Designing with the Versal ACAP: PCI Express Systems

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 ACAP 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
• GeneratingPCI Express example designs and simple applications
• Identifying the advanced capabilities of the PCIe specification

Release Date

December 2020

Level

Connectivity 3

Training Duration

3 days

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

Skills Gained

After completing this comprehensive training, you will know how to:

• Construct a basic PCI Express system by:
• Selecting the appropriate IP for your application
• Specifying requirements of an endpoint application
• Connecting PCIe IPs with the user application
• Utilizing PL and PS resources supporting PCI Express
• Simulating and implementing PCI Express systems
• Identify the advanced capabilities of the PCI Express specification protocol and feature set

Course Outline

• Introduction to PCI Express
• Versal ACAP PCIe Solutions Overview
• PCIe Block Architecture and Functionality
• PCIe Block Interfaces Overview
• PCIe Block Requester Interfaces
• PCIe Block Completer Interfaces
• PCIe Block Customization
• PCIe Block Testbench and Simulation
• PCIe Block Implementation
• PL PCIe Block Debugging Overview
• Introduction to DMA
• PL PCIe XDMA-Bridge Subsystem
• CPM4 Architecture and Functionality
• CPM Block Customization
• CPM IP Use Cases
• System Design Methodology