Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
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Qsys Design Flow
November 2012
Altera Corporation
Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
User Guide
4. To display the parameters of the
APPS
component shown in
, click on it
and then select
Edit
from the right-mouse menu. illustrates this component. Note
that the values for the following parameters match those set in the DUT
component:
■
Targeted Device Family
■
Lanes
■
Lane Rate
■
Application Clock Rate
■
Port
■
Application interface
■
Tags supported
■
Maximum payload size
■
Number of Functions
1
You can use this Qsys APPS component to test any Endpoint variant with
compatible values for these parameters.
5. To close the
APPS
component, click the
X
in the upper right-hand corner of the
parameter editor.
“Simulating the Example Design” on page 2–12
for instructions on system
simulation.
Qsys Design Flow
This section guides you through the steps necessary to customize the Arria V GZ
Hard IP for PCI Express and run the example testbench in Qsys. It includes the
following steps:
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Reviewing the Qsys Example Design for PCIe
■
■
Understanding the Files Generated
■
■
Understanding Channel Placement Guidelines
■
Compiling the Design in the Qsys Design Flow
Reviewing the Qsys Example Design for PCIe
For this exercise, copy the Gen1 ×8 Endpoint example design from installation
directory:
<install_dir>
/ip/altera/altera_pcie/altera_pcie_hip_ast_ed/example_design
/
<device>
directory to a working directory.