
The PCI Express interface supports auto-negotiating channel width from x1 to x4 to x8
to x16 by using PCIe Intel FPGA IP. You can also configure this board to a x1, x4, x8,
or x16 interface through a DIP switch that connects the
PRSTn
pins for each bus
width.
The PCI Express edge connector has a connection speed of 2.5 Gbps/lane for a
maximum of 40 Gbps full-duplex (Gen 1), 5.0 Gbps/lane for maximum of 80 Gbps full-
duplex (Gen 2), or 8.0 Gbps/lane for a maximum of 128 Gbps full-duplex (Gen 3), and
16.0 Gbps/lane for a maximum of 256 Gbps full-duplex (Gen 4).
The power for the board can be sourced entirely from the PC host when installed into
a PC motherboard with the PC’s 2x4 ATX auxiliary power connected to the 12V ATX
inputs (J11) of the Intel Agilex FPGA (two F-tiles) development board. Although the
board can also be powered by an externally supplied power supply for use on a lab
bench, Intel recommends that you do not power up from both supplies at the same
time. Ideal diode power sharing devices have been designed into this board to prevent
damages or backcurrent from one supply to the other.
The
REFCLK_PCIE_EP_EDGE_P/N
signal is a 100 MHz differential input that is driven
from the PC motherboard onto this board through the edge connector. This signal
connects directly to a Intel Agilex FPGA
REFCLK
input pin pair using DC coupling. This
clock is terminated on the motherboard. Therefore, no on-board termination is
required. This clock can have spread-spectrum properties that change its period
between 9.847 ps to 10.203 ps. The I/O standard is high-speed current steering logic
(HCSL).
Table 29.
PCI Express (PCIe) Pin Assignments
Edge Finger pin Number
Schematic Signal Name
FPGA Pin Number
I/O Standard
Description
A11
PCIE_3V3_EP_PERSTN
MAX10 (U5)
3V LVCMOS
Reset
A14
REFCLK_PCIE_EP_EDGE_N
Clock Buffer (U26)
LVDS
Motherboard reference
clock
A13
REFCLK_PCIE_EP_EDGE_P
Clock Buffer (U26)
LVDS
Motherboard reference
clock
B5
PCIE_3V3_EP_SMBCLK
FRUID EEPROM (U2)
1.8V
SMB clock
B6
PCIE_3V3_EP_SMBDAT
FRUID EEPROM (U2)
1.8V
SMB data
A1
PCIE_EP_PRSNT_N
—
—
Link with DIP switch
(SW1)
B17
PCIE_EP_PRSNT_Nx1
—
—
Link with DIP switch
(SW1)
B31
PCIE_EP_PRSNT_Nx4
—
—
Link with DIP switch
(SW1)
B48
PCIE_EP_PRSNT_Nx8
—
—
Link with DIP switch
(SW1)
B81
PCIE_EP_PRSNT_Nx16
—
—
Link with DIP switch
(SW1)
B15
PCIE_EP_TX_N0
AG5
1.4 V PCML
Receive bus
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