Arria V Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual

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Date 12/02/2022
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12.5.1. Multi-Port Front End

The Multi-Port Front End (MPFE) is responsible for scheduling pending transactions from the configured interfaces and sending the scheduled memory transactions to the single-port controller. The MPFE handles all functions related to individual ports.

The MPFE consists of three primary sub-blocks.

Command Block

The command block accepts read and write transactions from the FPGA fabric and the HPS. When the command FIFO buffer is full, the command block applies backpressure by deasserting the ready signal. For each pending transaction, the command block calculates the next SDRAM burst needed to progress on that transaction. The command block schedules pending SDRAM burst commands based on the user‑supplied configuration, available write data, and unallocated read data space.

Write Data Block

The write data block transmits data to the single‑port controller. The write data block maintains write data FIFO buffers and clock boundary crossing for the write data. The write data block informs the command block of the amount of pending write data for each transaction so that the command block can calculate eligibility for the next SDRAM write burst.

Read Data Block

The read data block receives data from the single‑port controller. Depending on the port state, the read data block either buffers the data in its internal buffer or passes the data straight to the clock boundary crossing FIFO buffer. The read data block reorders out‑of‑order data for Avalon-MM ports.

In order to prevent the read FIFO buffer from overflowing, the read data block informs the command block of the available buffer area so the command block can pace read transaction dispatch.