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13 years ago

PCIe x8 with Arria II GX and Qsys

I'm trying to implement a design using an Arria II GX device within Qsys. Although the device handbook clearly states that the gen1 x8 option is available (pages 1-8, 1-9, 1-50, etc.), Qsys throws a...
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13 years ago

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Thank you. Looks like I'll write the code myself and hope that it works. You're quoting from IP Compiler for PCI Express User Guide page 1-7.

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Yes, I was quoting from the PCIe User Guide.

Do you need x8 right at this instant in time? Quartus 12.0 is supposed to be out shortly (whatever that means :) ). Perhaps the x8 mode will be available with that release. It might be worth waiting.

Cheers,

Dave