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16 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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16 years ago

If I just have a southbridge (not a root port) on the motherboard then it seems that I can use the FPGA in root port mode. I am not sure what happens to the root-port inside the processor that is connected to the strteaming interface