P-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Date 4/10/2023
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5.1. Top-Level Settings

Table 84.  Top-Level Settings
Parameter Value Default Value Description
Hard IP Mode

Gen4x16, Interface - 512-bit

Gen3x16, Interface - 512-bit

Gen3x16, Interface - 256-bit

Gen4 2x8, Interface - 512-bit

Gen4 2x8, Interface - 256-bit

Gen4 1x8, Interface - 256-bit

Gen3 2x8, Interface - 256-bit

Gen3 1x8, Interface - 256-bit

Gen4x4, Interface - 128-bit

Gen3x4, Interface - 128-bit

Gen4x16, Interface - 512-bit

Select the following elements:

Lane data rate:
  • Gen3, Gen4 are supported.
Lane width:
  • x16 mode is for both Root Port and Endpoint.
  • x8 mode is for Endpoint only.
  • x4 mode is for Root Port only.
Number of PCIe     Total number of cores. This parameter is set by the choice made for Hard IP Mode.
Port Mode

Root Port

Native Endpoint

Note: These are the available options when Enable TLP Bypass is set to False. If TLP Bypass mode is enabled, refer to the table Port Mode Options in TLP Bypass below for available port mode options.

Native Endpoint

Specifies the port type.
Enable PHY Reconfiguration True/False False Enable the PHY Reconfiguration Interface.
Enable Ptile Debug Toolkit True/False False Enable the P-Tile Debug Toolkit for JTAG-based System Console debug access.
PLD Clock Frequency

500 MHz

450 MHz

400 MHz

350 MHz

250 MHz

225 MHz

200 MHz

175 MHz

400 MHz (for Gen4 modes)

250 MHz (for Gen3 modes)

Select the frequency of the Application clock. The options available vary depending on the setting of the Hard IP Mode parameter.

For Gen4 modes, the available clock frequencies are 500MHz/450MHz/400MHz/350MHz/250MHz/225MHz/200MHz/175MHz (for Intel Agilex® 7) and 450MHz/400MHz/350MHz/225MHz/200MHz/175MHz (for Intel® Stratix® 10 DX).

For Gen3 modes, the available clock frequency is 250 MHz (for Intel Agilex® 7 and Intel® Stratix® 10 DX).

Clock Source

IOPLL

Clock Divider

IOPLL

Select Clock Divider to reclaim the IOPLL.

When the Clock Divider option is selected, the P-tile Avalon Streaming configuration does not instantiate any I/O bank IOPLL resource. This parameter is only available for Gen4 1x16 or Gen4 2x8 Hard IP modes when the PLD clock frequency is at 250 MHz or below.

Intel recommends using the IOPLL option. Only switch to Clock Divider when your design runs out of I/O Bank IOPLLs.
Note: Using Clock Divider may make timing closure more difficult.
Enable TLP Bypass True/False False
Enable the TLP Bypass feature.
Note:
For configurations where multiple ports are available, it is possible to enable TLP Bypass on a per-port basis. Refer to Port Mode Options in TLP Bypass for the available port modes and configurations.
Enable SRIS Mode True/False False

Enable the Separate Reference Clock with Independent Spread Spectrum Clocking (SRIS) feature.

When you enable this option, the Slot clock configuration option under the PCIeN SettingsPCIeN PCI Express/PCI CapabilitiesPCIeN Link tab will be automatically disabled.

P-Tile Sim Mode True/False False Enabling this parameter reduces the simulation time of Hot Reset tests by 5 ms.
Note: Do not enable this option if you need to run synthesis.
Enable Independent Perst True/False False

Enable the reset of the Controller in User Mode for Endpoint and Bypass Upstream modes.

When this parameter is True, depending on the topology, new signals (p<n>_pld_cold_perst_n_i, p<n>_pld_warm_perst_n_i) are exported to the Avalon® Streaming interface.

When this parameter is False (default), the IP internally ties off these signals instead of exporting them.

Note: This parameter is required for the independent reset feature, which is only supported in Configuration Mode 1 (x8x8 Endpoint/Endpoint and x8x8 TLP Bypass UP/UP).
Note: Refer to Appendix E for more details regarding the independent resets feature and its usage.
Enable CVP (Intel VSEC) True/False False

When CvP is enabled and Configuration Mode 1 (x8x8 Endpoint / Endpoint and x8x8 TLP Bypass UP/UP) is selected, you must have Port 0 Device ID set to 0 and Port 1 Device ID set to other value. Otherwise, the CvP driver does not function properly.

Enablement of CvP for a single tile only. Refer to Intel Agilex® 7 Device Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Implementation User Guide for more details on CVP.

Table 85.  Port Mode Options in TLP Bypass
Configuration Available Port Modes
Port 0 Port 1 Port 2 Port 3
1x16 (Gen4x16 or Gen3x16)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

N/A

N/A

N/A

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

2x8 (Gen4x8/Gen4x8 or Gen3x8/Gen3x8)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

N/A

N/A

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass Off : Endpoint

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Downstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass Off : Endpoint

4x4 (Gen4x4/Gen4x4 / Gen4x4/Gen4x4 or Gen3x4/Gen3x4 / Gen3x4/Gen3x4)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

TLP Bypass On : Downstream (Default)

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

TLP Bypass On : Upstream

Figure 50. Intel P-Tile Avalon® -ST Top-Level IP Parameter Editor for a Gen4 2x8 Hard IP in Endpoint Mode