Stratix V Avalon-ST Interface with SR-IOV PCIe Solutions: User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Datasheet 2. Getting Started with the SR-IOV DMA Example Design 3. Parameter Settings 4. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions 5. Registers 6. Programming and Testing SR-IOV Bridge MSI Interrupts 7. Error Handling 8. IP Core Architecture 9. Design Implementation 10. Transceiver PHY IP Reconfiguration 11. Debugging A. Frequently Asked Questions for PCI Express B. Transaction Layer Packet (TLP) Header Formats C. Stratix V Avalon-ST with SR-IOV Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide Archive 12. Document Revision History
1. Datasheet x
1.1. Stratix® V Avalon-ST Interface with SR-IOV for PCIe Datasheet 1.2. Release Information 1.3. Device Family Support 1.4. Design Examples for SR-IOV 1.5. Debug Features 1.6. IP Core Verification 1.7. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.8. Recommended Speed Grades for SR-IOV Interface 1.9. Creating a Design for PCI Express
1.1. Stratix® V Avalon-ST Interface with SR-IOV for PCIe Datasheet x
1.1.1. SR-IOV Features
1.6. IP Core Verification x
1.6.1. Compatibility Testing Environment
2. Getting Started with the SR-IOV DMA Example Design x
2.1. Generating the Example Design Testbench 2.2. Understanding the Generated Files and Directories 2.3. Simulating the SR-IOV Example Design 2.4. Running a Gate-Level Simulation 2.5. Understanding the DMA Functionality 2.6. Compiling the Example Design with the Quartus® Prime Software 2.7. Using the IP Catalog To Generate Your Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express as a Separate Component
3. Parameter Settings x
3.1. System Settings 3.2. SR-IOV System Settings 3.3. Base Address Register (BAR) Settings 3.4. SR-IOV Device Identification Registers 3.5. Interrupt Capabilities 3.6. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters 3.7. PHY Characteristics 3.8. Simulation Options
3.6. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
3.6.1. Device Capabilities 3.6.2. Error Reporting 3.6.3. Link Capabilities 3.6.4. Slot Capabilities 3.6.5. Power Management
4. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions x
4.1. Avalon-ST TX Interface 4.2. Component-Specific Avalon-ST Interface Signals 4.3. Avalon-ST RX Interface 4.4. BAR Hit Signals 4.5. Configuration Status Interface 4.6. Clock Signals 4.7. Function-Level Reset Interface 4.8. Interrupt Interface 4.9. Configuration Extension Bus (CEB) Interface 4.10. Implementing MSI-X Interrupts 4.11. Local Management Interface (LMI) Signals 4.12. Reset, Status, and Link Training Signals 4.13. Transceiver Reconfiguration 4.14. Serial Data Signals 4.15. Test Signals 4.16. PIPE Interface Signals
4.9. Configuration Extension Bus (CEB) Interface x
4.9.1. Vital Product Data (VPD) Capability
4.9.1. Vital Product Data (VPD) Capability x
4.9.1.1. Determine the Pointer Address of an External Capability Register 4.9.1.2. VPD Capability Implementation
4.14. Serial Data Signals x
4.14.1. Physical Layout of Hard IP In Stratix V Devices 4.14.2. Channel Placement in Arria V GZ and Stratix V GX/GT/GS Devices
5. Registers x
5.1. Correspondence between Configuration Space Registers and the PCIe Specification 5.2. PCI and PCI Express Configuration Space Registers 5.3. MSI Registers 5.4. MSI-X Capability Structure 5.5. Power Management Capability Structure 5.6. PCI Express Capability Structure 5.7. Advanced Error Reporting (AER) Enhanced Capability Header Register 5.8. Uncorrectable Error Status Register 5.9. Uncorrectable Error Mask Register 5.10. Uncorrectable Error Severity Register 5.11. Correctable Error Status Register 5.12. Correctable Error Mask Register 5.13. Advanced Error Capabilities and Control Register 5.14. Header Log Registers 0-3 5.15. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers 5.16. Virtual Function Registers
5.2. PCI and PCI Express Configuration Space Registers x
5.2.1. Type 0 Configuration Space Registers 5.2.2. PCI and PCI Express Configuration Space Register Content 5.2.3. Interrupt Line and Interrupt Pin Register
5.15. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers x
5.15.1. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers Address Map 5.15.2. ARI Enhanced Capability Header 5.15.3. SR-IOV Enhanced Capability Registers 5.15.4. Initial VFs and Total VFs Registers 5.15.5. VF Device ID Register 5.15.6. Page Size Registers 5.15.7. VF Base Address Registers (BARs) 0-5 5.15.8. Secondary PCI Express Extended Capability Header 5.15.9. Lane Status Registers
6. Programming and Testing SR-IOV Bridge MSI Interrupts x
6.1. Setting Up and Verifying MSI Interrupts 6.2. Masking MSI Interrupts 6.3. Dropping a Pending MSI Interrupt
7. Error Handling x
7.1. Physical Layer Errors 7.2. Data Link Layer Errors 7.3. Transaction Layer Errors 7.4. Error Reporting and Data Poisoning 7.5. Uncorrectable and Correctable Error Status Bits
8. IP Core Architecture x
8.1. Data Link Layer 8.2. Physical Layer 8.3. Top-Level Interfaces 8.4. Physical and Virtual Function Address Assignments 8.5. Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express with Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)
8.3. Top-Level Interfaces x
8.3.1. Avalon-ST Interface 8.3.2. Clocks and Reset 8.3.3. Transceiver Reconfiguration 8.3.4. Interrupts 8.3.5. PIPE
9. Design Implementation x
9.1. Making Analog QSF Assignments Using the Assignment Editor 9.2. Making Pin Assignments to Assign I/O Standard to Serial Data Pins 9.3. Recommended Reset Sequence to Avoid Link Training Issues 9.4. SDC Timing Constraints
10. Transceiver PHY IP Reconfiguration x
10.1. Connecting the Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller IP Core 10.2. Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller Connectivity for Designs Using CvP
11. Debugging x
11.1. Setting Up Simulation 11.2. Hardware Bring-Up Issues 11.3. Link Training 11.4. Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer 11.5. BIOS Enumeration Issues
11.1. Setting Up Simulation x
11.1.1. Changing Between Serial and PIPE Simulation 11.1.2. Using the PIPE Interface for Gen1 and Gen2 Variants 11.1.3. Viewing the Important PIPE Interface Signals 11.1.4. Disabling the Scrambler for Gen1 and Gen2 Simulations 11.1.5. Disabling 8B/10B Encoding and Decoding for Gen1 and Gen2 Simulations 11.1.6. Changing between the Hard and Soft Reset Controller
11.3. Link Training x
11.3.1. Debugging Link that Fails To Reach L0
B. Transaction Layer Packet (TLP) Header Formats x
B.1. TLP Packet Formats without Data Payload B.2. TLP Packet Formats with Data Payload
12. Document Revision History x
12.1. Document Revision History for the Intel® Arria® 10 Avalon® Streaming with SR-IOV IP for PCIe* User Guide
1. Datasheet
2. Getting Started with the SR-IOV DMA Example Design
3. Parameter Settings
4. Interfaces and Signal Descriptions
5. Registers
6. Programming and Testing SR-IOV Bridge MSI Interrupts
7. Error Handling
8. IP Core Architecture
9. Design Implementation
10. Transceiver PHY IP Reconfiguration
11. Debugging
A. Frequently Asked Questions for PCI Express
B. Transaction Layer Packet (TLP) Header Formats
C. Stratix V Avalon-ST with SR-IOV Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide Archive
12. Document Revision History

4.1. Avalon-ST TX Interface

User application logic transfers data to the Transaction Layer of the PCIe IP core over the Avalon-ST TX interface.

Table 21.   Avalon-ST TX Datapath

Signal

Direction

Description

tx_st_data[255:0]

Input

Data for transmission. Transmit data bus. The Application Layer must provide a properly formatted TLP on the TX interface. The mapping of message TLPs is the same as the mapping of Transaction Layer TLPs with 4 dword headers. The number of data cycles must be correct for the length and address fields in the header. Issuing a packet with an incorrect number of data cycles results in the TX interface hanging and becoming unable to accept further requests.

Refer to the Qword Alignment figure in the Stratix V Avalon-ST Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide for a detailed explanation of qword alignment on the Avalon-ST interface.

Data Alignment and Timing for 256-Bit Avalon-ST TX Interface in the Stratix V Avalon-ST Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide for figures showing the mapping of the Transaction Layer’s TLP information to rx_st_data and examples of the timing of this interface.
tx_st_sop

Input

Indicates first cycle of a TLP when asserted together with tx_st_valid.

tx_st_eop

Input

Indicates last cycle of a TLP when asserted together with tx_st_valid.

tx_st_ready 3

Output

Indicates that the SR-IOV Bridge is ready to accept data for transmission. The SRIOV Bridge deasserts this signal to throttle the data stream. tx_st_ready may be asserted during reset. The Application Layer should wait at least 2 clock cycles after the reset is released before issuing packets on the Avalon0ST TX interface. The Application Layer can monitor the reset_status signal to determine when the IP core has come out of reset.

If tx_st_ready is asserted by the Transaction Layer on cycle <n>, then <n + readyLatency> is a ready cycle, during which the Application Layer may assert valid and transfer data.

When tx_st_ready, tx_st_valid and tx_st_data are registered (the typical case), Intel recommends a readyLatency of 2 cycles to facilitate timing closure; however, a readyLatency of 1 cycle is possible. If no other delays are added to the read‑valid latency, the resulting delay corresponds to a readyLatency of 2.

tx_st_valid 3

Input

Clocks tx_st_data to the core when tx_st_ready is also asserted. Between tx_st_sop and tx_st_eop, tx_st_valid must not be deasserted in the middle of a TLP except in response to tx_st_ready deassertion. When tx_st_ready deasserts, this signal must deassert within 1 or 2 clock cycles. When tx_st_ready reasserts, and tx_st_data is in mid-TLP, this signal must reassert within 2 cycles. The figure entitled 64-Bit Transaction Layer Backpressures the Application Layer illustrates the timing of this signal.

To facilitate timing closure, Intel recommends that you register both the tx_st_ready and tx_st_valid signals. If no other delays are added to the ready-valid latency, the resulting delay corresponds to a readyLatency of 2.

tx_st_empty[1:0]

Input

Indicates the number of qwords that are empty during cycles that contain the end of a packet. When asserted, the empty dwords are in the high-order bits. Valid only when tx_st_eop is asserted.

Indicates the number of upper words that contain data, resulting in the following encodings:
  • tx_st_empty=0: tx_st_data[255:0] contains valid data
  • tx_st_empty=1: tx_st_data[191:0] contains valid data
  • tx_st_empty=2: tx_st_data[127:0] contains valid data
  • tx_st_empty=3: tx_st_data[63:0]contains valid data
tx_st_err

Input

Indicates an error on transmitted TLP. This signal is used to nullify a packet. It should only be applied to posted and completion TLPs with payload. To nullify a packet, assert this signal for 1 cycle after the SOP and before the EOP. When a packet is nullified, the following packet should not be transmitted until the next clock cycle. tx_st_err is not available for packets that are 1 or 2 cycles long.

Note that tx_st_err must be asserted while the valid signal is asserted.

tx_st_parity[31:0]

Input

Byte parity is generated when you turn on Enable byte parity ports on Avalon ST interface on the System Settings tab of the parameter editor.Each bit represents odd parity of the associated byte of the tx_st_data bus. For example, bit[0] corresponds to tx_st_data[7:0], bit[1] corresponds to tx_st_data[15:8], and so on.
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3 To be Avalon-ST compliant, your Application Layer must have a readyLatency of 1 or 2 cycles.
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