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Introduction

This is the full howto to make an APF6_SP CycloneV example design to use :

PCIe
DDR3
LED
Button

This howto is designed for :

APF6D_SP-M1GE4G-4m-BW-C4M384: APF6_SP Dual with CycloneV C4 (speed C8) and two DDR3 chips
Quartus 15.1.1 : Quartus 15 with update 1

The full design for this howto

To install quartus 15 see this page.

Make the quartus project

Open the new project wizard in Quartus
Select a directory for the design:

~/tmp/apf6_the_full_howto

Open an empty project
Change the device : right click on "Cyclone V"->Devices... in Project Navigator
Select the part number : 5CGXFC4C7U19C8
Click on Device and Pin Options
in CvP Settings set this options:
- Configuration via Protocol: Core initialization and update

Make the Qsys project

Open Qsys: Tools->Qsys
Delete the component clk_0 then save the Qsys project with name : qsys_tfht.qsys
Clic on finish and generate the component with all options left by default
Under Quartus project add the Qsys project (don't forget to click on add after selected here.

How to add a file in project

Right click on qsys_tfht.qsys and set as Top-Level Entity
Relaunch Qsys by double-click on the file in project navigator

Adding the PCIe and CvP

In IP Catalog select the component:

Library
    Interface Protocols
        PCI Express
            Avalon-MM Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express

PCIe configuration:
- Number of Lanes: x1
- Reference clock frequency: 125Mhz
- check "Use 62.5 MHz application clock"
- BAR0: 32-bit non-prefetchable memory
- BAR1: 32-bit non-prefetchable memory
- BAR2: 32-bit non-prefetchable memory
- Vendor ID: 0x00001172
- Device ID: 0x0000e001
- Class Code: 0x00001300: there is a bug in quartus, the actual class code is here 13

click on finish
Export these signal with name in bold:
- refclk : refclk
- npor: npor
- hip_serial: hip_serial
connect Rxm_BAR0 on Cra

Adding CvP component reconfig driver, with all default parameters:

Library
    Interface Protocols
        PCI Express
            Altera PCIe Reconfig Driver

Connect these signals:
- coreclkout -> reconfig_xcvr_clk
- coreclkout -> pld_clk
- nreset_status -> reconfig_xcvr_rst

Adding CvP component transceiver, with all default parameters:

Library
    Interface Protocols
        Transceiver PHY
            Transceiver Reconfiguration Controller

Connect these signals:
- coreclkout -> mgmt_clk_clk
- nreset_status -> mgmt_rst_reset
- reconfig_mgmt -> reconfig_mgmt
- reconfig_driver.reconfig_busy -> reconfig_busy
- pci.reconfig_to_xcvr -> reconfig_to_xcvr
- pci.reconfig_from_xcvr -> reconfig_from_xcvr

Wiring result after PCIe configured

Adding the DDR3

Note: When parameters should be left by default they are not indicated

UniPHY controller

In the IP catalog, select:

Library
    Memory Interfaces and Controllers
        Memory Interfaces with UniPHY
            DDR3 SDRAM Controller with UniPHY

Select checkbox Enable Hard External Memory Interface

In tab PHY Settings configure:
- Speed Grade: 8
- Memory clock frequency: 375Mhz
- PLL reference clock frequency: 62.5Mhz
- Rate on Avalon-MM interface: Full
- supply Voltage: 1.35V DDR3L
In tab Memory Parameters
- In preset select: JEDEC DDR3-1G6 2GB X8 and apply
- Memory device speed grade: 400Mhz
- Total interface width: 24
- Row address width: 14

In tab Controller Settings
- checkbox: Generate power-of-2 data bus widths for Qsys or SOPC Builder
- checkbox: Enable Configuration and Status Register Interface (Internacl JTAG)
- checkbox: Enable Error Detection and Correction Logic

Click on finish

Connect following signals:
- coreclkout -> pll_ref_clk
- coreclkout -> mp_cmd_clk_0
- coreclkout -> mp_rfifo_clk_0
- coreclkout -> mp_wfifo_clk_0
- coreclkout -> csr_clk
- nreset_status -> global_reset
- nreset_status -> soft_reset
- nreset_status -> mp_cmd_reset_n_0
- nreset_status -> mp_rfifo_reset_n_0
- nreset_status -> mp_wfifo_reset_n_0
- nreset_status -> csr_reset_n

Span extender

DDR3 memory is to large for PCIe BAR domain. Then we have to use a span extender to adapt PCIe BAR domain to DDR3 domain.

Select span expander in IP Library:

Library
    Basic Functions
        Bridges and Adaptors
            Memory Mapped
                Address Span Extender

Configure it with these options:
- Datapath Width: 64bits
- Slave Word Address Width: 20bits
- Finish

Connect following extender signals:
- coreclckout -> clock
- nreset_status -> reset
- Rxm_BAR1 -> windowed_slave
- expanded_master -> avl_0
- Rxm_BAR0 -> cntl
  - Change base address of cntl to 0x0000_4000

Adding the button and led (PIO)

In IP Library select:

Library
    Processors and Peripherals
        Peripherals
            PIO (Parallel I/O)

Configure it with these options:
- Direction: Bidir
- checkbox Synchronously capture
- Edge Type: RISING
- checkbox Generate IRQ
- IRQ Type: EDGE
click on finish

export external_connection to pio

Connect following signals:
- coreclkout -> clk
- nreset_status -> reset
- Rxm_BAR2 -> s1
- irq -> Rxmirq

Qsys component schematic

The resulting schematics should give the figure below.

The full connections in qsys component

Now click on finish and generate the component with all default parameters kept.

Generate bitstream with Quartus

Make a first synthesis, under task right click and start on :

Compile Design
    + Analysis & Synthesis

Pinout

PCIe
- Create a file named 'pcie_pinout.tcl and edit it.
- Copy all lines from here.
- Save then add the file to project
- Run the script with following menu, select it then run:

Tools
    TCL Scripts ...

DDR3
- Create a file named 'ddr3_pinout.tcl and edit it.
- Copy all lines from here (Pinout placement and Technology pinout).
- Save then add the file to project
- Run the script with following menu, select it then run:

Tools
    TCL Scripts ...

Button & Led
- Open the pinplanner by double-click in tasks:

Compile Design
    Analysis & Synthesis
        I/O Assignment Analysis
            Pin Planner

- For button pio_export[0] select Location column and set it to : PIN_L9
- For led pio_export[1] select Location column and set it to : PIN_M10
- Close the Pin Planner

Synthesis, Place & route

Right click on Analysis and Synthesis then Start
Open a Linux console terminal then go to your project directory and type this:

$ cd ~/tmp/apf6_the_full_howto
$ find . -name "*_p0_pin_map.tcl" | xargs sed -iolt "/_mem_if_ddr3_emif_0_p0_get_input_clk_id {/a     return \$pll_output_node_id"

Note: Each time synthesis is relaunched, this shell line must be relaunch

Right click on Assembler (Generate programming files) then Start
Convert bitstream to rbf with menu:

File
   Convert Programming Files...

set these options:
- Programming file type: Raw Binary File (.rbf)
- Change the name to : output_files/tfht.rbf
- Select SOF Data in Input files to convert then click on Add File...
- add the file apf6_the_full_howto.sof in directory output_files
- checkbox Create CvP files (Generate tfht.periph.rbf and tfht.core.rbf)
- click on Generate

Conclusion

This tutorial should give you the basics to use the CycloneV soldered on the APF6_SP module. Now you should know:

PCIe:
- How to instanciate the CycloneV hard IP
- How to read/write data with it from Linux with simple access
- How to raise IRQ and transmit it to Linux

DDR3:
- How to instanciate and configure the UniPHY hard IP
- How to connect it to PCIe
- How to read/write simple data

Simple I/O:
- How to instanciate a simple port for I/O under Qsys
- How to drive it from Linux

Some subjects are not covered by this tutorial:

Increase data bandwidth with PCIe-DMA (up to 140MB/s)
- From the FPGA to the i.MX6
- From the i.MX6 to the FPGA
Create a custom Qsys component
Using Serializer/Deserializer
And more ...

If you are interested in a specific subject, please contact Armadeus System they should do somethings for you.

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Contents

Introduction

Make the quartus project

Make the Qsys project

Adding the PCIe and CvP

Adding the DDR3

UniPHY controller

Span extender

Adding the button and led (PIO)

Qsys component schematic

Generate bitstream with Quartus

Pinout

Synthesis, Place & route

Conclusion

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