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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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SengKok_L_Intel
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6 years ago

This is really depending on your application. For PCIe endpoint alone, this does not require the software driver. The FPGA can implement the Nios processor (soft), you can implement the software over there if necessary.

Regards -SK