PCIe on Cyclone 10 gx dev kit

Hi @KRow,

You may use either DMA or streaming for data transfer. Note that with DMA, the data transfer occurs without the intervention of the CPU.

We have PCIe Gen 2x4 Avalon Streaming and Gen 2x4 DMA Design Example available in our FPGA Design Store:

1. PCIe Gen 2x4 Avalon Streaming: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/design-example/714943/intel-cyclone-10-gx-fpga-pcie-2-0-x4-avalon-streaming-design-example.html

2. PCIe Gen 2x4 DMA Design Example: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/design-example/714945/intel-cyclone-10-gx-fpga-pcie-2-0-x4-dma-design-example.html

You may follow the design example user guide above to install the driver and run the application.

We do not have the PCIe design example in the block schematic type.

Additionally, starting from the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 23.3, the compiler cannot synthesize schematic Block Design File (.bdf).

Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Getting Started: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683463/24-1/converting-symbolic-bdf-files-to-acceptable.html

Typically, PCIe design examples are built from the parameterizable IP cores in which you can use the IP Catalog (Tools > IP Catalog) to instantiate the PCIe IP core. You may notice in these PCIe design examples, the PCIe IP cores are usually integrated with other IP components to create a functional design. The IP components are then instantiated and wrapped in a top-level module or Qsys file through Platform Designer. To see the interconnection of the IP components in the design example,

1. You may open the Qsys file and view it in Platform Design.

Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Platform Designer: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683609/24-1/creating-a-system-with.html

2. Alternatively, you may open the RTL Viewer (Tools > Netlist Viewers > RTL Viewer) after running Analysis & Synthesis to visualize the connections between blocks in the PCIe design example.

Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide Design Compilation: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/683236/24-1/exploring-the-rtl-analyzer.html

Thanks.

Best Regards,

Ven