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13 years ago

Silly question about which PCIe slot the Stratix V GX FPGA Development Board can use

From the documentation for this boards it states it can fit in a x1, x4, and x8 PCIe slot (it doesn't mention a x16). A collegue called a sales rep about whether or not a x16 slot will work and he w...
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13 years ago

I have mine plugged into a x16 slot and it works fine.

Actually, it looks like they're x16 connectors with x8 PCIe;

http://www.onestopsystems.com/pcie_atx_bp.php

Regardless, you should be fine.

If you have issues detecting the board, try a soft-reset of your CPU. I forget whether this board meets the PCIe power-on timing requirement. I typically boot my host CPU, hit-ESC to stall it, download the FPGA via JTAG, and then allow the host boot to continue.

Cheers,

Dave