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

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Date 10/11/2023
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3.3.2. Avalon-ST RX

The Application Layer receives data from the Transaction Layer of the PCI Express IP core over the Avalon-ST RX interface. The application must assert rx_st_ready_i before transfers can begin. This interface supports two rx_st_sop_o signals and two rx_st_eop_o signals per cycle when the F-Tile IP is operating in a x16 configuration.

The x16 core provides two segments with each one having 256 bits of data (rx_st_data_o[511:256] and rx_st_data_o[255:0]), 128 bits of header (rx_st_hdr_o[255:128] and rx_st_hdr_o[127:0]), and 32 bits of TLP prefix (rx_st_tlp_prfx_o[63:32] and rx_st_tlp_prfx_o[31:0]). If this core is configured in the 1x16 mode, both segments are used, so the data bus becomes a 512-bit bus rx_st_data_o[511:0]. The start of packet can appear in the upper segment or lower segment, as indicated by the rx_st_sop_o[1:0] signals.

To achieve the expected performance in Gen4 x16 mode, the user application needs to take advantage of this segmented bus architecture. Otherwise, some performance reduction may occur.

If this core is configured in the 2x8 mode, only the lower segment is used. In this case, the data bus is a 256-bit bus rx_st_data_o[255:0]. Finally, if this core is configured in the 4x4 mode, only the lower segment is used and only the MSB 128 bits of data are valid. In this case, the data bus is a 128-bit bus rx_st_data_o[127:0].

The x8 core provides one segment with 256 bits of data, 128 bits of header and 32 bits of TLP prefix. If this core is configured in 4x4 mode, only the LSB 128 bits of data are used.

The x4 core provides one segment with 128 bits of data, 128 bits of header and 32 bits of TLP prefix.

Figure 15. Avalon-ST RX Packet interface (x16)
Figure 16. Avalon-ST RX Packet interface (x8)
Note: The pn prefix is for p0 and p1 for the 2 ports in 2x8 mode.
Figure 17. Avalon-ST RX Packet interface (x4)
Note: The pn prefix is for p0,p1,p2 and p3 for the 4 ports in 4x4 mode.
Figure 18. Avalon-ST RX interfacerx_st_ready behavior
Note: The Transaction Layer deassert rx_st_valid_o within 27 cycles of the rx_st_ready_i deassertion. It also reassert rx_st_valid_o within 27 cycels after rx_st_ready_i reasserts if there is more data to send. rx_st_data_o is held until the application is able to accept it.