Features
New features in the Quartus
®
Prime 15.1 software release:
• Improved component GUI that simplifies parameterization. Among the changes is a new single
parameter, HIP mode that combines all supported data rates, interface widths, and frequencies as a
single parameter.
• New Generate Design Example option that automatically generates both simulation and hardware
example designs with the parameters that you specify. You can also download the hardware example
design directly to the Arria 10 FPGA Development Kit.
• Support for 256 tags for the Avalon-MM DMA read channel, enhancing performance for high latency
designs.
• Support for Completion buffer overflow monitoring.
• Support for immediate write for 32-bit data.
The Arria 10 Avalon-MM DMA for PCI Express supports the following features:
• Complete protocol stack including the Transaction, Data Link, and Physical Layers implemented as
hard IP.
• Native support for Gen1 x8, Gen2 x4, Gen2 x8, Gen3 x2, Gen3 x4, Gen3 x8 for Endpoints. The variant
downtrains when plugged into a lesser link width or changes to a different maximum link rate.
• Dedicated 16 kilobyte (KB) receive buffer.
• Support for 128- or 256-bit Avalon-MM interface to Application Layer with embedded DMA up to
Gen3 ×8 data rate.
• Support for 32- or 64-bit addressing for the Avalon-MM interface to the Application Layer.
• Qsys design example 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.
• Design examples to get started.
Table 1-2: Feature Comparison for all Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores
The table compares the features of the three mainstream Hard IP for PCI Express IP Cores. Refer to the
Arria 10
Avalon-ST Interface with SR-IOV PCIe Solutions User Guide
for the features of that variant.
Feature
Avalon-ST Interface
Avalon-MM Interface
Avalon-MM DMA
IP Core License
Free
Free
Free
Native Endpoint
Supported
Supported
Supported
Root port
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
Gen1
×1, ×2, ×4, ×8
×1, ×2, ×4, ×8
x8
UG-01145_avmm_dma
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Features
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Datasheet
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