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Shengquan_Y_Intel
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6 years ago

Question about Cyclone V SX PCIE as End Point

Hi, We have the Cyclone V SoCFPGA SX (5CSXFC6D6F31C6N). It has a PCIE slot, and the board can be a PCIE Root Port. However, we want the board to be a PCIE end point. Can we do it? Do we need some...
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6 years ago

----------"The software driver is running on the host side (root port)"

I understand this. If Cyclone V GT connects to a PC host, we need a driver on the PC host

-----------"where the endpoint is the application, no requirement for the software"

Not clear about this. If we want Cyclone VT GT behaviors like a video adapter (or a network interface card), do we need some software running on Cyclone V GT side? and how?