Altera Cyclone V - Getting Started

November 2011 Altera Corporation Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express
2. Getting Started
This section provides step-by-step instructions to help you quickly customize,
simulate, and compile the Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express using either the
MegaWizard Plug-In Manager or Qsys design flow. When you install the Quartus II
software you also install the IP Library. This installation includes the following
example designs for the Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express:
■ Gen1 ×4 Endpoint with a 64-bit Avalon-ST interface to the Application Layer
■ Gen1 ×4 Root Port with a 64-bit Avalon-ST interface to the Application Layer
After you install the Quartus II software for 11.1, you can copy these example designs
from the <install_dir>/ip/altera/altera_pcie/altera_pcie_hip_ast_ed/example_design/
cv directory. This walkthrough uses the Gen1 ×4 Endpoint. The Cyclone V Hard IP for
PCI Express offers exactly the same feature set in both the MegaWizard and Qsys
design flows. Consequently, your choice of design flow depends on whether you
want to integrate the Cyclone V Hard IP for PCI Express using RTL instantiation or
using Qsys, which is a system integration tool available in the Quartus II software.
f For more information about Qsys, refer to System Design with Qsys in the Quartus II
Handbook.
h For more information about the Qsys GUI, refer to About Qsys in Quartus II Help.
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