Altera Arria 10 Avalon-ST - Manual (Page 166)

Figure 11-1: Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express Using the Avalon-ST Interface
Clock
Domain
Crossing
(CDC)
Data
Link
Layer
(DLL)
Transaction Layer (TL)
PHYMAC
Hard IP for PCI Express
Avalon-ST TX
Avalon-ST RX
Side Band
Local
Management
Interface (LMI)
&
Hard IP Reconfiguration
PIPE
Application
Layer
Clock & Reset
Selection
Configuration
Block
Configuration
Space
PCS PMA
Physical Layer
(Transceivers)
Configuration via PCIe Link (CvP)
RX Buffer
PHY IP Core for
PCI Express (PIPE)
Table 11-1: Application Layer Clock Frequencies
Lanes Gen1 Gen2 Gen3
×1 125 MHz @ 64 bits or
62.5 MHz @ 64 bits
125 MHz @ 64 bits 125 MHz @64 bits
×2 125 MHz @ 64 bits 125 MHz @ 128 bits 250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits
×4 125 MHz @ 64 bits 250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits 250 MHz @ 128 bits or
125 MHz @ 256 bits
×8 250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits
250 MHz @ 128 bits or
125 MHz @ 256 bits 250 MHz @ 256 bits
11-2 IP Core Architecture
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2014.08.18
Altera Corporation IP Core Architecture
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