preg` to `Refclk 0`.

10gbase_kr_rule_hw_drc (error)

Message	Invalid value assigned to the following parameters: <list_of_parameters> Found <#> HW Errors: <list_of_errors>
To fix	Enter valid values for the parameters.

10gbase_kr_rule_hw_drc (warning)

Message	Found <#> HW Warnings: <list_of_errors>
To fix	Enter valid values for the parameters.

10gbase_kr_rule_inst_name (error)

Message	Instance name is empty. Valid characters are alphanumeric characters with dash and underscore only
To fix	Enter a valid pin name.

10gbase_kr_rule_interface_clock (error)

Message	Interface Clock Input pin name cannot be empty
To fix	Add a pin name for the instance in the Block Editor > Pins > Interface Clock Input Pin Name box.

10gbase_kr_rule_invalid_hex_value (error)

Message	The following hexadecimal parameters has invalid value: <list_of_parameters_with_error_message>
To fix	Update the parameters to use a hexadecimal value in a valid range.

10gbase_kr_rule_osc_clock (error)

Message	Oscillator is required to be configured
To fix	Create Oscillator instance with no enable pin.

10gbase_kr_rule_resource (error)

Message	Resource name is empty
To fix	Assign a resource.

Message	Resource is not a valid Ethernet XGMII device instance
To fix	Assign the instance to a resource that exists in the device.

10gbase_kr_rule_resource_excluded (error)

Message	Resource <resource> is excluded in Package Planner. Please use another resource
To fix	The pins for the affected resource have been excluded in the Package Planner, and cannot be assigned. Remove the excluded setting in the Package Planner or choose another resource.

10gbase_kr_rule_res_usage (error)

Message	Resource name conflict with instance <instance name>
To fix	The resource is already used. Choose another one.

Message	Resource conflicts with PCI Express resource <resource name>
To fix	You cannot use the same resource for PCI Express and Ethernet XGMII at the same time. Update one of the resources. (PCI Express uses quad 0 and quad 2.)

common_quad_lane_rule_inst_name (error)

Message	Instance name is empty. Valid characters are alphanumeric characters with dash and underscore only
To fix	Enter a valid pin name.

common_quad_lane_rule_pin_name (error)

Message	The following pin(s) is/are identical across different QUAD: <list of pin and resource names>
To fix	Check the pin names to in the Block Editor > Common Properties tab to ensure that you are not using the same name(s) as the lane-specific pin(s).

common_quad_lane_rule_apb_clock (error)

Message	APB Clock pin cannot be empty APB Clock pin cannot be empty when APB is enabled
To fix	Enter the clock name in the Block Editor > Common Properties > APB tab or turn off the Enable Advanced Peripheral Bus option.

common_quad_lane_rule_on_board_crystal (error)

Message	Reference clock should be from on-board crystal when using <resource name>
To fix	Assign one of the lane-based instances to Q0 or Q2.

common_quad_lane_rule_pll_common_setting (error)

Message	Mismatch settings on the common PLL parameters across lanes: <list of clocks and lanes>
To fix	Transceivers in the same quad need to use the same PLL settings.

common_quad_lane_rule_pll_common_setting (info)

Message	Refclk 0 drives both PLL LC0 and PLL LC1
To fix	This info message says that even though there is only one reference clock (Refclk 0), the software uses two internal transceiver PLLs (LC0 and LC1) to fulfill the lane PLL setting requirements. This setting happens when there are two different PLL LC parameter values used by the lanes in the quad.

common_quad_lane_rule_refclk (error)

Message	Found # lane instances using disabled Refclk 1
To fix	Open the <project name>.peri.xml and change the value of `REFCLK_SEL` to `Refclk 0`.

Message	Refclk 0 frequency invalid for instances: <list of instances> and Refclk 1 frequency invalid for instances: <list of instances> Refclk 0 frequency invalid for instances: <list of instances> Refclk 1 frequency invalid for instances: <list of instances>
To fix	Update reference clock frequency or use a different reference clock for the instances that are shown as invalid in the Quad-Lane Settings dialog box Console.

Message	PLL instance with resource <PLL resource list> is required to be configured when reference clock is not from on-board crystal
To fix	Create a PLL instance and assign one of the resource listed in the message, or turn on the Reference clock from on-board crystal option in the Quad-Lane Settings dialog box.

Message	Either one of the following PLL instance(s) required to enable output clock when reference clock is not from on-board crystal: <list of PLL instances with expected output clock>
To fix	Enable the output clock for one of the PLL instances.

Message	Either one of the following PLL instance(s) required to use <list of reference clock source> as exteranl reference clock source when PCIe reference clock is not from on-board crystal: <list of PLL instances>
To fix	If the reference clock is not from the on-board crystal, you need to set up an external reference clock. Add a PLL block and assign it to one of the listed PLL resources. Then, add a GPIO block as the PLL's reference clock and assign it to the resource shown in the PLL block.

Message	Either one of the following PLL instance(s) required to use local feedback mode when reference clock is not from on-board crystal: <list of PLL instances>
To fix	Change feedback mode to local for either one of the listed PLL instances.

common_quad_lane_rule_refclk_usage (error)

Message	At least 1 lane-based instance have to use reference clock 0
To fix	For the transceivers in the same quad, at least one of the lanes must use reference clock 0. Use the Quad-Lane Settings dialog box to adjust the settings.

Message	Refclk 1 configured but not used by instances in the quad
To fix	Assign one lane-based instance to reference clock 1, or choose the Reference Clock 0 only option in the Quad Lane Settings dialog box. See Quad-Lane Settings