Altera Arria V Avalon-MM - Manual (Page 7)

Configurations
The Avalon-MM Arria V Hard IP for PCI Express includes a full hard IP implementation of the PCI
Express stack comprising the following layers:
• Physical (PHY), including:
• Physical Media Attachment (PMA)
• Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS)
• Media Access Control (MAC)
• Data Link Layer (DL)
• Transaction Layer (TL)
When configured as an Endpoint, the Arria V Hard IP for PCI Express using the Avalon-MM supports
memory read and write requests and completions with or without data.
Figure 1-2: PCI Express Application with a Single Root Port and Endpoint
The following figure shows a PCI Express link between two Arria V FPGAs. One is configured as a Root
Port and the other as an Endpoint.
Altera FPGA
User Application
Logic
PCIe
Hard IP
RP
PCIe
Hard IP
EP
User Application
Logic PCI Express Link
Altera FPGA
Figure 1-3: PCI Express Application Using Configuration via Protocol
The Arria V design below includes the following components:
• A Root Port that connects directly to a second FPGA that includes an Endpoint.
• Two Endpoints that connect to a PCIe switch.
• A host CPU that implements CvP using the PCI Express link connects through the switch. For more
information about configuration over a PCI Express link below.
1-6 Configurations
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2014.12.15
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