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

2.3. Simulating the Design Example

Figure 11. Procedure to Simulate the Design Example
  1. Run the simulation script under <example_design> /pcie_ed_sim_tb/pcie_ed_sim_tb/sim/<simulator> directory for the simulator of your choice.
  2. Analyze the results.
    Note:

    The Enable PIPE Mode Simulation for Example Design option in the Example Design tab of the IP Parameter Editor GUI is enabled by default for FASTSIM + PIPE mode when you generate the design example. If you disable this option, the +define+SM_PIPE_MODE simulation option must be removed manually from the simulation command in the run_<simulator>* script before running it in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.1 and earlier.

FASTSIM mode is supported in the Programmed Input/Output Design Example simulation. In the FASTSIM mode, a simplified PMA abstract model along with strategies for simulation duration reduction are employed to improve the overall simulation time for the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* . The PMA model has a compile-time switch “IP7521SERDES_UX_SIMSPEED” to use a simplified PMA abstract model. If the switch is not defined by compile environment, then a detailed or existing model is used.
In PIPE mode, the simulation speed is further enhanced by excluding the transceiver component, where the PIPE interface of the GTS AXI Streaming Intel® FPGA IP connects to the PIPE interface of the link partner. At the IP core boundary, PIPE interface signals are available for access to the external device when the Enable PIPE Mode Simulation option is selected in the GTS AXI Streaming Parameter Editor. Additionally, this feature provides the necessary hooks to use third-party PCI Express* VIPs/BFMs instead of the Root Port model provided with the example design. For optimal simulation performance, it is recommended to enable both FASTSIM and PIPE simulation modes.
Note: FASTSIM mode support is a simple test case as defined in the design example simulation testbench. It does not support the Power Management events.
Hence, FASTSIM and PIPE simulation options are enabled by default for the generation of the design example. The PIPE simulation includes a compile-time switch, SM_PIPE_MODE, which is included in the simulation script generated by the Quartus® Prime software.

Section Content
Steps to Run Simulation using VCS MX
Steps to Run Simulation using QuestaSim
Steps to Run Simulation using Xcelium
Steps to Run Simulation using Riviera-PRO

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