Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGA Network-on-Chip (NoC) User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
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
2. Network-on-Chip (NoC) Overview x
2.1. Introduction to Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGAs 2.2. Terminology for Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGAs 2.3. General NoC Architecture and Applications
2.3. General NoC Architecture and Applications x
2.3.1. General NoC Architecture 2.3.2. Example NoC Applications
2.3.2. Example NoC Applications x
2.3.2.1. Parallel Computing NoC Application 2.3.2.2. SmartNIC NoC Application
3. Hard Memory NoC in Intel Agilex® 7 M-Series FPGAs x
3.1. High-Level Architecture 3.2. NoC Segments 3.3. NoC Switch and Link Detail 3.4. Fabric NoC 3.5. NoC Protocol Support 3.6. NoC Design Considerations
3.2. NoC Segments x
3.2.1. UIB Segments 3.2.2. GPIO-B Segments 3.2.3. GPIO-B and HPS Segment 3.2.4. SDM Segment 3.2.5. PLL and SSM Segment
3.5. NoC Protocol Support x
3.5.1. AXI4 Protocol Support 3.5.2. AXI4 Handshaking Support 3.5.3. Quality of Service (QoS) Support 3.5.4. Transaction Ordering Support 3.5.5. AXI4-Lite Protocol Support
3.6. NoC Design Considerations x
3.6.1. Determining the Number of NoC Targets 3.6.2. Determining the Number of NoC Initiators 3.6.3. Fabric NoC Considerations 3.6.4. Latency Considerations 3.6.5. Initiator and Target Bandwidth Considerations 3.6.6. Horizontal Bandwidth Considerations 3.6.7. GPIO-B Bypass Mode and Initiators
4. NoC Design Flow in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition x
4.1. Hard Memory NoC Design Flow Overview 4.2. Using NoC Example Designs 4.3. NoC Building Blocks 4.4. Connecting NoC IP 4.5. Making NoC Logical Assignments 4.6. Making NoC Physical Assignments Using Interface Planner 4.7. Compiling the NoC Design
4.1. Hard Memory NoC Design Flow Overview x
4.1.1. NoC Design Flow Options
4.3. NoC Building Blocks x
4.3.1. NoC Initiators for Hard Processor Systems 4.3.2. NoC Targets for Hard Processor Systems 4.3.3. NoC Initiators for Fabric AXI4 Managers 4.3.4. NoC Targets for Fabric AXI4 Managers 4.3.5. NoC Clock Control
4.4. Connecting NoC IP x
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
4.4.1. General NoC IP Connectivity Guidelines x
4.4.1.1. Connecting NoC IP and Assigning Base Addresses in the Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.4.1.2. Connecting NoC IP and Assigning Base Addresses in the NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.5. Making NoC Logical Assignments x
4.5.1. Creating NoC Assignments for Compilation 4.5.2. Using the NoC Assignment Editor 4.5.3. NoC Connection and Addressing Examples
4.5.2. Using the NoC Assignment Editor x
4.5.2.1. Step 1: Make Group Assignments in the NoC Assignment Editor 4.5.2.2. Step 2: Make Connection Assignments in the NoC Assignment Editor 4.5.2.3. Step 3: Make Attribute Assignments in the NoC Assignment Editor 4.5.2.4. Step 4: Validate Logical NoC Assignments and Generate Simulation File
4.5.3. NoC Connection and Addressing Examples x
4.5.3.1. Example 1: External Memory Interface with 1 AXI4 Initiator and 1 AXI4-Lite Initiator 4.5.3.2. Example 2: Two External Memory Interfaces with One AXI4 Initiator and One AXI4-Lite Initiator 4.5.3.3. Example 3: One External Memory Interfaces with Two AXI4 Initiators and One AXI4-Lite Initiator 4.5.3.4. Example 4: Two High-Bandwidth Memory Pseudo-Channels with Two AXI4 Initiators (Crossbar) and Shared AXI4-Lite Initiator 4.5.3.5. Example 5: Hard Processor System with Two External Memory Interfaces
4.5.3.1. Example 1: External Memory Interface with 1 AXI4 Initiator and 1 AXI4-Lite Initiator x
4.5.3.1.1. Example 1: Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.5.3.1.2. Example 1: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.5.3.2. Example 2: Two External Memory Interfaces with One AXI4 Initiator and One AXI4-Lite Initiator x
4.5.3.2.1. Example 2: Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.5.3.2.2. Example 2: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.5.3.3. Example 3: One External Memory Interfaces with Two AXI4 Initiators and One AXI4-Lite Initiator x
4.5.3.3.1. Example 3: Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.5.3.3.2. Example 3: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.5.3.4. Example 4: Two High-Bandwidth Memory Pseudo-Channels with Two AXI4 Initiators (Crossbar) and Shared AXI4-Lite Initiator x
4.5.3.4.1. Example 4: Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.5.3.4.2. Example 4: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.5.3.5. Example 5: Hard Processor System with Two External Memory Interfaces x
4.5.3.5.1. Example 5: Platform Designer Connection Flow 4.5.3.5.2. Example 5: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow
4.6. Making NoC Physical Assignments Using Interface Planner x
4.6.1. Using Interface Planner 4.6.2. Recommended Placement Order for NoC Elements in Interface Planner 4.6.3. Hard Memory NoC Locations in Interface Planner 4.6.4. NoC Performance Reports in Interface Planner
4.7. Compiling the NoC Design x
4.7.1. Fitter NoC Reports 4.7.2. Viewing NoC Elements in Chip Planner
6. Simulating NoC Designs x
6.1. Generating a Simulation Registration Include File (Platform Designer Connection Flow) 6.2. Generating a Simulation Registration Include File (NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow) 6.3. Contents of Simulation Registration Include File
7. NoC Power Estimation x
7.1. Using the Intel FPGA PTC to Estimate NoC Power
8. Hard Memory NoC IP Reference x
8.1. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP 8.2. NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP
8.1. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP x
8.1.1. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP Parameters 8.1.2. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP Interfaces
8.1.2. NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP Interfaces x
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
8.2. NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP x
8.2.1. NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP Parameters 8.2.2. NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP Interfaces 8.2.3. NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP Platform Designer-only Signals
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

4.5.3.4. Example 4: Two High-Bandwidth Memory Pseudo-Channels with Two AXI4 Initiators (Crossbar) and Shared AXI4-Lite Initiator

Example 4 represents two AXI4 managers in the fabric and two pseudo-channels of high-bandwidth memory in a crossbar configuration.

In this configuration, each AXI4 manager can communicate with each pseudo-channel of the high-bandwidth memory. Example 4 contains one instance of the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2E) Interface Intel FPGA IP with only one channel or two pseudo-channels.

Example 4 also contains one instance of the NoC Initiator Intel FPGA IP with two AXI4 interfaces and one AXI4-Lite interface.

This configuration implements two NoC initiator bridges, where the first bridge is shared between the first AXI4 interface and the AXI4-Lite interface, and the second bridge is dedicated for the second AXI4 interface, as NoC Initiators for Fabric AXI4 Managers describes.

Both AXI4 interfaces connect to both high-bandwidth memory pseudo-channels in a crossbar configuration. The first AXI4 interface also connects to the high-bandwidth memory sideband interface. Each AXI4 initiator interface uses 0x00000000 as the base address for the first pseudo-channel, and 0x40000000 as the base address for the second pseudo channel. The first AXI4 initiator interface also uses 0x80000000 as the base address for the sideband channel.

The example also contains one instance of the NoC Clock Control Intel FPGA IP, but the AXI4-Lite interface is unconnected.


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Example 4: Platform Designer Connection Flow
Example 4: NoC Assignment Editor Connection Flow

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