L-Tile and H-Tile Avalon® Memory-mapped Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Quick Start Guide 3. Interface Overview 4. Parameters 5. Designing with the IP Core 6. Block Descriptions 7. Registers 8. Programming Model for the DMA Descriptor Controller 9. Programming Model for the Avalon® -MM Root Port 10. Avalon-MM Testbench and Design Example 11. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link A. PCI Express Core Architecture B. Root Port Enumeration C. Document Revision History
1. Introduction x
1.1. Avalon-MM Interface for PCIe 1.2. Features 1.3. Release Information 1.4. Device Family Support 1.5. Recommended Fabric Speed Grades 1.6. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.7. Transceiver Tiles 1.8. PCI Express IP Core Package Layout 1.9. Channel Availability
2. Quick Start Guide x
2.1. Design Components 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.3. Directory Structure 2.4. Generating the Design Example 2.5. Simulating the Design Example 2.6. Compiling the Design Example and Programming the Device 2.7. Installing the Linux Kernel Driver 2.8. Running the Design Example Application
3. Interface Overview x
3.1. Avalon-MM DMA Interfaces when Descriptor Controller Is Internally Instantiated 3.2. Avalon-MM DMA Interfaces when Descriptor Controller is Externally Instantiated 3.3. Other Avalon-MM Interfaces 3.4. Clocks and Reset 3.5. System Interfaces
3.3. Other Avalon-MM Interfaces x
3.3.1. Avalon-MM Master Interfaces 3.3.2. Avalon-MM Slave Interfaces 3.3.3. Control Register Access (CRA) Avalon-MM Slave
4. Parameters x
4.1. Avalon-MM Settings 4.2. Base Address Registers 4.3. Device Identification Registers 4.4. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters 4.5. Configuration, Debug and Extension Options 4.6. PHY Characteristics 4.7. Example Designs
4.4. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
4.4.1. Device Capabilities 4.4.2. Link Capabilities 4.4.3. MSI and MSI-X Capabilities 4.4.4. Slot Capabilities 4.4.5. Power Management 4.4.6. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC)
5. Designing with the IP Core x
5.1. Generation 5.2. Simulation 5.3. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 5.4. Channel Layout and PLL Usage
6. Block Descriptions x
6.1. Interfaces
6.1. Interfaces x
6.1.1. Intel® Stratix® 10 DMA Avalon-MM DMA Interface to the Application Layer 6.1.2. Avalon-MM Interface to the Application Layer 6.1.3. Clocks and Reset 6.1.4. Interrupts 6.1.5. Flush Requests 6.1.6. Serial Data, PIPE, Status, Reconfiguration, and Test Interfaces
6.1.1. Intel® Stratix® 10 DMA Avalon-MM DMA Interface to the Application Layer x
6.1.1.1. Descriptor Controller Interfaces when Instantiated Internally 6.1.1.2. Write DMA Avalon-MM Master Port 6.1.1.3. Descriptor Controller Interfaces when Instantiated Externally
6.1.1.1. Descriptor Controller Interfaces when Instantiated Internally x
6.1.1.1.1. Read Data Mover 6.1.1.1.2. Read Descriptor Controller Avalon-MM Master interface 6.1.1.1.3. Write Descriptor Controller Avalon-MM Master Interface 6.1.1.1.4. Read Descriptor Table Avalon-MM Slave Interface 6.1.1.1.5. Write Descriptor Table Avalon-MM Slave Interface
6.1.1.3. Descriptor Controller Interfaces when Instantiated Externally x
6.1.1.3.1. Avalon® -ST Descriptor Source
6.1.2. Avalon-MM Interface to the Application Layer x
6.1.2.1. Bursting and Non-Bursting Avalon® -MM Module Signals 6.1.2.2. Non-Bursing Slave Module 6.1.2.3. 32-Bit Control Register Access (CRA) Slave Signals 6.1.2.4. Bursting Slave Module
6.1.3. Clocks and Reset x
6.1.3.1. Clocks 6.1.3.2. Resets
6.1.4. Interrupts x
6.1.4.1. MSI Interrupts for Endpoints 6.1.4.2. Legacy Interrupts
6.1.6. Serial Data, PIPE, Status, Reconfiguration, and Test Interfaces x
6.1.6.1. Serial Data Interface 6.1.6.2. PIPE Interface 6.1.6.3. Hard IP Status Interface 6.1.6.4. Hard IP Reconfiguration 6.1.6.5. Test Interface
7. Registers x
7.1. Configuration Space Registers 7.2. Avalon-MM DMA Bridge Registers
7.1. Configuration Space Registers x
7.1.1. Register Access Definitions 7.1.2. PCI Configuration Header Registers 7.1.3. PCI Express Capability Structures 7.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header 7.1.5. Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register 7.1.6. Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask Register 7.1.7. Correctable Internal Error Status Register 7.1.8. Correctable Internal Error Mask Register
7.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header x
7.1.4.1. Intel Defined Vendor Specific Header 7.1.4.2. Intel Marker 7.1.4.3. JTAG Silicon ID 7.1.4.4. User Configurable Device and Board ID
7.2. Avalon-MM DMA Bridge Registers x
7.2.1. PCI Express Avalon-MM Bridge Register Address Map 7.2.2. DMA Descriptor Controller Registers
7.2.1. PCI Express Avalon-MM Bridge Register Address Map x
7.2.1.1. Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Registers 7.2.1.2. Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Enable Registers 7.2.1.3. Address Mapping for High-Performance Avalon-MM 32-Bit Slave Modules 7.2.1.4. PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status and Enable Registers for Endpoints 7.2.1.5. PCI Express Configuration Information Registers
7.2.2. DMA Descriptor Controller Registers x
7.2.2.1. Read DMA Internal Descriptor Controller Registers 7.2.2.2. Write DMA Internal Descriptor Controller Registers
8. Programming Model for the DMA Descriptor Controller x
8.1. Read DMA Example 8.2. Write DMA Example 8.3. Software Program for Simultaneous Read and Write DMA 8.4. Read DMA and Write DMA Descriptor Format
9. Programming Model for the Avalon® -MM Root Port x
9.1. Root Port TLP Data Control and Status Registers 9.2. Sending a TLP 9.3. Receiving a Non-Posted Completion TLP 9.4. Example of Reading and Writing BAR0 Using the CRA Interface
10. Avalon-MM Testbench and Design Example x
10.1. Avalon-MM Endpoint Testbench 10.2. Endpoint Design Example 10.3. Avalon® -MM Test Driver Module 10.4. Root Port BFM 10.5. BFM Procedures and Functions
10.2. Endpoint Design Example x
10.2.1. BAR Setup
10.4. Root Port BFM x
10.4.1. Overview 10.4.2. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer 10.4.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint 10.4.4. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering 10.4.5. BFM Memory Map
10.5. BFM Procedures and Functions x
10.5.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure 10.5.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure 10.5.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure 10.5.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure 10.5.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure 10.5.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure 10.5.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure 10.5.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure 10.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures 10.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures 10.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures 10.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
10.5.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
10.5.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure 10.5.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
10.5.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
10.5.10.1. Shared Memory Constants 10.5.10.2. shmem_write Task 10.5.10.3. shmem_read Function 10.5.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function 10.5.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure 10.5.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
10.5.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
10.5.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function 10.5.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function 10.5.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task 10.5.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task 10.5.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function 10.5.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
10.5.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
10.5.12.1. himage1 10.5.12.2. himage2 10.5.12.3. himage4 10.5.12.4. himage8 10.5.12.5. himage16 10.5.12.6. dimage1 10.5.12.7. dimage2 10.5.12.8. dimage3 10.5.12.9. dimage4 10.5.12.10. dimage5 10.5.12.11. dimage6 10.5.12.12. dimage7
11. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link x
11.1. Troubleshooting 11.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview
11.1. Troubleshooting x
11.1.1. Simulation Fails To Progress Beyond Polling.Active State 11.1.2. Hardware Bring-Up Issues 11.1.3. Link Training 11.1.4. Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer
11.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview x
11.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware
11.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware x
11.2.1.1. Enabling the PCIe* Link Inspector 11.2.1.2. Launching the PCIe* Link Inspector 11.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor 11.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers 11.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands
11.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor x
11.2.1.3.1. LTSSM Monitor Registers 11.2.1.3.2. ltssm_save2file <file_name> 11.2.1.3.3. ltssm_file2console 11.2.1.3.4. ltssm_debug_check 11.2.1.3.5. ltssm_display <num_states> 11.2.1.3.6. ltssm_save_oldstates
11.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers x
11.2.1.4.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Commands 11.2.1.4.2. NPDME PLL and Channel Commands 11.2.1.4.3. Register Address Map
11.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands x
11.2.1.5.1. Displaying PLL Lock and Calibration Status Registers
A. PCI Express Core Architecture x
A.1. Transaction Layer A.2. Data Link Layer A.3. Physical Layer
C. Document Revision History x
C.1. Document Revision History for the L-Tile and H-Tile Avalon® Memory-mapped Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide
1. Introduction
2. Quick Start Guide
3. Interface Overview
4. Parameters
5. Designing with the IP Core
6. Block Descriptions
7. Registers
8. Programming Model for the DMA Descriptor Controller
9. Programming Model for the Avalon® -MM Root Port
10. Avalon-MM Testbench and Design Example
11. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link
A. PCI Express Core Architecture
B. Root Port Enumeration
C. Document Revision History

11.1.3. Link Training

The Physical Layer automatically performs link training and initialization without software intervention. This is a well-defined process to configure and initialize the device's Physical Layer and link so that PCIe packets can be transmitted. If you encounter link training issues, viewing the actual data in hardware should help you determine the root cause. You can use the following tools to provide hardware visibility:

  • Signal Tap Embedded Logic Analyzer
  • Third-party PCIe protocol analyzer

You can use Signal Tap Embedded Logic Analyzer to diagnose the LTSSM state transitions that are occurring on the PIPE interface. The ltssmstate bus encodes the status of LTSSM. The LTSSM state machine reflects the Physical Layer’s progress through the link training process. For a complete description of the states these signals encode, refer to Reset, Status, and Link Training Signals. When link training completes successfully and the link is up, the LTSSM should remain stable in the L0 state. When link issues occur, you can monitor ltssmstate to determine the cause.

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