Intel® L- and H-tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Quick Start Guide 3. Block and Interface Descriptions 4. Parameters 5. Designing with the IP Core 6. Registers 7. Design Example and Testbench A. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link B. Avalon-MM IP Variants Comparison C. Root Port BFM D. BFM Procedures and Functions E. Root Port Enumeration F. Document Revision History for Intel® L- and H-tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ IP for PCI Express* User Guide
1. Introduction x
1.1. Features 1.2. Device Family Support 1.3. Release Information 1.4. Recommended Speed Grades 1.5. Resource Utilization 1.6. Transceiver Tiles 1.7. Channel Availability
2. Quick Start Guide x
2.1. Design Components 2.2. Directory Structure 2.3. Generating the Design Example 2.4. Simulating the Design Example 2.5. Compiling the Design Example and Programming the Device 2.6. Installing the Linux Kernel Driver 2.7. Running the Design Example Application 2.8. Ensuring the Design Example Meets Timing Requirements
3. Block and Interface Descriptions x
3.1. Block Descriptions 3.2. Interface Descriptions
3.1. Block Descriptions x
3.1.1. Tags
3.2. Interface Descriptions x
3.2.1. Avalon-MM Interface Summary 3.2.2. Clocks and Resets 3.2.3. System Interfaces
3.2.1. Avalon-MM Interface Summary x
3.2.1.1. Read Data Mover (RDDM) Interfaces 3.2.1.2. Write Data Mover (WRDM) Interfaces 3.2.1.3. Bursting Avalon-MM Slave (BAS) Interface 3.2.1.4. Bursting Avalon-MM Master (BAM) Interface
3.2.1.1. Read Data Mover (RDDM) Interfaces x
3.2.1.1.1. Read Data Mover Avalon-MM Write Master and Conduit 3.2.1.1.2. Read Data Mover Avalon-ST Descriptor Sinks 3.2.1.1.3. Read Data Mover Status Avalon-ST Source
3.2.1.2. Write Data Mover (WRDM) Interfaces x
3.2.1.2.1. Write Data Mover Avalon-MM Read Master and Conduit 3.2.1.2.2. Write Data Mover Avalon-ST Descriptor Sinks 3.2.1.2.3. Write Data Mover Status Avalon-ST Source
3.2.1.4. Bursting Avalon-MM Master (BAM) Interface x
3.2.1.4.1. PCIe Address to Avalon-MM Address Mapping
3.2.3. System Interfaces x
3.2.3.1. Serial Data Interface 3.2.3.2. PIPE Interface 3.2.3.3. Interrupts 3.2.3.4. Configuration Output Interface 3.2.3.5. Flush Requests 3.2.3.6. Reconfiguration 3.2.3.7. Hard IP Status and Link Training Conduit 3.2.3.8. Bus Master Enable (BME) Conduit 3.2.3.9. Test Conduit
3.2.3.3. Interrupts x
3.2.3.3.1. Interrupt Signals Available when the PCIe Hard IP is an Endpoint 3.2.3.3.2. MSI
3.2.3.6. Reconfiguration x
3.2.3.6.1. PCIe Hard IP Reconfiguration 3.2.3.6.2. Transceiver Reconfiguration 3.2.3.6.3. PLL Reconfiguration
4. Parameters x
4.1. Avalon-MM Settings 4.2. Base Address Registers 4.3. Device Identification Registers 4.4. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters 4.5. Configuration, Debug and Extension Options 4.6. PHY Characteristics 4.7. Example Designs
4.4. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
4.4.1. Device Capabilities 4.4.2. Link Capabilities 4.4.3. MSI and MSI-X Capabilities 4.4.4. Power Management 4.4.5. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC)
5. Designing with the IP Core x
5.1. Generation 5.2. Simulation 5.3. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 5.4. Channel Layout and PLL Usage
6. Registers x
6.1. Configuration Space Registers
6.1. Configuration Space Registers x
6.1.1. Register Access Definitions 6.1.2. PCI Configuration Header Registers 6.1.3. PCI Express Capability Structures 6.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header 6.1.5. Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register 6.1.6. Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask Register 6.1.7. Correctable Internal Error Status Register 6.1.8. Correctable Internal Error Mask Register
6.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header x
6.1.4.1. Intel Defined Vendor Specific Header 6.1.4.2. Intel Marker 6.1.4.3. JTAG Silicon ID 6.1.4.4. User Configurable Device and Board ID
7. Design Example and Testbench x
7.1. Overview of the Example Design 7.2. Overview of the Testbench
7.1. Overview of the Example Design x
7.1.1. Block Descriptions 7.1.2. Programming Model for the Example Design 7.1.3. DMA Operations Using the Example Design
7.1.1. Block Descriptions x
7.1.1.1. DMA Controller (DMA Example Design Only) 7.1.1.2. Traffic Generator and Checker (BAS Example Design Only) 7.1.1.3. Avalon-MM Address to PCIe Address Mapping 7.1.1.4. BAR Interpreter
7.1.1.1. DMA Controller (DMA Example Design Only) x
7.1.1.1.1. Register Set 7.1.1.1.2. Deadlock Risk and Avoidance 7.1.1.1.3. Interrupts 7.1.1.1.4. Using the DMA Controller
7.1.1.2. Traffic Generator and Checker (BAS Example Design Only) x
7.1.1.2.1. Register Set
7.1.3. DMA Operations Using the Example Design x
7.1.3.1. Read DMA Example 7.1.3.2. Write DMA Example 7.1.3.3. Using the Traffic Generator (BAS Example Design Only) 7.1.3.4. Using the Traffic Checker (BAS Example Design Only)
A. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link x
A.1. Troubleshooting A.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview
A.1. Troubleshooting x
Example A.1.1. Simulation Fails to Progress Beyond Polling.Active State A.1.2. Hardware Bring-Up Issues A.1.3. Link Training A.1.4. Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer
A.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview x
A.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware
A.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware x
A.2.1.1. Enabling the PCIe* Link Inspector A.2.1.2. Launching the PCIe* Link Inspector A.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor A.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers A.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands
A.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor x
A.2.1.3.1. LTSSM Monitor Registers A.2.1.3.2. ltssm_save2file <file_name> A.2.1.3.3. ltssm_file2console A.2.1.3.4. ltssm_debug_check A.2.1.3.5. ltssm_display <num_states> A.2.1.3.6. ltssm_save_oldstates
A.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers x
A.2.1.4.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Commands A.2.1.4.2. NPDME PLL and Channel Commands A.2.1.4.3. Register Address Map
A.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands x
A.2.1.5.1. Displaying PLL Lock and Calibration Status Registers
C. Root Port BFM x
C.1. Root Port BFM Overview C.2. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer C.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint C.4. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering C.5. BFM Memory Map
D. BFM Procedures and Functions x
D.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure D.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure D.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure D.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure D.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure D.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure D.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure D.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure D.9. BFM Configuration Procedures D.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures D.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures D.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
D.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
D.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure D.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
D.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
D.10.1. Shared Memory Constants D.10.2. shmem_write Procedure D.10.3. shmem_read Function D.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function D.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure D.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
D.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
D.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function D.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function D.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task D.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task D.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function D.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
D.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
D.12.1. himage1 D.12.2. himage2 D.12.3. himage4 D.12.4. himage8 D.12.5. himage16 D.12.6. dimage1 D.12.7. dimage2 D.12.8. dimage3 D.12.9. dimage4 D.12.10. dimage5 D.12.11. dimage6 D.12.12. dimage7
1. Introduction
2. Quick Start Guide
3. Block and Interface Descriptions
4. Parameters
5. Designing with the IP Core
6. Registers
7. Design Example and Testbench
A. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link
B. Avalon-MM IP Variants Comparison
C. Root Port BFM
D. BFM Procedures and Functions
E. Root Port Enumeration
F. Document Revision History for Intel® L- and H-tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ IP for PCI Express* User Guide

A.1. Troubleshooting

Provide a table listing common problems and solutions. If the IP code supports the Transceiver Toolkit, refer customer to the Transceiver Toolkit Web Page for issues with transceiver link signal integrity.

Example

Table 65.  Link Hangs in L0

Possible Causes

Symptoms and Root Causes

Workarounds and Solutions

Avalon-ST signaling violates Avalon-ST protocol

Avalon-ST protocol violations include the following errors:

  • More than one tx_st_sop per tx_st_eop.
  • Two or more tx_st_eop’s without a corresponding tx_st_sop.
  • rx_st_valid is not asserted with tx_st_sop or tx_st_eop.

These errors are applicable to both simulation and hardware.

Add logic to detect situations where tx_st_ready remains deasserted for more than 100 cycles. Set post‑triggering conditions to check for the Avalon‑ST signaling of last two TLPs to verify correct tx_st_sop and tx_st_eop signaling.

Incorrect payload size

Determine if the length field of the last TLP transmitted by End Point is greater than the InitFC credit advertised by the link partner. For simulation, refer to the log file and simulation dump. For hardware, use a third‑party logic analyzer trace to capture PCIe transactions.

If the payload is greater than the initFC credit advertised, you must either increase the InitFC of the posted request to be greater than the max payload size or reduce the payload size of the requested TLP to be less than the InitFC value.

Flow control credit overflows

Determine if the credit field associated with the current TLP type in the tx_cred bus is less than the requested credit value. When insufficient credits are available, the core waits for the link partner to release the correct credit type. Sufficient credits may be unavailable if the link partner increments credits more than expected, creating a situation where the Intel® Arria® 10 Hard IP for PCI Express IP Core credit calculation is out-of-sync with its link partner.

Add logic to detect conditions where the tx_st_ready signal remains deasserted for more than 100 cycles. Set post‑triggering conditions to check the value of the tx_cred_* and tx_st_* interfaces. Add a FIFO status signal to determine if the TXFIFO is full.

Malformed TLP is transmitted

Refer to the error log file to find the last good packet transmitted on the link. Correlate this packet with TLP sent on Avalon‑ST interface. Determine if the last TLP sent has any of the following errors:

  • The actual payload sent does not match the length field.
  • The format and type fields are incorrectly specified.
  • TD field is asserted, indicating the presence of a TLP digest (ECRC), but the ECRC dword is not present at the end of TLP.
  • The payload crosses a 4KByte boundary.

Revise the Application Layer logic to correct the error condition.

Insufficient Posted credits released by Root Port

If a Memory Write TLP is transmitted with a payload greater than the maximum payload size, the Root Port may release an incorrect posted data credit to the Endpoint in simulation. As a result, the Endpoint does not have enough credits to send additional Memory Write Requests.

Make sure Application Layer sends Memory Write Requests with a payload less than or equal the value specified by the maximum payload size.

Missing completion packets or dropped packets

The RX Completion TLP might cause the RX FIFO to overflow. Make sure that the total outstanding read data of all pending Memory Read Requests is smaller than the allocated completion credits in RX buffer.

You must ensure that the data for all outstanding read requests does not exceed the completion credits in the RX buffer.


Section Content
Simulation Fails to Progress Beyond Polling.Active State
Hardware Bring-Up Issues
Link Training
Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer

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