Designing with the Versal ACAP: PCI Express Systems

ACAP-PCIE

Course Description

This course introduces the features and capabilities of the PCIe® and Cache Coherent Interconnect blocks in the Versal® architecture.
Learn how to implement a Versal PCI Express solution in custom applications to improve time to market.
The emphasis of this course is on:

▪ Describing the Xilinx PCI Express design methodology
▪ Enumerating various Xilinx PCI Express core products
▪ Selecting the PCI Express IP cores from the Vivado® Design Suite
▪ Generating PCI Express example designs and simple applications
▪ Identifying the advanced capabilities of the PCIe specification
This course also focuses on the AXI-Streaming interconnect.

Level: Connectivity 3
Course Duration: 2 days
Course Part Number: ACAP-PCIE

Who Should Attend?
▪ 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
Prerequisites
▪ Experience with the PCI/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
Software Tools
▪ Vivado Design Suite 2022.1
Hardware
▪ Architecture: Xilinx Versal ACAPs

Registration: Register online in our secure store

After completing this comprehensive training, you will have the necessary skills to:
▪ Construct a basic PCI Express system by:
▪ Selecting the appropriate core for an application
▪ Specifying the requirements of an endpoint application
▪ Connecting this endpoint to the core
▪ Utilizing FPGA resources to support the core
▪ Simulating the design
▪ Identify the advanced capabilities of the PCI Express specification protocol and feature set

Course Outline 2022.1

Day 1

▪ Introduction to PCI Express
Introduces the course and discusses a few key topics of the PCI
Express protocol. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ Versal ACAP PCIe Solutions Overview
Provides an overview of the Xilinx PCI Express solutions in the Versal architecture and identifies key differentiators. {Lecture}
▪ PCIe Block Architecture and Functionality
Describes the PL PCIe block architecture. You will learn details on the block features and functionality. {Lecture}
▪ PCIe Block Interfaces Overview
Provides an overview of the PL PCIe block interfaces. Deeper discussion on physical layer and general interfaces. {Lecture}
▪ PCIe Block Requester Interfaces
Reviews the requester AXI4-Streaming core interfaces. You will learn how to utilize packet descriptors for request interfaces. {Lecture}
▪ PCIe Block Completer Interfaces
Reviews the completer AXI4-Streaming core interfaces. You will learn how to utilize packet descriptors for completion interfaces. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ PCIe Block Customization
Illustrates customizing the PL PCIe block. You will learn how to utilize the various configuration options. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ PCIe Block Testbench and Simulation
Discusses PCIe block simulation. You will learn how to utilize the generated example design to verify the functionality of the PL PCIe solution. {Lecture, Lab}

Day 2

▪ PCIe Block Implementation
Discusses implementation topics. You will review the placement recommendations for the PL PCIe blocks, transceivers, clocks, and resets. {Lecture}
▪ PL PCIe Block Debugging Overview
Describes the PCI Express debugging options in the Versal ACAP PCI Express physical and transaction layers. You will learn how to perform PCI Express link debug. {Lecture}
▪ Introduction to DMA
Reviews DMA basics and describes DMA in the context of the PCI Express standard. {Lecture}
▪ PL PCIe XDMA-Bridge Subsystem
Describes the Xilinx XDMA architecture and features as well as DMA descriptor usage and interface options. You will learn how to utilize the Xilinx XDMA subsystem. {Lecture, Lab}
▪ PL PCIe QDMA Subsystem
Describes the Xilinx QDMA architecture and features. You will learn how to utilize the Xilinx QDMA subsystem and its queue usage. {Lecture}
▪ CPM4 Architecture and Functionality
Describes the CPM4 block architecture and functionality. You will learn the commonalities and differences to the PL PCIe solution. {Lecture}
▪ CPM Block Customization
Reviews the configuration options of the CIPS CPM block. You will learn how to customize the CPM PCIe block. {Lecture}
▪ CPM IP Use Cases
Describes typical use cases for the Versal ACAP PCI Express solutions to enable you to select the right solution for your design requirements. {Lecture, Lab}

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