Arria 10 Avalon-MM Interface for PCIe Datasheet ...............................................................................1-1
Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 1-2
Release Information ....................................................................................................................................1-6
Device Family Support ...............................................................................................................................1-7
Example Designs..........................................................................................................................................1-9
Debug Features ..........................................................................................................................................1-10
IP Core Verification ..................................................................................................................................1-10
Running a Gate-Level Simulation..............................................................................................................2-5
Simulating the Single DWord Design ......................................................................................................2-5
Generating Quartus II Synthesis Files.......................................................................................................2-6
Creating a Quartus II Project .................................................................................................................... 2-6
Adding Virtual Pin Assignment to the Quartus II Settings File (.qsf)................................................. 2-7
Compiling the Design .................................................................................................................................2-7
Programming a Device ...............................................................................................................................2-7
Arria 10 Avalon-MM System Settings ..................................................................................................... 3-1
Interface System Settings ........................................................................................................................... 3-4
Base Address Register (BAR) Settings ......................................................................................................3-6
Data Link Layer Errors ...............................................................................................................................9-2
Clocks and Reset ....................................................................................................................................... 10-3
Data Link Layer .........................................................................................................................................10-4
Avalon-MM Root Port Design Example .............................................................................................14-12
Root Port BFM ........................................................................................................................................14-14
Procedures and Functions Specific to the Chaining DMA Design Example......................14-42
Setting Up Simulation.............................................................................................................................14-49
Changing Between Serial and PIPE Simulation ..................................................................... 14-49
Using the PIPE Interface for Gen1 and Gen2 Variants .........................................................14-49
Viewing the Important PIPE Interface Signals........................................................................14-49
Disabling the Scrambler for Gen1 and Gen2 Simulations ....................................................14-49
Disabling 8B/10B Encoding and Decoding for Gen1 and Gen2 Simulations.....................14-50
Link Training .............................................................................................................................................15-2
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Revision History for the Avalon-MM Interface......................................................................................C-1
How to Contact Altera............................................................................................................................... C-4
Altera® Arria® 10 FPGAs include a configurable, hardened protocol stack for PCI Express
compliant with PCI Express Base Specification 3.0.
The Hard IP for PCI Express IP core using the Avalon ® Memory-Mapped (Avalon-MM) interface
removes some of the complexities associated with the PCIe protocol. For example, it handles all of the
Transaction Layer Protocol (TLP) encoding and decoding. Consequently, you can complete your design
more quickly. The Avalon-MM interface is implemented as a bridge in soft logic. It is available in Qsys.
Figure 1-1: Arria 10 PCIe Variant with Avalon-MM Interface
The following figure shows the high-level modules and connecting interfaces for this variant.
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that is
Table 1-1: PCI Express Data Throughput
The following table shows the aggregate bandwidth of a PCI Express link for Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 for 1, 2, 4,
and 8 lanes. The protocol specifies 2.5 giga-transfers per second for Gen1, 5.0 giga-transfers per second for Gen2,
and 8.0 giga-transfers per second for Gen3. This table provides bandwidths for a single transmit (TX) or receive
(RX) channel. The numbers double for duplex operation. Gen1 and Gen2 use 8B/10B encoding which introduces
a 20% overhead. In contrast, Gen3 uses 128b/130b encoding which reduces the data throughput lost to encoding
to less than 1%.
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x1x2x4x8
PCI Express Gen2
(5.0 Gbps)
PCI Express Gen3
(8.0 Gbps)
Refer to AN 456: PCI Express High Performance Reference Design for more information about calculating
bandwidth for the hard IP implementation of PCI Express in many Altera FPGAs, including the Arria 10
Hard IP for PCI Express IP core.
Related Information
• PCI Express Base Specification 3.0
• AN 456: PCI Express High Performance Reference Design
• Creating a System with Qsys
Features
New features in the Quartus® II 15.0 software release:
• Added Enable Altera Debug Master Endpoint (ADME) parameter to support optional Native PHY
register programming with the Altera System Console.
• Dynamic generation of Qsys design examples using the parameters that you specify.
• Added Root Port support for transmitting messages of length greater than one dword.
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The Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express with the Avalon-MM interface supports the following features:
• Complete protocol stack including the Transaction, Data Link, and Physical Layers implemented as
hard IP.
• Support for ×1, ×2, ×4, and ×8 configurations with Gen1, Gen2, or Gen3 lane rates for Root Ports and
Endpoints.
• Dedicated 16 KByte receive buffer.
• Optional support for Configuration via Protocol (CvP) using the PCIe link allowing the I/O and core
bitstreams to be stored separately.
• Support for 32- or 64-bit addressing for the Avalon-MM interface to the Application Layer.
• Qsys example designs demonstrating parameterization, design modules, and connectivity.
• Extended credit allocation settings to better optimize the RX buffer space based on application type.
• Optional end-to-end cyclic redundancy code (ECRC) generation and checking and advanced error
reporting (AER) for high reliability applications.
• Easy to use:
• Flexible configuration.
• No license requirement.
• Example designs to get started.
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Table 1-2: Feature Comparison for all Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores
The table compares the features of the four Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores.
Not supportedSupportedSupportedNot supported
handle out-oforder
completions
(transparent to
the Application
Layer)
Automatically
Not supportedSupportedSupportedNot Supported
handle requests
that cross 4
KByte address
boundary
(transparent to
the Application
Layer)
Polarity
SupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Inversion of
PIPE interface
signals
Avalon-MM DMAAvalon-ST Interface with SR-
IOV
Number of MSI
requests
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 321, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 321, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 321, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 (for
Physical Functions)
MSI-XSupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
Legacy
SupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
interrupts
Expansion
SupportedNot supportedNot supportedNot supported
ROM
Table 1-3: TLP Support Comparison for all Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores
The table compares the TLP types that the four Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores can transmit. Each entry
indicates whether this TLP type is supported (for transmit) by endpoints (EP), Root Ports (RP), or both (EP/RP).
Transaction Layer
Packet type (TLP)
(transmit support)
Memory Read
Avalon-ST InterfaceAvalon-MM
Interface
Avalon-MM DMAAvalon-ST Interface with SR-
EP/RPEP/RPEPEP
IOV
Request (Mrd)
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Transaction Layer
Packet type (TLP)
(transmit support)
Memory Read
Lock Request
(MRdLk)
Memory Write
Request (MWr)
I/O Read
Request (IORd)
I/O Write
Request (IOWr)
Config Type 0
Read Request
(CfgRd0)
Config Type 0
Write Request
(CfgWr0)
Config Type 1
Read Request
(CfgRd1)
Avalon-ST InterfaceAvalon-MM
Interface
Avalon-MM DMAAvalon-ST Interface with SR-
EP/RPEPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEP
RPRPEP
RPRPEP
RPRPEP
IOV
Config Type 1
Write Request
(CfgWr1)
Message
Request (Msg)
Message
Request with
Data (MsgD)
Completion
(Cpl)
Completion
with Data
(CplD)
CompletionLocked (CplLk)
Completion
Lock with Data
(CplDLk)
RPRPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEP
EP/RPEP/RPEPEP
EP/RPEPEP
EP/RPEP
EP/RPEP
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Transaction Layer
Packet type (TLP)
(transmit support)
Fetch and Add
Avalon-ST InterfaceAvalon-MM
EP
AtomicOp
Request
(FetchAdd)
The Arria 10 Avalon-MM Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide explains how to use this IP core and not
the PCI Express protocol. Although there is inevitable overlap between these two purposes, use this
document only in conjunction with an understanding of the PCI Express Base Specification.
Note: This release provides separate user guides for the different variants. The Related Information
provides links to all versions.
Related Information
• Arria 10 Avalon-ST Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide
• Arria 10 Avalon-ST Interface with SR-IOV for PCIe Solutions User Guide
• Arria 10 Avalon-MM DMA Interface for PCIe Solutions User Guide
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Interface
Avalon-MM DMAAvalon-ST Interface with SR-
IOV
Table 1-4: Hard IP for PCI Express Release Information
ItemDescription
Version15.0
Release DateMay 2015
Ordering CodesNo ordering code is required
Product IDsThere are no encrypted files for the Arria 10 Hard
IP for PCI Express. The Product ID and Vendor ID
Vendor ID
are not required because this IP core does not
require a license.
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Device Family Support
Table 1-5: Device Family Support
Device FamilySupport
Device Family Support
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Preliminary. The IP core is verified with prelimi‐
nary timing models for this device family. The IP
core meets all functional requirements, but might
still be undergoing timing analysis for the device
family. It can be used in production designs with
caution.
Other device familiesRefer to the Altera's PCI Express IP Solutions web
page for support information on other device
families.
Related Information
• Altera's PCI Express IP Solutions web page
Configurations
The Avalon-MM Arria 10 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)
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memory read and write requests and completions with or without data.
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Configurations
Figure 1-2: PCI Express Application with a Single Root Port and Endpoint
The following figure shows a PCI Express link between two Arria 10 FPGAs.
Figure 1-3: PCI Express Application Using Configuration via Protocol
The Arria 10 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, refer to Configuration via Protocol (CvP)
on page 13-1.
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PCIe Link
PCIe Link
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Logic
Altera FPGA Hard IP for PCI Express
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Active Serial or
Active Quad
Device Configuration
Configuration via Protocol (CvP)
using the PCI Express Link
Serial or
Quad Flash
USB
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Hard IP
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Application
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Configuration via Protocol (CvP)Implementation in Altera FPGAs User Guide
Example Designs
Qsys example designs are available for the Avalon-MM Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express IP Core. You
can download them from the <install_dir>/ip/altera/altera_pcie/altera_pcie_a10_ed/example_design/a10
directory:
When you click the Example Design button in the Parameter Editor, you are prompted to specify the
example design location. After example design generation completes, this directory contains one or two
example designs. One is the example design from the <install_dir> that best matches the current parameter
settings. This example design provides a static DUT. The other example design is a customized example
design that matches your parameter settings exactly; starting in the Quartus II software v15.0, this feature
is available for most but not all IP core variations. If this feature is not available for your particular
parameter settings, the Parameter Editor displays a warning.
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Debug Features
Debug Features
Debug features allow observation and control of the Hard IP for faster debugging of system-level
problems.
Related Information
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IP Core Verification
To ensure compliance with the PCI Express specification, Altera performs extensive verification. The
simulation environment uses multiple testbenches that consist of industry-standard bus functional
models (BFMs) driving the PCI Express link interface. Altera performs the following tests in the
simulation environment:
• Directed and pseudorandom stimuli are applied to test the Application Layer interface, Configuration
Space, and all types and sizes of TLPs
• Error injection tests that inject errors in the link, TLPs, and Data Link Layer Packets (DLLPs), and
check for the proper responses
• PCI-SIG® Compliance Checklist tests that specifically test the items in the checklist
• Random tests that test a wide range of traffic patterns
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Altera provides example designs that you can leverage to test your PCBs and complete compliance base
board testing (CBB testing) at PCI-SIG, upon request.
Compatibility Testing Environment
Altera has performed significant hardware testing to ensure a reliable solution. In addition, Altera
internally tests every release with motherboards and PCI Express switches from a variety of manufac‐
turers. All PCI-SIG compliance tests are run with each IP core release.
Performance and Resource Utilization
Because the PCIe protocol stack is implemented in hardened logic, it uses no core device resources (no
ALMs and no embedded memory).
The Avalon-MM soft logic bridge functions as a front end to the hardened protocol stack. The following
table shows the typical device resource utilization for selected configurations using the current version of
the Quartus II software. With the exception of M20K memory blocks, the numbers of ALMs and logic
registers are rounded up to the nearest 50.
Table 1-6: Performance and Resource Utilization Avalon-MM Hard IP for PCI Express
Recommended speed grades are pending characterization of production Arria 10 devices.
Recommended Speed Grades
Avalon-MM Interface–Completer Only
Avalon-MM–Completer Only Single Dword
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Steps in Creating a Design for PCI Express
Before you begin
Select the PCIe variant that best meets your design requirements.
• Is your design an Endpoint or Root Port?
• What Generation do you intend to implement?
• What link width do you intend to implement?
• What bandwidth does your application require?
• Does your design require CvP?
1. Select parameters for that variant.
2. Simulate using an Altera-provided example design. All of Altera's static PCI Express example designs
are available under <install_dir>/ip/altera/altera_pcie/. Alternatively, generate an example design that
matches your parameter settings, or create a simulation model and use your own custom or thirdparty BFM. The Qsys Generate menu generates simulation models. Altera supports ModelSim-Altera
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for all IP. The PCIe cores support the Aldec RivieraPro, Cadence NCsim, Mentor Graphics ModelSim,
and Synopsys VCS and VCS-MX simulators.
3. Compile your design using the Quartus II software. If the versions of your design and the Quartus II
software you are running do not match, regenerate your PCIe design.
4. Download your design to an Altera development board or your own PCB. Click on the All Develop‐
ment Kits link below for a list of Altera's development boards.
5. Test the hardware. You can use Altera's SignalTap® II Logic Analyzer or a third-party protocol
analyzer to observe behavior.
6. Substitute your Application Layer logic for the Application Layer logic in Altera's testbench. Then
repeat Steps 3–6. In Altera's testbenches, the PCIe core is typically called the DUT (device under test).
The Application Layer logic is typically called APPS.
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This Qsys design example provides detailed step-by-step instructions to generate a Qsys system. When
you install the Quartus II software you also install the IP Library. This installation includes design
examples for the Avalon-MM Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express in the <install_dir>/ip/altera/altera_pcie/
altera_pcie_a10_ed/example_design/a10 directory. This walkthrough uses a Gen2 x4 Endpoint,
ep_g2x4_avmm128.qsys.
The design examples contain the following components:
• Avalon-MM Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express IP core
• On-Chip memory
• DMA controller
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The design example transfers data between an on-chip memory buffer located on the Avalon-MM side
and a PCI Express memory buffer located on the root complex side. The data transfer uses the DMA
component which is programmed by the PCI Express software application running on the Root Complex
processor.
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Running Qsys
• Creating a System with Qsys
This document provides an introduction to Qsys.
Running Qsys
1. Choose Programs > Altera > Quartus II><version_number> (Windows Start menu) to run the
Quartus II software. Alternatively, you can also use the Quartus II Web Edition software.
2. On the File menu, select New, then Qsys System File.
3. Open the ep_g2x4_avmm128.qsys example design.
The following figure shows a Qsys system that includes the Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller and
the Altera PCIe Reconfig Driver IP Cores. The Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller performs dynamic
reconfiguration of the analog transceiver settings to optimize signal quality. You must include these
components to the Qsys system to run successfully in hardware.
Figure 2-2: Qsys Avalon-MM Design for PCIe with Transceiver Reconfiguration Components
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how to use Qsys. For an explanation of each Qsys menu item, refer to About Qsys in Quartus II Help.
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Generating the Example Design
1. On the Generate menu, select Generate Testbench System. The Generation dialog box appears.
2. Under Testbench System, set the following options:
a. For Create testbench Qsys system, select Standard, BFMs for standard Qsys interfaces.
b. For Create testbench simulation model, select Verilog.
3. You can retain the default values for all other parameters.
4. Click Generate.
5. After Qsys reports Generation Completed, click Close.
6. On the File menu, click Save.
The following table lists the testbench and simulation directories Qsys generates.
The PCI Express testbenches run simulations at the register transfer level (RTL). However, it is possible to
create you own gate-level simulations. Contact your Altera Sales Representative for instructions and an
example that illustrate how to create a gate-level simulation from the RTL testbench.
Simulating the Single DWord Design
You can use the same testbench to simulate the Completer-Only Single Dword IP core by changing the
settings in the driver file.
TLP Header
1. In a terminal window, change to the <variant>_tb/<variant>_tb/altera_pcie_a10_tbed_140/sim/ directory.
2. Open altpcietb_bfm_driver_avmm.v in your text editor.
3. To enable target memory tests and specify the completer-only single dword variant, specify the
following parameters:
a. parameter RUN_TGT_MEM_TST = 1;
b. parameter RUN_DMA_MEM_TST = 0;
c. parameter AVALON_MM_LITE = 1;
4. Change to the <variant>_tb/<variant>_tb/sim/mentor directory.
5. Start the ModelSim simulator.
6. To run the simulation, type the following commands in a terminal window:
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a. do msim_setup.tcl
b. ld_debug (The debug suffix stops optimizations, improving visibility in the ModelSim waveforms.)
c. run 140000 ns
Generating Quartus II Synthesis Files
1. On the Generate menu, select Generate HDL.
2. For Create HDL design files for synthesis, select Verilog.
You can leave the default settings for all other items.
3. Click Generate to generate files for Quartus II synthesis.
4. Click Finish when the generation completes.
Creating a Quartus II Project
You can create a new Quartus II project with the New Project Wizard, which helps you specify the
working directory for the project, assign the project name, and designate the name of the top-level design
entity.
1. On the Quartus II File menu, click then New Project Wizard, then Next.
2. Click Next in the New Project Wizard: Introduction (The introduction does not appear if you
previously turned it off.)
3. On the Directory, Name, Top-Level Entity page, enter the following information:
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a. For What is the working directory for this project, browse to <project_dir>/ep_g2x4_avmm128/
synth.
b. For What is the name of this project, select ep_g2x4_avmm128.v from the <project_dir>/ep_g2x4_
avmm128/synth directory.
c. For Project Type select Empty project.
4. Click Next.
5. On the Add Files page, add <project_dir>/ep_g2x4_128avmm/ep_g2x4_avmm128.qip to your Quartus II
project.
6. Click Next to display the Family & Device Settings page.
7. On the Device page, choose the following target device family and options:
a. In the Family list, select Arria 10.
b. In the Devices list, select All.
c. In the Available devices list, select the appropriate device. For Arria 10 ES2 development kits, select
10AX115S1F45I3SGE2.
8. Click Next to close this page and display the EDA Tool Settings page.
9. From the Simulation list, select ModelSim. From the Format list, select the HDL language you intend
to use for simulation.
10.Click Next to display the Summary page.
11.Check the Summary page to ensure that you have entered all the information correctly.
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Adding Virtual Pin Assignment to the Quartus II Settings File (.qsf)
To compile successfully you must add a virtual pin assignment statement for the PIPE interface to
your .qsf file. The PIPE interface is useful for debugging, but is not a top-level interface of the IP core.
1. Browse to the synthesis directory that includes the .qsf for your project, <project_dir>/ep_g2x4_avmm128/
synth
2. Open ep_g2x4_avmm128.qsf.
3. Add the following assignment statement:
set_instance_assignment -name VIRTUAL_PIN ON -to pcie_a10_hip_0_hip_pipe_*
4. Save the .qsf file.
Compiling the Design
1. Before compiling, you need to make a few changes to your top-level Verilog HDL file to create a design
that you can successfully download to a PCB.
a. In the <project_dir>/ep_g2x4_avmm128/synth/, open ep_g2x4_avmm128.v.
b. Comment out the declaration for pcie_a10_hip_0_hip_ctrl_test_in.
c. Add a wire [31:0] pcie_a10_hip_0_hip_ctrl_test_in declaration to the same the same file.
d. Assign pcie_a10_hip_0_hip_ctrl_test_in = 0x000000A8.
e. Connect pcie_a10_hip_0_hip_ctrl_test_in to the test_in port on the Arria 10 Hard IP for
PCI Express instance.
2. On the Quartus II Processing menu, click Start Compilation.
3. After compilation, expand the TimeQuest Timing Analyzer folder in the Compilation Report. Note
whether the timing constraints are achieved in the Compilation Report.
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If your design does not initially meet the timing constraints, you can find the optimal Fitter settings for
your design by using the Design Space Explorer. To use the Design Space Explorer, click Launch DesignSpace Explorer on the Tools menu.
Programming a Device
After you compile your design, you can program your targeted Altera device and verify your design in
hardware.
For more information about programming Altera FPGAs, refer to Quartus II Programmer.
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Understanding Channel Placement Guidelines
Arria 10 transceivers are organized in banks of six channels. The transceiver bank boundaries are
important for clocking resources, bonding channels, and fitting. Refer to the Channel Placement for theGen1 and Gen2 Data Rates and Channel Placment and fPLL and ATX PLL Usage for the Gen3 Data Rates
for illustrations of channel placement for x1, x2, x4, and x8 variants.
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Table 3-1: System Settings for PCI Express
ParameterValueDescription
Number of Lanesx1, x2, x4, x8Specifies the maximum number of lanes supported.
Lane RateGen1 (2.5 Gbps)
Gen2 (2.5/5.0 Gbps)
Gen3 (2.5/5.0/8.0
Gbps)
Port typeNative Endpoint
Root Port
Legacy endpoint
Specifies the maximum data rate at which the link can operate.
Specifies the port type. Altera recommends Native Endpoint
for all new Endpoint designs. Select Legacy Endpoint only
when you require I/O transaction support for compatibility.
The Endpoint stores parameters in the Type 0 Configuration
Space. The Root Port stores parameters in the Type 1 Configu‐
ration Space.
Application
Interface Type
RX Buffer credit
allocation performance for
received requests
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Avalon-ST
Avalon-MM
Avalon-MM with
DMA
Avalon-ST with SR-
IOV
Minimum
Low
Balanced
Selects either the Avalon-ST interface, Avalon-MM interface,
Avalon-MM with DMA interface, or Avalon-ST with SR-IOV
interface.
Determines the allocation of posted header credits, posted
data credits, non-posted header credits, completion header
credits, and completion data credits in the 16 KByte RX buffer.
The 5 settings allow you to adjust the credit allocation to
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High
Maximum100 MHz
optimize your system. The credit allocation for the selected
setting displays in the message pane.
Refer to the Throughput Optimization chapter for more
information about optimizing performance. The Flow Control
chapter explains how the RX credit allocation and the
Maximum payload RX Buffer credit allocation and the
Maximum payload size that you choose affect the allocationof flow control credits. You can set the Maximum payload
size parameter on the Device tab.
The Message window dynamically updates the number of
credits for Posted, Non-Posted Headers and Data, and
Completion Headers and Data as you change this selection.
• Minimum—configures the minimum PCIe specification
allowed for non-posted and posted request credits, leaving
most of the RX Buffer space for received completion
header and data. Select this option for variations where
application logic generates many read requests and only
infrequently receives single requests from the PCIe link.
• Low—configures a slightly larger amount of RX Buffer
space for non-posted and posted request credits, but still
dedicates most of the space for received completion header
and data. Select this option for variations where application
logic generates many read requests and infrequently
receives small bursts of requests from the PCIe link. This
option is recommended for typical endpoint applications
where most of the PCIe traffic is generated by a DMA
engine that is located in the endpoint application layer
logic.
• Balanced—configures approximately half the RX Buffer
space to received requests and the other half of the RX
Buffer space to received completions. Select this option for
variations where the received requests and received
completions are roughly equal.
Use 62.5 MHz
application clock
Enable byte
parity ports on
Avalon-ST
interface
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On/OffThis mode is only available only for Gen1 ×1.
On/OffWhen On, the RX and TX datapaths are parity protected.
Parity is odd.
This parameter is only available for the Avalon-ST Arria 10
Hard IP for PCI Express.
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ParameterValueDescription
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Enable multiple
packets per cycle
for the 256-bit
interface
Enable configu‐
ration via PCI
Express (CvP)
Enable credit
consumed
selection port
Enable dynamic
reconfiguration
of PCIE readonly registers
On/OffWhen On, the 256-bit Avalon-ST interface supports the
transmission of TLPs starting at any 128-bit address
boundary, allowing support for multiple packets in a single
cycle. To support multiple packets per cycle, the Avalon-ST
interface includes 2 start of packet and end of packet signals
for the 256-bit Avalon-ST interfaces. This feature is only
supported for Gen3 x8.
On/OffWhen On, the Quartus II software places the Endpoint in the
location required for configuration via protocol (CvP). For
more information about CvP, click the Configuration viaProtocol (CvP) link below.
A single hard IP block in each device includes the CvP
functionality. Refer to thePhysical Layout of Hard IP in Arria10 Devices for more information.
On/OffWhen you turn on this option, the core includes the tx_cons_
cred_sel port. This parameter does not apply to the Avalon-
MM interface.
On/OffWhen On, you can use the Hard IP reconfiguration bus to
dynamically reconfigure Hard IP read-only registers. For more
information refer to Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface.
Enable Altera
Debug Master
On/OffWhen On, you can use the Altera System Console to read and
write the embedded Arria 10 Native PHY registers.
Endpoint
(ADME)
Related Information
• Physical Layout of Hard IP In Arria 10 Devices on page 4-1
• PCI Express Base Specification 3.0
• Arria 10 Transceiver PHY User Guide
Provides information about the ADME feature for Arria 10 devices.
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Interface System Settings
Interface System Settings
Table 3-2: Interface System Settings
ParameterValueDescription
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Application Interface
width
Avalon-MM address
width
Enable completer-only
Endpoint
64-bit
128-bit
256-bit
32, 64
On/Off
Specifies the data width for the Application Layer to
Transaction Layer interface. Refer to Application Layer
Clock Frequency for All Combinations of Link Width,
Data Rate and Application Layer Interface Widths for all
legal combinations of data width, number of lanes,
Application Layer clock frequency, and data rate. The
Avalon-MM with DMA interface does not support the
64-bit interface width.
Specifies the address width for Avalon-MM RX master
ports that access Avalon-MM slaves in the Avalon
address domain. When you select 32-bit addresses, the
PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge performs address
translation. When you specify 64-bits addresses, no
address translation is performed in either direction. The
destination address specified is forwarded to the
Avalon-MM interface without any changes.
For the Avalon-MM interface with DMA, this value
must be set to 64.
In this mode, the Hard IP can receive requests, but
cannot initiate upstream requests. However, it can
transmit completion packets on the PCI Express TX
link. This mode removes the Avalon-MM TX slave port
and thereby reduces logic utilization.
Enable completer-only
Endpoint with 4-byte
payload
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On/Off
This is a non-pipelined version of Completer Only
mode. At any time, only a single request can be
outstanding. Single dword completer uses fewer
resources than completer only Endpoint. This variant
is targeted for systems that require simple read and
write register accesses from a host CPU. If you select
this option, the width of the data for RXM BAR masters
is always 32 bits, regardless of the Avalon-MM width.
For the Avalon-MM interface with DMA, this value
must be Off .
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Interface System Settings
ParameterValueDescription
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Enable control register
access (CRA) Avalon-MM
slave port
Export MSI/MSI-X
conduit interfaces
Enable PCIe interrupt at
power-on
On/Off
On/Off
On/Off
Allows read and write access to bridge registers from the
interconnect fabric using a specialized slave port. This
option is required for Requester/Completer variants
and optional for Completer Only variants. Enabling
this option allows read and write access to bridge
registers, except in the Completer-Only single dword
variations.
When you turn this option on, the core exports
top-level MSI and MSI-X interfaces that you can use to
implement a Custom Interrupt Handler for MSI and
MSI-X interrupts. For more information about the
Custom Interrupt Handler, refer to Interrupts for End
Points Using the Avalon-MM Interface with Multiple
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MSI/MSI
X Support. If you turn this option Off, the
core handles interrupts internally.
If you select this option, you must design your own
external descriptor controller. The embedded controller
does not support MSI-X.
When you turn this option on, the Avalon-MM Arria 10
Hard IP for PCI Express enables the interrupt register at
power-up. Turning off this option disables the interrupt
register at power-up. The setting does not affect runtime configuration of the interrupt enable register.
Enable Hard IP Status
Bus when using the
AVMM interface
Address width of
accessible PCIe memory
space
Number of address pages2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,
Parameter Settings
For the Avalon-MM interface with DMA, this value
must be off.
On/OffWhen you turn this option on, your top-level variant
includes the following top-level signals:
• Link status signals
• ECC error signals
• TX and RX parity error signals
• Completion header and data signals, indicating the
total number of Completion TLPs currently stored in
the RX buffer.
20–64Specifies the size of the PCIe memory space. The value
you specify sets the width of the TX slave address, txs_
address for 64-bit addresses.
Specifies the number of consecutive address pages in the
128, 256, 512
PCI Express address domain. This parameter is only
necessary for 32-bit addresses.
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Base Address Register (BAR) Settings
ParameterValueDescription
Size of address pages4 KByte–4GByteSets the size of the PCI Express system pages. All pages
must be the same size. This parameter is only necessary
for 32-bit addresses.
Related Information
coreclkout_hip on page 7-5
Base Address Register (BAR) Settings
You can configure up to six 32-bit BARs or three 64-bit BARs.
Table 3-3: BAR Registers
ParameterValueDescription
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Type
Size
Disabled
64-bit prefetchable memory
32-bit non-prefetchable memory
32-bit prefetchable memory
I/O address space
Not configurable
Defining memory as prefetchable allows data in the
region to be fetched ahead anticipating that the
requestor may require more data from the same
region than was originally requested. If you specify
that a memory is prefetchable, it must have the
following 2 attributes:
• Reads do not have side effects
• Write merging is allowed
The 32-bit prefetchable memory and I/O address
space BARs are only available for the Legacy
Endpoint.
Specifies the memory size calculated from other
parameters you enter.
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Device Identification Registers
Device Identification Registers
Table 3-4: Device ID Registers
The following table lists the default values of the read-only Device ID registers. You can use the parameter editor
to change the values of these registers. Refer to Type 0 Configuration Space Registers for the layout of the Device
Identification registers.
Register NameRangeDefault ValueDescription
Vendor ID16 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Vendor ID register. This
parameter cannot be set to 0xFFFF, per the PCI ExpressSpecification.
Address offset: 0x000.
Device ID16 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Device ID register. This
register is only valid in the Type 0 (Endpoint) Configu‐
ration Space.
Address offset: 0x000.
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Revision ID8 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Revision ID register.
Address offset: 0x008.
Class code24 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Class Code register.
Address offset: 0x008.
Subsystem
Vendor ID
16 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Subsystem Vendor ID
register in the PCI Type 0 Configuration Space. This
parameter cannot be set to 0xFFFF per the PCI ExpressBase Specification. This value is assigned by PCI-SIG to
the device manufacturer. This register is only valid in
the Type 0 (Endpoint) Configuration Space.
Address offset: 0x02C.
Subsystem
Device ID
16 bits0x00000000Sets the read-only value of the Subsystem Device ID
register in the PCI Type 0 Configuration Space.
Address offset: 0x02C
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PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters
PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters
This group of parameters defines various capability properties of the IP core. Some of these parameters
are stored in the PCI Configuration Space - PCI Compatible Configuration Space. The byte offset
indicates the parameter address.
Device Capabilities
Table 3-5: Capabilities Registers
ParameterPossible ValuesDefault ValueDescription
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Maximum
payload size
Completion
timeout
range
128 bytes
256 bytes
512 bytes
1024 bytes
2048 bytes
ABCD
BCD
ABC
AB
B
A
None
128 bytesSpecifies the maximum payload size supported. This
parameter sets the read-only value of the max payload
size supported field of the Device Capabilities register
(0x084[2:0]). Address: 0x084.
ABCDIndicates device function support for the optional
completion timeout programmability mechanism. This
mechanism allows the system software to modify the
completion timeout value. This field is applicable only to
Root Ports and Endpoints that issue requests on their
own behalf. Completion timeouts are specified and
enabled in the Device Control 2 register (0x0A8) of the
PCI Express Capability Structure Version. For all other
functions this field is reserved and must be hardwired to
0x0000b. Four time value ranges are defined:
• Range A: 50 us to 10 ms
• Range B: 10 ms to 250 ms
• Range C: 250 ms to 4 s
• Range D: 4 s to 64 s
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Bits are set to show timeout value ranges supported. The
function must implement a timeout value in the range
50 sto 50 ms. The following values specify the range:
• None—Completion timeout programming is not
supported
• 0001 Range A
• 0010 Range B
• 0011 Ranges A and B
• 0110 Ranges B and C
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ParameterPossible ValuesDefault ValueDescription
Error Reporting
• 0111 Ranges A, B, and C
• 1110 Ranges B, C and D
• 1111 Ranges A, B, C, and D
All other values are reserved. Altera recommends that
the completion timeout mechanism expire in no less
than 10 ms.
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Disable
completion
timeout
On/OffOnDisables the completion timeout mechanism. When On,
the core supports the completion timeout disable
mechanism via the PCI Express Device Control
Register 2. The Application Layer logic must
implement the actual completion timeout mechanism
for the required ranges.
Error Reporting
Table 3-6: Error Reporting
ParameterValueDefault ValueDescription
Advanced
error
reporting
(AER)
Enable
ECRC
checking
On/OffOffWhen On, enables the Advanced Error Reporting (AER)
capability.
On/OffOffWhen On, enables ECRC checking. Sets the read-only
value of the ECRC check capable bit in the Advanced
Error Capabilities and Control Register. This
parameter requires you to enable the AER capability.
Enable
ECRC
generation
Enable
ECRC
forwarding
on the
Avalon-ST
interface
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On/OffOff
When On, enables ECRC generation capability. Sets the
read-only value of the ECRC generation capable bit in
the Advanced Error Capabilities and Control
Register. This parameter requires you to enable the
AER capability.
On/OffOffWhen On, enables ECRC forwarding to the Application
Layer. On the Avalon-ST RX path, the incoming TLP
contains the ECRC dword
(1)
and the TD bit is set if an
ECRC exists. On the transmit the TLP from the Applica‐
tion Layer must contain the ECRC dword and have the
TD bit set.
Not applicable for Avalon-MM or Avalon-MM DMA
interfaces.
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Link Capabilities
ParameterValueDefault ValueDescription
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Track RX
completion
buffer
overflow on
the AvalonST interface
On/OffOffWhen On, the core includes the rxfx_cplbuf_ovf
output status signal to track the RX posted completion
buffer overflow status.
Not applicable for Avalon-MM or Avalon-MM DMA
interfaces.
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in the PCI Express Base Specification. A word is 16 bits, a dword is 32 bits, and a qword is 64 bits.
Link Capabilities
Table 3-7: Link Capabilities
ParameterValueDescription
Link port
number
Data link layer
active reporting
0x01Sets the read-only value of the port number field in the Link
Capabilities register.
On/Off
Turn On this parameter for a downstream port, if the
component supports the optional capability of reporting the
DL_Active state of the Data Link Control and Management
State Machine. For a hot-plug capable downstream port (as
indicated by the HotPlug Capable field of the Slot
Capabilities register), this parameter must be turned On.
For upstream ports and components that do not support this
optional capability, turn Off this option. This parameter is
only supported for the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express in
Root Port mode.
Surprise down
reporting
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On/Off
Not applicable for Avalon-MM or Avalon-MM DMA
interfaces.
When this option is On, a downstream port supports the
optional capability of detecting and reporting the surprise
down error condition. This parameter is only supported for
the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express in Root Port mode.
Not applicable for Avalon-MM or Avalon-MM DMA
interfaces.
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MSI and MSI-X Capabilities
ParameterValueDescription
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Slot clock
configuration
On/OffWhen On, indicates that the Endpoint or Root Port uses the
same physical reference clock that the system provides on the
connector. When Off, the IP core uses an independent clock
regardless of the presence of a reference clock on the
connector.
MSI and MSI-X Capabilities
Table 3-8: MSI and MSI-X Capabilities
ParameterValueDescription
MSI messages
requested
Implement MSIX
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32Specifies the number of messages the Application Layer can
request. Sets the value of the Multiple Message Capable
field of the Message Control register, 0x050[31:16].
MSI-X Capabilities
On/OffWhen On, enables the MSI-X functionality.
Bit Range
Table size[10:0]System software reads this field to determine the MSI-X Table
size <n>, which is encoded as <n–1>. For example, a returned
value of 2047 indicates a table size of 2048. This field is readonly. Legal range is 0–2047 (211).
Address offset: 0x068[26:16]
Table Offset[31:0]Points to the base of the MSI-X Table. The lower 3 bits of the
table BAR indicator (BIR) are set to zero by software to form a
(1)
. This field is read-only.
Table BAR
Indicator
32-bit qword-aligned offset
[2:0]Specifies which one of a function’s BARs, located beginning at
0x10 in Configuration Space, is used to map the MSI-X table
into memory space. This field is read-only. Legal range is 0–5.
Pending Bit
Array (PBA)
Offset
[31:0]Used as an offset from the address contained in one of the
function’s Base Address registers to point to the base of the
MSI-X PBA. The lower 3 bits of the PBA BIR are set to zero by
software to form a 32-bit qword-aligned offset. This field is
read-only.
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7
6 5
Physical Slot Number
No Command Completed Support
Electromechanical Interlock Present
Slot Power Limit Scale
Slot Power Limit Value
Hot-Plug Capable
Hot-Plug Surprise
Power Indicator Present
Attention Indicator Present
MRL Sensor Present
Power Controller Present
Attention Button Present
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Pending BAR
Indicator
[2:0]Specifies the function Base Address registers, located
beginning at 0x10 in Configuration Space, that maps the MSIX PBA into memory space. This field is read-only. Legal range
is 0–5.
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in the PCI Express Base Specification. A word is 16 bits, a dword is 32 bits, and a qword is 64 bits.
Slot Capabilities
Table 3-9: Slot Capabilities
ParameterValueDescription
Use Slot registerOn/OffThe slot capability is required for Root Ports if a slot is implemented
on the port. Slot status is recorded in the PCI Express Capabili-
ties register. This parameter is only supported in Root Port mode.
Defines the characteristics of the slot. You turn on this option by
selecting Enable slot capability. The various bits are defined as
follows:
Slot power scale
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0–3
Specifies the scale used for the Slot power limit. The following
coefficients are defined:
• 0 = 1.0x
• 1 = 0.1x
• 2 = 0.01x
• 3 = 0.001x
The default value prior to hardware and firmware initialization is
b’00. Writes to this register also cause the port to send the Set_
Slot_Power_Limit Message.
Refer to Section 6.9 of the PCI Express Base Specification Revision for
more information.
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Power Management
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Slot power limit
0–255
In combination with the Slot power scale value, specifies the upper
limit in watts on power supplied by the slot. Refer to Section 7.8.9 of
the PCI Express Base Specification for more information.
Slot number
0-8191
Specifies the slot number.
Power Management
Table 3-10: Power Management Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
Endpoint L0s
acceptable
latency
Maximum of 64 ns
Maximum of 128 ns
Maximum of 256 ns
Maximum of 512 ns
Maximum of 1 us
Maximum of 2 us
Maximum of 4 us
No limit
This design parameter specifies the maximum acceptable
latency that the device can tolerate to exit the L0s state for any
links between the device and the root complex. It sets the
read-only value of the Endpoint L0s acceptable latency field of
the Device Capabilities Register (0x084).
This Endpoint does not support the L0s or L1 states. However,
in a switched system there may be links connected to switches
that have L0s and L1 enabled. This parameter is set to allow
system configuration software to read the acceptable latencies
for all devices in the system and the exit latencies for each link
to determine which links can enable Active State Power
Management (ASPM). This setting is disabled for Root Ports.
Endpoint L1
acceptable
latency
Parameter Settings
Maximum of 1 us
Maximum of 2 us
Maximum of 4 us
Maximum of 8 us
Maximum of 16 us
Maximum of 32 us
No limit
The default value of this parameter is 64 ns. This is the safest
setting for most designs.
This value indicates the acceptable latency that an Endpoint
can withstand in the transition from the L1 to L0 state. It is an
indirect measure of the Endpoint’s internal buffering. It sets
the read-only value of the Endpoint L1 acceptable latency field
of the Device Capabilities Register.
This Endpoint does not support the L0s or L1 states. However,
a switched system may include links connected to switches
that have L0s and L1 enabled. This parameter is set to allow
system configuration software to read the acceptable latencies
for all devices in the system and the exit latencies for each link
to determine which links can enable Active State Power
Management (ASPM). This setting is disabled for Root Ports.
The default value of this parameter is 1 µs. This is the safest
setting for most designs.
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(2) Nomenclature of right column bottom transceiver banks may begin with “C”, “D”, or “E”.
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Arria 10 devices include 1–4 hard IP blocks for PCI Express. The bottom left hard IP block includes the
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right block.
Figure 4-1: Arria 10 Devices with 96 Transceiver Channels and Four PCIe Hard IP Blocks
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(2) Nomenclature of right column bottom transceiver banks may begin with “C”, “D”, or “E”.
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Figure 4-2: Arria 10 Devices with 72 Transceiver Channels and Four PCIe Hard IP Blocks
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Bank
Transceiver
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Transceiver
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Transceiver
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Transceiver
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GT 090 NF40
GXBL1C
GXBL1D
GXBL1E
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GXBL1H
GXBL1I
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(1) Nomenclature of left column bottom transceiver banks always begins with “C”
(2) These devices have transceivers only on left hand side of the device.
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Gen1 - Gen3
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PCIe
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Hard IP
Legend:
PCIe Gen1 - Gen3 Hard IP blocks with CvP capabilities
PCIe Gen1 - Gen3 Hard IP blocks without CvP capabilities
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Figure 4-3: Arria 10 GT Devices with 48 Transceiver Channels and Two PCIe Hard IP Blocks
Physical Layout of Hard IP In Arria 10 Devices
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Refer to the Arria 10 Transceiver Layout in the Arria 10 Transceiver PHY User Guide for comprehensive
figures for Arria 10 GT, GX, and SX devices.
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The following figures illustrate the x1, x2, x4, and x8 channel and pin placements for the Arria 10 Hard IP
for PCI Express.
In these figures, channels that are not used for the PCI Express protocol are available for other protocols.
Unused channels are shown in gray.
Note: In all configurations, physical channel 4 in the PCS connects to logical channel 0 in the hard IP.
You cannot change the channel placements illustrated below.
For the possible values of <txvr_block_N> and <txvr_block_N+1>, refer to the figures that show the
physical location of the Hard IP PCIe blocks in the different types of Arria 10 devices, at the start of this
chapter. For each HIP block, the transceiver block that is adjacent and extends below the HIP block, is
<txvr_block_N>, and the transceiver block that is directly above <txvr_block_N> is <txvr_block_N+1>.
For example, in an Arria 10 device with 96 transceiver channels and four PCIe HIP blocks, if your design
uses the HIP block that supports CvP, <txvr_block_N> is GXB1C and <txvr_block_N+1> is GXB1D.
Figure 4-4: Arria 10 Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 x1 Channel and Pin Placement
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Figure 4-5: Arria 10 Gen1 Gen2, and Gen3 x2 Channel and Pin Placement
Figure 4-6: Arria 10 Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 x4 Channel and Pin Placement
Figure 4-7: Arria 10 Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 x8 Channel and Pin Placement
Channel Placement and fPLL Usage for the Gen1 and Gen2 Data Rates
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Channel Placement and fPLL Usage for the Gen1 and Gen2 Data Rates
The following figures illustrate the x1, x2, x4, and x8 channel placement for the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI
Express. In these figures, channels that are not used for the PCI Express protocol are available for other
protocols. Unused channels are shown in gray.
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Figure 4-11: Gen1 and Gen2 x8 Channel Placement
Channel Placement and fPLL and ATX PLL Usage for the Gen3 Data Rate
The following figures illustrate the x1, x2, x4, and x8 channel placement for the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI
Express. Gen3 variants must initially train at the Gen1 data rate. Consequently, Gen3 variants require an
fPLL to generate the 2.5 and 5.0 Gbps clocks, and an ATX PLL to generate the 8.0 Gbps clock.
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In these figures, channels that are not used for the PCI Express protocol are available for other protocols.
Unused channels are shown in gray.
In all configurations, physical channel 4 in the PCS connects to logical channel 0 in the hard IP.
Note:
You cannot change the channel placements illustrated below.
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Figure 4-13: Arria 10 Gen3 x2 Channel Placement
Figure 4-14: Arria 10 Gen3 x4 Channel Placement
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This chapter describes the top-level signals of the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express using the Avalon-MM
interface to the Application Layer. The Avalon-MM bridge translates PCI Express read, write and
completion TLPs into standard Avalon-MM read and write commands for the Avalon-MM RX Master
Port interface. For the Avalon-MM TX Slave Port interface, the bridge translates Avalon-MM reads and
writes into PCI Express TLPs. The Avalon-MM read and write commands are the same as those used by
master and slave interfaces to access memories and registers. Consequently, you do not need a detailed
understanding of the PCI Express TLPs to use this Avalon-MM variant.
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tx_out0[<n>-1:0]
rx_in0[<n>-1:0]
1-Bit Serial
32-Bit
Avalon-MM
CRA
Slave Port
(Optional,
Not available for
Completer-Only
Single Dword)
64- or 128-Bit
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Slave Port
(Not used for
Completer-Only)
Test
Interface
test_in[31:0]
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Avalon-MM RX
Master Port
Clocks
npor
nreset_status
pin_perst
Reset &
Lock Status
refclk
coreclkout_hip
cra_readdata[31:0]
cra_waitrequest
cra_byteenable[3:0]
cra_chipselect
cra_address[14:0]
cra_read
cra_write
cra_writedata[31:0]
txs_writedata[63:0] or [127:0]
txs_busrtcount[6:0]
txs_chipselect
txs_read
txs_write
txs_address[<w>-1:0]
txs_byteenable[<w>-1:0]
txs_readdatavalid
txs_readdata[63:0] or [127:0]
txs_waitrequest
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Figure 5-1: Signals in 64- or 128-Bit Avalon-MM Interface to the Application Layer
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Note: Signals listed for BAR0 are the same as those for BAR1–BAR5 when those BARs are enabled in the
parameter editor.
Variations using the Avalon-MM interface implement the Avalon-MM protocol described in the AvalonInterface Specifications. Refer to this specification for information about the Avalon-MM protocol,
including timing diagrams.
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32-Bit Non-Bursting Avalon-MM Control Register Access (CRA) Slave
Signals
The optional CRA port for the full-featured IP core allows upstream PCI Express devices and external
Avalon-MM masters to access internal control and status registers.
Table 5-1: Avalon-MM CRA Slave Interface Signals
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Signal NameDirectio
CraIrq_o
CraReadData_o[31:0]
CraWaitRequest_o
CraAddress_i[13:0]
CraByteEnable_i[3:0]
CraChipSelect_i
CraRead_i
CraWrite_i
Description
n
Output Interrupt request. A port request for an Avalon-MM interrupt.
Output Read data lines
Output Wait request to hold off more requests
InputAn address space of 16,384 bytes is allocated for the control
registers. Avalon-MM slave addresses provide address
resolution down to the width of the slave data bus. Because all
addresses are byte addresses, this address logically goes down
to bit 2. Bits 1 and 0 are 0.
InputByte enable
InputChip select signal to this slave
InputRead enable
InputWrite request
CraWriteData_i[31:0]
InputWrite data
RX Avalon-MM Master Signals
This Avalon-MM master port propagates PCI Express requests to the Qsys interconnect fabric. For the
full-feature IP core it propagates requests as bursting reads or writes. A separate Avalon-MM master port
corresponds to each BAR.
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Table 5-2: Avalon-MM RX Master Interface Signals
Signals that include Bar number 0 also exist for BAR1–BAR5 when additional BARs are enabled.
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RxmWrite<n>
RxmAddress_<n>_o[31:0]
RxmWriteData_<n>_o[<w>-1:0]
RxmByteEnable_<n>_o[<w>-1:0]
RXMBurstCount_<n>_o[6 or
5:0]
RXMWaitRequest_<n>_o
RXMRead_<n>_o
RXMReadData_<n>_o[<w>-1:0]
OutputAsserted by the core to request a write to an Avalon-
MM slave.
OutputThe address of the Avalon-MM slave being accessed.
OutputRX data being written to slave. <w> = 64 or 128 for the
full-featured IP core. <w> = 32 for the completer-only
IP core.
OutputByte enable for write data.
OutputThe burst count, measured in qwords, of the RX write or
read request. The width indicates the maximum data
that can be requested. The maximum data in a burst is
512 bytes.
InputAsserted by the external Avalon-MM slave to hold data
transfer.
OutputAsserted by the core to request a read.
InputRead data returned from Avalon-MM slave in response
to a read request. This data is sent to the IP core through
the TX interface. <w> = 64 or 128 for the full-featured
IP core. <w> = 32 for the completer-only IP core.
RXMReadDataValid_<n>_i
RxmIrq_<n>[<m>:0], <m>< 16
The following figure illustrates the RX master port propagating requests to the Application Layer and also
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InputAsserted by the system interconnect fabric to indicate
that the read data on is valid.
InputIndicates an interrupt request asserted from the system
interconnect fabric. This signal is only available when
the CRA port is enabled. Qsys-generated variations have
as many as 16 individual interrupt signals (<m>≤15). If
rxm_irq_<n>[<m>:0] is asserted on consecutive cycles
without the deassertion of all interrupt inputs, no MSI
message is sent for subsequent interrupts. To avoid
losing interrupts, software must ensure that all interrupt
sources are cleared for each MSI message received.
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RxmReadDataValid_i
RxmReadData_i[63:0]
RxmResetRequest_o
RxmAddress_o[31:0]
RxmWaitRequest_i
RxmWrite_o
RxmBurstCount_o[9:0]
RxmByteEnable_o[7:0]
RxmWriteData_o[63:0]
RxmIrq_i
TxsWrite_i
TxsWriteData_i[63:0]
TxsBurstCount_i[9:0]
TxsByteEnable_i[7:0]
TxsAddress_i[17:0]
TxsWaitRequest_o
TxsRead_i
TxsReadDataValid_o
TxsReadData_o[63:0]
TxsChipSelect_i
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8000010080000180
010
.
FFFF
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000000000002080F
.......
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040000408004000
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64- or 128-Bit Bursting TX Avalon-MM Slave Signals
This optional Avalon-MM bursting slave port propagates requests from the interconnect fabric to the fullfeatured Avalon-MM Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express. Requests from the interconnect fabric are
translated into PCI Express request packets. Incoming requests can be up to 512 bytes. For better
performance, Altera recommends using smaller read request size (a maximum of 512 bytes).
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Table 5-3: Avalon-MM TX Slave Interface Signals
Signal NameDirectionDescription
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TxsChipSelect_i
TxsRead_i
TxsWrite_i
TxsWriteData[127 or 63:0]
TxsBurstCount[6 or 5:0]
TxsAddress_i[<w>-1:0]
InputThe system interconnect fabric asserts this signal to
select the TX slave port.
InputRead request asserted by the system interconnect fabric
to request a read.
InputWrite request asserted by the system interconnect fabric
to request a write.
InputWrite data sent by the external Avalon-MM master to
the TX slave port.
InputAsserted by the system interconnect fabric indicating
the amount of data requested. The count unit is the
amount of data that is transferred in a single cycle, that
is, the width of the bus. The burst count is limited to 512
bytes.
InputAddress of the read or write request from the external
Avalon-MM master. This address translates to 64-bit or
32-bit PCI Express addresses based on the translation
table. The <w> value is determined when the system is
created.
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TxsByteEnable_i[<w>-1:0]
InputWrite byte enable for data. A burst must be continuous.
Therefore all intermediate data phases of a burst must
have a byte enable value of 0xFF. The first and final data
phases of a burst can have other valid values.
For the 128-bit interface, the following restrictions
apply:
• All bytes of a single dword must either be enabled or
disabled
• If more than 1 dword is enabled, the enabled dwords
must be contiguous. The following patterns are legal:
• 16'bF000
• 16'b0F00
• 16'b00F0
• 16'b000F
• 16'bFF00
• 16'b0FF0
• 16'b00FF
• 16'bFFF0
• 16'b0FFF
• 16'bFFFF
TxsReadDataValid_o
TxsReadData_o[127 or 63:0]
TxsWaitrequest_o
OutputAsserted by the bridge to indicate that read data is valid.
OutputThe bridge returns the read data on this bus when the
RX read completions for the read have been received
and stored in the internal buffer.
OutputAsserted by the bridge to hold off read or write data
when running out of buffer space. If this signal is
asserted during an operation, the master should
maintain the TxsRead_i signal (or TxsWrite_i signal
and TxsWriteData) stable until after TxsWaitrequest_
o is deasserted. txs_Read must be deasserted when
TxsWaitrequest_o is deasserted.
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Clock Signals
Clock Signals
Table 5-4: Clock Signals
SignalDirectionDescription
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refclk
coreclkout_hip
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Clocks on page 7-4
Reset
Refer to Reset and Clocks for more information about the reset sequence and a block diagram of the reset
logic.
Table 5-5: Reset Signals
SignalDirectionDescription
npor
InputReference clock for the IP core. It must have the frequency
specified under the System Settings heading in the parameter
editor. This is a dedicated free running input clock to the
dedicated REFCLK pin.
Output
This is a fixed frequency clock used by the Data Link and
Transaction Layers.
InputActive low reset signal. In the Altera hardware example designs,
npor is the OR of pin_perst and local_rstn coming from the
software Application Layer. If you do not drive a soft reset signal
from the Application Layer, this signal must be derived from
pin_perst. You cannot disable this signal. Resets the entire IP
Core and transceiver. Asynchronous.
nreset_status
pin_perst
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This signal is edge, not level sensitive; consequently, you cannot
use a low value on this signal to hold custom logic in reset. For
more information about the reset controller, refer to Reset.
Output
Active low reset signal. It is derived from npor or pin_perstn.
You can use this signal to reset the Application Layer.
InputActive low reset from the PCIe reset pin of the device. pin_perst
resets the datapath and control registers. Configuration via
Protocol (CvP) requires this signal. For more information about
CvP refer to Configuration via Protocol (CvP).
Arria 10 devices can have up to 4 instances of the Hard IP for
PCI Express. Each instance has its own pin_perst signal. You
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IO_POF_Load
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must connect the pin_perst of each Hard IP instance to the
corresponding nPERST pin of the device. These pins have the
following locations:
• NPERSTL0: bottom left Hard IP and CvP blocks
• NPERSTL1: top left Hard IP block
• NPERSTR0: bottom right Hard IP block
• NPERSTR1: top right Hard IP block
For example, if you are using the Hard IP instance in the bottom
left corner of the device, you must connect pin_perst to
NPERSL0.
For maximum use of the Arria 10 device, Altera recommends
that you use the bottom left Hard IP first. This is the only
location that supports CvP over a PCIe link. If your design does
not require CvP, you may select other Hard IP blocks.
Refer to the appropriate device pinout for correct pin assignment
for more detailed information about these pins. The PCI ExpressCard Electromechanical Specification 2.0 specifies this pin
requires 3.3 V. You can drive this 3.3V signal to the nPERST*
even if the V
VCCPGM
of the bank is not 3.3V if the following 2
conditions are met:
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• The input signal meets the VIH and VIL specification for
LVTTL.
• The input signal meets the overshoot specification for 100°C
operation as defined in the device handbook.
Figure 5-3: Reset and Link Training Timing Relationships
The following figure illustrates the timing relationship between npor and the LTSSM L0 state.
Note:
To meet the 100 ms system configuration time, you must use the fast passive parallel configuration
scheme with CvP and a 32-bit data width (FPP x32) or use the CvP in autonomous mode.
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Interrupts for Endpoints when Multiple MSI/MSI‑X Support Is Enabled
• Configuration via Protocol (CvP) Implementation in Altera FPGAs User Guide
Interrupts for Endpoints when Multiple MSI/MSI‑X Support Is Enabled
Table 5-6: Exported Interrupt Signals for Endpoints when Multiple MSI/MSI‑X Support is Enabled
The following table describes the IP core’s exported interrupt signals when you turn on Enable multiple MSI/
MSI-X support under the Avalon-MM System Settings banner in the parameter editor.
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MsiIntfc_o[81:0]
MsiControl_o[15:0]
MsixIntfc_o[15:0]
OutputThis bus provides the following MSI address, data, and enabled
signals:
• MsiIntf_o[81]: Master enable
• MsiIntf_o[80}: MSI enable
• MsiIntf_o[79:64]: MSI data
• MsiIntf_o[63:0]: MSI address
OutputProvides for system software control of MSI as defined in Section
6.8.1.3 Message Control for MSI in the PCI Local Bus Specifica‐
tion, Rev. 3.0. The following fields are defined:
• MsiControl_o[15:9]: Reserved
• MsiControl_o[8]: Per-vector masking capable
• MsiControl_o[7]: 64-bit address capable
• MsiControl_o[6:4]: Multiple Message Enable
• MsiControl_o[3:1]: MSI Message Capable
• MsiControl_o[0]: MSI Enable.
OutputProvides for system software control of MSI-X as defined in
Section 6.8.2.3 Message Control for MSI-X in the PCI Local BusSpecification, Rev. 3.0. The following fields are defined:
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Input
• MsixIntfc_o[15]: Enable
• MsixIntfc_o[14]: Mask
• MsixIntfc_o[13:11]: Reserved
• MsixIntfc_o[10:0]: Table size
When asserted, the Endpoint is requesting attention from the
interrupt service routine unless MSI or MSI-X interrupts are
enabled. Remains asserted until the device driver clears the
pending request.
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IntxReq_i
IntAck_o
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IntxAck_o
OutputThis signal is the acknowledge for IntxReq_i. It is asserted for at
least one cycle either when either of the following events occur:
• The Assert_INTA message TLP has been transmitted in
response to the assertion of the IntxReq_i.
• The Deassert_INTA message TLP has been transmitted in
response to the deassertion of the IntxReq_i signal.
Refer to the timing diagrams below.
The following figure illustrates interrupt timing for the legacy interface. In this figure the assertion of
IntxReq_i instructs the Hard IP for PCI Express to send an Assert_INTA message TLP.
Figure 5-4: Legacy Interrupt Assertion
The following figure illustrates the timing for deassertion of legacy interrupts. The assertion of IntxReq_i
instructs the Hard IP for PCI Express to send a Deassert_INTA message.
Figure 5-5: Legacy Interrupt Deassertion
Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface
The Hard IP reconfiguration interface is an Avalon-MM slave interface with a 10-bit address and 16-bit
data bus. You can use this bus to dynamically modify the value of configuration registers that are readonly at run time. To ensure proper system operation, reset or repeat device enumeration of the PCI
Express link after changing the value of read-only configuration registers of the Hard IP.
Table 5-7: Hard IP Reconfiguration Signals
SignalDirectionDescription
hip_reconfig_clk
InputReconfiguration clock. The frequency range for this clock is 100–
125 MHz.
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hip_reconfig_rst_n
hip_reconfig_
address[9:0]
hip_reconfig_read
hip_reconfig_
readdata[15:0]
hip_reconfig_write
hip_reconfig_
writedata[15:0]
hip_reconfig_byte_
en[1:0]
ser_shift_load
InputActive-low Avalon-MM reset. Resets all of the dynamic reconfi‐
guration registers to their default values as described in Hard IPReconfiguration Registers.
InputThe 10-bit reconfiguration address.
InputRead signal. This interface is not pipelined. You must wait for the
return of the hip_reconfig_readdata[15:0] from the current
read before starting another read operation.
Output16-bit read data. hip_reconfig_readdata[15:0] is valid on the
third cycle after the assertion of hip_reconfig_read.
InputWrite signal.
Input16-bit write model.
InputByte enables, currently unused.
InputYou must toggle this signal once after changing to user mode
before the first access to read-only registers. This signal should
remain asserted for a minimum of 324 ns after switching to user
mode.
interface_sel
InputA selector which must be asserted when performing dynamic
reconfiguration. Drive this signal low 4 clock cycles after the
release of ser_shift_load.
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hip_reconfig_rst_n
user_mode
ser_shift_load
interface_sel
avmm_wr
avmm_wrdata[15:0]
avmm_rd
avmm_rdata[15:0]
D0D0D1
D1
D2 D3
324 ns
4 clks
4 clks
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Figure 5-6: Hard IP Reconfiguration Bus Timing of Read-Only Registers
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For a detailed description of the Avalon-MM protocol, refer to the Avalon MemoryMapped Interfaces
chapter in the Avalon Interface Specifications.
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Physical Layer Interface Signals
Altera provides an integrated solution with the Transaction, Data Link and Physical Layers. The IP
Parameter Editor generates a SERDES variation file, <variation>_serdes.v or .vhd , in addition to the Hard
IP variation file, <variation>.v or .vhd. The SERDES entity is included in the library files for PCI Express.
Serial Data Signals
Table 5-8: 1-Bit Interface Signals
SignalDirectionDescription
(1)
(1)
OutputTransmit output. These signals are the serial outputs of lanes 7–0.
InputReceive input. These signals are the serial inputs of lanes 7–0.
tx_out[7:0]
rx_in[7:0]
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PIPE Interface Signals
Refer to Pin-out Files for Altera Devices for pin-out tables for all Altera devices in .pdf, .txt, and .xls
formats.
Transceiver channels are arranged in groups of six. For GX devices, the lowest six channels on the left side
of the device are labeled GXB_L0, the next group is GXB_L1, and so on. Channels on the right side of the
device are labeled GXB_R0, GXB_R1, and so on. Be sure to connect the Hard IP for PCI Express on the
left side of the device to appropriate channels on the left side of the device, as specified in the Pin-out Filesfor Altera Devices.
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• Pin-out Files for Altera Devices
PIPE Interface Signals
These PIPE signals are available for Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 variants so that you can simulate using either
the serial or the PIPE interface. Simulation is much faster using the PIPE interface because the PIPE
simulation bypasses the SERDES model . By default, the PIPE interface is 8 bits for Gen1 and Gen2 and 32
bits for Gen3. You can use the PIPE interface for simulation even though your actual design includes a
serial interface to the internal transceivers. However, it is not possible to use the Hard IP PIPE interface in
hardware, including probing these signals using SignalTap® II Embedded Logic Analyzer.
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The Altera Root Port BFM bypasses Gen3 Phase 2 and Phase 3 Equalization. However, Gen3
variants can perform Phase 2 and Phase 3 equalization if instructed by a third-party BFM.
In the following table, signals that include lane number 0 also exist for lanes 1-7.
Table 5-9: PIPE Interface Signals
SignalDirectionDescription
txdata0[31:0]
txdatak0[3:0]
OutputTransmit data <n>. This bus transmits data on lane <n>.
OutputTransmit data control <n>. This signal serves as the control bit
for txdata<n>. Bit 0 corresponds to the lowest-order byte of
txdata, and so on. A value of 0 indicates a data byte. A value of 1
indicates a control byte. For Gen1 and Gen2 only.
txblkst0
OutputFor Gen3 operation, indicates the start of a block in the transmit
direction.
txdataskip0OutputFor Gen3 operation. Allows the MAC to instruct the TX interface
to ignore the TX data interface for one clock cycle. The following
encodings are defined:
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tx_deemph0
OutputTransmit de-emphasis selection. The Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI
Express sets the value for this signal based on the indication
received from the other end of the link during the Training
Sequences (TS). You do not need to change this value.
(2)
(2)
InputReceive data <n>. This bus receives data on lane <n>.
InputReceive data >n>. This bus receives data on lane <n>. Bit 0
rxdata0[31:0]
rxdatak[3:0]
corresponds to the lowest-order byte of rxdata, and so on. A
value of 0 indicates a data byte. A value of 1 indicates a control
byte. For Gen1 and Gen2 only.
rxblkst0InputFor Gen3 operation, indicates the start of a block in the receive
direction.
txdetectrx0OutputTransmit detect receive <n>. This signal tells the PHY layer to
start a receive detection operation or to begin loopback.
txelecidleOutputTransmit electrical idle <n>. This signal forces the TX output to
electrical idle.
txcompl0OutputTransmit compliance <n>. This signal forces the running
disparity to negative in Compliance Mode (negative COM
character).
rxpolarity0OutputReceive polarity <n>. This signal instructs the PHY layer to
invert the polarity of the 8B/10B receiver decoding block.
powerdown0[1:0]OutputPower down <n>. This signal requests the PHY to change its
power state to the specified state (P0, P0s, P1, or P2).
currentcoeff0[17:0]
OutputFor Gen3, specifies the coefficients to be used by the transmitter.
The 18 bits specify the following coefficients:
• [5:0]: C
• [11:6]: C
• [17:12]: C
currentrxpreset0[2:0]
tx_margin[2:0]OutputTransmit V
OutputFor Gen3 designs, specifies the current preset.
-1
0
+1
margin selection. The value for this signal is based
OD
on the value from the Link Control 2Register. Available for
simulation only.
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txswing
OutputWhen asserted, indicates full swing for the transmitter voltage.
When deasserted indicates half swing.
txsynchd0[1:0]OutputFor Gen3 operation, specifies the transmit block type. The
following encodings are defined:
• 2'b01: Ordered Set Block
• 2'b10: Data Block
rxsynchd0[1:0]InputFor Gen3 operation, specifies the receive block type. The
following encodings are defined:
• 2'b01: Ordered Set Block
• 2'b10: Data Block
rxvalid0
(1)
InputReceive valid <n>. This signal indicates symbol lock and valid
data on rxdata<n> and rxdatak<n>.
phystatus0
(1)
InputPHY status <n>. This signal communicates completion of several
PHY requests.
rxelecidle0
(1)
InputReceive electrical idle <n>. When asserted, indicates detection of
an electrical idle.
rxstatus0[2:0]
(1)
InputReceive status <n>. This signal encodes receive status, including
error codes for the receive data stream and receiver detection.
simu_mode_pipeInputWhen set to 1, the PIPE interface is in simulation mode.
sim_pipe_rate[1:0]
OutputThe 2-bit encodings have the following meanings:
• 2’b00: Gen1 rate (2.5 Gbps)
• 2’b01: Gen2 rate (5.0 Gbps)
• 2’b1X: Gen3 rate (8.0 Gbps)
sim_pipe_pclk_in
InputThis clock is used for PIPE simulation only, and is derived from
the refclk. It is the PIPE interface clock used for PIPE mode
simulation.
sim_pipe_pclk_out
OutputTX datapath clock to the BFM PHY. pclk_out is derived from
refclk and provides the source synchronous clock for TX data
from the PHY.
sim_pipe_clk250_out
sim_pipe_clk500_out
OutputUsed to generate pclk.
OutputUsed to generate pclk.
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sim_pipe_
ltssmstate0[4:0]
Input and
Output
LTSSM state: The LTSSM state machine encoding defines the
following states:
• 5’b00000: Detect.Quiet
• 5’b 00001: Detect.Active
• 5’b00010: Polling.Active
• 5’b 00011: Polling.Compliance
• 5’b 00100: Polling.Configuration
• 5’b00101: Polling.Speed
• 5’b00110: config.LinkwidthsStart
• 5’b 00111: Config.Linkaccept
• 5’b 01000: Config.Lanenumaccept
• 5’b01001: Config.Lanenumwait
• 5’b01010: Config.Complete
• 5’b 01011: Config.Idle
• 5’b01100: Recovery.Rcvlock
• 5’b01101: Recovery.Rcvconfig
• 5’b01110: Recovery.Idle
• 5’b 01111: L0
• 5’b10000: Disable
• 5’b10001: Loopback.Entry
• 5’b10010: Loopback.Active
• 5’b10011: Loopback.Exit
• 5’b10100: Hot.Reset
• 5’b10101: L0s
• 5’b11001: L2.transmit.Wake
• 5’b11010: Speed.Recovery
• 5’b11011: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 0
• 5’b11100: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 1
• 5’b11101: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 2
• 5’b11110: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 3
• 5’b11111: Recovery.Equalization, Done
(1)
rxfreqlocked0
InputWhen asserted indicates that the pclk_in used for PIPE
simulation is valid.
rxdataskip0OutputFor Gen3 operation. Allows the PCS to instruct the RX interface
to ignore the RX data interface for one clock cycle. The following
encodings are defined:
• 1’b0: RX data is invalid
• 1’b1: RX data is valid
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eidleinfersel0[2:0]
OutputElectrical idle entry inference mechanism selection. The
following encodings are defined:
• 3'b0xx: Electrical Idle Inference not required in current
LTSSM state
• 3'b100: Absence of COM/SKP Ordered Set in the 128 us
window for Gen1 or Gen2
• 3'b101: Absence of TS1/TS2 Ordered Set in a 1280 UI interval
for Gen1 or Gen2
• 3'b110: Absence of Electrical Idle Exit in 2000 UI interval for
Gen1 and 16000 UI interval for Gen2
• 3'b111: Absence of Electrical idle exit in 128 us window for
Gen1
Notes:
1. These signals are for simulation only. For Quartus II software compilation, these pipe signals can be
left floating.
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Table 5-10: Test Interface Signals
The test_in bus provides run-time control and monitoring of the internal state of the IP core.
SignalDirectionDescription
Test Signals
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test_in[31:0]
InputThe bits of the test_in bus have the following definitions:
• [0]: Simulation mode. This signal can be set to 1 to accelerate
initialization by reducing the value of many initialization
counters.
• [1]: Reserved. Must be set to 1’b0.
• [2]: Descramble mode disable. This signal must be set to 1
during initialization in order to disable data scrambling. You
can use this bit in simulation for both Endpoints and Root
Ports to observe descrambled data on the link. Descrambled
data cannot be used in open systems because the link partner
typically scrambles the data.
• [4:3]: Reserved. Must be set to 4’b01.
• [5]: Compliance test mode. Disable/force compliance mode.
When set, prevents the LTSSM from entering compliance
mode. Toggling this bit controls the entry and exit from the
compliance state, enabling the transmission of Gen1, Gen2
and Gen3 compliance patterns.
• [6]: Forces entry to compliance mode when a timeout is
reached in the polling.active state and not all lanes have
detected their exit condition.
• [7]: Disable low power state negotiation. Altera recommends
setting thist bit.
• [31:8]: Reserved. Set to all 0s.
simu_mode_pipe
Input
When asserted, simulation operates in parallel mode. When
deasserted the simulation is serial.
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Specification
Table 6-1: Correspondence between Configuration Space Capability Structures and PCIe Base
Specification Description
For the Type 0 and Type 1 Configuration Space Headers, the first line of each entry lists Type 0 values and the
second line lists Type 1 values when the values differ.
Byte AddressHard IP Configuration Space RegisterCorresponding Section in PCIe Specification
0x000:0x03CPCI Header Type 0 Configuration RegistersType 0 Configuration Space Header
0x000:0x03CPCI Header Type 1 Configuration RegistersType 1 Configuration Space Header
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Byte AddressHard IP Configuration Space RegisterCorresponding Section in PCIe Specification
The Altera-Defined Vendor Specific Extended Capability. This extended capability structure supports
Configuration via Protocol (CvP) programming and detailed internal error reporting.
BitsRegister DescriptionValueAccess
[15:0]PCI Express Extended Capability ID. Altera-defined value for
[19:16]Version. Altera-defined value for VSEC version.0x1RO
VSEC Capability ID.
[31:20]Next Capability Offset. Starting address of the next Capability
Structure implemented, if any.
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CvP Registers
Table 6-3: Altera‑Defined Vendor Specific Header
You can specify these values when you instantiate the Hard IP. These registers are read-only at run-time.
BitsRegister DescriptionValueAccess
[15:0]VSEC ID. A user configurable VSEC ID.User enteredRO
[19:16]VSEC Revision. A user configurable VSEC revision.VariableRO
[31:20]VSEC Length. Total length of this structure in bytes.0x044RO
Table 6-4: Altera Marker Register
BitsRegister DescriptionValueAccess
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[31:0]Altera Marker. This read only register is an additional marker. If
you use the standard Altera Programmer software to configure
A Device
Value
the device with CvP, this marker provides a value that the
programming software reads to ensure that it is operating with
the correct VSEC.
Table 6-5: JTAG Silicon ID Register
BitsRegister DescriptionValueAccess
[127:96]
JTAG Silicon ID DW3
Application
Specific
[95:64]
JTAG Silicon ID DW2
Application
Specific
[63:32]
JTAG Silicon ID DW1
Application
Specific
[31:0]JTAG Silicon ID DW0. This is the JTAG Silicon ID that CvP
programming software reads to determine that the correct SRAM
Application
Specific
object file (.sof) is being used.
RO
RO
RO
RO
RO
Table 6-6: User Device or Board Type ID Register
BitsRegister DescriptionValueAccess
[15:0]Configurable device or board type ID to specify to CvP the
correct .sof.
CvP Registers
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Table 6-7: CvP Status
The CvP Status register allows software to monitor the CvP status signals.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:26]Reserved0x00RO
CvP Registers
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[25]PLD_CORE_READY. From FPGA fabric. This status bit is
VariableRO
provided for debug.
[24]PLD_CLK_IN_USE. From clock switch module to fabric. This
VariableRO
status bit is provided for debug.
[23]CVP_CONFIG_DONE. Indicates that the FPGA control block has
VariableRO
completed the device configuration via CvP and there were
no errors.
[22]ReservedVariableRO
[21]USERMODE. Indicates if the configurable FPGA fabric is in user
VariableRO
mode.
[20]CVP_EN. Indicates if the FPGA control block has enabled CvP
VariableRO
mode.
[19]CVP_CONFIG_ERROR. Reflects the value of this signal from the
VariableRO
FPGA control block, checked by software to determine if
there was an error during configuration.
[18]CVP_CONFIG_READY. Reflects the value of this signal from the
VariableRO
FPGA control block, checked by software during
programming algorithm.
[17:0]ReservedVariableRO
Table 6-8: CvP Mode Control
The CvP Mode Control register provides global control of the CvP operation.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:16]Reserved.0x0000RO
[15:8]CVP_NUMCLKS.
0x00RW
This is the number of clocks to send for every CvP data write. Set
this field to one of the values below depending on your configura‐
tion image:
• 0x01 for uncompressed and unencrypted images
• 0x04 for uncompressed and encrypted images
• 0x08 for all compressed images
[7:3]Reserved.0x0RO
[2]CVP_FULLCONFIG. Request that the FPGA control block
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reconfigure the entire FPGA including the Arria 10 Hard IP for
PCI Express, bring the PCIe link down.
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BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
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[1]HIP_CLK_SEL. Selects between PMA and fabric clock when USER_
MODE = 1 and PLD_CORE_READY = 1. The following encodings are
defined:
• 1: Selects internal clock from PMA which is required for CVP_
MODE.
• 0: Selects the clock from soft logic fabric. This setting should
only be used when the fabric is configured in USER_MODE with
a configuration file that connects the correct clock.
To ensure that there is no clock switching during CvP, you should
only change this value when the Hard IP for PCI Express has been
idle for 10 µs and wait 10 µs after changing this value before
resuming activity.
[0]CVP_MODE. Controls whether the IP core is in CVP_MODE or normal
mode. The following encodings are defined:
• 1:CVP_MODE is active. Signals to the FPGA control block active
and all TLPs are routed to the Configuration Space. This CVP_
MODE cannot be enabled if CVP_EN = 0.
• 0: The IP core is in normal mode and TLPs are routed to the
FPGA fabric.
Table 6-9: CvP Data Registers
1’b0RW
1’b0RW
The following table defines the CvP Data registers. For 64-bit data, the optional CvP Data2 stores the upper 32
bits of data. Programming software should write the configuration data to these registers. If you Every write to
these register sets the data output to the FPGA control block and generates <n> clock cycles to the FPGA control
block as specified by the CVP_NUM_CLKS field in the CvP ModeControl register. Software must ensure that all bytes
in the memory write dword are enabled. You can access this register using configuration writes, alternatively,
when in CvP mode, these registers can also be written by a memory write to any address defined by a memory
space BAR for this device. Using memory writes should allow for higher throughput than configuration writes.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:0]Upper 32 bits of configuration data to be transferred to the FPGA
0x00000000RW
control block to configure the device. You can choose 32- or 64bit data.
[31:0]Lower 32 bits of configuration data to be transferred to the FPGA
0x00000000RW
control block to configure the device.
Table 6-10: CvP Programming Control Register
This register is written by the programming software to control CvP programming.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:2]Reserved.0x0000RO
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Control Register Access (CRA)
PCIe TLP Address
RX
PCIe
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0x0000-0x0FFF: PCIe processors
0x1000-0x1FFF: Addr translation
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BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
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[1]START_XFER. Sets the CvP output to the FPGA control block
indicating the start of a transfer.
[0]CVP_CONFIG. When asserted, instructs that the FPGA control
block begin a transfer via CvP.
64- or 128-Bit Avalon-MM Bridge Register Descriptions
The CRA Avalon-MM slave module provides access control and status registers in the PCI Express
Avalon-MM bridge. In addition, it provides access to selected Configuration Space registers and link
status registers in read-only mode. This module is optional. However, you must include it to access the
registers.
The control and status register address space is 16 KBytes. Each 4-KByte sub-region contains a set of
functions, which may be specific to accesses from the PCI Express Root Complex only, from Avalon-MM
processors only, or from both types of processors. Because all accesses come across the interconnect fabric
—requests from the Avalon-MM Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express are routed through the interconnect
fabric—hardware does not enforce restrictions to limit individual processor access to specific regions.
However, the regions are designed to enable straight-forward enforcement by processor software. The
following figure illustrates accesses to the Avalon-MM control and status registers from the Host CPU
and PCI Express link.
1’b0RW
1’b0RW
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The following table describes the four subregions.
Table 6-11: Avalon-MM Control and Status Register Address Spaces
AddressRangeAddress Space Usage
0x0000-0x0FFFRegisters typically intended for access by PCI Express link partner only. This includes
PCI Express interrupt enable controls, write access to the PCI Express Avalon-MM
bridge mailbox registers, and read access to Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox
registers.
0x1000-0x1FFFAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express address translation tables. Depending on the system
design these may be accessed by the PCI Express link partner, Avalon-MM processors,
or both.
0x2000-0x2FFFRoot Port request registers. An embedded processor, such as the Nios II processor,
programs these registers to send the data for Configuration TLPs, I/O TLPs, single
dword Memory Read and Write requests, and receive interrupts from an Endpoint.
0x3000-0x3FFFRegisters typically intended for access by Avalon-MM processors only. Provides host
access to selected Configuration Space and status registers.
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Note: The data returned for a read issued to any undefined address in this range is unpredictable.
The following table lists the complete address map for the PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge registers.
Note:
In the following table the text in green are links to the detailed register description
0x0900–x091FAvalon-MM to PCI Express Mailbox Registers
0x1000–0x1FFFAvalon-MM to PCI Express Address Translation Table
0x2000–0x2FFFRoot Port TLP Data Registers
0x3060Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Registers for Root Ports
0x3060PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status Register for Endpoints
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0x3070INT-X Interrupt Enable Register for Root Ports
0x3070INT-X Interrupt Enable Register for Endpoints
0x3A00-0x3A1F Avalon-MM to PCI Express Mailbox Registers
0x3B00-0x3B1FPCI Express to Avalon-MM Mailbox Registers
Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Registers
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0x3C00-0x3C6C
Host (Avalon-MM master) access to selected Configuration Space and status registers.
Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Registers
Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Registers
These registers contain the status of various signals in the PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge logic and allow
PCI Express interrupts to be asserted when enabled. Only Root Complexes should access these registers;
however, hardware does not prevent other Avalon-MM masters from accessing them.
Table 6-13: Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Register, 0x0040
BitNameAccessDescription
[31:24] ReservedN/AN/A
[23]
[22]
[21]
A2P_MAILBOX_INT7
A2P_MAILBOX_INT6
A2P_MAILBOX_INT5
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX7 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX6 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX5 is written to
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A2P_MAILBOX_INT1
A2P_MAILBOX_INT0
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX4 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX3 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX2 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX1 is written to
RW1C1 when the A2P_MAILBOX0 is written to
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Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Enable Registers
BitNameAccessDescription
[15:0]AVL_IRQ_ASSERTED[15:0]ROCurrent value of the Avalon-MM interrupt
(IRQ) input ports to the Avalon-MM RX
master port:
• 0—Avalon-MM IRQ is not being
signaled.
• 1—Avalon-MM IRQ is being signaled.
A Qsys-generated IP Compiler for PCI
Express has as many as 16 distinct IRQ
input ports. Each AVL_IRQ_ASSERTED[] bit
reflects the value on the corresponding IRQ
input port.
Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Enable Registers
A PCI Express interrupt can be asserted for any of the conditions registered in the Avalon-MM to PCI
Express Interrupt Status register by setting the corresponding bits in the Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express
Interrupt Enable register. Either MSI or legacy interrupts can be generated as explained in the section
Enabling MSI or Legacy Interrupts
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Table 6-14: Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Enable Register, 0x0050
BitsNameAccessDescription
[31:24] ReservedN/AN/A
[23:16]
A2P_MB_IRQ
RWEnables generation of PCI Express
interrupts when a specified mailbox is
written to by an external Avalon-MM
master.
[4:0]
AVL_IRQ[15:0]
RWEnables generation of PCI Express
interrupts when a specified Avalon-MM
interrupt signal is asserted. Your Qsys
system may have as many as 16
individual input interrupt signals.
interconnect fabric. The host software
should read this register after being
interrupted and determine the servicing
priority.
PCI Express Mailbox Registers
The PCI Express Root Complex typically requires write access to a set of PCI Express-to-Avalon-MM
mailbox registers and read-only access to a set of Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox registers. Eight
mailbox registers are available.
The PCI Express-to-Avalon-MM Mailbox registers are writable at the addresses shown in the following
table. Writing to one of these registers causes the corresponding bit in the Avalon-MM Interrupt
The Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express Mailbox registers are read at the addresses shown in the following
table. The PCI Express Root Complex should use these addresses to read the mailbox information after
being signaled by the corresponding bits in the AvalonMM to PCI Express Interrupt Status register.
The Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express address translation table is writable using the CRA slave port. Each
entry in the PCI Express address translation table is 8 bytes wide, regardless of the value in the current
PCI Express address width parameter. Therefore, register addresses are always the same width, regardless
of PCI Express address width.
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These table entries are repeated for each address specified in the Number of address pages parameter. If
Number of address pages is set to the maximum of 512, 0x1FF8 contains A2P_ADDR_SPACE511 and
A2P_ADDR_MAP_LO511 and 0x1FFC contains A2P_ADDR_MAP_HI511.
RWLower bits of Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express address map
entry 0.
RWUpper bits of Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express address map
entry 0.
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A2P_ADDR_
SPACE1
RWAddress space indication for entry 1. This entry is
available only if the number of translation table entries
(Number of address pages) is greater than 1.
The same encodings are defined for A2P_ADDR_
0x1008
[31:2]
A2P_ADDR_
MAP_LO1
RWLower bits of Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express address map
SPACE1 as for A2P_ADDR_SPACE0.:
entry 1.
This entry is only implemented if the number of
address translation table entries is greater than 1.
0x100C[31:0]
A2P_ADDR_
MAP_HI1
RWUpper bits of Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express address map
entry 1.
This entry is only implemented if the number of
address translation table entries is greater than 1.
PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status and Enable Registers for Endpoints
The registers in this section contain status of various signals in the PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge logic
and allow Avalon interrupts to be asserted when enabled. A processor local to the interconnect fabric that
processes the Avalon-MM interrupts can access these registers.
These registers must not be accessed by the PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge master ports; however,
Note:
there is nothing in the hardware that prevents a PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge master port from
accessing these registers.
The following table describes the Interrupt Status register when you configure the core as an Endpoint. It
records the status of all conditions that can cause an Avalon-MM interrupt to be asserted.
Table 6-19: PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status Register for Endpoints, 0x3060
BitsNameAccessDescription
0
ERR_PCI_WRITE_FAILURE
RW1CWhen set to 1, indicates a PCI Express
write failure. This bit can also be cleared
by writing a 1 to the same bit in the
Avalon MM to PCI Express
Interrupt Status register.
1
ERR_PCI_READ_FAILURE
RW1CWhen set to 1, indicates the failure of a
PCI Express read. This bit can also be
cleared by writing a 1 to the same bit in
the AvalonMM to PCI Express
Interrupt Status register.
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BitsNameAccessDescription
[15:2]Reserved——
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[17]
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
[23]
P2A_MAILBOX_INT0
P2A_MAILBOX_INT1
P2A_MAILBOX_INT2
P2A_MAILBOX_INT3
P2A_MAILBOX_INT4
P2A_MAILBOX_INT5
P2A_MAILBOX_INT6
P2A_MAILBOX_INT7
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX0 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX1 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX2 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX3 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX4 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX5 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX6 is written
RW1C1 when the P2A_MAILBOX7 is written
[31:24]Reserved——
An Avalon-MM interrupt can be asserted for any of the conditions noted in the Avalon-MM Interrupt
Status register by setting the corresponding bits in the PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Enable
register.
PCI Express interrupts can also be enabled for all of the error conditions described. However, it is likely
that only one of the Avalon-MM or PCI Express interrupts can be enabled for any given bit. Typically, a
single process in either the PCI Express or Avalon-MM domain handles the condition reported by the
interrupt.
Table 6-20: INT‑X Interrupt Enable Register for Endpoints, 0x3070
BitsNameAccessDescription
[31:0]
PCI Express to Avalon-MM
Interrupt Enable
RWWhen set to 1, enables the interrupt for
the corresponding bit in the PCI
Express to Avalon MM Interrupt
Status register to cause the Avalon
Interrupt signal (cra_Irq_o) to be
asserted.
Only bits implemented in the PCI
Express to Avalon MM Interrupt
Status register are implemented in the
Enable register. Reserved bits cannot be
set to a 1.
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Avalon-MM Mailbox Registers
A processor local to the interconnect fabric typically requires write access to a set of Avalon-MM-to-PCI
Express Mailbox registers and read-only access to a set of PCI Express-to-Avalon-MM Mailbox
registers. Eight mailbox registers are available.
The Avalon-MM-to-PCI Express Mailbox registers are writable at the addresses shown in the following
table. When the Avalon-MM processor writes to one of these registers the corresponding bit in the
Avalon MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status register is set to 1.
Table 6-21: Avalon-MM to PCI Express Mailbox Registers, 0x3A00–0x3A1F
AddressNameAccessDescription
Avalon-MM Mailbox Registers
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0x3A00
0x3A04
0x3A08
0x3A0C
0x3A10
0x3A14
0x3A18
0x3A1C
A2P_MAILBOX0
A2P_MAILBOX1
A2P _MAILBOX2
A2P _MAILBOX3
A2P _MAILBOX4
A2P _MAILBOX5
A2P _MAILBOX6
A2P_MAILBOX7
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 0
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 1
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 2
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 3
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 4
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 5
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 6
RWAvalon-MM-to-PCI Express mailbox 7
The PCI Express-to-Avalon-MM Mailbox registers are read-only at the addresses shown in the
following table. The Avalon-MM processor reads these registers when the corresponding bit in the PCI
Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status register is set to 1.
Table 6-22: PCI Express to Avalon-MM Mailbox Registers, 0x3B00–0x3B1F
Registers
AddressNameAccess
Mode
0x3B00
0x3B04
0x3B08
0x3B0C
0x3B10
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P2A_MAILBOX1
P2A_MAILBOX2
P2A_MAILBOX3
P2A_MAILBOX4
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 0
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 1
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 2
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 3
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 4
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AddressNameAccess
Mode
0x3B14
0x3B18
0x3B1C
P2A_MAILBOX5
P2A_MAILBOX6
P2A_MAILBOX7
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 5
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 6
ROPCI Express-to-Avalon-MM mailbox 7
Control Register Access (CRA) Avalon-MM Slave Port
Table 6-23: Configuration Space Register Descriptions
For registers that are less than 32 bits, the upper bits are unused.
Byte Offset
14'h3C00cfg_dev_ctrl[15:0]
14'h3C04cfg_dev_ctrl2[15:0]
RegisterDirDescription
Ocfg_devctrl[15:0] is device control for the PCI
Express capability structure.
Ocfg_dev2ctrl[15:0] is device control 2 for the
PCI Express capability structure.
Description
14'h3C08cfg_link_ctrl[15:0]
14'h3C0Ccfg_link_ctrl2[15:0]
Ocfg_link_ctrl[15:0]is the primary Link Control
of the PCI Express capability structure.
For Gen2 or Gen3 operation, you must write a 1’b1
to Retrain Link bit (Bit[5] of the cfg_link_ctrl) of
the Root Port to initiate retraining to a higher data
rate after the initial link training to Gen1 L0 state.
Retraining directs the LTSSM to the Recovery state.
Retraining to a higher data rate is not automatic for
the Arria 10 Hard IP for PCI Express IP Core even
if both devices on the link are capable of a higher
data rate.
Ocfg_link_ctrl2[31:16] is the secondary Link
Control register of the PCI Express capability
structure for Gen2 operation.
When tl_cfg_addr=2, tl_cfg_ctl returns the
primary and secondary Link Control registers,
{cfg_link_ctrl[15:0], cfg_link_
ctrl2[15:0]}, the primary Link Status register
contents is available on tl_cfg_sts[46:31].
For Gen1 variants, the link bandwidth notification
bit is always set to 0. For Gen2 variants, this bit is
set to 1.
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RegisterDirDescription
14'h3C10cfg_prm_cmd[15:0]
14'h3C14cfg_root_ctrl[7:0]
14'h3C18cfg_sec_ctrl[15:0]
14'h3C1Ccfg_secbus[7:0]
14'h3C20cfg_subbus[7:0]
14'h3C24cfg_msi_addr_low[31:0]
14'h3C28cfg_msi_addr_hi[63:32]
OBase/Primary Command register for the PCI
Configuration Space.
ORoot control and status register of the PCI-Express
capability. This register is only available in Root
Port mode.
OSecondary bus Control and Status register of the
PCI-Express capability. This register is only
available in Root Port mode.
OSecondary bus number. Available in Root Port
mode.
OSubordinate bus number. Available in Root Port
mode.
Ocfg_msi_add[31:0] is the MSI message address.
Ocfg_msi_add[63:32] is the MSI upper message
address.
14'h3C2Ccfg_io_bas[19:0]
14'h3C30cfg_io_lim[19:0]
14'h3C34cfg_np_bas[11:0]
14'h3C38cfg_np_lim[11:0]
14'h3C3Ccfg_pr_bas_low[31:0]
14'h3C40cfg_pr_bas_hi[43:32]
OThe IO base register of the Type1 Configuration
Space. This register is only available in Root Port
mode.
OThe IO limit register of the Type1 Configuration
Space. This register is only available in Root Port
mode.
OThe non-prefetchable memory base register of the
Type1 Configuration Space. This register is only
available in Root Port mode.
OThe non-prefetchable memory limit register of the
Type1 Configuration Space. This register is only
available in Root Port mode.
OThe lower 32 bits of the prefetchable base register of
the Type1 Configuration Space. This register is only
available in Root Port mode.
OThe upper 12 bits of the prefetchable base registers
of the Type1 Configuration Space. This register is
only available in Root Port mode.
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Byte Offset
RegisterDirDescription
14'h3C44cfg_pr_lim_low[31:0]
14'h3C48cfg_pr_lim_hi[43:32]
14'h3C4Ccfg_pmcsr[31:0]
14'h3C50cfg_msixcsr[15:0]
14'h3C54cfg_msicsr[15:0]
14'h3C58cfg_tcvcmap[23:0]
OThe lower 32 bits of the prefetchable limit registers
of the Type1 Configuration Space. Available in Root
Port mode.
OThe upper 12 bits of the prefetchable limit registers
of the Type1 Configuration Space. Available in Root
Port mode.
Ocfg_pmcsr[31:16] is Power Management Control
and cfg_pmcsr[15:0]is the Power Management
Status register.
OMSI-X message control register.
OMSI message control.
OConfiguration traffic class (TC)/virtual channel
(VC) mapping. The Application Layer uses this
signal to generate a TLP mapped to the appropriate
channel based on the traffic class of the packet.
14'h3C5Ccfg_msi_data[15:0]
14'h3C60cfg_busdev[12:0]
14'h3C64ltssm_reg[4:0]
The following encodings are defined:
• cfg_tcvcmap[2:0]: Mapping for TC0 (always 0)
.
• cfg_tcvcmap[5:3]: Mapping for TC1.
• cfg_tcvcmap[8:6]: Mapping for TC2.
• cfg_tcvcmap[11:9]: Mapping for TC3.
• cfg_tcvcmap[14:12]: Mapping for TC4.
• cfg_tcvcmap[17:15]: Mapping for TC5.
• cfg_tcvcmap[20:18]: Mapping for TC6.
• cfg_tcvcmap[23:21]: Mapping for TC7.
Ocfg_msi_data[15:0] is message data for MSI.
OBus/Device Number captured by or programmed in
the Hard IP.
O
Specifies the current LTSSM state. The LTSSM state
machine encoding defines the following states:
• 00000: Detect.Quiet
• 00001: Detect.Active
• 00010: Polling.Active
• 00011: Polling.Compliance
• 00100: Polling.Configuration
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RegisterDirDescription
• 00101: Polling.Speed
• 00110: config.Linkwidthstart
• 00111: Config.Linkaccept
• 01000: Config.Lanenumaccept
• 01001: Config.Lanenumwait
• 01010: Config.Complete
• 01011: Config.Idle
• 01100: Recovery.Rcvlock
• 01101: Recovery.Rcvconfig
• 01110: Recovery.Idle
• 01111: L0
• 10000: Disable
• 10001: Loopback.Entry
• 10010: Loopback.Active
• 10011: Loopback.Exit
• 10100: Hot.Reset
• 10101: LOs
• 11001: L2.transmit.Wake
• 11010: Speed.Recovery
• 11011: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 0
• 11100: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 1
• 11101: Recovery.Equalization, Phase 2
• 11110: recovery.Equalization, Phase 3
Registers
14'h3C68
current_speed_reg[1:0]
14'h3C6Clane_act_reg[3:0]
OIndicates the current speed of the PCIe link. The
following encodings are defined:
• 2b’00: Undefined
• 2b’01: Gen1
• 2b’10: Gen2
• 2b’11: Gen3
OLane Active Mode: This signal indicates the number
of lanes that configured during link training. The
following encodings are defined:
• 4’b0001: 1 lane
• 4’b0010: 2 lanes
• 4’b0100: 4 lanes
• 4’b1000: 8 lanes
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Cycle 1
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Data Unaligned to
QWord Boundary
Data Aligned to
QWord Boundary
Cycle 2
Header 0 [31:0]
Data [63:32]
Header 2 [31:0]
Header 1 [63:32]
Cycle 1
Header 0 [31:0]
Cycle 2
Header 2 [31:0]
Cycle 3
Data [31:0]
Unused, but must
be written
Unused, but must
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Programming Model for Avalon-MM Root Port
Programming Model for Avalon-MM Root Port
The Application Layer writes the Root Port TLP TX Data registers with TLP formatted data for Configu‐
ration Read and Write Requests, Message TLPs, Message TLPs with data payload, I/O Read and Write
Requests, or single dword Memory Read and Write Requests. Software should check the Root Port Link
Status register (offset 0x92) to ensure the Data Link Layer Link Active bit is set to 1'b1 before issuing a
Configuration request to downstream ports.
The Application Layer data must be in the appropriate TLP format with the data payload aligned to the
TLP address. Aligning the payload data to the TLP address may result in the payload data being either
aligned or unaligned to the qword. The following figure illustrates three dword TLPs with data that is
aligned and unaligned to the qword.
Figure 6-10: Layout of Data with 3 Dword Headers
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Cycle 1
Data Unaligned to
QWord Boundary
Data Aligned to
QWord Boundary
Cycle 2
Header 0 [31:0]
Header 3[63:32]
Header 2 [31:0]
Data [63:32]
Header 1 [63:32]
Header 0 [31:0]
Header 2 [31:0]
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Cycle 3
Cycle 3
Data [31:0]
Unused, but must
be written
Unused, but must
be written
Header 3[63:32]
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
Register 1
Register 0
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Figure 6-11: Layout of Data with 4 Dword Headers
Sending a Write TLP
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The TX TLP programming model scales with the data width. The Application Layer performs the same
writes for both the 64- and 128-bit interfaces. The Application Layer can only have one outstanding nonposted request at a time. The Application Layer must use tags 16–31 to identify non-posted requests.
For Root Ports, the Avalon-MM bridge does not filter Type 0 Configuration Requests by device
Note:
number. Application Layer software should filter out all requests to Avalon-MM Root Port
registers that are not for device 0. Application Layer software should return an Unsupported
Request Completion Status.
Sending a Write TLP
The Application Layer performs the following sequence of Avalon-MM accesses to the CRA slave port to
send a Memory Write Request:
1. Write the first 32 bits of the TX TLP to RP_TX_REG0.
2. Write the next 32 bits of the TX TLP to RP_TX_REG1.
3. Write the RP_TX_CNTRL.SOP to 1’b1 to push the first two dwords of the TLP into the Root Port TX
FIFO.
4. Repeat Steps 1 and 2. The second write to RP_TX_REG1 is required, even for three dword TLPs with
aligned data.
5. If the packet is complete, write RP_TX_CNTRL to 2’b10 to indicate the end of the packet. If the packet is
not complete, write 2’b00 to RP_TX_CNTRL.
6. Repeat this sequence to program a complete TLP.
When the programming of the TX TLP is complete, the Avalon-MM bridge schedules the TLP with
higher priority than TX TLPs coming from the TX slave port.
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Sending a Read TLP or Receiving a Non-Posted Completion TLP
Sending a Read TLP or Receiving a Non-Posted Completion TLP
The TLPs associated with the Non-Posted TX requests are stored in the RP_RX_CPL FIFO buffer and
subsequently loaded into RP_RXCPL registers. The Application Layer performs the following sequence to
retrieve the TLP.
1. Polls the RP_RXCPL_STATUS.SOP to determine when it is set to 1’b1.
2. Then RP_RXCPL_STATUS.SOP = 1’b’1, reads RP_RXCPL_REG0 and RP_RXCPL_REG1 to retrieve dword 0
and dword 1 of the TLP.
3. Read the RP_RXCPL_STATUS.EOP.
• If RP_RXCPL_STATUS.EOP = 1’b0, read RP_RXCPL_REG0 and RP_RXCPL_REG1 to retrieve dword 2
and dword 3 of the TLP, then repeat step 3.
• If RP_RXCPL_STATUS.EOP = 1’b1, read RP_RXCPL_REG0 and RP_RXCPL_REG1 to retrieve final
dwords of TLP.
PCI Express to Avalon-MM Interrupt Status and Enable Registers for Root Ports
The Root Port supports MSI, MSI-X and legacy (INTx) interrupts. MSI and MSI-X interrupts are memory
writes from the Endpoint to the Root Port. MSI and MSI-X requests are forwarded to the interconnect
without asserting CraIrq_o.
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Table 6-24: Avalon‑MM Interrupt Status Registers for Root Ports, 0x3060
BitsNameAccess
Mode
[31:5]Reserved——
[4]
RPRX_CPL_RECEIVED
RW1CSet to 1’b1 when the Root Port has
received a Completion TLP for an
outstanding Non-Posted request from
the TLP Direct channel.
[3]
INTD_RECEIVED
RW1CThe Root Port has received INTD from
the Endpoint.
[2]
INTC_RECEIVED
RW1CThe Root Port has received INTC from
the Endpoint.
[1]
INTB_RECEIVED
RW1CThe Root Port has received INTB from
the Endpoint.
[0]
INTA_RECEIVED
RW1CThe Root Port has received INTA from
the Endpoint.
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Root Port TLP Data Registers
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BitNameAccess
Mode
[31:5]Reserved——
[4]
RPRX_CPL_RECEIVED
RWWhen set to 1’b1, enables the assertion
of CraIrq_o when the Root Port
Interrupt Status register RPRX_CPL_
RECEIVED bit indicates it has received a
Completion for a Non-Posted request
from the TLP Direct channel.
[3]
INTD_RECEIVED_ENA
RWWhen set to 1’b1, enables the assertion
of CraIrq_o when the Root Port
Interrupt Status register INTD_
RECEIVED bit indicates it has received
INTD.
[2]
INTC_RECEIVED_ENA
RWWhen set to 1’b1, enables the assertion
of CraIrq_o when the Root Port
Interrupt Status register INTC_
RECEIVED bit indicates it has received
INTC.
Description
[1]
[0]
INTB_RECEIVED_ENA
INTA_RECEIVED_ENA
Root Port TLP Data Registers
The TLP data registers provide a mechanism for the Application Layer to specify data that the Root Port
uses to construct Configuration TLPs, I/O TLPs, and single dword Memory Reads and Write requests.
The Root Port then drives the TLPs on the TLP Direct Channel to access the Configuration Space, I/O
space, or Endpoint memory.
RWWhen set to 1’b1, enables the assertion
of CraIrq_o when the Root Port
Interrupt Status register INTB_
RECEIVED bit indicates it has received
INTB.
RWWhen set to 1’b1, enables the assertion
of CraIrq_o when the Root Port
Interrupt Status register INTA_
RECEIVED bit indicates it has received
INTA.
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RP_RXCPL_
REG0
RP_RXCPL_
REG1
RP_RXCPL_
STATUS
Control
Register
Access
Slave
Avalon-MM
Master
32
32
32
32
64
64
32
IRQ
RP TX
CTRL
TX
CTRL
RP_TX_FIFO
RP CPL
CTRL
RX
CTRL
RP_RXCPL_FIFO
TLP Direct Channel
to Hard IP for PCIe
Root-Port TLP Data Registers Avalon-MM Bridge -
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Root Port TLP Data Registers
Figure 6-12: Root Port TLP Data Registers
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available for Root Ports. For more information about these TLPs, refer to Avalon-MM Bridge TLPs.
Table 6-26: Root Port TLP Data Registers, 0x2000–0x2FFF
Completion TLP is ready to be read by the
Application Layer. The Application Layer
must poll this bit to determine when a
Completion TLP is available.
RWhen 1’b1, indicates that the final data for
a Completion TLP is ready to be read by
the Application Layer. The Application
Layer must poll this bit to determine when
the final data for a Completion TLP is
available.
The Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask register controls which errors are forwarded as internal
uncorrectable errors. With the exception of the configuration error detected in CvP mode, all of the errors are
severe and may place the device or PCIe link in an inconsistent state. The configuration error detected in CvP
mode may be correctable depending on the design of the programming software. The access code RWS stands for
Read Write Sticky meaning the value is retained after a soft reset of the IP core.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:12]Reserved.1b’0RO
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BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[11]Mask for RX buffer posted and completion overflow error.1b’1RWS
[10]Reserved1b’0RO
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[9]Mask for parity error detected on Configuration Space to TX bus
1b’1RWS
interface.
[8]Mask for parity error detected on the TX to Configuration Space
1b’1RWS
bus interface.
[7]Mask for parity error detected at TX Transaction Layer error.1b’1RWS
[6]Reserved1b’0RO
[5]Mask for configuration errors detected in CvP mode.1b’0RWS
[4]Mask for data parity errors detected during TX Data Link LCRC
1b’1RWS
generation.
[3]Mask for data parity errors detected on the RX to Configuration
1b’1RWS
Space Bus interface.
[2]Mask for data parity error detected at the input to the RX Buffer.1b’1RWS
[1]Mask for the retry buffer uncorrectable ECC error.1b’1RWS
[0]Mask for the RX buffer uncorrectable ECC error.1b’1RWS
Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register
Table 6-28: Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register
This register reports the status of the internally checked errors that are uncorrectable. When specific errors are
enabled by the Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask register, they are handled as Uncorrectable Internal
Errors as defined in the PCI Express Base Specification 3.0. This register is for debug only. It should only be used to
observe behavior, not to drive custom logic. The access code RW1CS represents Read Write 1 to Clear Sticky.
BitsRegister Description
[31:12]Reserved.
[11]When set, indicates an RX buffer overflow condition in a
posted request or Completion
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BitsRegister Description
[10]Reserved.
[9]When set, indicates a parity error was detected on the Configu‐
ration Space to TX bus interface
[8]When set, indicates a parity error was detected on the TX to
Configuration Space bus interface
[7]When set, indicates a parity error was detected in a TX TLP and
the TLP is not sent.
[6]When set, indicates that the Application Layer has detected an
uncorrectable internal error.
[5]When set, indicates a configuration error has been detected in
CvP mode which is reported as uncorrectable. This bit is set
whenever a CVP_CONFIG_ERROR rises while in CVP_MODE.
[4]When set, indicates a parity error was detected by the TX Data
Link Layer.
Reset
Value
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Access
RO
RW1CS
RW1CS
RW1CS
RW1CS
RW1CS
RW1CS
[3]When set, indicates a parity error has been detected on the RX
0
RW1CS
to Configuration Space bus interface.
[2]When set, indicates a parity error was detected at input to the
0
RW1CS
RX Buffer.
[1]When set, indicates a retry buffer uncorrectable ECC error.
[0]When set, indicates a RX buffer uncorrectable ECC error.
The Correctable Internal Error Mask register controls which errors are forwarded as Internal Correctable
Errors. This register is for debug only.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
Registers
[31:7]Reserved.0RO
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[6]Mask for Corrected Internal Error reported by the Application
1RWS
Layer.
[5]Mask for configuration error detected in CvP mode.0RWS
[4:2]Reserved.0RO
[1]Mask for retry buffer correctable ECC error.1RWS
[0]Mask for RX Buffer correctable ECC error.1RWS
Correctable Internal Error Status Register
Table 6-30: Correctable Internal Error Status Register
The Correctable Internal Error Status register reports the status of the internally checked errors that are
correctable. When these specific errors are enabled by the Correctable Internal Error Mask register, they are
forwarded as Correctable Internal Errors as defined in the PCI Express Base Specification 3.0. This register is for
debug only. It should only be used to observe behavior, not to drive logic custom logic.
BitsRegister DescriptionReset ValueAccess
[31:6]Reserved.0RO
[5]When set, indicates a configuration error has been detected in
0RW1CS
CvP mode which is reported as correctable. This bit is set
whenever a CVP_CONFIG_ERROR occurs while in CVP_MODE.
[4:2]Reserved.0RO
[1]When set, the retry buffer correctable ECC error status indicates
0RW1CS
an error.
[0]When set, the RX buffer correctable ECC error status indicates an
0RW1CS
error.
Related Information
PCI Express Base Specification 3.0
Altera Corporation
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