PCI Express Verification IP

Overview

Key Features

• Supports PCI Express specs 1.0/2.0/2.1/3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0
• Supports mPCIe
• Supports PIPE, PCS/PMA, Message Bus and SERDES interface
• Supports MPHY RMMI and serial interface
• - > All error injections in MPHY layer
• - > All protocol checks for MPHY layer
• - > All PWM and HS gears as supported by MPCIe
• - > All lane configurations as supported by MPCIe
• - > Automatic clock recovery
• - > Supports asymmetrical lane configuration
• - > Supports dynamic bandwidth scalability as per specs
• Supports UVM and Verilog APIs supplied as well as C DPI exports
• Support for Generations 1.0/2.0/2.1/3.0/4.0/5.0/6.0 including SSC
• Configurable Linkwidths as x1,x2,x4,x8,x12,x16,x32
• Supports Upconfiguration, polarity inversion, and lane-to-lane skew
• Supports Full link speed and link width negotiation up to 32 Lanes
• Supports Lane Reversal
• Supports ASPM and Software controlled Power Management
• Supports Full LTSSM state machine
• Supports Full DL state machines
• Automated Error Injections at all layers
• Checkers verify protocol timing checks and functional accuracy at each layer
• Supports Queuing for 8 VCs with configurable depth
• Configurable TC to VC queue mapping
• Support for multiple Requestor / Completer applications, including user supplied applications
• User interface for direct TLP queuing and receipt
• Checks all TLPs for correct formation of header, payload, prefix and ECRC
• Checks all framing, LCRC, and lane rules
• Check all DLLP fields and formatting
• Interface to send / receive user defined DLLPs
• Supports SERDES model with clock recovery
• Configurable Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC)
• Supports Gen 1, Gen 2, 8b/10b encoding
• Supports Gen 3, Gen 4 and Gen 5 128b/130b encoding
• Supports Gen 6 1b/1b encoding
• Configurable timers and timeouts
• Callbacks in Root complex,End point and monitor for user processing of data.
• Notifies the testbench of significant events such as transactions, warnings, timing and protocol violations
• PCI Express Verification IP comes with complete testsuite to test every feature of PCI Express specification
• Supports scoreboard checking
• Built-in monitors for protocol checking, including a global bus monitor
• Supports for multiple instantiations to create complex verification environment
• Supports Functional coverage for complete PCI Express features
• Supports Scaled Flow Control
• Supports Lane Margining at Receiver
• Supports VF 10-Bit Tag Requester
• Supports Alternate Protocol Negotiation
• Supports Conventional PCI Advanced Features
• Supports Gray coding and Precoding
• Supports Flit mode and Non-flit mode
• Supports Forward Error Correction mechanism
• Supports Error Correction Code mechanism
• Supports L0p state
• Supports Shared Credit Pool
• Supports Link management DLLP
• Supports IDE Functionality
• Supports DOE
• Supports SR-IOV
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Benefits

• Faster testbench development and more complete verification of PCI Express designs.
• Easy to use command interface simplifies testbench control and configuration of Root complex and End point.
• Simplifies results analysis.
• Runs in every major simulation environment.

Block Diagram

Deliverables

• Complete regression suite containing all the PCIe testcases to certify PCI Express Root complex and End point.
• Examples showing how to connect various components, and usage of BFM and Monitor.
• Detailed documentation of all class, task and function's used in verification env.
• Documentation also contains User's Guide and Release notes.

Technical Specifications