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15 years ago

Stratix4GX PCIe development board to used as root port

I wanted to know if anyone has used the Altera Stratix4GX PCIe card as a root port. I have used it as endpoint but have not used as a root- port. As an endpoint all I have to do is plug in t...
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15 years ago

In that case, how does the PCIe speedbridge work? The PCIe speedbridge connects the processor to a chipset rootport. This device is completely transaparent to the OS and driver. It must be all custom and does not really leverage the hard IP?