Visible to Intel only — GUID: edw1612576081759
Ixiasoft
Visible to Intel only — GUID: edw1612576081759
Ixiasoft
5.1. Overview
- p0: x16 core
- p1: x8 core
- p2: x4_0 core
- p3: x4_1 core
The figure below shows the top-level signals of this IP. Note that the signal names in the figure will get the appropriate prefix pn (where n = 0, 1, 2 or 3) depending on which of the three supported configurations (1x16, 2x8, or 4x4) the F-Tile Avalon-ST IP for PCI Express is present.
- In the 1x16 configuration, only the x16 core is active. In this case, this bus appears as p0_rx_st_data_o[511:0].
- In the 2x8 configuration, both the x16 core and x8 core are active. In this case, this bus is split into p0_rx_st_data_o[255:0] and p1_rx_st_data_o[255:0].
- In the 4x4 configuration, all four cores are active. In this case, this bus is split into p0_rx_st_data_o[127:0], p1_rx_st_data_o[127:0], p2_rx_st_data_o[127:0] and p3_rx_st_data_o[127:0].
The only cases where the interface signal names do not get the pn prefixes are the interfaces that are common for all the cores, like the PHY reconfiguration interface, clocks and resets. For example, there is only one xcvr_reconfig_clk that is shared by all the cores.
You can enable the PHY reconfiguration interface from the Top Level Settings in the GUI.
Each of the cores has its own Avalon-ST interface to the user logic. The number of IP-to-User Logic interfaces exposed to the FPGA fabric are different based on the configuration modes.
Mode | Data Width (each Interface) | Header Width (each Interface) | TLP Prefix Width (each Interface) | Application Clock Frequency |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gen4 x16 mode | 512-bit | 256-bit | 64-bit | 350 MHz / 400 MHz / 500 MHz |
Gen3 x16 mode | 512-bit | 256-bit | 64-bit | 250 MHz |
Gen4 x8 mode | 256-bit | 128-bit | 32-bit | 350 MHz / 400 MHz / 500 MHz |
Gen3 x8 mode | 256-bit | 128-bit | 32-bit | 250 MHz |
Gen4 x4 mode | 128-bit | 128-bit | 32-bit | 350 MHz / 400 MHz / 500 MHz |
Gen3 x4 mode | 128-bit | 128-bit | 32-bit | 250 MHz |
The following variables will be used to differentiate signal width differences between different cores and different topology.
Variable | 1x16 Configuration | 2x8 Configuration | 1x8 Configuration | 4x4 Configuration | 2x4 Configuration | 1x4 Configuration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
w | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
n | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
p | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 2 for p#_rx_st_empty_o |
3 2 for p#_rx_st_empty_o |
3 2 for p#_rx_st_empty_o |
c | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 for Port 0 and 1 1 for Port 2 and 3 |
8 for Port 0 1 for Port 2 |
8 |
b | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
# | 0 | 0,1 | 0 | 0,1,2,3 | 0,2 | 0 |
- EP= Applicable to EndPoint Mode.
- RP= Applicable to Root Port Mode.
- BP= Applicable to TLP Bypass mode.