PCIe Controller for USB4 with AXI

The PCIe Controller for USB4 (formerly XpressRICH) is a configurable and scalable PCIe controller IP designed for ASIC and FPGA implementations. There is also a PCIe Controller for USB4 with AXI version (formerly XpressRICH-AXI) with support for the AMBA AXI protocol specification.

How the PCIe Controller for USB4 Works

The PCIe Controller for USB4 IP supports the PCIe 5.0 specification, and implements the required features mandated by the USB4 Specification. The IP can be configured to support endpoint, root port, switch port, and dual-mode topologies, allowing for a variety of use models. The provided Graphical User Interface (GUI) Wizard allows designers to tailor the IP to their exact requirements, by enabling, disabling, and adjusting a vast array of parameters. 

The PCIe Controller for USB4 enables designers to support tunneling of PCIe in USB4 Devices or Hosts for attaching PCIe devices either internally or externally. By implementing internal PCIe devices in their USB4 designs, designers can differentiate their USB4 ICs while reducing latency and power consumption.

• PCI Express layer
  • Designed to the USB4 Specification v1.0
  • Follows PCIe 1.0 protocol, but can operate at any compatible speed
  • Supports the PCI-SIG Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Specification
  • Supports Endpoint, Root-Port, Dual-mode configurations
  • Supports up to 64 Physical Functions (PF), 512 Virtual Functions (VF)
  • Supports AER, ECRC, ECC, MSI, MSI-X, Multi-function, crosslink, and other optional features
  • Additional optional features include LTR, L1 PM substates, etc.
• AMBA AXI layer
  • Compliant with the AMBA® AXI™ Protocol Specification (AXI3, AXI4 and AXI4-Lite) and AMBA® 4 AXI4-Stream Protocol Specification
  • Supports multiple, user-selectable AXI interfaces including AXI Master, AXI Slave, AXI Stream
  • Each AXI interface data width independently configurable in 512-, 256-, 128-, and 64-bit
  • Each AXI interface can operate in a separate clock domain
  • Supported Burst types include INCR, FIXED, WRAP
  • Narrow transfers supported
• Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE)
  • Implements the PCI Express IDE ECN
  • Configurable IDE engine
  • Supports x1 to x16 lanes
  • 256-bit or 512-bit data bus for PCIe IDE
  • Supports containment and skid modes
  • Supports early MAC termination
  • Supports multi-stream
  • Utilizes high-performance AES-GCM for encryption, decryption, authentication
  • PCIe IDE TLP aggregation for 1, 2, 4, 8 TLPs
  • PCIe IDE automatic IDE prefix insertion and detection
  • PCIe IDE automatic IDE sync/fail message generation
  • PCRC calculation & validation
  • Efficient key control/refresh
  • Bypass mode
• Data engines
  • Optional built-in Legacy DMA engine
    • Up to 8 DMA channels, Scatter-Gather, descriptor prefetch
    • Completion reordering, interrupt and descriptor reporting
  • Optional Address Translation tables for direct PCIe to AXI and AXI to PCIe communication

• IP files
  • Verilog RTL source code
  • Libraries for functional simulation
  • Configuration assistant GUI
• Documentation
• PCI Express Bus Functional Model
  • Encrypted Simulation libraries
• Software
  • PCI Express Windows x64 and Linux x64 device drivers
  • PCIe C API
• Reference Designs
  • Synthesizable Verilog RTL source code
  • Simulation environment and test scripts
  • Synthesis project & DC constraint files (ASIC)
  • Synthesis project & constraint files for supported FPGA hardware platforms (FPGA)