Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About the Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP 2. Introduction to Memory Subsystem IP 3. Memory Subsystem IP Architecture and Feature Description 4. Memory Subsystem Features 5. Memory Subsystem Interfaces and Signals 6. Memory Subsystem User Operations 7. Memory Subsystem Register Descriptions 8. Parameterizing the Memory Subsystem IP 9. Simulating a Design Example 10. Document Revision History for Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP User Guide
1. About the Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP x
1.1. Release Information
2. Introduction to Memory Subsystem IP x
2.1. Memory Subsystem Features 2.2. Getting Started with the Memory Subsystem IP 2.3. Memory Subsystem Resource Utilization
3. Memory Subsystem IP Architecture and Feature Description x
3.1. Memory-Specific Adaptor 3.2. Memory Subsystem Lookup Core IPs
3.1. Memory-Specific Adaptor x
3.1.1. Memory Subsystem Functional Description
3.1.1. Memory Subsystem Functional Description x
3.1.1.1. Write Data Replication 3.1.1.2. Bank Spreading 3.1.1.3. Memory Subsystem IP Scheduler 3.1.1.4. Memory Subsystem Auto-Precharge
3.2. Memory Subsystem Lookup Core IPs x
3.2.1. Memory Subsystem BCAM 3.2.2. Memory Subsystem TCAM 3.2.3. Memory Subsystem Multi-Bin Lookup (MBL)
3.2.1. Memory Subsystem BCAM x
3.2.1.1. Memory Subsystem BCAM Operations
3.2.2. Memory Subsystem TCAM x
3.2.2.1. Memory Subsystem TCAM Core Table 3.2.2.2. Memory Subsystem TCAM Operations
3.2.3. Memory Subsystem Multi-Bin Lookup (MBL) x
3.2.3.1. Memory Subsystem Multi-Bin Lookup (MBL) Functional Description 3.2.3.2. Pointers 3.2.3.3. Memory Subsystem MBL Operations 3.2.3.4. Row Collisions 3.2.3.5. Signature Collisions 3.2.3.6. Optimization Features
4. Memory Subsystem Features x
4.1. Memory-Specific Adaptor 4.2. External Memory Interface 4.3. Lookup IPs
4.2. External Memory Interface x
4.2.1. External Memory Interfaces IP Parameters Tab
4.3. Lookup IPs x
4.3.1. TCAM 4.3.2. BCAM 4.3.3. MBL
5. Memory Subsystem Interfaces and Signals x
5.1. AXI Memory Mapped (AXI-MM) Interface 5.2. AXI-Lite Interface 5.3. Lookup IPs 5.4. Request/Acknowledge and Reset Signals 5.5. Clock Signals
5.3. Lookup IPs x
5.3.1. TCAM AXI-ST Request Interface 5.3.2. TCAM AXI-ST Response Interface 5.3.3. TCAM AXI-Lite Interface 5.3.4. BCAM AXI-ST Request Interface 5.3.5. BCAM AXI-ST Response Interface 5.3.6. BCAM AXI-Lite Interface 5.3.7. MBL AXI-ST Request Interface 5.3.8. MBL AXI-ST Response Interface 5.3.9. MBL AXI-Lite Interface
6. Memory Subsystem User Operations x
6.1. Memory Specific Adaptor 6.2. Performing TCAM Operations 6.3. Performing BCAM Operations 6.4. Performing MBL Operations
6.2. Performing TCAM Operations x
6.2.1. TCAM Flush Operations 6.2.2. TCAM Insert Operations 6.2.3. TCAM Delete by Entry ID Operations 6.2.4. TCAM Delete by Key Operations 6.2.5. TCAM Lookup Operations through the AXI-Lite Interface 6.2.6. TCAM Lookup Operations through the AXI-ST Interface
6.3. Performing BCAM Operations x
6.3.1. BCAM Flush Operations 6.3.2. BCAM Insert Operations 6.3.3. BCAM Modify Operations 6.3.4. BCAM Delete Operations 6.3.5. BCAM Lookup Operations through the AXI-Lite Interface 6.3.6. BCAM Lookup Operations through the AXI ST Interface
6.4. Performing MBL Operations x
6.4.1. MBL Flush Operation 6.4.2. MBL Insert Key Operation 6.4.3. MBL Delete Key Operation 6.4.4. MBL Lookup Operation Using Key 6.4.5. MBL Modify Operation 6.4.6. MBL Modify Result Using Handle Operation 6.4.7. MBL Delete Key Using Handle Operation 6.4.8. MBL Lookup Using Handle Operation 6.4.9. MBL Insert Key if Not Present or Modify Result if Present Operation 6.4.10. MBL Get Handle Operation
7. Memory Subsystem Register Descriptions x
7.1. Device Feature List 7.2. Memory Base Sub-System Global CSR 7.3. BCAM Registers 7.4. TCAM Registers 7.5. MBL Registers
7.1. Device Feature List x
7.1.1. Device Feature Header 7.1.2. Offset 0x8 Feature GUID_L and Feature GUID_H 7.1.3. Offset 0x18 Feature_CSR_Addr 7.1.4. Offset 0x20 Feature CSR Size
7.2. Memory Base Sub-System Global CSR x
7.2.1. Offset 0x0000 Version 7.2.2. Offset 0x0004 Feature List 7.2.3. Offset 0x0010 Memory Interfaces 0-7 7.2.4. Offset 0x0014 Memory Interfaces 8-15 7.2.5. Offset 0x0018 Memory Interfaces 16-23 7.2.6. Offset 0x001C Memory Interfaces 24-31 7.2.7. Offset 0x0020 Scratch Pad 7.2.8. Offset 0x0030 Control Policy (Lower DWORD) 7.2.9. Offset 0x0034 Control Policy (Upper DWORD) 7.2.10. Offset 0x0038 Read Access Control Policy (Lower DWORD) 7.2.11. Offset 0x003C Read Access Control Policy (Upper DWORD) 7.2.12. Offset 0x0040 Write Access Control Policy (Lower DWORD) 7.2.13. Offset 0x0044 Write Access Control Policy (Upper DWORD) 7.2.14. Offset 0x0050 Memory Status Bitmask 0 7.2.15. Offset 0x0054 Memory Status Bitmask 1 7.2.16. Offset 0x0058 Memory Ready Status 0 7.2.17. Offset 0x005C Memory Ready Status 1 7.2.18. Offset 0x0060 Memory Error Status 0 7.2.19. Offset 0x0064 Memory Error Status 1
7.3. BCAM Registers x
7.3.1. Device Feature Header (DFH)-Specific Registers 7.3.2. General BCAM Registers
7.3.1. Device Feature Header (DFH)-Specific Registers x
7.3.1.1. Feature_GUID_L and Feature_GUID_H 7.3.1.2. Feature CSR ADDR 7.3.1.3. Feature CSR Size
7.3.2. General BCAM Registers x
7.3.2.1. Version 7.3.2.2. Feature List 7.3.2.3. Interface Attribute Parameters 7.3.2.4. Interface Attribute Parameters 1 7.3.2.5. Scratch Pad 7.3.2.6. General Control (GEN_CTRL) 7.3.2.7. Management Control (MGMT_CTRL) 7.3.2.8. Hash function_0 seed 7.3.2.9. Hash function_1 seed 7.3.2.10. Hash function_2 seed 7.3.2.11. Warning 0 (WARNING_0) 7.3.2.12. Fatal Error (FATAL_ERROR_0) 7.3.2.13. Monitor 0 (MON_) 7.3.2.14. Total Entries (TOTAL_ENTRIES) 7.3.2.15. Max. Rehouse Iterations (Max_Rehouse_Iterations) 7.3.2.16. Statistics Control (STATS_CTRL) 7.3.2.17. Active Table Entries (TABLE_ENTRIES) 7.3.2.18. Key_N 7.3.2.19. Result_N
7.4. TCAM Registers x
7.4.1. Device Feature Header (DFH)-Specific Registers 7.4.2. General TCAM Registers
7.4.1. Device Feature Header (DFH)-Specific Registers x
7.4.1.1. Feature_GUID_L & Feature_GUID_H 7.4.1.2. Feature CSR ADDR 7.4.1.3. Feature CSR Size
7.4.2. General TCAM Registers x
7.4.2.1. Version 7.4.2.2. Feature List 7.4.2.3. Interface Attribute Parameters 7.4.2.4. Scratch 7.4.2.5. Gen_Ctrl 7.4.2.6. Mgmt_Ctrl 7.4.2.7. Entry 7.4.2.8. Warning_0 7.4.2.9. Fatal_Error_0 7.4.2.10. Mon_0 7.4.2.11. Key_N 7.4.2.12. Result_N 7.4.2.13. Match_N 7.4.2.14. Mask_N
7.5. MBL Registers x
7.5.1. General MBL Registers 7.5.2. Version 7.5.3. Mbl_scratch 7.5.4. Mbl_gen_ctrl 7.5.5. Mbl_mgmt_ctrl 7.5.6. Mbl_key_handle 7.5.7. Mbl_nxt_handle_req 7.5.8. Mbl_nxt_handle 7.5.9. Mbl_warning_0 7.5.10. Mbl_fatal_0 7.5.11. Mbl_mon_0 7.5.12. Mbl_total_entries 7.5.13. Mbl_total_rehashes 7.5.14. Mbl_max_used_bins 7.5.15. Mbl_stats_ctrl 7.5.16. Mbl_stats_result 7.5.17. Mbl_max_lkup_latency 7.5.18. Mbl_max_rehash_index 7.5.19. Mbl_key 7.5.20. Mbl_res
8. Parameterizing the Memory Subsystem IP x
8.1. Launching the Memory Subsystem IP 8.2. Parameterization Flow
8.2. Parameterization Flow x
8.2.1. Defining the Number of Memory Interfaces, Type, and Location 8.2.2. Selecting the Required Application Interfaces 8.2.3. Mapping Application to Memory Interfaces (Data Flow) 8.2.4. Generating IPs within the Memory Subsystem 8.2.5. Parameterizing Required EMIF, CAM, and MSA IPs
8.2.5. Parameterizing Required EMIF, CAM, and MSA IPs x
8.2.5.1. Parameterizing the External Memory Interface (EMIF) IP 8.2.5.2. Parameterizing the Memory-Specific Adapter 8.2.5.3. Parameterizing the Content-Addressable Memory (CAM) IP 8.2.5.4. Parameterizing the External Memory Interfaces Intel Calibration IP 8.2.5.5. Saving the IPs Within the Memory Subsystem 8.2.5.6. Propagation of Changes Across IPs within the Memory Subsystem IP
9. Simulating a Design Example x
9.1. Generating a Design Example 9.2. Generated Directory Structure for the Design Example 9.3. Steps for Simulation 9.4. Generating Traffic with the Test Engine IP
1. About the Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP
2. Introduction to Memory Subsystem IP
3. Memory Subsystem IP Architecture and Feature Description
4. Memory Subsystem Features
5. Memory Subsystem Interfaces and Signals
6. Memory Subsystem User Operations
7. Memory Subsystem Register Descriptions
8. Parameterizing the Memory Subsystem IP
9. Simulating a Design Example
10. Document Revision History for Intel Agilex® 7 F-Series and I-Series FPGA Memory Subsystem IP User Guide

2.1. Memory Subsystem Features

The memory subsystem offers the following features:

Table 2.  Memory Subsystem Features
Feature Description
Number of physical interfaces 1–8 interfaces
Memory protocol
  • DDR4
  • DDR4 for HPS
Memory format
  • Component
  • UDIMM
  • RDIMM
  • LRDIMM
  • SODIMM
Client interface
  • AXI4
  • AXI4-Lite
  • AIX4-MM (for EMIF access)
  • AXI4-MM-Lite (for optional lookup table management)
  • AXI4-ST (for lookup access)
  • The memory subsystem IP supports DDR4 and DDR4 with HPS at 2400 and 2666 MT/s.
  • Each memory subsystem may optionally include block RAM-based ternary and binary content addressable memories (TCAM and BCAM).

EMIF Instance

Each EMIF instance includes the following:

  • A physical layer interface (PHY) which builds the data path and manages timing transfers between internal FPGA logic and external memory device(s).
  • A memory controller which implements all the memory commands and protocol-level requirements.
  • External memory toolkits that help you test your IP implementation in the FPGA.

Memory-Specific Adaptor

The current version of the memory subsystem contains EMIF channel and DDR memory-specific adaptor with standard AXI interfaces, and provides the following features to boost performance:

  • ECC error forwarding
  • Dynamic auto-precharge
  • Write copies
  • Read/write scheduler policies

Lookup Core IPs

Optional lookup core IP — also called Content Addressable Memory (CAM) — is an associated array data structure that works as a content lookup for a switch or router for high speed networking, supporting high lookup rate through an AXI streaming interface, up to single-cycle lookup completion. The memory subsystem IP currently supports three types of CAMs: Ternary CAM (TCAM) for wildcard matching, Binary CAM (BCAM) and Multi-Bin Lookup (MBL) for exact matching.

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