IPR-PCIE/8 Altera, IPR-PCIE/8 Datasheet - Page 132

• Manufacturer Part Number: IPR-PCIE/8
• Description: IP CORE Renewal Of IP-PCIE/8
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Type: MegaCorer

Specifications of IPR-PCIE/8

• Software Application: IP CORE, Interface And Protocols, PCI
• Supported Families: Arria GX, Cyclone II, HardCopy II, Stratix II
• Core Architecture: FPGA
• Core Sub-architecture: Arria, Cyclone, Stratix
• Rohs Compliant: NA
• Function: PCI Express Compiler, x8 Link Width
• License: Renewal License
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: na
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: na

MegaCore Verification
MegaCore
Verification
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PCI Express Compiler User Guide
To ensure PCI Express compliance, Altera has performed extensive
validation of the PCI Express MegaCore functions. Validation includes
both simulation and hardware testing.
Simulation Environment
Altera’s verification simulation environment for the PCI Express
MegaCore functions uses multiple testbenches consisting of industry-
standard bus functional models driving the PCI Express link interface. A
custom bus functional model connects to the application-side interface.
Altera ran the following tests in the simulation environment:
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Compatibility Testing Environment
Altera has performed significant hardware testing of the PCI Express
MegaCore functions to ensure a reliable solution. The MegaCore
functions have been tested at various PCI-SIGs PCI Express Compliance
Workshops in 2005 and 2006 with Stratix II GX and various external
PHYs, and they have passed all PCI-SIG gold tests and interoperability
tests with a wide selection of motherboards and test equipment. In
addition, Altera internally tests every release with motherboards and
switch chips from a variety of manufacturers. All PCI-SIG compliance
tests are also run with each release.
Directed tests that test all types and sizes of transaction layer packets
and all bits of the configuration space.
Error injection tests that inject errors in the link, transaction layer
packets, data link layer packets, and check for the proper response
from the MegaCore functions.
PCI-SIG Compliance Checklist tests that specifically test the items in
the checklist.
Random tests that test a wide range of traffic patterns across one or
more virtual channels.
PCI Express Compiler Version 6.1
Altera Corporation
December 2006