AN 1003: Multi Memory IP System Resource Planning: for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs

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Answers to Top FAQs 1. About This Application Note 2. Component Bandwidth Projections and Limitations 3. Resource Planning for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs 4. Factors Affecting NoC Performance 5. Debugging the NoC 6. Document Revision History of AN 1003: Multi Memory IP System Resource Planning for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs
1. About This Application Note x
1.1. Preliminary Guidelines 1.2. Document Prerequisites 1.3. Terminology for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs
2. Component Bandwidth Projections and Limitations x
2.1. Memory Controller Efficiency 2.2. Hard Memory NoC Bandwidth 2.3. Overall Bandwidth for NoC Systems
2.1. Memory Controller Efficiency x
2.1.1. HBM2E UIB Controller Efficiency 2.1.2. External Memory Interface Controller Efficiency
2.2. Hard Memory NoC Bandwidth x
2.2.1. Horizontal NoC Bandwidth 2.2.2. Initiator NoC Bandwidth 2.2.3. Target NoC Bandwidth 2.2.4. Initiator Target Link Bandwidth
3. Resource Planning for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs x
3.1. Hard Memory NoC Resource Planning Overview 3.2. I/O Bank Blockage 3.3. Planning Avalon® Streaming Utilization 3.4. Planning for Initiator Blockage Impact from GPIO, LVDS SERDES, and PHY Lite Bypass Mode 3.5. Planning NoC PLL and I/O PLL 3.6. Pin Planning for HPS EMIF 3.7. Planning for an External Memory Interface 3.8. Planning for HBM2E 3.9. Planning for the Fabric NoC 3.10. Planning for AXI4-Lite 3.11. Planning NoC and Memory Solution Clocks
3.2. I/O Bank Blockage x
3.2.1. Top Hard Memory NoC 3.2.2. Bottom Hard Memory NoC
3.10. Planning for AXI4-Lite x
3.10.1. Single AXI4 Lite Initiator for Each Horizontal NoC 3.10.2. AXI4-Lite Initiator for HBM2E 3.10.3. AXI4-Lite Initiator for EMIF
3.11. Planning NoC and Memory Solution Clocks x
3.11.1. Clocking without the Fabric NoC 3.11.2. Clocking with the Fabric NoC
4. Factors Affecting NoC Performance x
4.1. Recommended Performance Tuning Procedure 4.2. NoC Initiator and Target Clock Rate 4.3. Recommended NoC Design Topologies 4.4. Traffic Access Pattern and Memory Controller Efficiency 4.5. Traffic Access Pattern Due To Multiple Traffic Flows 4.6. Transaction Size 4.7. Congestion Interaction 4.8. Bandwidth Sharing At Each Switch 4.9. Exceeding NoC Bandwidth Limits 4.10. Maximum Number of Outstanding Transactions 4.11. QoS Priority 4.12. AxID 4.13. Example: 2x2 HBM Crossbars 4.14. Example: 16x16 Crossbar
4.3. Recommended NoC Design Topologies x
4.3.1. 1:1 Connectivity with EMIF and HBM 4.3.2. HBM Crossbars 4.3.3. Connectivity with HPS
5. Debugging the NoC x
5.1. Debugging NoC AXI Transaction Issues 5.2. Debugging NoC Bit Errors 5.3. Debugging NoC Performance Issues
5.3. Debugging NoC Performance Issues x
5.3.1. Measuring Performance with the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer 5.3.2. Measuring Performance with the Performance Monitor 5.3.3. Performance Debug Steps
Answers to Top FAQs
1. About This Application Note
2. Component Bandwidth Projections and Limitations
3. Resource Planning for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs
4. Factors Affecting NoC Performance
5. Debugging the NoC
6. Document Revision History of AN 1003: Multi Memory IP System Resource Planning for Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGAs

3.5. Planning NoC PLL and I/O PLL

While defining PLL placement for your design, you must assign a pin location for the NoC PLL (one PLL for top and one PLL for bottom hard memory NoC) and the UIB PLL (one PLL for top and one PLL for bottom HBM2E). For any instance of the EMIF Intel FPGA IP, you must also assign a pin location for the reference clock of the EMIF PLL.

The end NoC segment for each high-speed interconnect NoC contains the NoC PLL and the NoC SSM. The NoC PLL generates the clocking for the hard memory NoC. Depending on the overall system requirements, you may require instances of the I/O PLL Intel FPGA IP, driving clocks to the FPGA core. For any instance of the I/O PLL Intel FPGA IP in your design, you should also assign a pin location for the reference clock of the I/O PLL Intel FPGA IP.

Refer to the following resources for more information:

  • To learn how to make physical assignments in Interface Planner, refer to Agilex™ 7 M-Series FPGA Network-on-Chip (NoC) User Guide.
  • For additional requirements for physical assignments for HBM2E and EMIF IP, refer to High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2E) Interface Intel Agilex 7 FPGA IP User Guide and to the External Memory Interfaces Intel Agilex 7 M-Series FPGA IP User Guide.
  • For more information on specific PLL reference clock usage, their I/O standard, and allowed frequency range, refer to I/O PLL Intel FPGA IP User Guide and individual user guides for each Intel FPGA IP you use.
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