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

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About the P-tile Avalon® Intel® FPGA IPs for PCI Express 2. IP Architecture and Functional Description 3. Advanced Features 4. Interfaces 5. Parameters 6. Testbench 7. Troubleshooting/Debugging 8. P-tile Avalon® Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide Archives 9. Document Revision History for the P-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide A. Configuration Space Registers B. Root Port Enumeration C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode E. Using the Avery BFM for Intel P-Tile PCI Express Gen4 x16 Simulations F. Bifurcated Endpoint Support for Independent Warm Resets G. Margin Masks for the P-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express
1. About the P-tile Avalon® Intel® FPGA IPs for PCI Express x
1.1. Overview 1.2. Features 1.3. Release Information 1.4. Device Family Support 1.5. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.6. IP Core and Design Example Support Levels
1.1. Overview x
1.1.1. Standards and Specifications Compliance
2. IP Architecture and Functional Description x
2.1. Architecture 2.2. Functional Description
2.1. Architecture x
2.1.1. Clock Domains 2.1.2. Refclk 2.1.3. Reset
2.1.3. Reset x
2.1.3.1. Independent PERST
2.2. Functional Description x
2.2.1. PMA/PCS 2.2.2. Data Link Layer Overview 2.2.3. Transaction Layer Overview
3. Advanced Features x
3.1. PCIe* Port Bifurcation and PHY Channel Mapping 3.2. Virtualization Support 3.3. TLP Bypass Mode
3.2. Virtualization Support x
3.2.1. SR-IOV Support 3.2.2. VirtIO Support
3.2.1. SR-IOV Support x
3.2.1.1. SR-IOV Supported Features List 3.2.1.2. Implementation 3.2.1.3. VF to PF Mapping 3.2.1.4. Function Level Reset (FLR)
3.2.1.2. Implementation x
3.2.1.2.1. VF Error Flag Interface (for x16/x8 Cores Only)
3.2.2. VirtIO Support x
3.2.2.1. VirtIO Supported Features List 3.2.2.2. Overview 3.2.2.3. Parameters 3.2.2.4. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Interface 3.2.2.5. Registers
3.2.2.5. Registers x
3.2.2.5.1. VirtIO Common Configuration Capability Register (Address: 0x012) 3.2.2.5.2. VirtIO Common Configuration BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x013) 3.2.2.5.3. VirtIO Common Configuration BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x014) 3.2.2.5.4. VirtIO Common Configuration Structure Length Register (Address 0x015) 3.2.2.5.5. VirtIO Notifications Capability Register (Address: 0x016) 3.2.2.5.6. VirtIO Notifications BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x017) 3.2.2.5.7. VirtIO Notifications BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x018) 3.2.2.5.8. VirtIO Notifications Structure Length Register (Address: 0x019) 3.2.2.5.9. VirtIO Notifications Notify Off Multiplier Register (Address: 0x01A) 3.2.2.5.10. VirtIO ISR Status Capability Register (Address: 0x02F) 3.2.2.5.11. VirtIO ISR Status BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x030) 3.2.2.5.12. VirtIO ISR Status BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x031) 3.2.2.5.13. VirtIO ISR Status Structure Length Register (Address: 0x032) 3.2.2.5.14. VirtIO Device Specific Capability Register (Address: 0x033) 3.2.2.5.15. VirtIO Device Specific BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x034) 3.2.2.5.16. VirtIO Device Specific BAR Offset Register (Address 0x035 ) 3.2.2.5.17. VirtIO Device Specific Structure Length Register (Address: 0x036) 3.2.2.5.18. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Capability Register (Address: 0x037) 3.2.2.5.19. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x038) 3.2.2.5.20. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x039) 3.2.2.5.21. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Structure Length Register (Address: 0x03A) 3.2.2.5.22. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Data Register (Address: 0x03B)
3.3. TLP Bypass Mode x
3.3.1. Overview 3.3.2. Register Settings for the TLP Bypass Mode 3.3.3. User Avalon® -MM Interface 3.3.4. Avalon® -ST Interface
3.3.2. Register Settings for the TLP Bypass Mode x
3.3.2.1. TLPBYPASS_ERR_EN (Address 0x104194) 3.3.2.2. TLPBYPASS_ERR_STATUS (Address 0x104190)
3.3.4. Avalon® -ST Interface x
3.3.4.1. Configuration TLP 3.3.4.2. Transmit Interface 3.3.4.3. Receive Interface 3.3.4.4. Malformed TLP 3.3.4.5. ECRC
4. Interfaces x
4.1. Overview 4.2. Clocks and Resets 4.3. Serial Data Interface 4.4. Avalon-ST Interface 4.5. Hard IP Status Interface 4.6. Interrupt Interface 4.7. Error Interface 4.8. Hot Plug Interface (RP Only) 4.9. Power Management Interface 4.10. Configuration Output Interface 4.11. Configuration Intercept Interface (EP Only) 4.12. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 4.13. PHY Reconfiguration Interface 4.14. Page Request Service (PRS) Interface (EP Only)
4.2. Clocks and Resets x
4.2.1. Interface Clock Signals 4.2.2. Resets
4.2.2. Resets x
4.2.2.1. Interface Reset Signals 4.2.2.2. Function-Level Reset (FLR) Interface (EP Only)
4.4. Avalon-ST Interface x
4.4.1. TLP Header and Data Alignment for the Avalon-ST RX and TX Interfaces 4.4.2. Avalon® -ST RX Interface 4.4.3. Avalon® -ST RX Interface rx_st_ready Behavior 4.4.4. RX Flow Control Interface 4.4.5. Avalon® -ST TX Interface 4.4.6. Avalon® -ST TX Interface tx_st_ready Behavior 4.4.7. TX Flow Control Interface 4.4.8. Tag Allocation
4.4.8. Tag Allocation x
4.4.8.1. Completion Buffer Size
4.6. Interrupt Interface x
4.6.1. Legacy Interrupts 4.6.2. MSI 4.6.3. MSI-X
4.6.3. MSI-X x
4.6.3.1. Implementing MSI-X Interrupts
4.7. Error Interface x
4.7.1. Completion Timeout Interface 4.7.2. VF Error Flags Interface
4.12. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface x
4.12.1. Address Map for the User Avalon-MM Interface 4.12.2. Configuration Registers Access
4.12.1. Address Map for the User Avalon-MM Interface x
4.12.1.1. User Avalon-MM Control Register (Offset 0x104068)
4.12.2. Configuration Registers Access x
4.12.2.1. Using Direct User Avalon-MM Interface (Byte Access) 4.12.2.2. Using the Debug Register Interface Access (Dword Access)
5. Parameters x
5.1. Top-Level Settings 5.2. Core Parameters
5.2. Core Parameters x
5.2.1. Avalon® Parameters 5.2.2. Base Address Registers 5.2.3. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters 5.2.4. Device Identification Registers 5.2.5. Configuration, Debug and Extension Options
5.2.3. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
5.2.3.1. Device Capabilities 5.2.3.2. VirtIO Parameters 5.2.3.3. Link Capabilities 5.2.3.4. Legacy Interrupt Pin Register 5.2.3.5. MSI Capabilities 5.2.3.6. MSI-X Capabilities 5.2.3.7. Slot Capabilities 5.2.3.8. Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR) 5.2.3.9. Process Address Space ID (PASID) 5.2.3.10. Device Serial Number Capability 5.2.3.11. Page Request Service (PRS) 5.2.3.12. Access Control Service (ACS) Capabilities 5.2.3.13. Power Management 5.2.3.14. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC) Registers 5.2.3.15. TLP Processing Hints (TPH) 5.2.3.16. Address Translation Services (ATS) Capabilities
5.2.3.1. Device Capabilities x
5.2.3.1.1. Multifunction and SR-IOV System Parameters
6. Testbench x
6.1. Endpoint Testbench 6.2. Test Driver Module 6.3. Root Port BFM
6.3. Root Port BFM x
6.3.1. BFM Memory Map 6.3.2. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering 6.3.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint 6.3.4. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer 6.3.5. BFM Procedures and Functions
6.3.5. BFM Procedures and Functions x
6.3.5.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure 6.3.5.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure 6.3.5.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure 6.3.5.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure 6.3.5.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure 6.3.5.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure 6.3.5.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure 6.3.5.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure 6.3.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures 6.3.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures 6.3.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures 6.3.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
6.3.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
6.3.5.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure 6.3.5.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
6.3.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
6.3.5.10.1. Shared Memory Constants 6.3.5.10.2. shmem_write Task 6.3.5.10.3. shmem_read Function 6.3.5.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function 6.3.5.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure 6.3.5.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
6.3.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
6.3.5.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function 6.3.5.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function 6.3.5.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task 6.3.5.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task 6.3.5.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function 6.3.5.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
6.3.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
6.3.5.12.1. himage1 6.3.5.12.2. himage2 6.3.5.12.3. himage4 6.3.5.12.4. himage8 6.3.5.12.5. himage16 6.3.5.12.6. dimage1 6.3.5.12.7. dimage2 6.3.5.12.8. dimage3 6.3.5.12.9. dimage4 6.3.5.12.10. dimage5 6.3.5.12.11. dimage6 6.3.5.12.12. dimage7
7. Troubleshooting/Debugging x
7.1. Hardware 7.2. Debug Toolkit
7.1. Hardware x
7.1.1. Debugging Link Training Issues 7.1.2. Debugging Data Transfer and Performance Issues
7.1.1. Debugging Link Training Issues x
7.1.1.1. Generic Tools and Utilities 7.1.1.2. Signal Tap II Logic Analyzer 7.1.1.3. Additional Debug Tools
7.1.2. Debugging Data Transfer and Performance Issues x
7.1.2.1. Advanced Error Reporting (AER) 7.1.2.2. Second-Level Debug Tools
7.2. Debug Toolkit x
7.2.1. Overview 7.2.2. Enabling the P-Tile Debug Toolkit 7.2.3. Launching the P-Tile Debug Toolkit 7.2.4. Using the P-Tile Debug Toolkit 7.2.5. Using the P-Tile Link Inspector
A. Configuration Space Registers x
A.1. Configuration Space Registers A.2. Configuration Space Registers for Virtualization A.3. Intel-Defined VSEC Capability Registers
A.1. Configuration Space Registers x
A.1.1. Register Access Definitions A.1.2. PCIe Configuration Header Registers A.1.3. PCI Express Capability Structures A.1.4. Physical Layer 16.0 GT/s Extended Capability Structure A.1.5. MSI-X Registers
A.2. Configuration Space Registers for Virtualization x
A.2.1. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers Address Map A.2.2. PCIe Configuration Registers for Each Virtual Function
A.2.2. PCIe Configuration Registers for Each Virtual Function x
A.2.2.1. Alternative Routing ID (ARI) Capability Structure A.2.2.2. TLP Processing Hint (TPH) Capability Structure A.2.2.3. Address Translation Services (ATS) Capability Structure A.2.2.4. Access Control Services (ACS) Capability Structure
A.2.2.1. Alternative Routing ID (ARI) Capability Structure x
A.2.2.1.1. ARI Enhanced Capability Header Register (Offset 0x0) A.2.2.1.2. ARI Capability and Control Register (Offset 0x4)
A.2.2.2. TLP Processing Hint (TPH) Capability Structure x
A.2.2.2.1. TPH Requester Enhanced Capability Header (Offset 0x0) A.2.2.2.2. TPH Requester Capability Register (Offset 0x4) A.2.2.2.3. TPH Requester Control Register (Offset 0x8)
A.2.2.3. Address Translation Services (ATS) Capability Structure x
A.2.2.3.1. ATS Enhanced Capability Header (Offset 0x0) A.2.2.3.2. ATS Capability Register and ATS Control Register (Offset 0x4)
A.2.2.4. Access Control Services (ACS) Capability Structure x
A.2.2.4.1. ACS Extended Capability Header (Offset 0x0) A.2.2.4.2. ACS Capability Register (Offset 0x4) A.2.2.4.3. ACS Control Register (Offset 0x6) A.2.2.4.4. Egress Control Vector (Offset 0x8)
A.3. Intel-Defined VSEC Capability Registers x
A.3.1. Intel-Defined VSEC Capability Header (Offset 00h) A.3.2. Intel-Defined Vendor Specific Header (Offset 04h) A.3.3. Intel Marker (Offset 08h) A.3.4. JTAG Silicon ID (Offset 0x0C - 0x18) A.3.5. User Configurable Device and Board ID (Offset 0x1C - 0x1D) A.3.6. General Purpose Control and Status Register (Offset 0x30) A.3.7. Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register (Offset 0x34) A.3.8. Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask Register (Offset 0x38) A.3.9. Correctable Internal Error Status Register (Offset 0x3C) A.3.10. Correctable Internal Error Mask Register (Offset 0x40)
C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode x
C.1. Sending Translated/Untranslated Requests C.2. Sending a Page Request Message from the Endpoint (EP) to the Root Complex (RC) C.3. Invalidating Requests/Completions
D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode x
D.1. EP TLP Bypass Mode (Upstream) D.2. RC TLP Bypass Mode (Downstream)
E. Using the Avery BFM for Intel P-Tile PCI Express Gen4 x16 Simulations x
E.1. Overview E.2. Generate the PCIe PIO Example Design E.3. Integrate Avery BFMs (Root Complex) E.4. Configure the Avery BFM and Update the Simulation Script E.5. Compile and Simulate E.6. View the Results
E.2. Generate the PCIe PIO Example Design x
E.2.1. Avalon® -ST PCIe PIO Example Design
F. Bifurcated Endpoint Support for Independent Warm Resets x
F.1. PCI Express Resets F.2. P-tile PCIe Design Constraints
F.2. P-tile PCIe Design Constraints x
F.2.1. P-tile Dual-Endpoint System Configurations
G. Margin Masks for the P-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express x
G.1. Margin Masks Overview G.2. Nx5 Testing Efficiency G.3. Debug Toolkit Margin Methodology
G.2. Nx5 Testing Efficiency x
G.2.1. First Time Testing G.2.2. Spot Check Testing
G.3. Debug Toolkit Margin Methodology x
G.3.1. Debug Toolkit (DTK) Testing Process G.3.2. DTK Margin Evaluation Based on Margin Mask Values
1. About the P-tile Avalon® Intel® FPGA IPs for PCI Express
2. IP Architecture and Functional Description
3. Advanced Features
4. Interfaces
5. Parameters
6. Testbench
7. Troubleshooting/Debugging
8. P-tile Avalon® Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide Archives
9. Document Revision History for the P-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide
A. Configuration Space Registers
B. Root Port Enumeration
C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode
D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode
E. Using the Avery BFM for Intel P-Tile PCI Express Gen4 x16 Simulations
F. Bifurcated Endpoint Support for Independent Warm Resets
G. Margin Masks for the P-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express

6. Testbench

This chapter introduces the testbench for an Endpoint design example and a test driver module. You can create this design example using design flows described in Quick Start Guide chapter of the P-Tile Avalon streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide.

The testbench in this design example simulates up to a Gen4 x16 variant.

When configured as an Endpoint variation, the testbench instantiates a design example with a P-Tile Endpoint and a Root Port BFM containing a second P-Tile (configured as a Root Port) to interface with the Endpoint. The Root Port BFM provides the following functions:

  • A configuration routine that sets up all the basic configuration registers in the Endpoint. This configuration allows the Endpoint application to be the target and initiator of PCI Express transactions.
  • A Verilog HDL procedure interface to initiate PCI Express* transactions to the Endpoint.

This testbench simulates the scenario of a single Root Port talking to a single Endpoint.

The testbench uses a test driver module, altpcietb_bfm_rp_gen4_x16.sv, to initiate the configuration and memory transactions. At startup, the test driver module displays information from the Root Port and Endpoint Configuration Space registers, so that you can correlate to the parameters you specified using the Parameter Editor.

Note: Standalone designs do not support the Root Port BFM. Only P-tile Endpoint design examples generated by the IP support this BFM. For additional information about the P-tile design examples, refer to P-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express Design Example User Guide.
Note: The Intel testbench and Root Port BFM provide a simple method to do basic testing of the Application Layer logic that interfaces to the variation. This BFM allows you to create and run simple task stimuli with configurable parameters to exercise basic functionality of the Intel example design. The testbench and Root Port BFM are not intended to be a substitute for a full verification environment. Corner cases and certain traffic profile stimuli are not covered. Refer to the items listed below for further details. To ensure the best verification coverage possible, Intel suggests strongly that you obtain commercially available PCI Express* verification IP and tools, in combination with performing extensive hardware testing.

Your Application Layer design may need to handle at least the following scenarios that are not possible to create with the Intel testbench and the Root Port BFM, or are due to the limitations of the example design:

  • It is unable to generate or receive Vendor Defined Messages. Some systems generate Vendor Defined Messages. The Hard IP block simply passes these messages on to the Application Layer. Consequently, you should make the decision, based on your application, whether to design the Application Layer to process them.
  • It can only handle received read requests that are less than or equal to the currently set Maximum payload size option specified under the Device tab under the PCI Express/PCI Capabilities GUI using the parameter editor. Many systems are capable of handling larger read requests that are then returned in multiple completions.
  • It always returns a single completion for every read request. Some systems split completions on every 64-byte address boundary.
  • It always returns completions in the same order the read requests were issued. Some systems generate the completions out-of-order.
  • It is unable to generate zero-length read requests that some systems generate as flush requests following some write transactions. The Application Layer must be capable of generating the completions to the zero-length read requests.
  • It uses fixed credit allocation.
  • It does not support parity.
  • It does not support multi-function designs.
  • It incorrectly responds to Type 1 vendor-defined messages with CplD packets.

Section Content
Endpoint Testbench
Test Driver Module
Root Port BFM

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