R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide

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1. Functional Descriptions of the Design Examples 2. Quick Start Guide 3. R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide Archives 4. Document Revision History for the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide
1. Functional Descriptions of the Design Examples x
1.1. Glossary of Terms 1.2. Overview of the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express
1.2. Overview of the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express x
1.2.1. Functional Description for the Programmed Input/Output (PIO) Design Example 1.2.2. Functional Description for the Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Design Example 1.2.3. Functional Description for the Performance Design Example 1.2.4. Functional Description for the Performance Design Example for TL Bypass Mode 1.2.5. Hardware and Software Requirements
1.2.1. Functional Description for the Programmed Input/Output (PIO) Design Example x
1.2.1.1. Credit Initialization Sequence
1.2.1.1. Credit Initialization Sequence x
1.2.1.1.1. Credit Value Initialization and Return 1.2.1.1.2. Credit Distribution
2. Quick Start Guide x
2.1. Directory Structure 2.2. Generating the Design Example 2.3. Simulating the Design Example 2.4. Root Port BFM 2.5. Compiling the Design Example 2.6. Installing the Linux Kernel Driver 2.7. Running the Design Example
2.2. Generating the Design Example x
2.2.1. Generating the Design Example with R-Tile Configured in PIPE Mode 2.2.2. Generating the Performance Design Example for TL Bypass Mode
2.3. Simulating the Design Example x
2.3.1. Steps to Run Simulations 2.3.2. Testbench
2.3.1. Steps to Run Simulations x
2.3.1.1. Siemens EDA QuestaSim* Simulator 2.3.1.2. VCS* Simulator 2.3.1.3. VCS* MX Simulator 2.3.1.4. Xcelium* Simulator 2.3.1.5. Riviera* Simulator
2.3.2. Testbench x
2.3.2.1. Testbench Modules 2.3.2.2. Test Driver Module 2.3.2.3. PIO Design Example Testbench 2.3.2.4. SR-IOV Design Example Testbench
2.4. Root Port BFM x
2.4.1. BFM Memory Map 2.4.2. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering 2.4.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint 2.4.4. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer 2.4.5. BFM Procedures and Functions
2.4.5. BFM Procedures and Functions x
2.4.5.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure 2.4.5.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure 2.4.5.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure 2.4.5.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure 2.4.5.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure 2.4.5.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure 2.4.5.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure 2.4.5.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure 2.4.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures 2.4.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures 2.4.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures 2.4.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
2.4.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
2.4.5.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure 2.4.5.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
2.4.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
2.4.5.10.1. Shared Memory Constants 2.4.5.10.2. shmem_write Task 2.4.5.10.3. shmem_read Function 2.4.5.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function 2.4.5.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure 2.4.5.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
2.4.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
2.4.5.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function 2.4.5.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function 2.4.5.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task 2.4.5.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task 2.4.5.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function 2.4.5.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
2.4.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
2.4.5.12.1. himage1 2.4.5.12.2. himage2 2.4.5.12.3. himage4 2.4.5.12.4. himage8 2.4.5.12.5. himage16 2.4.5.12.6. dimage1 2.4.5.12.7. dimage2 2.4.5.12.8. dimage3 2.4.5.12.9. dimage4 2.4.5.12.10. dimage5 2.4.5.12.11. dimage6 2.4.5.12.12. dimage7
2.7. Running the Design Example x
2.7.1. Running the PIO Design Example 2.7.2. Running the SR-IOV Design Example 2.7.3. Running the Performance Design Example (Endpoint) 2.7.4. Running the Performance Design Example for TL Bypass Mode
1. Functional Descriptions of the Design Examples
2. Quick Start Guide
3. R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide Archives
4. Document Revision History for the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide

2.2.1. Generating the Design Example with R-Tile Configured in PIPE Mode

Simulation in PIPE mode (PHY Interface for the PCI Express) offers significant optimization in simulation times, as it allows for more direct and efficient communication between the simulation model and the physical layer.

Figure 20. Serial Mode
Figure 21. PIPE Mode

PIPE mode simulation is supported for the PIO, SRIOV and Performance design examples. In the 25.1 release, PIPE mode simulation is supported for all simulators except Questa* Intel® FPGA Edition.

Note: To use PIPE mode, you need to select the OPN AGID041R29D1E2VR1.
Note: From 24.3.1 onwards, PIPE mode simulation is the default option for design example simulations. However, PIPE mode is not enabled for synthesis.
If you want to generate the Performance design example in PIPE Mode, perform the following steps to enable it:
  1. On the Example Designs tab, verify that the Enable PIPE Mode Simulation for Example Design option is enabled by default.
Note: Enable PIPE Mode Simulation for Example Design is supported for the simulation of design examples only.

The Enable PIPE Mode Simulation for Example Design option in the Example Designs tab of the IP Parameter Editor is enabled by default for PIPE mode when you generate the design example. If this option is turned off, the "+define+RTILE_PIPE_MODE" simulation option needs to be removed manually from the simulation command in the run_<simulator>* script before running it for Quartus® Prime Pro Edition v25.1.

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