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Xilinx - Designing an Integrated PCI Express System

Training Duration: 2 days

Course Description

Learn how to implement a Xilinx PCI Express® core in custom applications to improve time to market with the PCIe® core design.

The focus is on:
  • Constructing a Xilinx PCI Express system within the customer education reference design
  • Enumerating various Xilinx PCI Express core products
  • Identifying the advanced capabilities of the PCIe specification
This course also focuses on the AXI Streaming interconnect.
  • Hardware designers who want to create applications using Xilinx IP cores for PCI Express®
  • Software engineers who want to understand the deeper workings of the Xilinx PCI Express solution
  • System architects who want to leverage key Xilinx advantages related to performance, latency and bandwidth in PCI Express applications
  • Experience with PCIe specification protocol
  • Knowledge of VHDL or Verilog
  • Some experience with Xilinx implementation tools
  • Some experience with a simulation tool, preferably the Vivado® simulator
  • Moderate digital design experience
  • Vivado® Design or System Edition
  • Architecture: UltraScale™ and UltraScale+™ FPGAs*
  • Demo board: Kintex® UltraScale FPGA KCU105 board*

 

* This course focuses on the 7 series architecture. Please contact Doulos for the specifics of the in-class lab board or other customizations.

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:
  • Construct a basic PCIe system by:
    • Selecting the appropriate core for your application
    • Specifying requirements of an endpoint application
    • Connecting this endpoint with the core
    • Utilizing FPGA resources to support the core
    • Simulating the design
  • Identify the advanced capabilities of the PCIe specification protocol and feature set

Day 1

  • Course Introduction
  • Xilinx PCI Express Solutions
  • Connecting Logic to the Core
  • PCIe Core Customization
  • Lab 1: Constructing the PCIe Core
  • Packet Formatting Details
  • Simulating a PCIe System Design
  • Lab 2: Simulating the PCIe Core
  • Endpoint Application Considerations
  • PCI Express in Embedded Systems
  • Lab 3: Using the PCI Express Core in IP Integrator

 

Day 2

  • Application Focus: DMA
  • Lab 4: Exploring Xilinx DMA
  • Design Implementation and PCIe Configuration
  • Lab 5: Implementing the PCIe Design
  • Root Port Applications
  • Debugging and Compliance
  • Lab 6: Debugging the PCIe Design
  • Interrupts and Error Management
  • Course Summary

Lab 1: Constructing the PCIe Core – This lab familiarizes you with the necessary flow for generating a Xilinx Integrated PCI Express Endpoint core from the IP catalog. You will select appropriate parameters and create the PCIe core used throughout the labs.


Lab 2: Simulating the PCIe Core – This lab demonstrates the timing and behavior of a typical link negotiation using the Vivado simulator. You will observe and capture transaction layer packets.


Lab 3: Using the PCI Express Core in IP Integrator – This lab familiarizes you with all the necessary steps and recommended settings to use the PCIe solutions in an IP integrator block design.


Lab 4: Exploring the Xilinx DMA – This lab familiarizes you with all the necessary steps to set up and perform DMA transfers.


Lab 5: Implementing the PCIe Design – This lab familiarizes you with all the necessary steps and recommended settings to turn the HDL source to a bitstream by using the Tandem configuration mode. 

Lab 6: Debugging the PCIe Design – This lab illustrates how to use the Vivado logic analyzer to monitor the behavior of the core and a small endpoint application for proper operation.

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