AN 855: PCI Express* High Performance Reference Design for Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX

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Date 6/08/2018
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1. PCI Express High Performance Reference Design
1. PCI Express High Performance Reference Design x
1.1. Understanding Throughput in PCI Express 1.2. Deliverables Included with the Reference Design 1.3. Reference Design Functional Description 1.4. Hardware Requirements 1.5. Software Requirements 1.6. Software Installation 1.7. Hardware Installation 1.8. Running the Software Application 1.9. Additional Chaining DMA Commands 1.10. Using SignalTap II 1.11. Performance Benchmarking Results 1.12. Document Revision History
1.1. Understanding Throughput in PCI Express x
1.1.1. Protocol Overhead 1.1.2. Throughput for Posted Writes 1.1.3. Throughput for Reads
1.3. Reference Design Functional Description x
1.3.1. Project Hierarchy
1.7. Hardware Installation x
1.7.1. Programming using the .sof File
1. PCI Express High Performance Reference Design

1.7. Hardware Installation

The development kits include the integrated Intel® FPGA Download Cable circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and development board to communicate, you must install the Intel® FPGA Download Cable on the host computer.
  1. Power down computer #1 and plug the development board into the PCI Express slot. For an x1 operation, use a PCI Express lane converter.
  2. Install the Intel® FPGA Download Cable on the host computer.
  3. Program the FPGA with the reference design using the Intel® Quartus® Prime software on computer #2.
    • If you are using the on-board/integrated Intel® FPGA Download Cable, use a USB cable.
    • Otherwise, use the Intel® FPGA Download Cable connection between computer #2 and the development board on computer #1.
  4. Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the development board.
  5. Connect the other end of the cable to the USB port on the computer running the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, i.e. computer #2.

    To download the Intel® FPGA Download Cable driver, go to the Intel support site at Cable and Adapter Drivers Information.

    For installation instructions, go to USB-Blaster Driver Installation for Windows.

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