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Altera_Forum
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9 years ago

pcie for dummies

Hello to all. I would need a text on the fundamentals of the PCIe. I would like to study the concepts of Endpoint, Root, and Protocol. I'm using the example hip_cvgt_g2_x4_avmm_dma128_1602....
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9 years ago

PCIe is not master/slave. As long as the system is set up correctly the endpoint can master the bus and read/write the PC's memory space, such as main memory.