GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide

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1. About the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example 2. Quick Start Guide 3. Document Revision History for the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide A. Appendix
1. About the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example x
1.1. Programmed Input/Output Design Example 1.2. Programmed Input/Output Design Example Functional Description 1.3. Performance Design Example 1.4. Performance Design Example Functional Description
1.2. Programmed Input/Output Design Example Functional Description x
1.2.1. GTS AXI Streaming IP—Design Under Test (DUT) 1.2.2. PIO Application 1.2.3. On-Chip Memory (MEM) 1.2.4. GTS System PLL Clocks Intel® FPGA IP 1.2.5. GTS Reset Sequencer Intel® FPGA IP 1.2.6. Reset Release Intel® FPGA IP
1.2.2. PIO Application x
1.2.2.1. Scheduler 1.2.2.2. Read Write Module 1.2.2.3. Avalon® Memory-Mapped Interface 1.2.2.4. Completion Module 1.2.2.5. Width Adapter 1.2.2.6. TX Credit Initialization 1.2.2.7. AXI to Avalon® Streaming Interface Adapter 1.2.2.8. Soft Reset Controller
2. Quick Start Guide x
2.1. Directory Structure 2.2. Generating the Design Example 2.3. Simulating the Design Example 2.4. Design Example Simulation Testbench 2.5. Compiling the Design Example 2.6. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.7. Installing the Linux Kernel Driver 2.8. Running the Design Example
2.3. Simulating the Design Example x
2.3.1. Steps to Run Simulation using VCS* MX 2.3.2. Steps to Run Simulation using QuestaSim* 2.3.3. Steps to Run Simulation using Xcelium* 2.3.4. Steps to Run Simulation using Riviera-PRO*
2.3.1. Steps to Run Simulation using VCS* MX x
2.3.1.1. Running VCS* MX Simulation in Interactive Mode
2.4. Design Example Simulation Testbench x
2.4.1. Test Driver Module 2.4.2. Root Port BFM 2.4.3. PIO Design Example Testbench 2.4.4. Performance Design Example Testbench
2.4.2. Root Port BFM x
2.4.2.1. BFM Memory Map 2.4.2.2. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering 2.4.2.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint 2.4.2.4. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer
2.8. Running the Design Example x
2.8.1. Running the PIO Design Example
A. Appendix x
A.1. BFM Procedures and Functions
A.1. BFM Procedures and Functions x
A.1.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure A.1.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure A.1.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure A.1.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure A.1.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure A.1.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure A.1.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure A.1.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure A.1.9. BFM Configuration Procedures A.1.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures A.1.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures A.1.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
A.1.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
A.1.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure A.1.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
A.1.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
A.1.10.1. Shared Memory Constants A.1.10.2. shmem_write Task A.1.10.3. shmem_read Function A.1.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function A.1.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure A.1.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
A.1.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
A.1.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function A.1.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function A.1.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task A.1.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task A.1.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function A.1.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
A.1.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
A.1.12.1. himage1 A.1.12.2. himage2 A.1.12.3. himage4 A.1.12.4. himage8 A.1.12.5. himage16 A.1.12.6. dimage1 A.1.12.7. dimage2 A.1.12.8. dimage3 A.1.12.9. dimage4 A.1.12.10. dimage5 A.1.12.11. dimage6 A.1.12.12. dimage7
1. About the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example
2. Quick Start Guide
3. Document Revision History for the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* Design Example User Guide
A. Appendix

2.4.4. Performance Design Example Testbench

The figure below shows the Performance design example hierarchy in simulation. The simulation test case for the Performance design example are defined with the apps_type_hwtcl parameter set to 3 in the pcie_ed_sim_tb/ip/pcie_ed_sim_tb/dut_pcie_tb_ip/sim/dut_pcie_tb_ip.v file. The tests associate with this parameter value are defined in ebfm_cfg_rp_ep_rootport, find_mem_bar, perf_ed_dma_write, and perf_ed_dma_read modules in the pcie_ed_sim_tb/ip/pcie_ed_sim_tb/dut_pcie_tb_ip/sim/altpcietb_bfm_rp_gen4_x16.sv file.
Figure 20. Performance Design Example Simulation Design Hierarchy

The testbench starts with link training and then accesses the configuration space of the IP for enumeration. A task called perf_ed_dma_write and perf_ed_dma_read (defined in the Root Port PCIe* BFM altpcietb_bfm_rp_gen4_x16.sv) then performs the PCIe* link test. This test consists of the following steps:

  1. Issue a memory write command to set up the Performance design example's target memory write address.
  2. Issue a memory write command to trigger the Performance design example to send 10 memory writes that are 128 bytes in length.
  3. Issue a memory write command to set up the Performance design example's target memory read address.
  4. Issue a memory write command to trigger the Performance design example to send 10 memory reads that are 128 bytes in length.

You can trace the transition of signal p0_ss_app_st_rx_tvalid (for example, from h'0 to h'1) for the first memory write. The 10 memory writes and 10 memory reads with completions from the Root Port BFM appear shortly after the memory write requests at the AXI-Stream receive interface.

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