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

2. Getting Started with the SR-IOV DMA Example Design

The SR-IOV example design consists of an SR-IOV bridge configured for one PF and four VFs. Each VF connects to a read DMA and a write DMA engine. The examples design simulates the Transaction, Data Link, and Physical Layers using the Altera Root Port BFM. It also supports Quartus® Primecompilation.

The SR-IOV Qsys example design includes three Qsys subsystems. The top-level Qsys subsystem comprises the following components:

  • DUT: This is the Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express with SR-IOV.
  • APPs: This component is a Qsys subsystem that implements a highly efficient DMA engine. Each VF has separate descriptor controllers for read DMA and write DMA descriptors. The read DMA and write DMA routers arbitrate requests from the descriptor controllers. They forward the selected request to the read DMA and write DMA modules. The read DMA transfers large blocks of data from the Avalon-ST (SR-IOV) domain to the Avalon-MM (Qsys). The write DMA Write module transfers large blocks of data from the Avalon-MM domain to the Avalon-ST domain. Refer to the SR-IOV Example Design Block Diagram block diagram below.

    In addition to high performance data transfer, the Read DMA and Write DMA modules ensure that the requests on the PCI link adhere to the PCI Express Base Specification, 3.0. The read and write DMA modules also perform the following functions:

    • Divide the original request into multiple requests to avoid crossing 4KByte boundaries.
    • Divide the original request into multiple requests to ensure that the maximum payload size is equal to or smaller than the maximum payload size for write.
    • Divide the original request into multiple requests to ensure that the maximum read size is equal to or smaller than the maximum read request size.
    • Supports out-of-order completions when the original request is divided into multiple requests to adhere to the maximum payload size.
  • Altera PCIe Reconfig Driver IP Core: This Avalon-MM master drives the Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller.
  • Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller IP Core: The Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller dynamically reconfigures analog settings to improve signal quality. For Gen1 and Gen2 data rates, the Transceiver Reconfiguration performs offset cancellation and PLL calibration. For the Gen3 data rate, the pcie_reconfig_driver_0 performs AEQ through the Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller.
Figure 2. SR-IOV Example Design Block Diagram

Section Content
Generating the Example Design Testbench
Understanding the Generated Files and Directories
Simulating the SR-IOV Example Design
Running a Gate-Level Simulation
Understanding the DMA Functionality
Compiling the Example Design with the Quartus Prime Software
Using the IP Catalog To Generate Your Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express as a Separate Component

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