Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Implementation User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

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Date 10/02/2024
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. CvP Description 3. CvP Topologies 4. Design Considerations 5. CvP Driver and Registers 6. Understanding the Design Steps for CvP Initialization using the Supported PCIe Tile in Agilex™ 5 FPGAs 7. Document Revision History for the Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Implementation User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs
1. Overview x
1.1. Benefits of Using CvP 1.2. CvP System 1.3. CvP Modes
1.3. CvP Modes x
1.3.1. CvP Limitations
1.3.1. CvP Limitations x
1.3.1.1. CvP Error Recovery
2. CvP Description x
2.1. Configuration Images 2.2. CvP Modes 2.3. Compression Features 2.4. Pin Description
2.2. CvP Modes x
2.2.1. CvP Initialization Mode 2.2.2. CvP Update Mode
3. CvP Topologies x
3.1. Single Endpoint 3.2. Multiple Endpoints
4. Design Considerations x
4.1. Designing CvP for an Open System 4.2. Designing CvP for a Closed System
4.1. Designing CvP for an Open System x
4.1.1. FPGA Power Supplies Ramp Time Requirement 4.1.2. PCIe Wake-Up Time Requirement
4.1.2. PCIe Wake-Up Time Requirement x
4.1.2.1. For CvP Initialization Mode 4.1.2.2. For CvP Update Mode
1. Overview
2. CvP Description
3. CvP Topologies
4. Design Considerations
5. CvP Driver and Registers
6. Understanding the Design Steps for CvP Initialization using the Supported PCIe Tile in Agilex™ 5 FPGAs
7. Document Revision History for the Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Implementation User Guide: Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs

1.3.1. CvP Limitations

The Agilex™ 5 device CvP implementation has the following limitations and restrictions in the current version of the Quartus® Prime software:
  • Any MemWR transaction is treated as CvP data before the device enters user mode. ConfigWR transactions are also supported.
  • When you poll the CVP_CREDIT bits from the CvP credit register, you must write the next 4 KB of fabric configuration data to the CvP data register within 50 ms of receiving an additional credit. Failure to send the data results in configuration failure.
  • The CvP response time is variable and depends on different conditions. The typical delay time is 5 sec and it is safe to wait till 1 min. So the driver should poll status in credit register to decide on driver timeout.
  • In CvP initialization and update mode, when FPGA fabric is not programmed, the PCIe* features that uses FPGA fabric are not accessible.
  • To generate the update image in the CvP update mode, you must use the same version of the Quartus® Prime software that you use to generate the base image.
  • If you use a .sof file to configure the FPGA with JTAG interface, the version of the Quartus® Prime that you used to generate the update bitstream must be the same as the version of the Quartus® Prime Programmer to program the FPGA.
  • For Agilex™ 5 designs that include the Hard Processor System (HPS), it is important to note that performing an FPGA core image update also causes the HPS to be reconfigured. The updated bitstream contains both the FPGA core data as well as the First Stage Bootloader (FSBL) used by the HPS.

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CvP Error Recovery

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