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AGFB014 FPGA F-tile PCIE Hard IP in 4x4 mode
- 3 years ago
Hi,
The AGFB014 FPGA F-tile PCIE hard IP is designed with certain configuration options, and the limitation you mentioned is likely a hardware limitation of the IP. Unfortunately, it seems that you cannot individually configure each x4 port to be either upstream or downstream within a single F-tile using the given IP.
To achieve the specific configuration you mentioned, with one upstream port and three downstream ports, you may need to explore alternative solutions. One possible approach could be to use multiple F-tiles and configure each F-tile with a different PCIe configuration. This would require additional FPGA resources and potentially more complex routing and interconnection between the F-tiles.
Alternatively, you could consider using external PCIe switches or PCIe bridge chips that offer the desired configuration options. These chips are specifically designed for PCIe switching and provide flexible configurations for upstream and downstream ports.
Regards
Wincent_Intel
Hi Zefu,
The detail configuration of upstream and downstream mode you can check
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/fpga/intellectual-property/interface-protocols/pcie-scalable-switch.html
Theoretically, your idea is workable, but as I check we do not have any documented tested on the same configuration.
If you have the resource, you may try to run it. Please let us know if you found any unusual/error.
Regards,
Wincent_Intel