Multi Channel DMA Intel® FPGA 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 Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide Archives 5. Revision History for the Multi Channel DMA Intel 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. Host Operating System Check for Ubuntu v22.04 3.5.6. Installing the Required Kernel Version for Ubuntu v24.04 3.5.7. Set the Boot Parameters 3.5.8. MCDMA Custom Driver 3.5.9. MCDMA DPDK Poll Mode Driver 3.5.10. MCDMA Kernel Mode Network Device Driver
3.5.8. MCDMA Custom 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 Linux Kernel Driver 3.5.8.1.2. Enable Virtual Function 3.5.8.1.3. Build and Install the User Space Library 3.5.8.1.4. Build the Reference Application
3.5.8.2. PIO Test x
3.5.8.2.1. Custom PIO Read Write Test
3.5.8.3. DMA Test x
3.5.8.3.1. Avalon-MM DMA (AVMM DMA) 3.5.8.3.2. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) 3.5.8.3.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) 3.5.8.3.4. External Descriptor Controller
3.5.8.3.2. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) x
3.5.8.3.2.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.8.3.3. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) x
3.5.8.3.3.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.9. MCDMA DPDK Poll Mode Driver x
3.5.9.1. Prerequisites 3.5.9.2. PIO Test 3.5.9.3. DMA Test 3.5.9.4. BAM Test 3.5.9.5. BAS Test
3.5.9.1. Prerequisites x
3.5.9.1.1. Install the PMD Driver 3.5.9.1.2. Bind the Device 3.5.9.1.3. Enable Virtual Function
3.5.9.3. DMA Test x
3.5.9.3.1. Avalon-MM DMA (AVMM DMA) 3.5.9.3.2. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) 3.5.9.3.3. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback)
3.5.9.3.2. Avalon-ST Packet Generate/Check (Packet Generate/Check) x
3.5.9.3.2.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.9.3.3. Avalon-ST Device-side Packet Loopback (Device-side Packet Loopback) x
3.5.9.3.3.1. DMA Test Beyond 256 Channels
3.5.10. MCDMA Kernel Mode Network Device Driver x
3.5.10.1. Prerequisites 3.5.10.2. PIO Test 3.5.10.3. Ping Test
3.5.10.1. Prerequisites x
3.5.10.1.1. Build and Install Netdev Driver 3.5.10.1.2. Enable Virtual Function
1. Introduction
2. Design Example Detailed Description
3. Design Example Quick Start Guide
4. Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide Archives
5. Revision History for the Multi Channel DMA Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide

2.6.1. BAM_BAS Traffic Generator and Checker Example Design Register Map

The Traffic generator and checker control and status registers are byte addresses. The Traffic generator checker register map is mapped to BAR0 in the Example Design..
Table 9.  Read start address (Offset 16’h0000)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31:0] RAdd R/W 0 This register contains the base addresses that the Traffic Checker reads from.
Table 10.  Read count (Offset 16’h0008)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31] Mode R/W 0

0: Fixed no of transfers

1: non-stop transfers
[30:12] rsvd     Reserved
[11:0] RCnt R/W 0 Write to the RCnt registers to specify the number of transfers to execute. Reading from one of these registers returns the number of transfers that have occurred since it was last read.
Table 11.  Read error count (Offset 16’h0010)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:12] rsvd     Reserved
[11:0] RErr ROC 0 Reading the RErr register returns the number of errors detected since the register was last read. A maximum of one error is counted per clock cycle.
Table 12.  Read control (Offset 16’h0018)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31] enable R/W 0 0: stop 1: start
[30:8] rsvd     Reserved
[7:0] transfer_size   0 This register configures the burst length per transfer (ideal value for x16 is 8 & x8 is 16). Zero is not a legal value.
Table 13.  Write start address (Offset 16’h0020)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31:0] WAdd R/W 0 This register contains the base addresses that the Traffic Generator writes to.
Table 14.  Write count (Offset 16’h0028)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31] Mode R/W 0

0: Fixed no of transfers

1: non-stop transfers
[30:12] rsvd     Reserved
[11:0] WCnt R/W 0 Write to the WCnt registers to specify the number of transfers to execute. Reading from one of these registers returns the number of transfers that have occurred since it was last read.
Table 15.  Write error count (Offset 16’h0030)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:12] rsvd     Reserved
[11:0] WErr ROC 0 Reserved (Write error detection not available yet). Because the write error detection feature is not available yet, you cannot get a valid number of errors by reading the WErr register.
Table 16.  Write control (Offset 16’h0038)
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:32] rsvd     Reserved
[31] enable R/W 0 0: stop 1: start
[30:8] rsvd     Reserved
[7:0] transfer_size   0 This register configures the burst length per transfer (ideal value for x16 is 8 & x8 is 16). Zero is not a legal value.
Table 17.  Read address mapping table (Offset 16’h0100)The Read address mapping table is 32 locations and 64bit wide each.
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:0] raDM R/W 0 This register contains the Traffic Checker address mapping table that maps thirty-two 1 MB regions of the Avalon-MM memory space into thirty-two 1 MB regions of the PCIe address space. The module occupies only 32MB of the Avalon-MM address space, and only needs a 25-bit wide address bus, leaving space for other Avalon-MM slaves.
Table 18.  Write address mapping table (Offset 16’h0200)The Write address mapping table is 32 locations and 64bit wide each.
Bit[63:0] Name R/W Default Description
[63:0] WAdm R/W 0 This register contains the Traffic Generator address mapping table that maps thirty-two 1 MB regions of the Avalon-MM memory space into thirty-two 1 MB regions of the PCIe address space. The module occupies only 32MB of the Avalon-MM address space, and only needs a 25-bit wide address bus, leaving space for other Avalon-MM slaves.
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