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1. Answers to Top FAQs
2. Network-on-Chip (NoC) Overview
3. Hard Memory NoC in Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGAs
4. NoC Design Flow in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
5. NoC Real-time Performance Monitoring
6. Simulating NoC Designs
7. NoC Power Estimation
8. Hard Memory NoC IP Reference
9. Document Revision History of Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGA Network-on-Chip (NoC) User Guide
4.4.1. General NoC IP Connectivity Guidelines
4.4.2. Connectivity Guidelines: NoC Initiators for Fabric AXI4 Managers
4.4.3. Connectivity Guidelines: NoC Targets for Fabric AXI4 Managers
4.4.4. Connectivity Guidelines: NoC Clock Control
4.4.5. Connectivity Guidelines: NoC Initiators for HPS
4.4.6. Connectivity Guidelines: NoC Targets for HPS
6.1. Adding NoC Connectivity and Address Mapping to the Simulation Netlist
6.2. Generating a Simulation Registration Include File (NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow)
6.3. Generating a Simulation Registration Include File (Platform Designer Connection Flow)
6.4. Contents of Simulation Registration Include File
8.1.2.1. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP AXI4/AXI4 Lite Interfaces
8.1.2.2. NoC Initiator AXI4 User Interface Signals
8.1.2.3. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP AXI4 Lite User Interface Signals
8.1.2.4. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP Clock and Reset Signals
8.1.2.5. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP Platform Designer-Only Signals
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4.1.1. NoC Design Flow Options
The Intel® Quartus® Prime software supports the following two flows for NoC design:
- Platform Designer Connection Flow—you use Platform Designer to configure and instantiate your NoC-related IP. You also use Platform Designer to make connections between NoC initiator bridges and NoC target bridges and to define the addressing mapping for these connections. Once you generate HDL for your Platform Designer system, your design is ready for RTL simulation. You must use the NoC Assignment Editor to create additional assignments, such as specifying NoC groupings and optional performance targets. You can use Interface Planner to make physical location assignments for your NoC elements. Then you compile your design and review the results.
- NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow—you can configure and instantiate your NoC-related IP in either Platform Designer or directly in RTL. You then use the NoC Assignment Editor to make all NoC assignments including grouping, connectivity, address mapping, and optional performance targets. After completing the assignments and rerunning Analysis & Elaboration, your design is ready for RTL simulation. You can use Interface Planner to make physical location assignments for your NoC elements. Then compile your design and review the results.
The NoC design flow that you select impacts the NoC design entry method, how you specify NoC connectivity and addressing assignments, and at what stage you can perform RTL simulation of the NoC. Subsequent stages of the design flow, such as assigning physical locations, compiling, and reviewing results, are the same in both flows.
Design Steps | Platform Designer Connection Flow | NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow |
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Configure NoC-related IP | Parameter Editor launched from Platform Designer | Parameter Editor launched from either Platform Designer or IP Catalog |
Instantiate NoC-related IP in your design | Platform Designer only | Either Platform Designer or directly in RTL |
Connect NoC initiator bridges and NoC target bridges | Platform Designer | NoC Assignment Editor |
Define address maps for NoC connections | Platform Designer | NoC Assignment Editor |
Specify NoC grouping | NoC Assignment Editor | |
Specify NoC performance targets | NoC Assignment Editor | |
Assign physical locations | Interface Planner | |
Compile design and review results | Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition | |
Ready for RTL simulation | After generating HDL in Platform Designer | After completing NoC Assignment Editor and running Analysis & Elaboration |