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13 years ago

PCIe or PCI Adaptor with Cyclone II EP2C8Q208

Guys, Nice to meet you all, this is my first post in this forum. My question is, is it possible to create adaptor from Cyclone II EP2C8Q208 I/0 to PCIe or PCI with header ? I saw a Cyclone ...
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13 years ago

If all you need is a PCI-to-PCIe bridge, then just use an IC designed expressly for that purpose:

http://www.plxtech.com/products/expresslane/bridges

Otherwise you will have to create an FPGA design where you integrate a PCI IP core and a PCIe core.

Since you mention an FPGA that does not even have transceivers, I suspect this type of FPGA design would be very challenging for you.

When you have a requirement that is met by a standard chip then just use that device.

Cheers,

Dave