Multi Channel DMA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Design Example Detailed Description 3. Design Example Quick Start Guide 4. Multi Channel DMA FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide Archives 5. Revision History for the Multi Channel DMA FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide
1. Introduction x
1.1. Terms and Acronyms 1.2. MCDMA IP Modes
2. Design Example Detailed Description x
2.1. Design Example Overview 2.2. PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode 2.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check 2.4. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback 2.5. Avalon-MM DMA 2.6. BAM_BAS Traffic Generator and Checker 2.7. External Descriptor Controller
2.1. Design Example Overview x
2.1.1. H-Tile MCDMA IP - Design Examples for Endpoint 2.1.2. P-Tile MCDMA IP - Design Examples for Endpoint 2.1.3. F-Tile MCDMA IP - Design Examples for Endpoint 2.1.4. R-Tile MCDMA IP - Design Examples for Endpoint 2.1.5. Design Example BAR Mappings 2.1.6. Design Example Driver Support
2.2. PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode x
2.2.1. Avalon-ST PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode 2.2.2. Avalon-MM PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode
2.2.1. Avalon-ST PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode x
2.2.1.1. Single-Port Avalon-ST PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode
2.2.2. Avalon-MM PIO using MCDMA Bypass Mode x
2.2.2.1. Simulation Results 2.2.2.2. Hardware Test Results
2.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check x
2.3.1. Single-Port Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check
2.3.1. Single-Port Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check x
2.3.1.1. Simulation Waveforms 2.3.1.2. Simulation Log 2.3.1.3. Hardware Test Result
2.4. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback x
2.4.1. Simulation Results 2.4.2. Hardware Test Results
2.5. Avalon-MM DMA x
2.5.1. Simulation Results 2.5.2. Hardware Test Results
2.6. BAM_BAS Traffic Generator and Checker x
2.6.1. BAM_BAS Traffic Generator and Checker Example Design Register Map
2.7. External Descriptor Controller x
2.7.1. Registers 2.7.2. Hardware Test Results
2.7.1. Registers x
2.7.1.1. GCSR Registers (Base address 64’h00000) 2.7.1.2. QCSR Registers(Base address 64’h10000)
3. Design Example Quick Start Guide x
3.1. Design Example Directory Structure 3.2. Generating the Example Design using Quartus® Prime 3.3. Simulating the Design Example 3.4. Compiling the Example Design in Quartus® Prime 3.5. Running the Design Example Application on a Hardware Setup
3.2. Generating the Example Design using Quartus® Prime x
3.2.1. Procedure
3.3. Simulating the Design Example x
3.3.1. Testbench Overview 3.3.2. Supported Simulators 3.3.3. Example Testbench Flow for DMA Test with Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check Design Example 3.3.4. Run the Simulation Script 3.3.5. Steps to Run the Simulation 3.3.6. View the Results
3.3.5. Steps to Run the Simulation x
3.3.5.1. Steps to Run the Simulation : QuestaSim* / Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition 3.3.5.2. Steps to Run the Simulation : VCS* / VCS* MX 3.3.5.3. Steps to Run the Simulation : Xcelium*
3.5. Running the Design Example Application on a Hardware Setup x
3.5.1. Hardware Requirements 3.5.2. Software Requirements 3.5.3. Set Up the Hardware and Program the FPGA 3.5.4. Configuration Changes from BIOS 3.5.5. Installing the Required Kernel Version for Ubuntu v24.04 3.5.6. Set the Boot Parameters 3.5.7. MCDMA Custom Driver 3.5.8. MCDMA DPDK Poll Mode Driver 3.5.9. MCDMA Kernel Mode Network Device Driver
3.5.7. MCDMA Custom Driver x
3.5.7.1. Prerequisites 3.5.7.2. PIO Test 3.5.7.3. DMA Test 3.5.7.4. BAM Test 3.5.7.5. BAS Test
3.5.7.1. Prerequisites x
3.5.7.1.1. Install the Linux Kernel Driver 3.5.7.1.2. Enable Virtual Function 3.5.7.1.3. Build and Install the User Space Library 3.5.7.1.4. Build the Reference Application
3.5.7.2. PIO Test x
3.5.7.2.1. Custom PIO Read Write Test
3.5.7.3. DMA Test x
3.5.7.3.1. Avalon-MM DMA (AVMM DMA) 3.5.7.3.2. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) 3.5.7.3.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) 3.5.7.3.4. External Descriptor Controller
3.5.7.3.2. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) x
3.5.7.3.2.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.7.3.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) x
3.5.7.3.3.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.8. MCDMA DPDK Poll Mode Driver x
3.5.8.1. Prerequisites 3.5.8.2. PIO Test 3.5.8.3. DMA Test 3.5.8.4. BAM Test 3.5.8.5. BAS Test
3.5.8.1. Prerequisites x
3.5.8.1.1. Install the PMD Driver 3.5.8.1.2. Bind the Device 3.5.8.1.3. Enable Virtual Function
3.5.8.3. DMA Test x
3.5.8.3.1. Avalon-MM DMA (AVMM DMA) 3.5.8.3.2. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) 3.5.8.3.3. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback)
3.5.8.3.2. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) x
3.5.8.3.2.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.8.3.3. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) x
3.5.8.3.3.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.9. MCDMA Kernel Mode Network Device Driver x
3.5.9.1. Prerequisites 3.5.9.2. PIO Test 3.5.9.3. Ping Test
3.5.9.1. Prerequisites x
3.5.9.1.1. Build and Install Netdev Driver 3.5.9.1.2. Enable Virtual Function
1. Introduction
2. Design Example Detailed Description
3. Design Example Quick Start Guide
4. Multi Channel DMA FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide Archives
5. Revision History for the Multi Channel DMA FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide

3.5.7.3.2. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback)

Complete the instructions outlined in the Prerequisites section before verifying the Device-side Packet Loopback design example variant using the following command:

$ cd p0_software/user/cli/perfq_app

$ sudo ./perfq_app -b 0000:01:00.0 -p 32768 -l 5 -i -c 2 -d 2 -a 4

Configuration:
  • BDF (-b 0000:01:00.0)
  • 2 DMA channels (-c 2)
  • Bidirectional H2D-D2H loopback (-i)
  • Payload length of 32,768 bytes in each descriptor (-p 32768)
  • Transfer the data for 5 seconds (-l 5)
  • Dump the progress log every 2 seconds (-d 2)
  • Total of four threads, with one thread per queue x 2 queues per channel x 2 channels (-a 4)
Note: This hardware test was run with the Stratix® 10 GX H-tile PCIe Gen3 x16 configuration.
Note: This hardware test was run with the Agilex™ 7 P-Tile PCIe Gen4 x16 configuration.

Custom AVST DMA Gen4 x16 : P-Tile Hardware Test Result

Metadata Test

Metadata is the 8-byte private data that the host sends to the device in the H2D direction, and the device sends to the host in the D2H direction.

  1. If you have the design example generated with the metadata option enabled, modify IFC_QDMA_META_DATA, PERFQ_LOAD_DATA, and PERFQ_PERF settings as shown below in p0_software/user/common/mk/common.mk.

    __cflags += -DIFC_QDMA_META_DATA

    __cflags += -DPERFQ_LOAD_DATA

    __cflags += -UPERFQ_PERF

  2. If the Linux kernel driver has been installed, build the driver and application by following the instructions in Build and Install the User Space Library and Build the Reference Application. Otherwise, the Linux kernel driver needs to be installed before building the driver and application.
  3. Run the metadata test using the following command:

    sudo ./perfq_app -p 128 -s 128 -d 1 -i -a 2 -b 0000:98:00.0 -v -c 1

Note: To verify the metadata functionality, every descriptor should have eof set to 1. Use the commands in such a way that every descriptor contains a single file. Use perfq_app with the -s parameter.

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DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels

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