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Chapter 5: IP Core Architecture
Arria V GZ Hard IP for PCI Express
November 2012
Altera Corporation
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illustrates, an Avalon-ST interface provides access to the Application
Layer which can be either 64, 128, or 256 bits.
provides the Application
Layer clock frequencies.
The following interfaces provide access to the Application Layer’s Configuration
Space Registers:
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The LMI interface
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The Avalon-MM PCIe reconfiguration interface, which can access any read-only
Configuration Space Register
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In Root Port mode, you can also access the Configuration Space Registers with a
Configuration Type TLP using the Avalon-ST interface. A Type 0 Configuration
TLP is used to access the Root Port configuration Space Registers, and a Type 1
Configuration TLP is used to access the Configuration Space Registers of
downstream components, typically Endpoints on the other side of the link.
The Hard IP includes dedicated clock domain crossing logic (CDC) between the
PHYMAC and Data Link Layers.
This chapter provides an overview of the architecture of the Arria V GZ Hard IP for
PCI Express. It includes the following sections:
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Completer Only Single Dword Endpoint
Table 5–1. Application Layer Clock Frequencies
Lanes
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
×1
125 MHz @ 64 bits or
62.5 MHz @ 64 bits
125 MHz @ 64 bits
62.5 MHz @ 64 bits
125 MHz @64 bits
×2
125 MHz @ 64 bits
125 MHz @ 128 bits
250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits
×4
125 MHz @ 64 bits
250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits
250 MHz @ 128 bits or
125 MHz @ 256 bits
×8
250 MHz @ 64 bits or
125 MHz @ 128 bits
250 MHz @ 128 bits or
125 MHz @ 256 bits
250 MHz @ 256 bits