Altera provides extensive documentation and support for the Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore® function to help you quickly and easily develop and debug Ethernet applications such as line cards, NIC cards, and switches operating at 10/100 Mbps (fast Ethernet) or 1000 Mbps (gigabit Ethernet).
Literature
- Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore Function User Guide (PDF)
- MegaCore IP Library Release Notes and Errata (PDF)
- Archive of Intellectual Property Release Notes
- Archive of Intellectual Property Errata Sheets
Application Notes
- AN 440: Accelerating Nios II Networking Applications (PDF)
- AN 477: Designing RGMII Interface with HardCopy (PDF)
- AN 483: Triple Speed Ethernet Data Path Reference Design (PDF)
- AN 518: SGMII Interface Implementation Using Soft-CDR Mode of Stratix III Devices (PDF)
- AN 585: Simulation Debugging Using Triple Speed Ethernet Testbench (PDF)
Reference Designs
Altera Knowledge Database
The Knowledge Database provides support solutions, answers to frequently asked questions, and information about known issues regarding the Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore function.
See frequently viewed solutions:
- In the Altera Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) MegaCore function, how is the PCS register address calculated?
- How are the TSE register addresses in SOPC Builder calculated for the Altera Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) MegaCore function?
- Why does the Altera Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) MegaCore function have an error during synthesis?
- Which Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) MAC registers must be set to run a simulation?
- Why is there a reconfig_clk frequency discrepancy between the device handbook and the Triple-Speed Ethernet (TSE) User Guide?
Find additional solutions on the Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore function.
Online Training Courses
- 10/100/1000-Mbyte Ethernet Design with Altera Transceiver Devices
- Chinese Version: 10/100/1000-Mbyte and 10-Gbyte Ethernet Design with Stratix® IV GX FPGAs
Development Kits
The following development kits are available for the Triple-Speed Ethernet MegaCore function:
- Cyclone® III FPGA Development Kit
- PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition
- Stratix III FPGA Development Kit
- Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit

