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Honored ContributorCan FPGA be directly interfaced with external storage drives?
Hi, I am wondering if its possible to implement a PCIe root IP in FPGA and use it to save streaming data into an off-chip high-speed storage device, such as SSD? Does PCIe controller handle co...
Altera_ForumHonored Contributor
Honored ContributorAFAIK the Altera PCIe component doesn't directly support the root mode with a Nios CPU. And even if it did, you would still need several layers of software to properly handle the external drive and file system.
