18 www.xilinx.com Ethernet AVB Endpoint User Guide
UG492 July 23, 2010
Preface: About This Guide
• Chapter 13, “Software Drivers” describes the function of the software drivers
delivered with the core.
• Chapter 14, “Quick Start Example Design”Chapter 3, “Quick Start Example Design”
provides instructions to quickly generate the core and run the example design
through implementation and simulation using the default settings.
• Chapter 15, “Detailed Example Design (Standard Format)” provides detailed
information about the core when generated in the standard CORE Generator format,
including a description of files and the directory structure generated
• Chapter 16, “Detailed Example Design (EDK format)” provides detailed information
about the core when generated in the Standard Embedded Development Kit (EDK)
format, including a description of files and the directory structure generated.
• Appendix A, “RTC Time Stamp Accuracy” describe the necessity of accurate time
stamps, essential to the Precise Timing Protocol across the network link, and provides
some of the ways inaccuracies are introduced.
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions. An example illustrates each convention.
Typographical
The following typographical conventions are used in this document:
Convention Meaning or Use Example
Courier font
Messages, prompts, and
program files that the system
displays. Signal names in text
also.
speed grade: - 100
Courier bold
Literal commands that you enter
in a syntactical statement
ngdbuild design_name
Helvetica bold
Commands that you select from
a menu
File → Open
Keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+C
Italic font
Variables in a syntax statement
for which you must supply
values
ngdbuild design_name
References to other manuals
See the User Guide for more
information.
Emphasis in text
If a wire is drawn so that it
overlaps the pin of a symbol, the
two nets are not connected.
Dark Shading
Items that are not supported or
reserved
This feature is not supported
Square brackets [ ]
An optional entry or parameter.
However, in bus specifications,
such as bus[7:0], they are
required.
ngdbuild [option_name]
design_name