L-Tile and H-Tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ Intel® FPGA 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 8. Document Revision History for Intel® L- and H-tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ IP for PCI Express* User Guide A. Avalon-MM IP Variants Comparison B. Root Port BFM C. BFM Procedures and Functions D. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link Status E. Root Port Enumeration
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 ( 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)
B. Root Port BFM x
B.1. Root Port BFM Overview B.2. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer B.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint B.4. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering B.5. BFM Memory Map
C. BFM Procedures and Functions x
C.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure C.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure C.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure C.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure C.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure C.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure C.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure C.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure C.9. BFM Configuration Procedures C.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures C.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures C.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
C.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
C.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure C.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
C.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
C.10.1. Shared Memory Constants C.10.2. shmem_write Procedure C.10.3. shmem_read Function C.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function C.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure C.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
C.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
C.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function C.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function C.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task C.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task C.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function C.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
C.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
C.12.1. himage1 C.12.2. himage2 C.12.3. himage4 C.12.4. himage8 C.12.5. himage16 C.12.6. dimage1 C.12.7. dimage2 C.12.8. dimage3 C.12.9. dimage4 C.12.10. dimage5 C.12.11. dimage6 C.12.12. dimage7
D. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link Status x
D.1. Troubleshooting D.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview
D.1. Troubleshooting x
D.1.1. Simulation Fails to Progress Beyond Polling.Active State D.1.2. Hardware Bring-Up Issues D.1.3. Link Training D.1.4. Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer
D.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview x
D.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware
D.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware x
D.2.1.1. Enabling the PCIe* Link Inspector D.2.1.2. Launching the PCIe* Link Inspector D.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor D.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers D.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands
D.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor x
D.2.1.3.1. LTSSM Monitor Registers D.2.1.3.2. ltssm_save2file <file_name> D.2.1.3.3. ltssm_file2console D.2.1.3.4. ltssm_debug_check D.2.1.3.5. ltssm_display <num_states> D.2.1.3.6. ltssm_save_oldstates
D.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers x
D.2.1.4.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Commands D.2.1.4.2. NPDME PLL and Channel Commands D.2.1.4.3. Register Address Map
D.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands x
D.2.1.5.1. Displaying PLL Lock and Calibration Status Registers
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
8. Document Revision History for Intel® L- and H-tile Avalon® Memory-mapped+ IP for PCI Express* User Guide
A. Avalon-MM IP Variants Comparison
B. Root Port BFM
C. BFM Procedures and Functions
D. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link Status
E. Root Port Enumeration

7.2. Overview of the Testbench

This testbench simulates up to x16 variants. However, the provided BFM only supports x1 to x8 links. It supports x16 variants by downtraining to x8. To simulate all lanes of a x16 variant, you can create a simulation model to use in a testbench along with a third party BFM such as the Avery BFM. For more information refer to AN-811: Using the Avery BFM for PCI Express Gen3x16 Simulation on Stratix® 10 Devices.

When configured as an Endpoint variation, the testbench instantiates a design example and a Root Port BFM, which provides the following functions:

  • A configuration routine that sets up all the basic configuration registers in the Endpoint. This configuration allows the Endpoint application to be the target and initiator of PCI Express transactions.
  • A Verilog HDL procedure interface to initiate PCI Express transactions to the Endpoint.

This testbench simulates a single Endpoint DUT.

The testbench uses a test driver module, altpcietb_bfm_rp_gen3_x8.sv, to exercise the target memory and DMA channel in the Endpoint BFM. The test driver module displays information from the Root Port Configuration Space registers, so that you can correlate to the parameters you specify using the parameter editor. The Endpoint model is the user-specified Endpoint variation.

Note: The Intel testbench and Root Port BFM provide a simple method to do basic testing of the Application Layer logic that interfaces to the variation. This BFM allows you to create and run simple stimuli with configurable parameters to exercise basic functionality of the example design. The testbench and Root Port BFM are not intended to be a substitute for a full verification environment. Corner cases and certain traffic profile stimuli are not covered. Refer to the items listed below for further details. To ensure the best verification coverage possible, Intel recommends that you obtain commercially available PCI Express verification IP and tools, or do your own extensive hardware testing, or both.

Your Application Layer design may need to handle at least the following scenarios that are not possible to create with the Intel testbench and the Root Port BFM:

  • It is unable to generate or receive Vendor Defined Messages. Some systems generate Vendor Defined Messages and the Application Layer must be designed to process them. The Hard IP block passes these messages on to the Application Layer, which in most cases should ignore them. The Avalon® -MM bridge itself ignores Vendor Defined Messages.
  • It can only handle received read requests that are less than or equal to the currently set Maximum Payload Size. You can set this parameter in the parameter editor by going to IP Settings > PCI Express/PCI Capabilities > Device > Maximum payload size. Many systems are capable of handling larger read requests that are then returned in multiple completions.
  • It always returns a single completion for every read request. Some systems split completions on every 64-byte address boundary.
  • It always returns completions in the same order the read requests were issued. Some systems generate the completions out-of-order.
  • It is unable to generate zero-length read requests that some systems generate as flush requests following some write transactions. The Application Layer must be capable of generating the completions to the zero length read requests.
  • It uses a fixed credit allocation.
  • It does not support multi-function designs.
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