Chapter 1: Datasheet
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Device Family Support
June 2012
Altera Corporation
Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express
Device Family Support
shows the level of support offered by the Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express.
Configurations
The Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express includes a full hard IP implementation of the
PCI Express stack including the following layers:
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Physical (PHY)
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Physical Media Attachment (PMA)
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Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS)
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Media Access Control (MAC)
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Data Link Layer (DLL)
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Transaction Layer (TL)
Optimized for Altera devices, the Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express supports all
memory, I/O, configuration, and message transactions. It has a highly optimized
Application Layer interface to achieve maximum effective throughput. You can
customize the Hard IP to meet your design requirements using either the
MegaWizard
Plug-In Manager or the Qsys design flow. The Avalon-MM Stratix V
Hard IP for PCI Express supports memory read and write requests and completions
with or without data. You can customize this variant using the Qsys design flow.
shows a PCI Express link between two Stratix V FPGAs. One is configured
as a Root Port and the other as an Endpoint.
Table 1–4. Device Family Support
Device Family
Support
Stratix V
Preliminary. The IP core is verified with preliminary timing models.
The IP core meets all functional requirements, but is still
undergoing characterization. It can be used in production designs
with caution.
Other device families
Refer to the following user guides for other device families:
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IP Compiler for PCI Express User Guide
Arria V Hard IP for PCI Express User Guide
■
yclone V Hard IP for PCI Express User Guide
Figure 1–1. PCI Express Application with a Single Root Port and Endpoint
Stratix V FPGA
User Application
Logic
PCIe
Hard IP
RP
PCIe
Hard IP
EP
User Application
Logic
PCI Express Link
Stratix V FPGA