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14 years ago

PCIe interface in Cyclone IV

hi, I want to configurethe PCI express interface of Cyclone IV GX (EP4Cgx150CF23C7N) FPGA. Can I use any of the transceiver pins (eg. GXB_RX, GXB_TX, etc.) or are there any specific pins? I am not...
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14 years ago

Figure 1-1 and 1-2 at the following device handbook link show which transceiver blocks have the PCIe Hard IP. You can visually locate these blocks easily in Pin Planner tool within Quartus II. Make sure to place Lane 0 on physical channel 0 of the block, one to one, etc.

http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/cyclone-iv/cyiv-52001.pdf#page=2