Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Pins

PADS I/O Designer supports working with MGT (Multi-Gigabit Transceiver) pins by offering the following features:

Note
	I/O Designer does not perform automated pin swapping on Multi-Gigabit Transceivers signal types due to specific pin placement considerations.

• Combining MGT pins

To combine the MGT pins in the Pin List, go to Edit > Buses > Combine All Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Pins or choose the Combine All Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Pins from the Pin List popup menu.

• MGT channel reassignment

PADS I/O Designer allows you to reassign an entire MGT channel within a single operation. To reassign an MGT channel:

1. Drag and drop a single MGT pin onto a pin from a different channel

A smart tag should appear.

Figure 8-1. MGT Channel Reassignment

1. Move the mouse pointer over the smart tag, and click the dropdown button

1. From the dropdown menu, choose the Swap Multi-Gigabit Transceiver channels

Figure 8-2. Swap Multi-Gigabit Transceiver Channels

• PCB Symbols

The Symbols Generator allows you to generate symbols for MGT channels:

• One common symbol for all MGT channels

• Separate symbol for each MGT channel

• One common symbol for all MGT blocks

• Separate symbol for each MGT block

For more information, refer to “Symbols Generator”.