AN 690: PCI Express* Avalon® -MM DMA Reference Design

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1. AN 690: PCI Express Avalon-MM DMA Reference Design
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1.1. Deliverables Included with the Reference Design 1.2. Reference Design Functional Description 1.3. Avalon-MM DMA 1.4. Reference Design 1.5. DMA Operation Flow 1.6. Running the Reference Design 1.7. Understanding PCI Express Throughput 1.8. Document Revision History for AN-690
1.2. Reference Design Functional Description x
1.2.1. Parameter Settings
1.6. Running the Reference Design x
Hardware Requirements Software Requirements 1.6.1. Installing the Driver and Application 1.6.2. Installing the Windows Software 1.6.3. Installing the Hardware 1.6.4. Running the Software 1.6.5. Peak Throughput
1.7. Understanding PCI Express Throughput x
1.7.1. Throughput for Posted Writes 1.7.2. Throughput for Reads
1.7.1. Throughput for Posted Writes x
1.7.1.1. Specifying the Maximum Payload Size
1. AN 690: PCI Express Avalon-MM DMA Reference Design

1.6. Running the Reference Design

The reference design has the following hardware and software requirements:

Hardware Requirements

  • The FPGA Development Kit
  • A computer with a PCIe slot running Windows or either 32- or 64 bit Linux.This computer is referred as computer number 1.
  • A second computer with the Quartus® Prime software installed or a computer running 64-bit Windows. This computer downloads the SRAM Object File (*.sof) to the FPGA on the development board. This computer is referred as computer number 2.
  • A USB cable or other download cable.

Software Requirements

  • The reference design software installed on computer number 1.
  • The Quartus® Prime software installed on computer number 2.
    • Arria® V, Cyclone V® , and Stratix® V: require Quartus® Prime Standard Edition, version 15.1 or later
    • Arria 10: requires Quartus® Prime Standard or Pro Edition, version 16.0 or later
    • Startix 10: requires Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, version 17.1IR1 or later

Section Content
Installing the Driver and Application
Installing the Windows Software
Installing the Hardware
Running the Software
Peak Throughput

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