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10 years ago

Arria 10 GX configuation time vs. PCIe requirement

I've been charged with figuring out a configuration scheme for our Arria 10 design that will incorporate a PCIe interface. I've attached an image of what I've come up with There is a 100ms co...
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10 years ago

To satisfy the 100ms PCIe boot time you need to first configure the FPGA with a small image (short boot time) that brings the PCIe links up. You then need to use partial reconfiguration, typically via Configuration via Protocol (CvP) to boot the remainder of the device.

Look through the arria 10 device overview (https://www.altera.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_us/pdfs/literature/hb/arria-10/a10_overview.pdf). Search through it for "Configuration via Protocol".

Happy New Year,

Alex