2–4 Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express
Customizing the Endpoint in the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager Design Flow
Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express December 2013 Altera Corporation
User Guide
1. On the Tools menu, click MegaWizard Plug-In Manager. The MegaWizard
Plug-In Manager appears.
2. Select Create a new custom megafunction variation and click Next.
3. In Which device family will you be using? Select the Cyclone V device family.
4. Expand the Interfaces directory under Installed Plug-Ins by clicking the + icon
left of the directory name, expand PCI Express, then click Cyclone V Hard IP for
PCI Express <version_number>
5. Select the output file type for your design. This walkthrough supports VHDL and
Verilog HDL. For this example, select Verilog HDL.
6. Specify a variation name for output files <working_dir>/example_design/
<variation name>. For this walkthrough, specify <working_dir>/example_design/
gen1_x4.
7. Click Next to open the parameter editor for the Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI
Express.
8. Specify the System Settings values listed inTable 2–1.
1 Each function shares the parameter settings on the Device, Error Reporting, Link,
Slot, and Power Management tabs. Each function has separate parameter settings for
the Base Address Registers, Base and Limit Registers for Root Ports, Device
Identification Registers, and the PCI Express/PCI Capabilities parameters. When
you click on a Func<n> tab under the Port Functions heading, the tabs automatically
reflect the Func<n> tab selected.
9. Specify the Device parameters listed in Table 2–2.
Table 2–1. System Settings Parameters
Parameter Value
Number of Lanes x4
Lane Rate Gen 1 (2.5 Gbps)
Port type Native endpoint
Application Layer interface Avalon-ST 64-bit
RX buffer credit allocation - performance for
received requests
Low
Reference clock frequency 100 MHz
Use 62.5 MHz Application Layer clock for ×1 Leave this option off
Use deprecated RX Avalon-ST data byte enable
port (rx_st_be)
Leave this option off
Enable configuration via the PCIe link Leave this option off
Number of functions 1
Table 2–2. Device
Parameter Value
Maximum payload size 128 bytes
Number of tags supported 32
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