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6.1. Endpoint Testbench
The example design and testbench are dynamically generated based on the configuration that you choose for the P-Tile IP for PCIe. The testbench uses the parameters that you specify in the Parameter Editor in Intel® Quartus® Prime.
This testbench simulates up to a ×16 PCI Express link using the serial PCI Express interface. The testbench design does allow more than one PCI Express link to be simulated at a time. The following figure presents a high level view of the design example.
The top-level of the testbench instantiates the following main modules:
- altpcietb_bfm_rp_gen4_x16.sv —This is the Root Port PCIe* BFM.
//Directory path <project_dir>/intel_pcie_ptile_ast_0_example_design/pcie_ed_tb/ip/pcie_ed_tb/dut_pcie_tb_ip/intel_pcie_ptile_tbed_<ver>/sim
- pcie_ed_dut.ip: This is the Endpoint design with the parameters that you specify.
//Directory path <project_dir>/intel_pcie_ptile_ast_0_example_design/ip/pcie_ed
- pcie_ed_pio0.ip: This module is a target and initiator of transactions for the PIO design example.
//Directory path <project_dir>/intel_pcie_ptile_ast_0_example_design/ip/pcie_ed
- pcie_ed_sriov0.ip: This module is a target and initiator of transactions for the SR-IOV design example.
//Directory path <project_dir>/intel_pcie_ptile_ast_0_example_design/ip/pcie_ed
In addition, the testbench has routines that perform the following tasks:
- Generates the reference clock for the Endpoint at the required frequency.
- Provides a PCI Express reset at start up.
The SR-IOV design example testbench supports up to two Physical Functions (PFs) and 32 Virtual Functions (VFs) per PF.
For more details on the PIO design example testbench and SR-IOV design example testbench, refer to the P-Tile Avalon® streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide.