Can't load design for PCIe tab in BTS with transceiver starter kit

Hi Kamel,

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What I'm actually after is to use the PCIe connector on the Altera kit as a serial data generator

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In that case, ignore the BTS design.

You do not need to do anything special to get the transceiver signals coming out the PCIe edge connector. Just instantiate an ALTGX, and ALTGX_RECONFIG, and reset logic, and you can transmit/receive over your SMA cables.

While the above advice sounds easy enough, it might take you a while to figure out how to initialize the ALTGX logic correctly. The Cyclone IV GX handbook has figures with the required reset sequences, but its up to you to design and implement the controller.

See if you can figure it out. If you have trouble, ask questions.

Cheers,

Dave