2.5G Ethernet MAC+PHY IP Core

Optimized 2.5G MAC and PHY for High-Speed Ethernet Data Transfer

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The Lattice 2.5G Ethernet MAC + PHY IP core implements the Media Access Controller (MAC) and state machine functions for the Physical Coding Sub-layer (PCS) described in the IEEE 802.3 (1000BASE-X) specification. Note that the IEEE specification describes a PCS that operates at 1 Gbps. Therefore, this 2.5G PCS state machine does not conform to the IEEE standard specification. The two major differences are data rate (2.5 Gbps instead of 1 Gbps) and 16-bits GMII data bus width.

Resource Utilization details are available in the IP Core User Guide.

Features

  • Compliant to IEEE 802.3-2005 standard
  • Full-duplex operation
  • Independent TX and RX Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) frame length
  • Programmable promiscuous (transparent) mode
  • Supports deficit idle count (DIC)

Block Diagram

Ordering Information

  Part Number
Device Family Single Seat Annual Single Seat Perpetual
CertusPro-NX ETHER-2PT5-CPNX-US ETHER-2PT5-CPNX-UT
MachXO5-NX ETHER-2PT5-XO5-US ETHER-2PT5-XO5-UT

Documentation

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Information Resources
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2.5G, 10G, and 25G Ethernet Driver API Reference
FPGA-TN-02375 1.1 6/26/2025 PDF 633.3 KB
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2.5G Ethernet MAC + PHY IP Core - User Guide
FPGA-IPUG-02293 1.2 10/14/2025 PDF 3.7 MB
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2.5G Ethernet MAC + PHY IP Core - Release Notes
FPGA-RN-02083 1.0 6/26/2025 PDF 184.9 KB

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