FPGA Interface Manager Developer Guide for Open FPGA Stack: Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) PCIe Attach¶

Last updated: May 07, 2024

1. Introduction¶

1.1. About This Document¶

This document serves as a guide for OFS Agilex PCIe Attach developers targeting the Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile). The following topics are covered in this guide:

Compiling the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM design
Simulating the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach design
Customizing the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM design
Configuring the FPGA with an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM design

The FIM Development Walkthroughs Table lists all of the walkthroughs provided in this guide. These walkthroughs provide step-by-step instructions for performing different FIM Development tasks.

Table: FIM Development Walkthroughs

Section	Walkthrough Name	Category
1.3.1.1	Walkthrough: Install Quartus Prime Pro Software	Setup
1.3.1.2	Walkthrough: Install Git Large File Storage Extension	Setup
1.3.2.1	Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository	Setup
1.3.3.1	Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables	Setup
1.3.4	Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment	Setup
2.2.5	Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM	Compilation
2.2.6	Walkthrough: Manually Generate OFS Out-Of-Tree PR FIM	Compilation
2.2.7.1	Walkthrough: Change the Compilation Seed	Compilation
3.2.1	Walkthrough: Running Individual Unit Level Simulation	Simulation
3.3.1	Walkthrough: Running Regression Unit Level Simulation	Simulation
4.1.2	Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM	Customization
4.1.3	Walkthrough: Modify and run unit tests for a FIM that has a new module	Customization
4.1.5	Walkthrough: Hardware test a FIM that has a new module	Customization
4.1.6	Walkthrough: Debug the FIM with Signal Tap	Customization
4.2.1	Walkthrough: Compile the FIM in preparation for designing your AFU	Customization
4.3.1	Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region	Customization
4.4.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PF/VF MUX Configuration	Customization
4.5.1	Walkthrough: Create a Minimal FIM	Customization
4.6.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PCIe IDs using OFSS Configuration Starting Point	Customization
4.7.1	Walkthrough: Migrating to a Different Agilex Device Number	Customization
4.9.1	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 2x4x10GbE	Customization
4.9.2	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 3x4x10GbE	Customization
5.1	Walkthrough: Set up JTAG	Configuration
5.2	Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG	Configuration

1.1.1 Knowledge Pre-Requisites¶

It is recommended that you have the following knowledge and skills before using this developer guide.

Basic understanding of OFS and the difference between OFS designs. Refer to the OFS Welcome Page.
Review the release notes for the Intel Agilex 7 PCIe Attach Reference Shells, with careful consideration of the Known Issues.
Review of [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))].
FPGA compilation flows using Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition.
Static Timing closure, including familiarity with the Timing Analyzer tool in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition, applying timing constraints, Synopsys* Design Constraints (.sdc) language and Tcl scripting, and design methods to close on timing critical paths.
RTL (System Verilog) and coding practices to create synthesized logic.
RTL simulation tools.
Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Signal Tap Logic Analyzer tool software.

1.2. FIM Development Theory¶

This section will help you understand how the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM can be developed to fit your design goals.

The Default FIM Features section provides general information about the default features of the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM so you can become familiar with the default design. For more detailed information about the FIM architecture, refer to the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM Technical Reference Manual.

The Customization Options section then gives suggestions of how this default design can be customized. Step-by-step walkthroughs for many of the suggested customizations are later described in the FIM Customization section.

FIM development for a new acceleration card generally consists of the following steps:

Install OFS and familiarize yourself with provided scripts and source code
Develop high level design with your specific functionality
1. Determine requirements and key performance metrics
2. Select IP cores
3. Select FPGA device
4. Develop software memory map
Select and implement FIM Physical interfaces including:
1. External clock sources and creation of internal PLL clocks
2. General I/O
3. Ethernet modules
4. External memories
5. FPGA programming methodology
Develop device physical implementation
1. FPGA device pin assignment
2. Create logic lock regions
3. Create of timing constraints
4. Create Intel Quartus Prime Pro FIM test project and validate:
  1. Placement
  2. Timing constraints
  3. Build script process
  4. Review test FIM FPGA resource usage
Select FIM to AFU interfaces and development of PIM
Implement FIM design
1. Develop RTL
2. Instantiate IPs
3. Develop test AFU to validate FIM
4. Develop unit and device level simulation
5. Develop timing constraints and build scripts
6. Perform timing closure and build validation
Create FIM documentation to support AFU development and synthesis
Software Device Feature discovery
Integrate, validate, and debug hardware/software
Prepare for high volume production

1.2.1 Default FIM Features¶

1.2.1.1 Top Level¶

Figure: OFS Agilex PCIe Attach fseries-dk FIM Top-Level Diagram

1.2.1.2 Interfaces¶

The key interfaces in the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach design are listed in the Release Capabilities Table. It describes the capabilities of the fseries-dk hardware as well as the capabilities of the default OFS Agilex PCIe Attach design targeting the fseries-dk.

Table: Release Capabilities

Interface	fseries-dk Hardware Capabilities	OFS Agilex PCIe Attach Default Design Implementation
Host Interface^[1]	PCIe Gen4x8	PCIe Gen4x16
Network Interface	1 QSFP-56 cage 1 QSFPDD-56 Cage	2x4x25GbE
External Memory	3xDDR4 DIMMs sockets - 72-bits (1 available for HPS)	2xDDR4 - 2400MHz - 8Gb (1Gbx8) - 64-bits - No ECC 1xDDR4 - 2400MHz - 16Gb (2Gbx8) - 40-bits - With ECC - For HPS

^[1] F-Tile ES version development kit has a form factor of PCIe Gen4x16, however it only supports PCIe Gen4x8. The OFS Agilex PCIe Attach design implements PCIe Gen4x16 with the assumption that it will train down to PCIe Gen4x8.

1.2.1.3 Subsystems¶

The FIM Subsystems Table describes the Platform Designer IP subsystems used in the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach fseries-dk FIM.

Table: FIM Subsystems

Subsystem	User Guide	Document ID
PCIe Subsystem	PCIe Subsystem Intel FPGA IP User Guide for Intel Agilex OFS	N/A
Memory Subsystem	Memory Subsystem Intel FPGA IP User Guide for Intel Agilex OFS	686148^[1]
Ethernet Subsystem	Ethernet Subsystem Intel FPGA IP User Guide	773413^[1]

^[1] You must log in to myIntel and request entitled access.

1.2.1.4 Host Exercisers¶

The default AFU workload in the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach fseries-dk FIM contains several modules called Host Exercisers which are used to exercise the interfaces on the board. The Host Exerciser Descriptions Table describes these modules.

Table: Host Exerciser Descriptions

Name	Acronym	Description	OPAE Command
Host Exerciser Loopback	HE-LB	Used to exercise and characterize host to FPGA data transfer.	`host_exerciser`
Host Exerciser Memory	HE_MEM	Used to exercise and characterize host to Memory data transfer.	`host_exerciser`
Host Exerciser Memory Traffic Generator	HE_MEM_TG	Used to exercise and test available memory channels with a configurable traffic pattern.	`mem_tg`
Host Exerciser High Speed Serial Interface	HE-HSSI	Used to exercise and characterize HSSI interfaces.	`hssi`

The host exercisers can be removed from the design at compile-time using command line arguments for the build script.

1.2.1.5 Module Access via APF/BPF¶

The OFS Agilex PCIe Attach fseries-dk FIM uses AXI4-Lite interconnect logic named the AFU Peripheral Fabric (APF) and Board Peripheral Fabric (BPF) to access the registers of the various modules in the design. The APF/BPF modules define master/slave interactions, namely between the host software and AFU and board peripherals. The APF Address Map Table describes the address mapping of the APF, followed by the BPF Address Map Table which describes the address mapping of the BPF.

Table: APF Address Map

Address	Size (Bytes)	Feature
0x00000–0x3FFFF	256K	Board Peripherals (See BPF Address Map table)
0x40000 – 0x4FFFF	64K	ST2MM
0x50000 – 0x5FFFF	64K	Reserved
0x60000 – 0x60FFF	4K	UART
0x61000 – 0x6FFFF	4K	Reserved
0x70000 – 0x7FFFF	56K	PR Gasket:4K= PR Gasket DFH, control and status4K= Port DFH4K=User Clock52K=Remote STP
0x80000 – 0x80FFF	4K	AFU Error Reporting

Table: BPF Address Mapping

Address	Size (Bytes)	Feature
0x00000 - 0x0FFFF	64K	FME
0x10000 - 0x10FFF	4K	PCIe
0x11000 - 0x11FFF	4K	Reserved
0x12000 - 0x12FFF	4K	QSFP0
0x13000 - 0x13FFF	4K	QSFP1
0x14000 - 0x14FFF	4K	HSSI
0x15000 - 0x15FFF	4K	EMIF

1.2.2 Customization Options¶

OFS is designed to be easily customizable to meet your design needs. The OFS FIM Customizations Table lists the general user flows for OFS Agilex PCIe Attach fseries-dk FIM development, along with example customizations for each user flow, plus links to step-by-step walkthroughs where available.

Table: OFS FIM Customizations

Section	Customization Walkthrough
4.1.2	Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM
4.1.3	Walkthrough: Modify and run unit tests for a FIM that has a new module
4.1.5	Walkthrough: Hardware test a FIM that has a new module
4.1.6	Walkthrough: Debug the FIM with Signal Tap
4.2.1	Walkthrough: Compile the FIM in preparation for designing your AFU
4.3.1	Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region
4.4.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PF/VF MUX Configuration
4.5.1	Walkthrough: Create a Minimal FIM
4.6.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PCIe IDs using OFSS Configuration Starting Point
4.7.1	Walkthrough: Migrating to a Different Agilex Device Number
4.9.1	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 2x4x10GbE
4.9.2	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 3x4x10GbE

1.3 Development Environment¶

This section describes the components required for OFS FIM development, and provides a walkthrough for setting up the environment on your development machine.

Note that your development machine may be different than your deployment machine where the FPGA acceleration card is installed. FPGA development work and deployment work can be performed either on the same machine, or on different machines as desired. Please see the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up the environment for deployment machines.

1.3.1 Development Tools¶

The Development Environment Table describes the Best Known Configuration (BKC) for the tools that are required for OFS FIM development.

Table: Development Environment BKC

Component	Version	Installation Walkthrough
Operating System	RedHat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 8.6	N/A
Intel Quartus Prime Software	Quartus Prime Pro Version 23.2 for Linux + Patches 0.11 patch (PCIe), and 0.19 patch (Ethernet Subsystem)	Section 1.3.1.1
Python	3.6.8 or later	N/A
GCC	7.4.0 or later	N/A
cmake	3.15 or later	N/A
git with git-lfs	1.8.3.1 or later	Section 1.3.1.2
FIM Source Files	ofs-2023.2-1	Section 1.3.2.1

1.3.1.1 Walkthrough: Install Quartus Prime Pro Software¶

Intel Quartus Prime Pro Version 23.2 is verified to work with the latest OFS release 2023.2. However, you have the option to port and verify the release on newer versions of Intel Quartus Prime Pro software.

Use RedHatEnterprise Linux® (RHEL) 8.6 for compatibility with your development flow and also testing your FIM design in your platform.

Prior to installing Quartus:

Ensure you have at least 64 GB of free space for Quartus Prime Pro installation and your development work.
- Intel® recommends that your system be configured to provide virtual memory equal in size or larger than the recommended physical RAM size that is required to process your design.
- The disk space may be significantly more based on the device families included in the install. Prior to installation, the disk space should be enough to hold both zipped tar files and uncompressed installation files. After successful installation, delete the downloaded zipped files and uncompressed zip files to release the disk space.

Perform the following steps to satisfy the required dependencies.

$ sudo dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ make cmake libuuid-devel rpm-build autoconf automake bison boost boost-devel libxml2 libxml2-devel make ncurses grub2 bc csh flex glibc-locale-source libnsl ncurses-compat-libs

Apply the following configurations.

$ sudo localedef -f UTF-8 -i en_US en_US.UTF-8 
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6 /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5 
$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python

Create the default installation path: /intelFPGA_pro/, where is the default path of the Linux workstation, or as set by the system administrator and is your Quartus version number.

The installation path must satisfy the following requirements:
- Contain only alphanumeric characters
- No special characters or symbols, such as !$%@^&*<>,
- Only English characters
- No spaces
Download your required Quartus Prime Pro Linux version here.
After running the Quartus Prime Pro installer, set the PATH environment variable to make utilities quartus, jtagconfig, and quartus_pgm discoverable. Edit your bashrc file ~/.bashrc to add the following line:
```
export PATH=<Quartus install directory>/quartus/bin:$PATH
export PATH=<Quartus install directory>/qsys/bin:$PATH
```
For example, if the Quartus install directory is /home/intelFPGA_pro/23.2 then the new line is:
```
export PATH=/home/intelFPGA_pro/23.2/quartus/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/home/intelFPGA_pro/23.2/qsys/bin:$PATH
```

Verify, Quartus is discoverable by opening a new shell:

$ which quartus
/home/intelFPGA_pro/23.2/quartus/bin/quartus

1.3.1.2 Walkthrough: Install Git Large File Storage Extension¶

To install the Git Large File Storage (LFS) extension, execute the following commands:

Obtain Git LFS package

curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/github/git-lfs/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash

Install Git LFS package
```
sudo dnf install git-lfs
```
Install Git LFS
```
git lfs install
```

1.3.2 FIM Source Files¶

The source files for the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM are provided in the following repository: https://github.com/OFS/ofs-agx7-pcie-attach/tree/release/ofs-2023.2

Some essential directories in the repository are described as follows:

ofs-agx7-pcie-attach
|  syn                      // Contains files related to synthesis
|  |  board                     // Contains synthesis files for several cards, including the fseries-dk 
|  |  |  fseries-dk                 // Contains synthesis files for fseries-dk
|  |  |  |  setup                       // Contains setup files, including pin constraints and location constraints
|  |  |  |  syn_top                     // Contains Quartus project files
|  verification             // Contains files for UVM testing
|  ipss                     // Contains files for IP Sub-Systems
|  |  qsfp                      // Contains source files for QSFP Sub-System
|  |  hssi                      // Contains source files for HSSI Sub-System
|  |  pmci                      // Contains source files for PMCI Sub-System (not used in F-Tile FIM)
|  |  pcie                      // Contains source files for PCIe Sub-System
|  |  mem                       // Contains source files for Memory Sub-System
|  sim                      // Contains simulation files
|  |  unit_test                 // Contains files for all unit tests
|  |  |  scripts                    // Contains script to run regression unit tests
|  license                  // Contains Quartus patch
|  ofs-common               // Contains files which are common across OFS platforms
|  |  verification              // Contains common UVM files
|  |  scripts                   // Contains common scripts
|  |  |  common
|  |  |  |  syn                         // Contains common scripts for synthesis, including build script
|  |  |  |  sim                         // Contains common scripts for simulation
|  |  tools                     // Contains common tools files
|  |  |  mk_csr_module              // Contains common files for CSR modules
|  |  |  fabric_generation          // Contains common files for APF/BPF fabric generation
|  |  |  ofss_config                // Contains common files for OFSS configuration tool
|  |  |  |  ip_params                   // Contains default IP parameters for certain Sub-Systems when using OFSS
|  |  src                       // Contains common source files, including host exercisers
|  tools                    //
|  |  ofss_config               // Contains top level OFSS files for each pre-made board configuration
|  |  |  hssi                       // Contains OFSS files for Ethernet-SS configuraiton
|  |  |  memory                     // Contains OFSS files for Memory-SS configuration
|  |  |  pcie                       // Contains OFSS files for PCIe-SS configuration
|  |  |  iopll                      // Contains OFSS files for IOPLL configuration
|  src                      // Contains source files for Agilex PCIe Attach FIM
|  |  pd_qsys                   // Contains source files related to APF/BPF fabric
|  |  includes                  // Contains source file header files
|  |  top                       // Contains top-level source files, including design top module
|  |  afu_top                   // Contains top-level source files for AFU

1.3.2.1 Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository¶

Perform the following steps to clone the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM Repository:

Create a new directory to use as a clean starting point to store the retrieved files.
```
mkdir OFS_BUILD_ROOT
cd OFS_BUILD_ROOT
export OFS_BUILD_ROOT=$PWD
```

Clone GitHub repository using the HTTPS git method

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/OFS/ofs-agx7-pcie-attach.git

Check out the correct tag of the repository

cd ofs-agx7-pcie-attach
git checkout --recurse-submodules tags/ofs-2023.2-1

1.3.3 Environment Variables¶

The OFS FIM compilation and simulation scripts require certain environment variables be set prior to execution.

1.3.3.1 Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables¶

Perform the following steps to set the required environment variables. These environment variables must be set prior to simulation or compilation tasks so it is recommended that you create a script to set these variables.

Navigate to the top level directory of the cloned OFS FIM repository.
```
cd ofs-agx7-pcie-attach
```

Set project variables

# Set OFS Root Directory - e.g. this is the top level directory of the cloned OFS FIM repository
export OFS_ROOTDIR=$PWD

Set variables based on your development environment

# Set proxies if required for your server
export http_proxy=<YOUR_HTTP_PROXY>
export https_proxy=<YOUR_HTTPS_PROXY>
export ftp_proxy=<YOUR_FTP_PROXY>
export socks_proxy=<YOUR_SOCKS_PROXY>
export no_proxy=<YOUR_NO_PROXY>

# Set Quartus license path
export LM_LICENSE_FILE=<YOUR_LM_LICENSE_FILE>

# Set Synopsys License path (if using Synopsys for simulation)
export DW_LICENSE_FILE=<YOUR_DW_LICENSE_FILE>
export SNPSLMD_LICENSE_FILE=<YOUR_SNPSLMD_LICENSE_FILE>

# Set Quartus Installation Directory - e.g. $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/bin contains Quartus executables
export QUARTUS_ROOTDIR=<YOUR_QUARTUS_INSTALLATION_DIRECTORY>

# Set the Tools Directory - e.g. $TOOLS_LOCATION contains the 'synopsys' directory if you are using Synopsys. Refer to the $VCS_HOME variable for an example.
export TOOLS_LOCATION=<YOUR_TOOLS_LOCATION>

Set generic environment variables

# Set Work directory 
export WORKDIR=$OFS_ROOTDIR

# Set Quartus Tools variables
export QUARTUS_HOME=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR
export QUARTUS_INSTALL_DIR=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR
export QUARTUS_ROOTDIR_OVERRIDE=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR
export QUARTUS_VER_AC=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR
export IP_ROOTDIR=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/../ip
export IMPORT_IP_ROOTDIR=$IP_ROOTDIR
export QSYS_ROOTDIR=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/../qsys/bin

# Set Verification Tools variables (if running simulations)
export DESIGNWARE_HOME=$TOOLS_LOCATION/synopsys/vip_common/vip_Q-2020.03A
export UVM_HOME=$TOOLS_LOCATION/synopsys/vcsmx/S-2021.09-SP1/linux64/rhel/etc/uvm
export VCS_HOME=$TOOLS_LOCATION/synopsys/vcsmx/S-2021.09-SP1/linux64/rhel
export MTI_HOME=$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/../questa_fse
export VERDIR=$OFS_ROOTDIR/verification
export VIPDIR=$VERDIR

# Set OPAE variables
export OPAE_SDK_REPO_BRANCH=release/2.8.0

# Set PATH to include compilation and simulation tools
export PATH=$QUARTUS_HOME/bin:$QUARTUS_HOME/../qsys/bin:$QUARTUS_HOME/sopc_builder/bin/:$IOFS_BUILD_ROOT/opae-sdk/install-opae-sdk/bin:$MTI_HOME/linux_x86_64/:$MTI_HOME/bin/:$DESIGNWARE_HOME/bin:$VCS_HOME/bin:$PATH

1.3.4 Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment¶

This walkthrough guides you through the process of setting up your development environment in preparation for FIM development. This flow only needs to be done once on your development machine.

Ensure that Quartus Prime Pro Version 23.2 for Linux with Intel Agilex FPGA device support is installed on your development machine. Refer to the Walkthrough: Install Quartus Prime Pro Software section for step-by-step installation instructions.
1. Verify version number
```
quartus_sh --version
```
  Example Output:
```
Quartus Prime Shell
Version 23.2 Build 94 06/14/2023 SC Pro Edition
Copyright (C) 2023  Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
```
Ensure that all support tools are installed on your development machine, and that they meet the version requirements.
1. Python 3.6.8 or later
  1. Verify version number
```
python --version
```
    Example Output:
```
Python 3.6.8
```
2. GCC 7.4.0 or later
  1. Verify version number
```
gcc --version
```
    Example output:
```
gcc (GCC) 7.4.0
```
3. cmake 3.15 or later
  1. Verify version number
```
cmake --version
```
    Example output:
```
cmake version 3.15
```
4. git with git-lfs 1.8.3.1 or later. Refer to the Walkthrough: Install Git Large File Storage Extension section for step-by-step instructions on installing the Git Large File Storage (LFS) extension.
  1. Verify version number
```
git --version
```
    Example output:
```
git version 1.8.3.1
```
Clone the ofs-agx7-pcie-attach repository. Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Install UART IP license patch .02.
1. Navigate to the license directory
```
cd $IOFS_BUILD_ROOT/license
```
2. Install Patch 0.02
```
sudo ./quartus-0.0-0.02iofs-linux.run
```
Install Quartus Patches 0.11 patch (PCIe), and 0.19 patch (Ethernet Subsystem). All required patches are provided in the Assets of the OFS FIM Release Tag: https://github.com/OFS/ofs-agx7-pcie-attach/releases/tag/ofs-2023.2-1
Verify that patches have been installed correctly. They should be listed in the output of the following command.
```
quartus_sh --version
```
Set required environment variables. Refer to the [Walkthrough: Set Environment Variables] section for step-by-step instructions.

This concludes the walkthrough for setting up your development environment. At this point you are ready to begin FIM development.

2. FIM Compilation¶

This section describes the process of compiling OFS FIM designs using the provided build scripts. It contains two main sections:

Compilation Theory - Describes the theory behind FIM compilation
Compilation Flows - Describes the process of compiling a FIM

The walkthroughs provided in this section are:

2.1 Compilation Theory¶

This sections describes the theory behind FIM compilation.

2.1.1 FIM Build Script¶

The OFS Common Repository contains a script named build_top.sh which is used to build OFS FIM designs and generate output files that can be programmed to the board. After cloning the OFS FIM repository (with the ofs-common repository included), the build script can be found in the following location:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh

The usage of the build_top.sh script is as follows:

build_top.sh [-k] [-p] [-e] [--stage=<action>] [--ofss=<ip_config>] <build_target>[:<fim_options>] [<work_dir_name>]

Field	Options	Description	Requirement
`-k`	None	Keep. Preserves and rebuilds within an existing work tree instead of overwriting it.	Optional
`-p`	None	When set, and if the FIM supports partial reconfiguration, a PR template tree is generated at the end of the FIM build. The PR template tree is located in the top of the work directory but is relocatable and uses only relative paths. See $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/common/scripts generate_pr_release.sh for details.	Optional
`-e`	None	Run only Quartus analysis and elaboration. It completes the `setup` stage, passes `-end synthesis` to the Quartus compilation flow and exits without running the `finish` stage.	Optional
`--stage`	`all` \| `setup` \| `compile` \| `finish`	Controls which portion of the OFS build is run. - `all`: Run all build stages (default) - `setup`: Initialize a project in the work directory - `compile`: Run the Quartus compilation flow on a project that was already initialized with `setup` - `finish`: Complete OFS post-compilation tasks, such as generating flash images and, if `-p` is set, generating a release.	Optional
`--ofss`	`<ip_config>`	Used to modify IP, such as the PCIe SS, using .ofss configuration files. This parameter is consumed during the setup stage and IP is updated only inside the work tree. More than one .ofss file may be passed to the `--ofss` switch by concatenating them separated by commas. For example: `--ofss config_a.ofss,config_b.ofss`.	Optional
`<build_target>`	`fseries-dk` \| `n6001` \| `f2000x`	Specifies which board is being targeted.	Required
`<fim_options>`	`flat` \| `null_he_lb` \| `null_he_hssi` \| `null_he_mem` \| `null_he_mem_tg`	Used to change how the FIM is built. - `flat` - Compiles a flat design (no PR assignments). This is useful for bringing up the design on a new board without dealing with PR complexity. - `null_he_lb` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Loopback (HE_LBK) with `he_null`. - `null_he_hssi` - Replaces the Host Exerciser HSSI (HE_HSSI) with `he_null`. - `null_he_mem` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory (HE_MEM) with `he_null`. - `null_he_mem_tg` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory Traffic Generator with `he_null`. More than one FIM option may be passed included in the `<fim_options>` list by concatenating them separated by commas. For example: `<build_target>:flat,null_he_lb,null_he_hssi`	Optional
`<work_dir_name>`	String	Specifies the name of the work directory in which the FIM will be built. If not specified, the default target is `$OFS_ROOTDIR/work`	Optional

Note: The he_null is a minimal block with CSRs that responds to PCIe MMIO requests in order to keep PCIe alive.

The build script copies source files from the existing cloned repository into the specified work directory, which are then used for compilation. As such, any changes made in the base source files will be included in all subsequent builds, unless the -k option is used, in which case an existing work directories files are used as-is. Likewise, any changes made in a work directory is only applied to that work directory, and will not be updated in the base repository by default.

Refer to [Compile OFS FIM] which provides step-by-step instructions for running the build_top.sh script with some of the different available options.

2.1.2 OFSS File Usage¶

The OFS FIM build script can use OFSS files to easily customize design IP prior to compilation using preset configurations. The OFSS files specify certain parameters for different IPs. Pre-made OFSS files can be found in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config directory. Using OFSS is provided as a convenience tool for building pre-defined FIMs.

Note: Using OFSS is required for FIM builds targeting the F-tile Development Kit.

There can typically be three sections contained within an OFSS file.

[include]
- This section of an OFSS file contains elements separated by a newline, where each element is the path to an OFSS file that is to be included for configuration by the OFSS Configuration Tool. Ensure that any environment variables (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR) is set correctly. The OFSS Config tool uses breadth first search to include all of the specified OFSS files; the ordering of OFSS files does not matter

[ip]
- This section of an OFSS file contains a key value pair that allows the OFSS Config tool to determine which IP configuration is being passed in. The currently supported values of IP are ofs, iopll, pcie, memory, and hssi.

[settings]
- This section of an OFSS file contains IP specific settings. Refer to an existing IP OFSS file to see what IP settings are set. For the IP type `ofss``, the settings will be information of the OFS device (platform, family, fim, part #, device_id)

2.1.2.1 Platform OFSS File¶

The <platform>.ofss file (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss) is the platform level OFSS wrapper file. This is typically the OFSS file that is provided to the build script. It only contains an include section which lists all other OFSS files that are to be used when the <platform>.ofss file is passed to the build script.

The generic structure of a <platform>.ofss file is as follows:

[include]
<PATH_TO_PLATFORM_BASE_OFSS_FILE>
<PATH_TO_PCIE_OFSS_FILE>
<PATH_TO_IOPLL_OFSS_FILE>
<PATH_TO_MEMORY_OFSS_FILE>
<PATH_TO_HSSI_OFSS_FILE>

2.1.2.2 OFS IP OFSS File¶

An OFSS file with IP type ofs (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss) contains board specific information for the target board.

Currently supported configuration options for an OFSS file with IP type ofs are described in the OFS IP OFSS File Options table.

Table: OFS IP OFSS File Options

Section	Parameter	fseries-dk Default Value
`[ip]`	`type`	`ofs`
`[settings]`	`platform`	N6001
	`family`	agilex
	`fim`	base_x16
	`part`	AGFB027R24C2E2VR2
	`device_id`	6001

2.1.2.3 PCIe IP OFSS File¶

An OFSS file with IP type pcie (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_host.ofss) is used to configure the PCIe-SS in the FIM.

The PCIe OFSS file has a special section type ([pf*]) which is used to define physical functions (PFs) in the FIM. Each PF has a dedicated section, where the * character is replaced with the PF number. For example, [pf0], [pf1], etc. For reference FIM configurations, 0 virtual functions (VFs) on PF0 is not supported. This is because the PR region cannot be left unconnected. A NULL AFU may need to be instantiated in this special case. PFs must be consecutive. The PFVF Limitations table describes the supported number of PFs and VFs.

Table: PF/VF Limitations

Parameter	Value
Min # of PFs	1 (on PF0)
Max # of PFs	8
Min # of VFs	1 on PF0
Max # of VFs	2000 distributed across all PFs

Currently supported configuration options for an OFSS file with IP type pcie are described in the PCIe IP OFSS File Options table.

Table: PCIe IP OFSS File Options

Section	Parameter	Options	Description
`[ip]`	`type`	`pcie`	Specifies that this OFSS file configures the PCIe-SS
`[settings]`	`output_name`	`pcie_ss`	Specifies the output name of the PCIe-SS IP
`[pf*]`	`num_vfs`	Integer	Specifies the number of Virtual Functions in the current PF
	`bar0_address_width`	Integer
	`bar4_address_width`	Integer
	`vf_bar0_address_width`	Integer
	`ats_cap_enable`	`0` \| `1`
	`prs_ext_cap_enable`	`0` \| `1`
	`pasid_cap_enable`	`0` \| `1`

The default values for all PCIe-SS parameters (that are not defined in the PCIe IP OFSS file) are defined in $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/tools/ofss_config/ip_params/pcie_ss_component_parameters.py. When using a PCIe IP OFSS file during compilation, the PCIe-SS IP that is used will be defined based on the values in the PCIe IP OFSS file plus the parameters defined in pcie_ss_component_parameters.py.

2.1.2.4 IOPLL IP OFSS File¶

An OFSS file with IP type iopll (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/iopll/iopll.ofss) is used to configure the IOPLL in the FIM.

The IOPLL OFSS file has a special section type ([p_clk]) which is used to define the IOPLL clock frequency.

Currently supported configuration options for an OFSS file with IP type iopll are described in the IOPLL OFSS File Options table.

Table: IOPLL OFSS File Options

Section	Parameter	Options	Description
`[ip]`	`type`	`iopll`	Specifies that this OFSS file configures the IOPLL
`[settings]`	`output_name`	`sys_pll`	Specifies the output name of the IOPLL.
	`instance_name`	`iopll_0`	Specifies the instance name of the IOPLL.
`[p_clk]`	`freq`	Integer: 250 - 470	Specifies the IOPLL clock frequency in MHz.

Note: The following frequencies have been tested on reference boards: 350MHz, 400MHz, 470MHz.

2.1.2.5 Memory IP OFSS File¶

An OFSS file with IP type memory (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/memory/memory_ftile.ofss) is used to configure the Memory-SS in the FIM.

The Memory OFSS file specifies a preset value, which selects a presets file (.qprs) to configure the Memory-SS.

Currently supported configuration options for an OFSS file with IP type memory are described in the Memory OFSS File Options table.

Table: Memory OFSS File Options

Section	Parameter	Options	Description
`[ip]`	`type`	`memory`	Specifies that this OFSS file configures the Memory-SS
`[settings]`	`output_name`	`mem_ss_fm`	Specifies the output name of the Memory-SS.
	`preset`	`n6001` \| `ftile-dev` \| `f2000x`	Selects the platform whose preset `.qprs` file will be used to build the Memory-SS.

Memory-SS presets files are stored in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/ipss/mem/qip/presets directory.

2.1.2.6 HSSI IP OFSS File¶

An OFSS file with IP type hssi (e.g. $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss) is used to configure the Ethernet-SS in the FIM.

Currently supported configuration options for an OFSS file with IP type hssi are described in the HSSI OFSS File Options table.

Table: HSSI OFSS File Options

Section	Parameter	Options	Description
`[ip]`	`type`	`hssi`	Specifies that this OFSS file configures the Ethernet-SS
`[settings]`	`output_name`	`hssi_ss`	Specifies the output name of the Ethernet-SS
	`num_channels`	Integer	Specifies the number of channels.
	`data_rate`	`10GbE` \| `25GbE` \| `100GCAUI-4` \| `100GAUI-4`	Specifies the data rate
	`preset`	None \| `fseries-dk`	OPTIONAL - Selects the platform whose preset `.qprs` file will be used to build the Ethernet-SS. When used, this will overwrite the other settings in this OFSS file. This is currently only used for the F-Tile Development Kit

Ethernet-SS presets are stored in $OFS_ROOTDIR/ipss/hssi/qip/hssi_ss/presets directory.

2.1.3 OFS Build Script Outputs¶

The output files resulting from running the the OFS FIM build_top.sh build script are copied to a single directory during the finish stage of the build script. The path for this directory is: $OFS_ROOTDIR/<WORK_DIRECTORY>/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files.

The output files include programmable images and compilation reports. The OFS Build Script Output Descriptions table describes the images that are generated by the build script.

Table: OFS Build Script Output Descriptions

File Name	Description
ofs_top.sof	The FIM design SRAM Object File; a binary file of the compiled FIM image.
ofs_top_hps.sof	The build assembly process combines the FPGA ofs_top.sof programming file with `u-boot-spl-dtb.hex` to produce this file.

2.2 Compilation Flows¶

This section provides information for using the build script to generate different FIM types. Walkthroughs are provided for each compilation flow. These walkthroughs require that the development environment has been set up as described in the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment section.

2.2.1 Flat FIM¶

A flat FIM is compiled such that there is no partial reconfiguration region, and the entire design is built as a flat design. This is useful for compiling new designs without worrying about the complexity introduced by partial reconfiguration. The flat compile removes the PR region and PR IP; thus, you cannot use the -p build flag when using the flat compile setting. Refer to the Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM Section for step-by-step instructions for this flow.

2.2.2 In-Tree PR FIM¶

An In-Tree PR FIM is the default compilation if no compile flags or compile settings are used. This flow will compile the design with the partial reconfiguration region, but it will not create a relocatable PR directory tree to aid in AFU development. Refer to the Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM Section for step-by-step instructions for this flow.

2.2.3 Out-of-Tree PR FIM¶

An Out-of-Tree PR FIM will compile the design with the partial reconfiguration region, and will create a relocatable PR directory tree to aid in AFU workload development. This is especially useful if you are developing a FIM to be used by another team developing AFU workloads. This is the recommended build flow in most cases. There are two ways to create the relocatable PR directory tree:

Run the FIM build script with the -p option. Refer to the Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM Section for step-by-step instructions for this flow.
Run the generate_pr_release.sh script after running the FIM build script. Refer to the Walkthrough: Manually Generate OFS Out-Of-Tree PR FIM Section step-by-step instructions for this flow.

In both cases, the generate_pr_release.sh is run to create the relocatable build tree. This script is located at $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/generate_pr_release.sh. Usage for this script is as follows:

generate_pr_release.sh -t <PATH_OF_RELOCATABLE_PR_TREE> <BOARD_TARGET> <WORK_DIRECTORY>

The Generate PR Release Script Options table describes the options for the generate_pr_release.sh script.

Table: Generate PR Release Script Options

Parameter	Options	Description
`<PATH_OF_RELOCATABLE_PR_TREE>`	String	Specifies the location of the relocatable PR directory tree to be created.
`<BOARD_TARGET>`	`n6001` \| `fseries-dk` \| `f2000x`	Specifies the name of the board target.
`<WORK_DIRECTORY>`	String	Specifies the existing work directory from which the relocatable PR directory tree will be created from.

After generating the relocatable build tree, it is located in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/<WORK_DIRECTORY>/pr_build_template directory (or the directory you specified if generated separately). The contents of this directory have the following structure:

├── bin
├── ├── afu_synth
├── ├── qar_gen
├── ├── update_pim
├── ├── run.sh
├── ├── build_env_config
├── README
├── hw
├── ├── lib
├── ├── ├── build
├── ├── ├── fme-ifc-id.txt
├── ├── ├── platform
├── ├── ├── fme-platform-class.txt
├── ├── blue_bits
├── ├── ├── ofs_top_hps.sof
└── ├── ├── ofs_top.sof

2.2.3 HE_NULL FIM¶

An HE_NULL FIM refers to a design with one, some, or all of the Host Exercisers replaced by he_null blocks. The he_null is a minimal block with CSRs that responds to PCIe MMIO requests in order to keep PCIe alive. You may use any of the build flows (flat, in-tree, out-of-tree) with the HE_NULL compile options. The HE_NULL compile options are as follows:

null_he_lb - Replaces the Host Exerciser Loopback (HE_LBK) with he_null
null_he_hssi - Replaces the Host Exerciser HSSI (HE_HSSI) with he_null
null_he_mem - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory (HE_MEM) with he_null
null_he_mem_tg - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory Traffic Generator with he_null

The Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM section gives step-by-step instructions for this flow.

2.2.5 Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM¶

Perform the following steps to compile the OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM for fseries-dk:

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.
Navigate to the root directory.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR
```

Run the build_top.sh script with the desired compile options using the fseries-dk OFSS presets.

Flat FIM

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk:flat work_fseries-dk_flat

In-Tree PR FIM

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_in_tree_pr

Out-of-Tree PR FIM

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_oot_pr

HE_NULL Flat FIM

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk:flat,null_he_lb,null_he_hssi,null_he_mem,null_he_mem_tg work_fseries-dk_flat

Once the build script is complete, the build summary should report that the build is complete and passes timing. For example:

***********************************
***
***        OFS_PROJECT: n6001
***        OFS_BOARD: fseries-dk
***        Q_PROJECT:  ofs_top
***        Q_REVISION: ofs_top
***        SEED: 6
***        Build Complete
***        Timing Passed!
***
***********************************

2.2.6 Walkthrough: Manually Generate OFS Out-Of-Tree PR FIM¶

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.
Navigate to the root directory.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR
```
Run the build_top.sh script with the desired compile options using the fseries-dk OFSS presets. In order to create the relocatable PR tree, you may not compile with the flat option. For example:
```
./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk
```

Run the generate_pr_release.sh script to create the relocatable PR tree.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/generate_pr_release.sh -t work_fseries-dk/pr_build_template fseries-dk work_fseries-dk

2.2.7 Compilation Seed¶

You may change the seed which is used by the build script during Quartus compilation to change the starting point of the fitter. Trying different seeds is useful when your design is failing timing by a small amount.

2.2.7.1 Walkthrough: Change the Compilation Seed¶

Perform the following steps to change the compilation seed for the FIM build.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.
Edit the SEED assignment in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qsf file to your desired seed value. The value can be any non-negative integer value.
```
set_global_assignment -name SEED 1
```
Build the FIM. Refer to the Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM section for instructions.

3. FIM Simulation¶

Unit level simulation of key components in the FIM is provided for verification of the following areas:

Ethernet
PCIe
External Memory
Core FIM

The Unit Level simulations work with Synopsys VCS/VCSMX or Mentor Graphics Questasim simulators. The scripts to run each unit level simulation are located in $OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test. Each unit test directory contains a README which describes the test in detail. Refer to the Supported Unit Tests table for a list of the supported unit tests.

Note: The OFS Agilex PCIe Attach FIM for the F-Tile Development Kit does not support all of the unit tests that are provided in the unit_test directory.

Table: Supported Unit Tests

Test Name	Description
bfm_test	This is the unit test for PCIe BFM. The test uses HE-LB to perform memory loopback between FIM and the host.
csr_test	This is the unit test for FIM CSR access and AFU memory write/read
dfh_walker	This is the unit test for FME DFH walking
flr	This is the unit test for PCIe PF/VF FLR
fme_csr_access	This is the a unit test for the register access logic for $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/src/common/fme/fme_csr.sv
fme_csr_directed	This is the unit test for $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/src/common/fme/fme_csr.sv
he_lb_test	This is the unit test for HE_LPBK. The test uses HE-LB to perform memory loopback between FIM and the host.
he_null_test	This is the unit test for HE-NULL Exerciser. The test issues basic mmio Rd/Wr requests targetting HE-NULL CSRs.
indirect_csr	This is the unit test for axi4lite_indirect_csr_if module.
pcie_csr_test	This is the unit test for PCIE CSR access.
pf_vf_access_test	This is the unit test for PCIe PF/VF MMIO. Each function has a feature GUID at offset 0x8 with an associated register map.
port_gasket_test	This is the unit test for pg_csr block and it's connectivity to fabric. The test issues mmio Rd/Wr requests targetting the csrs in port_gasket. This test does not do any functional testing of partial reconfiguration, user clock or remote stp.
remote_stp_test	This is the unit test for remote stp. It covers mmio read access to remote_stp registers.
uart_csr	This is the unit test for UART CSR accesses.

3.1 Simulation File Generation¶

The simulation files must be generated prior to running unit level simulations. The script to generate simulation files is in the following location:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim/gen_sim_files.sh

The usage of the gen_sim_files.sh script is as follows:

gen_sim_files.sh [--ofss=<ip_config>] <build_target>[:<fim_options>] [<device>] [<family>]

The Gen Sim Files Script Options table describes the options for the gen_sim_files.sh script.

Table: Gen Sim Files Script Options

Field	Options	Description	Requirement
`--ofss`	`<ip_config>`	Used to modify IP, such as the PCIe SS, using .ofss configuration files. More than one .ofss file may be passed to the `--ofss` switch by concatenating them separated by commas. For example: `--ofss config_a.ofss,config_b.ofss`.	Platform Dependent^[1]
`<build_target>`	`fseries-dk` \| `n6001` \| `f2000x`	Specifies which board is being targeted.	Required
`<fim_options>`	`null_he_lb` \| `null_he_hssi` \| `null_he_mem` \| `null_he_mem_tg`	Used to change how the FIM is built. - `null_he_lb` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Loopback (HE_LBK) with `he_null`. - `null_he_hssi` - Replaces the Host Exerciser HSSI (HE_HSSI) with `he_null`. - `null_he_mem` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory (HE_MEM) with `he_null`. - `null_he_mem_tg` - Replaces the Host Exerciser Memory Traffic Generator with `he_null`. More than one FIM option may be passed included in the `<fim_options>` list by concatenating them separated by commas. For example: `<build_target>:null_he_lb,null_he_hssi`	Optional
`<device>`	string	Specifies the device ID for the target FPGA. If not specified, the default device is parsed from the `QSF` file for the project.	Optional
`<family>`	string	Specifies the family for the target FPGA. If not specified, the default family is parsed from the `QSF` file for the project.	Optional

^[1] Using OFSS is required for the F-Tile Development Kit.

Refer to the Walkthrough: Running Individual Unit Level Simulation section for an example of the simulation files generation flow.

When running regression tests, you may use the -g command line argument to generate simulation files; refer to the Walkthrough: Running Regression Unit Level Simulation section for step-by-step instructions.

3.2 Individual Unit Tests¶

Each unit test may be run individually using the run_sim.sh script located in the following directory:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim/run_sim.sh

The usage for the run_sim.sh script is as follows:

sh run_sim.sh TEST=<test> [VCSMX=<0|1> | MSIM=<0|1>]

The Run Sim Script Options table describes the options for the run_sim.sh script.

Table: Run Sim Script Options

Field	Options	Description
`TEST`	String	Specify the name of the test to run, e.g. `dfh_walker`
`VCSMX`	`0` \| `1`	When set, the VCSMX simulator will be used
`MSIM`	`0` \| `1`	When set, the QuestaSim simulator will be used

Note: The default simulator is VCS if neither VCSMX nor MSIM are set.

The log for a unit test is stored in a transcript file in the simulation directory of the test that was run.

$OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/<TEST_NAME>/<SIMULATOR>/transcript

For example, the log for the DFH walker test using VCSMX would be found at:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/dfh_walker/sim_vcsmx/transcript

The simulation waveform database is saved as vcdplus.vpd for post simulation review.

3.2.1 Walkthrough: Running Individual Unit Level Simulation¶

Perform the following steps to run an individual unit test.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Generate the simulation files for the ${{ env.MODEL }}

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim

./gen_sim_files.sh --ofss=$OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss ${{ env.FTLE_DK_MODEL }}

Navigate to the common simulation directory

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim

Run the desired unit test using your desired simulator

Using VCS
```
sh run_sim.sh TEST=<test_name>
```

Using VCSMX
```
sh run_sim.sh TEST=<test_name> VCSMX=1
```

Using QuestaSim
```
sh run_sim.sh TEST=<test_name> MSIM=1
```

For example, to run the DFH walker test using VCSMX:
```
sh run_sim.sh TEST=dfh_walker VCSMX=1
```

Once the test is complete, check the output for the simulation results. Review the log for detailed test results.

Test status: OK

********************
  Test summary
********************
   test_dfh_walking (id=0) - pass
Test passed!
Assertion count: 0
$finish called from file "/home/ofs-agx7-pcie-attach/sim/unit_test/scripts/../../bfm/rp_bfm_simple/tester.sv", line 210.
$finish at simulation time         356233750000
           V C S   S i m u l a t i o n   R e p o r t
Time: 356233750000 fs
CPU Time:     57.730 seconds;       Data structure size:  47.2Mb
Tue Sep  5 09:44:19 2023
run_sim.sh: USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS +vcs -l ./transcript
run_sim.sh: run_sim.sh DONE!

3.3 Regression Unit Tests¶

You may use the regression script regress_run.py to run some or all of the unit tests available with a single command. The regression script is in the following location:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/scripts/regress_run.py

The usage of the regression script is as follows:

regress_run.py [-h] [-l] [-n <num_procs>] [-k <test_package>] [-s <simulator>] [-g] [--ofss <ip_config>] [-b <board_name>] [-e]

The Regression Unit Test Script Options table describes the options for the regress_run.py script.

Table: Regression Unit Test Script Options

Field	Options	Description
`-h` \| `--help`	N/A	Show the help message and exit
`-l` \| `--local`	N/A	Run regression locally
`-n` \| `--n_procs`	Integer	Maximum number of processes/tests to run in parallel when run locally. This has no effect on farm runs.
`-k` \| `--pack`	`all` \| `fme` \| `he` \| `hssi` \| `list` \| `mem` \| `pmci`	Test package to run during regression. The "list" option will look for a text file named "list.txt" in the "unit_test" directory for a text list of tests to run (top directory names). The default test package is `all`.
`-s` \| `--sim`	`vcs` \| `vcsmx` \| `msim`	Specifies the simulator used for the regression tests. The default simulator is `vcs`
`-g` \| `--gen_sim_files`	N/A	Generate simulation files. This only needs to be done once per repo update. This is the equivalent of running the `gen_sim_files.sh` script.
`-o` \| `--ofss`	`<ip_config>`	Used to modify IP, such as the PCIe SS, using .ofss configuration files. More than one .ofss file may be passed to the `--ofss` switch by concatenating them separated by commas. For example: `--ofss config_a.ofss,config_b.ofss`.
`-b` \| `--board_name`	`n6000` \| `n6001` \| `fseries-dk`	Specifies the board target
`-e` \| `--email_list`	String	Specifies email list to send results to multiple recipients

The log for each unit test that is run by the regression script is stored in a transcript file in the simulation directory of the test that was run.

$OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/<TEST_NAME>/<SIMULATOR>/transcript

For example, the log for the DFH walker test using VCSMX would be found at:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/dfh_walker/sim_vcsmx/transcript

The simulation waveform database is saved as vcdplus.vpd for post simulation review.

3.3.1 Walkthrough: Running Regression Unit Level Simulation¶

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Create a test list file to only run the unit level simulations that are supported for the fseries-dk FIM.

touch $OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/list.txt

Copy the following list into the new file. You may remove tests from this list as desired.

./bfm_test/set_params.sh
./csr_test/set_params.sh
./dfh_walker/set_params.sh
./flr/set_params.sh
./fme_csr_access/set_params.sh
./fme_csr_directed/set_params.sh
./he_lb_test/set_params.sh
./he_null_test/set_params.sh
./hssi_csr_test/set_params.sh
./hssi_kpi_test/set_params.sh
./hssi_test/set_params.sh
./indirect_csr/set_params.sh
./pcie_csr_test/set_params.sh
./pf_vf_access_test/set_params.sh
./port_gasket_test/set_params.sh
./qsfp_test/set_params.sh
./remote_stp_test/set_params.sh
./uart_csr/set_params.sh

Run regression test with the your desired options. For example, to simulate with the options to generate simulation files, run locally, use 8 processes, run the specified test list, use VCSMX simulator, and target the fseries-dk:
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/scripts

python regress_run.py --ofss $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss -g -l -n 8 -k list -s vcsmx -b fseries-dk
```

Once all tests are complete, check that the tests have passed.

2023-08-30 15:00:50,256: Passing Unit Tests:13/13 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    bfm_test:......... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:23.940917
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    csr_test:......... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:46.262916
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    dfh_walker:....... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:16.544732
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    flr:.............. PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:21.332386
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    fme_csr_access:... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:17:12.454034
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    fme_csr_directed:. PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:17:22.947134
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    he_lb_test:....... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:28:38.962424
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    indirect_csr:..... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:21:15.387478
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    pcie_csr_test:.... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:33.838949
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    pf_vf_access_test: PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:28.704149
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    port_gasket_test:. PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:32.592301
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    remote_stp_test:.. PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:01.485914
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:    uart_csr:......... PASS -- Time Elapsed:0:22:31.848882
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256: Failing Unit Tests: 0/13 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:       Number of Unit test results captured: 13
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:       Number of Unit test results passing.: 13
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:       Number of Unit test results failing.:  0
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:     End Unit regression running at date/time................: 2023-08-30 15:00:50.256725
2023-08-30 15:00:50,256:     Elapsed time for Unit regression run....................: 0:54:48.172625

4. FIM Customization¶

This section describes how to perform specific customizations of the FIM, and provides step-by-step walkthroughs for these customizations. Each walkthrough can be done independently. These walkthroughs require a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment. The FIM Customization Walkthroughs table lists the walkthroughs that are provided in this section. Some walkthroughs include steps for testing on hardware. Testing on hardware requires that you have a deployment environment set up. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

Table: FIM Customization Walkthroughs

Section	Customization Walkthrough
4.1.2	Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM
4.1.3	Walkthrough: Modify and run unit tests for a FIM that has a new module
4.1.5	Walkthrough: Hardware test a FIM that has a new module
4.1.6	Walkthrough: Debug the FIM with Signal Tap
4.2.1	Walkthrough: Compile the FIM in preparation for designing your AFU
4.3.1	Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region
4.4.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PF/VF MUX Configuration
4.5.1	Walkthrough: Create a Minimal FIM
4.6.1	Walkthrough: Modify the PCIe IDs using OFSS Configuration Starting Point
4.7.1	Walkthrough: Migrating to a Different Agilex Device Number
4.9.1	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 2x4x10GbE
4.9.2	Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 3x4x10GbE

4.1 Adding a new module to the FIM¶

This section provides a information for adding a custom module to the FIM, simulating the new design, compiling the new design, implementing and testing the new design on hardware, and debugging the new design on hardware.

4.1.1 Hello FIM Theory of Operation¶

If you intend to add a new module to the FIM area, then you will need to inform the host software of the new module. The FIM exposes its functionalities to host software through a set of CSR registers that are mapped to an MMIO region (Memory Mapped IO). This set of CSR registers and their operation is described in FIM MMIO Regions.

See FPGA Device Feature List (DFL) Framework Overview for a description of the software process to read and process the linked list of Device Feature Header (DFH) CSRs within a FPGA.

This example will add a hello_fim module to the design. The Hello FIM example adds a simple DFH register and 64bit scratchpad register connected to the Board Peripheral Fabric (BPF) that can be accessed by the Host. You can use this example as the basis for adding a new feature to your FIM.

The Hello FIM design can be verified by Unit Level simulation, Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) simulation, and running in hardware on the fseries-dk card. The process for these are described in this section.

4.1.1.1 Hello FIM Board Peripheral Fabric (BPF)¶

The Hello FIM module will be connected to the Board Peripheral Fabric (BPF), and will be connected such that it can be mastered by the Host. The BPF is an interconnect generated by Platform Designer. The Hello FIM BPF Interface Diagram figure shows the APF/BPF Master/Slave interactions, as well as the added Hello FIM module.

Figure: Hello FIM BPF Interface Diagram

The BPF fabric is defined in $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric/bpf.txt.

We will add the Hello FIM module to an un-used address space in the MMIO region. The Hello FIM MMIO Address Layout table below shows the MMIO region for the Host with the Hello FIM module added at base address 0x16000.

Table: Hello FIM MMIO Address Layout

Offset	Feature CSR set
0x00000	FME AFU
0x10000	PCIe Interface
0x12000	QSFP Controller 0
0x13000	QSFP Controller 1
0x14000	HSSI Interface
0x15000	EMIF Interface
0x16000	Hello FIM

4.1.1.2 Hello FIM CSR¶

The Hello FIM CSR will consist of the three registers shown in the Hello FIM CSR table below. The DFH and Hello FIM ID registers are read-only. The Scratchpad register supports read and write accesses.

Table: Hello FIM CSR

Offset	Attribute	Description	Default Value
0x016000	RO	DFH(Device Feature Headers) register	0x30000006a0000100
0x016030	RW	Scrachpad register	0x0
0x016038	RO	Hello FIM ID register	0x6626070150000034

4.1.2 Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM¶

Perform the following steps to add a new module to the OFS FIM that can be accessed by the Host.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.
Make hello_fim source directory
```
mkdir $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/hello_fim
```

Create hello_fim_top.sv file.

touch $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_top.sv

Copy the following code into hello_fim_top.sv:

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// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Engineer     : 
// Create Date  : September 2023
// Module Name  : hello_fim_top.sv
// Project      : OFS
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Description: 
// This is a simple module that implements DFH registers and 
// AVMM address decoding logic.

module hello_fim_top  #(
   parameter ADDR_WIDTH  = 12, 
   parameter DATA_WIDTH = 64, 
   parameter bit [11:0] FEAT_ID = 12'h001,
   parameter bit [3:0]  FEAT_VER = 4'h1,
   parameter bit [23:0] NEXT_DFH_OFFSET = 24'h1000,
   parameter bit END_OF_LIST = 1'b0
)(
   input  logic    clk,
   input  logic    reset,
// -----------------------------------------------------------
//  AXI4LITE Interface
// -----------------------------------------------------------
   ofs_fim_axi_lite_if.slave   csr_lite_if
);

import ofs_fim_cfg_pkg::*;
import ofs_csr_pkg::*;

//-------------------------------------
// Signals
//-------------------------------------
   logic [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0]              csr_waddr;
   logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0]              csr_wdata;
   logic [DATA_WIDTH/8-1:0]            csr_wstrb;
   logic                               csr_write;
   logic                               csr_slv_wready;
   csr_access_type_t                   csr_write_type;

   logic [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0]              csr_raddr;
   logic                               csr_read;
   logic                               csr_read_32b;
   logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0]              csr_readdata;
   logic                               csr_readdata_valid;
   logic [ADDR_WIDTH-1:0]              csr_addr;

   logic [63:0]                        com_csr_writedata;
   logic                               com_csr_read;
   logic                               com_csr_write;
   logic [63:0]                        com_csr_readdata;
   logic                               com_csr_readdatavalid;
   logic [5:0]                         com_csr_address;

// AXI-M CSR interfaces
ofs_fim_axi_mmio_if #(
   .AWID_WIDTH   (ofs_fim_cfg_pkg::MMIO_TID_WIDTH),
   .AWADDR_WIDTH (ADDR_WIDTH),
   .WDATA_WIDTH  (ofs_fim_cfg_pkg::MMIO_DATA_WIDTH),
   .ARID_WIDTH   (ofs_fim_cfg_pkg::MMIO_TID_WIDTH),
   .ARADDR_WIDTH (ADDR_WIDTH),
   .RDATA_WIDTH  (ofs_fim_cfg_pkg::MMIO_DATA_WIDTH)
) csr_if();

// AXI4-lite to AXI-M adapter
axi_lite2mmio axi_lite2mmio (
   .clk       (clk),
   .rst_n     (~reset),
   .lite_if   (csr_lite_if),
   .mmio_if   (csr_if)
);

//---------------------------------
// Map AXI write/read request to CSR write/read,
// and send the write/read response back
//---------------------------------
ofs_fim_axi_csr_slave #(
   .ADDR_WIDTH (ADDR_WIDTH),
   .USE_SLV_READY (1'b1)

   ) csr_slave (
   .csr_if             (csr_if),

   .csr_write          (csr_write),
   .csr_waddr          (csr_waddr),
   .csr_write_type     (csr_write_type),
   .csr_wdata          (csr_wdata),
   .csr_wstrb          (csr_wstrb),
   .csr_slv_wready     (csr_slv_wready),
   .csr_read           (csr_read),
   .csr_raddr          (csr_raddr),
   .csr_read_32b       (csr_read_32b),
   .csr_readdata       (csr_readdata),
   .csr_readdata_valid (csr_readdata_valid)
);

// Address mapping
assign csr_addr             = csr_write ? csr_waddr : csr_raddr;
assign com_csr_address      = csr_addr[5:0];  // byte address
assign csr_slv_wready       = 1'b1 ;
// Write data mapping
assign com_csr_writedata    = csr_wdata;

// Read-Write mapping
always_comb
begin
   com_csr_read             = 1'b0;
   com_csr_write            = 1'b0;
   casez (csr_addr[11:6])
      6'h00 : begin // Common CSR
         com_csr_read       = csr_read;
         com_csr_write      = csr_write;
      end   
      default: begin
         com_csr_read       = 1'b0;
         com_csr_write      = 1'b0;
      end
   endcase
end

// Read data mapping
always_comb begin
   if (com_csr_readdatavalid) begin
      csr_readdata       = com_csr_readdata;
      csr_readdata_valid = 1'b1;
   end
   else begin
      csr_readdata       = '0;
      csr_readdata_valid = 1'b0;
   end
end

hello_fim_com  #(
   .FEAT_ID          (FEAT_ID),
   .FEAT_VER         (FEAT_VER),
   .NEXT_DFH_OFFSET  (NEXT_DFH_OFFSET),
   .END_OF_LIST      (END_OF_LIST)
) hello_fim_com_inst (
   .clk                   (clk                     ),
   .reset                 (reset                   ),
   .writedata             (com_csr_writedata       ),
   .read                  (com_csr_read            ),
   .write                 (com_csr_write           ),
   .byteenable            (4'hF                    ),
   .readdata              (com_csr_readdata        ),
   .readdatavalid         (com_csr_readdatavalid   ),
   .address               (com_csr_address         )
   );
endmodule

Create hello_fim_com.sv file.

touch $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_com.sv

Copy the following code to hello_fim_com.sv:

module hello_fim_com #(
  parameter bit [11:0] FEAT_ID = 12'h001,
  parameter bit [3:0]  FEAT_VER = 4'h1,
  parameter bit [23:0] NEXT_DFH_OFFSET = 24'h1000,
  parameter bit END_OF_LIST = 1'b0
)(
input clk,
input reset,
input [63:0] writedata,
input read,
input write,
input [3:0] byteenable,
output reg [63:0] readdata,
output reg readdatavalid,
input [5:0] address
);

wire reset_n = !reset;  
reg [63:0] rdata_comb;
reg [63:0] scratch_reg;

always @(negedge reset_n ,posedge clk)  
   if (!reset_n) readdata[63:0] <= 64'h0; else readdata[63:0] <= rdata_comb[63:0];

always @(negedge reset_n , posedge clk)
   if (!reset_n) readdatavalid <= 1'b0; else readdatavalid <= read;

wire wr = write;
wire re = read;
wire [5:0] addr = address[5:0];
wire [63:0] din  = writedata [63:0];
wire wr_scratch_reg = wr & (addr[5:0]  == 6'h30)? byteenable[0]:1'b0;

// 64 bit scratch register
always @( negedge  reset_n,  posedge clk)
   if (!reset_n)  begin
      scratch_reg <= 64'h0;
   end
   else begin
   if (wr_scratch_reg) begin 
      scratch_reg <=  din;  
   end
end

always @ (*)
begin
rdata_comb = 64'h0000000000000000;
   if(re) begin
      case (addr)  
        6'h00 : begin
                rdata_comb [11:0]   = FEAT_ID ;  // dfh_feature_id  is reserved or a constant value, a read access gives the reset value
                rdata_comb [15:12]  = FEAT_VER ;  // dfh_feature_rev    is reserved or a constant value, a read access gives the reset value
                rdata_comb [39:16]  = NEXT_DFH_OFFSET ;  // dfh_dfh_ofst is reserved or a constant value, a read access gives the reset value
                rdata_comb [40]     = END_OF_LIST ;        //dfh_end_of_list
                rdata_comb [59:40]  = 20'h00000 ;  // dfh_rsvd1     is reserved or a constant value, a read access gives the reset value
                rdata_comb [63:60]  = 4'h3 ;  // dfh_feat_type  is reserved or a constant value, a read access gives the reset value
        end
        6'h30 : begin
                rdata_comb [63:0]   = scratch_reg; 
        end
        6'h38 : begin
                rdata_comb [63:0]       = 64'h6626_0701_5000_0034;
        end
        default : begin
                rdata_comb = 64'h0000000000000000;
        end
      endcase
   end
end

endmodule

Create hello_fim_design_files.tcl file.

touch $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_design_files.tcl

Copy the following code into hello_fim_design_files.tcl

# Copyright 2023 Intel Corporation.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN PREPRODUCTION CODE AND IS PROVIDED BY THE
# COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
# DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#
# Hello FIM Files
#--------------------
set_global_assignment -name SYSTEMVERILOG_FILE $::env(BUILD_ROOT_REL)/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_com.sv
set_global_assignment -name SYSTEMVERILOG_FILE $::env(BUILD_ROOT_REL)/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_top.sv

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qsf to include Hello FIM module

######################################################
# Verilog Macros
######################################################
.....
set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_MACRO "INCLUDE_HELLO_FIM"     # Includes Hello FIM

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top_sources.tcl to include Hello FIM design files

############################################
# Design Files
############################################
...
# Subsystems
...
set_global_assignment -name SOURCE_TCL_SCRIPT_FILE $::env(BUILD_ROOT_REL)/src/hello_fim/hello_fim_design_files.tclset_global_assignment -name SOURCE_TCL_SCRIPT_FILE ../setup/hello_fim_design_files.tcl

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric/fabric_design_files.tcl to include BPF Hello FIM Slave IP.

#--------------------
# BPF
#--------------------
...
set_global_assignment -name IP_FILE   $::env(BUILD_ROOT_REL)/src/pd_qsys/fabric/ip/bpf/bpf_hello_fim_slv.ip

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/includes/fabric_width_pkg.sv to add Hello FIM slave information and update EMIF slave next offset.

localparam bpf_hello_fim_slv_baseaddress = 'h16000;    // New
localparam bpf_hello_fim_slv_address_width = 12;       // New
localparam bpf_emif_slv_next_dfh_offset = 'h1000;      // Old value: 'hB000
localparam bpf_hello_fim_slv_next_dfh_offset = 'hA000; // New
localparam bpf_hello_fim_slv_eol = 'b0;                // New

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/top/top.sv

Add bpf_hello_fim_slv_if to AXI interfaces

// AXI4-lite interfaces
...
ofs_fim_axi_lite_if #(.AWADDR_WIDTH(fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_address_width), .ARADDR_WIDTH(fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_address_width)) bpf_hello_fim_slv_if();

Add Hello FIM instantiation

//*******************************
// Hello FIM Subsystem
//*******************************

`ifdef INCLUDE_HELLO_FIM
hello_fim_top #(
   .ADDR_WIDTH       (fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_address_width),
   .DATA_WIDTH       (64),
   .FEAT_ID          (12'h100),
   .FEAT_VER         (4'h0),
   .NEXT_DFH_OFFSET  (fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_next_dfh_offset),
   .END_OF_LIST      (fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_eol)
) hello_fim_top_inst (
    .clk (clk_csr),
    .reset(~rst_n_csr),
    .csr_lite_if    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if)
);
`else
dummy_csr #(
   .FEAT_ID          (12'h100),
   .FEAT_VER         (4'h0),
   .NEXT_DFH_OFFSET  (fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_next_dfh_offset),
   .END_OF_LIST      (fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_eol)
) hello_fim_dummy (
   .clk         (clk_csr),
   .rst_n       (rst_n_csr),
   .csr_lite_if (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if)
);

`endif

Add interfaces for Hello FIM slv to bpf instantiation

bpf bpf (
...
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_awaddr   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.awaddr  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_awprot   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.awprot  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_awvalid  (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.awvalid ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_awready  (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.awready ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_wdata    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.wdata   ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_wstrb    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.wstrb   ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_wvalid   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.wvalid  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_wready   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.wready  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_bresp    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.bresp   ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_bvalid   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.bvalid  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_bready   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.bready  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_araddr   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.araddr  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_arprot   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.arprot  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_arvalid  (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.arvalid ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_arready  (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.arready ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_rdata    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.rdata   ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_rresp    (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.rresp   ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_rvalid   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.rvalid  ),
  .bpf_hello_fim_slv_rready   (bpf_hello_fim_slv_if.rready  ),
...
);

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric/bpf.txt to add the hello_fim module as a slave to the apf.

# NAME   FABRIC      BASEADDRESS    ADDRESS_WIDTH SLAVES
apf         mst     n/a             18            fme,pcie,pmci,qsfp0,qsfp1,emif,hssi,hello_fim
...
hello_fim   slv     0x16000         12            n/a

Execute helper script to generate BPF design files

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric/

sh gen_fabrics.sh

Once the script completes, the following new IP is created: $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric/ip/bpf/bpf_hello_fim_slv.ip.
[OPTIONAL] You may verify the BPF changes have been made correctly by opening bpf.qsys to analyze the BPF.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/src/pd_qsys/fabric

qsys-edit bpf.qsys --quartus-project=$OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qpf
```
Find the bpf_hello_fim_slv instance:

Compile the Hello FIM design

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_hello_fim

4.1.3 Walkthrough: Modify and run unit tests for a FIM that has a new module¶

Perform the following steps to modify the unit test files to support a FIM that has had a new module added to it.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

This walkthrough uses a FIM design that has had a Hello FIM module added to it. Refer to the Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM section for step-by-step instructions for creating a Hello FIM design. You do not need to compile the design in order to simulate.

Steps:

Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Modify $OFS_ROOTDIR/sim/unit_test/dfh_walker/test_csr_defs.sv

Add HELLO_FIM_IDX entry to t_dfh_idx enumeration.

...
typedef enum {
    FME_DFH_IDX,
    THERM_MNGM_DFH_IDX,
    GLBL_PERF_DFH_IDX,
    GLBL_ERROR_DFH_IDX,
    QSFP0_DFH_IDX,
    QSFP1_DFH_IDX,
    HSSI_DFH_IDX,
    EMIF_DFH_IDX,
    HELLO_FIM_DFH_IDX,  // New
    PMCI_DFH_IDX,
    ST2MM_DFH_IDX,
    VUART_DFH_IDX,
    PG_PR_DFH_IDX,
    PG_PORT_DFH_IDX,
    PG_USER_CLK_DFH_IDX,
    PG_REMOTE_STP_DFH_IDX,
    AFU_ERR_DFH_IDX,
    MAX_DFH_IDX
} t_dfh_idx;
...

Add HELLO_FIM_DFH to get_dfh_names function.

...
function automatic dfh_name[MAX_DFH_IDX-1:0] get_dfh_names();
...
  dfh_names[PMCI_DFH_IDX]        = "PMCI_DFH";
  dfh_names[HELLO_FIM_DFH_IDX]   = "HELLO_FIM_DFH";  // New
  dfh_names[ST2MM_DFH_IDX]       = "ST2MM_DFH";
...
return dfh_names;
...

Add expected DFH value for Hello FIM to the get_dfh_values function.

...
function automatic [MAX_DFH_IDX-1:0][63:0] get_dfh_values();
...
  dfh_values[PMCI_DFH_IDX]       = 64'h3_00000_xxxxxx_1012;
  dfh_values[PMCI_DFH_IDX][39:16] = fabric_width_pkg::bpf_pmci_slv_next_dfh_offset;

  dfh_values[HELLO_FIM_DFH_IDX]  = 64'h3_00000_xxxxxx_0100;  // New
  dfh_values[HELLO_FIM_DFH_IDX][39:16] = fabric_width_pkg::bpf_hello_fim_slv_next_dfh_offset; // New

  dfh_values[ST2MM_DFH_IDX]      = 64'h3_00000_xxxxxx_0014;
  dfh_values[ST2MM_DFH_IDX][39:16] = fabric_width_pkg::apf_st2mm_slv_next_dfh_offset;
...
return dfh_values;
...

Generate simulation files

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim

./gen_sim_files.sh --ofss=$OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk

Run DFH Walker Simulation

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/ofs-common/scripts/common/sim

sh run_sim.sh TEST=dfh_walker

Verify that the test passes, and that the output shows the Hello FIM in the DFH sequence

********************************************
 Running TEST(0) : test_dfh_walking
********************************************
...

READ64: address=0x00015000 bar=0 vf_active=0 pfn=0 vfn=0

   ** Sending TLP packets **
   ** Waiting for ack **
   READDATA: 0x3000000010001009

EMIF_DFH
   Address   (0x15000)
   DFH value (0x3000000010001009)

READ64: address=0x00016000 bar=0 vf_active=0 pfn=0 vfn=0

   ** Sending TLP packets **
   ** Waiting for ack **
   READDATA: 0x30000000a0000100

HELLO_FIM_DFH
   Address   (0x16000)
   DFH value (0x30000000a0000100)

READ64: address=0x00020000 bar=0 vf_active=0 pfn=0 vfn=0

   ** Sending TLP packets **
   ** Waiting for ack **
   READDATA: 0x3000000200001012

PMCI_DFH
   Address   (0x20000)
   DFH value (0x3000000200001012)

...

Test status: OK

********************
  Test summary
********************
   test_dfh_walking (id=0) - pass
Test passed!
Assertion count: 0
$finish called from file "/home/ofs-agx7-pcie-attach/sim/unit_test/scripts/../../bfm/rp_bfm_simple/tester.sv", line 210.
$finish at simulation time         356791250000
           V C S   S i m u l a t i o n   R e p o r t
Time: 356791250000 fs
CPU Time:     61.560 seconds;       Data structure size:  47.4Mb
Tue Aug 15 16:29:45 2023
run_sim.sh: USER_DEFINED_SIM_OPTIONS +vcs -l ./transcript
run_sim.sh: run_sim.sh DONE!

4.1.5 Walkthrough: Hardware test a FIM that has a new module¶

Perform the following steps to program and hardware test a FIM that has had a new module added to it.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

This walkthrough uses a FIM design that has been generated with a Hello FIM module added to it. Refer to the Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM section for step-by-step instructions for generating a Hello FIM design.

Steps:

[OPTIONAL] In the work directory where the FIM was compiled, determine the PR Interface ID of your design. You can use this value at the end of the walkthrough to verify that the design has been configured to the FPGA.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/<work_directory>/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/

cat fme-ifc-id.txt
```
Example output:
```
5bcd682f-5093-5fc7-8cd2-ae8073e19452
```
Switch to your deployment environment.
Program the FPGA with the Hello FIM image. Refer to the Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG Section for step-by-step programming instructions.

Run fpgainfo to determine the PCIe B:D.F of your board, and to verify the PR Interface ID matches the ID you found in Step 1.

fpgainfo fme

Example output:

Intel Acceleration Development Platform N6001
board_n6000.c:306:read_bmcfw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:482:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read bmc version
board_n6000.c:332:read_max10fw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:488:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read max10 version
Board Management Controller NIOS FW version:
Board Management Controller Build version:
//****** FME ******//
Interface                        : DFL
Object Id                        : 0xEF00001
PCIe s:b:d.f                     : 0000:B1:00.0
Vendor Id                        : 0x8086
Device Id                        : 0xBCCE
SubVendor Id                     : 0x8086
SubDevice Id                     : 0x1771
Socket Id                        : 0x00
Ports Num                        : 01
Bitstream Id                     : 360571655976424377 
Bitstream Version                : 5.0.1
Pr Interface Id                  : 5bcd682f-5093-5fc7-8cd2-ae8073e19452
Boot Page                        : N/A

Note: The errors related to the BMC are the result of the OFS BMC not being present on the fseries-dk design. These will be removed in a future release.

Initialize opae.io

sudo opae.io init -d <B:D.F>

For example:

sudo opae.io init -d b1:00.0

Run DFH walker. Note the value read back from offset 0x16000 indicates the DFH ID is 0x100 which matches the Hello FIM module.

sudo opae.io walk -d <B:D.F>

For example:

sudo opae.io walk -d b1:00.0

Example output:

...
offset: 0x15000, value: 0x3000000010001009
    dfh: id = 0x9, rev = 0x1, next = 0x1000, eol = 0x0, reserved = 0x0, feature_type = 0x3
offset: 0x16000, value: 0x30000000a0000100
    dfh: id = 0x100, rev = 0x0, next = 0xa000, eol = 0x0, reserved = 0x0, feature_type = 0x3
offset: 0x20000, value: 0x3000000200001012
    dfh: id = 0x12, rev = 0x1, next = 0x20000, eol = 0x0, reserved = 0x0, feature_type = 0x3
...

Read all of the registers in the Hello FIM module

Read the DFH Register

opae.io -d b1:00.0 -r 0 peek 0x16000

Example Output:

0x30000006a0000100

Read the Scratchpad Register

opae.io -d b1:00.0 -r 0 peek 0x16030

Example Output:

0x0

Read the ID Register

opae.io -d b1:00.0 -r 0 peek 0x16038

Example Output:

0x6626070150000034

Verify the scratchpad register at 0x16030 by writing and reading back from it.

Write to Scratchpad register

opae.io -d 0000:15:00.0 -r 0 poke 0x16030 0x123456789abcdef

Read from Scratchpad register

opae.io -d 15:00.0 -r 0 peek 0x16030

Expected output:

0x123456789abcdef

Write to Scratchpad register

opae.io -d 15:00.0 -r 0 poke 0x16030 0xfedcba9876543210

Read from Scratchpad register

opae.io -d 15:00.0 -r 0 peek 0x16030

Expected output:

0xfedcba9876543210

Release the opae.io tool
```
opae.io release -d 15:00.0
```

Confirm the driver has been set back to dfl-pci

opae.io ls

Example output:

[0000:b1:00.0] (0x8086:0xbcce 0x8086:0x1771) Intel Acceleration Development Platform N6001 (Driver: dfl-pci)

4.1.6 Walkthrough: Debug the FIM with Signal Tap¶

The following steps guide you through the process of adding a Signal Tap instance to your design. The added Signal Tap instance provides hardware to capture the desired internal signals and connect the stored trace information via JTAG. Please be aware that the added Signal Tap hardware will consume FPGA resources and may require additional floorplanning steps to accommodate these resources. Some areas of the FIM use logic lock regions and these regions may need to be re-sized.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

This walkthrough uses a FIM design that has had a Hello FIM module added to it. Refer to the Walkthrough: Add a new module to the OFS FIM section for step-by-step instructions for creating a Hello FIM design. You do not need to compile the design.

Perform the following steps in your development environment:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Synthesize the design using the -e build script option. You may skip this step if you are using a pre-synthesized design.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -e --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_hello_fim_with_stp

Open the design in Quartus. The Compilation Dashboard should show that the Analysis & Synthesis step has completed.
```
quartus $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qpf
```
Open Tools -> Signal Tap Logic Analyzer
1. Select the Default template and click Create
2. Assign the clock for sampling the Signal Tap instrumented signals of interest. Note that the clock selected should correspond to the signals you want to view for best trace fidelity. Different clocks can be used, however, there maybe issues with trace inaccuracy due to sampling time differences. This example instruments the hello_fim_top module previously intetegrated into the FIM. If unfamiliar with code, it is helpful to use the Quartus Project Navigator to find the block of interest and open the design instance for review.
  1. In the Signal Configuration -> Clock box of the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer window, click the "..." button
  2. In the Node Finder tool that opens, type hello_fim_top_inst|clock into the Named field, then click Search. Select the clk signal from the Matching Nodes box and click the ">" button to move it to the Nodes Found box. Click OK to close the Node Finder dialog.
3. Update the sample depth and other Signal Tap settings as needed for your debugging criteria.
4. In the Signal Tap GUI add the nodes to be instrumented by double-clicking on the "Double-click to add nodes" legend.
5. This brings up the Node Finder to add the signals to be traced. In this example we will monitor the memory mapped interface to the Hello FIM. Select the signals that appear from the search patterns hello_fim_top_inst|reset and hello_fim_top_inst|csr_lite_if\*. Click Insert and close the Node Finder dialog.
6. To provide a unique name for your Signal Tap instance, select "auto_signaltap_0", right-click, and select Rename Instance (F2). Provide a descriptive name for your instance, for example, STP_For_Hello_FIM.
7. Save the newly created Signal Tap file, in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ directory, and give it the same name as the instance. Ensure that the Add file to current project checkbox is ticked.
8. In the dialog that pops up, click "Yes" to add the newly created Signal Tap file to the project settings files.
  
  This will aurtomatically add the following lines to $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qsf:
```
set_global_assignment -name ENABLE_SIGNALTAP ON
set_global_assignment -name USE_SIGNALTAP_FILE STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp
set_global_assignment -name SIGNALTAP_FILE STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp
```
Close all Quartus GUIs.
Compile the project with the Signal Tap file added to the project. Use the -k switch to perform the compilation using the files in a specified working directory and not the original ones from the cloned repository.
```
./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p -k --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_hello_fim_with_stp
```
Alternatively, you can copy the ofs_top.qsf and STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp files from the Hello FIM with STP work directory to replace the original files in the cloned OFS repository. In this scenario, all further FIM compilation projects will include the Signal Tap instance integrated into the design. Execute the following commands for this alternative flow:

Copy the modified file work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qsf to the source OFS repository, into syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top

cp ofs_top.qsf $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top

cp STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top
```
Compile the FIM to create a new work directory.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_hello_fim_with_stp_src_repo
```

Ensure that the compile completes successfully and meets timing:

***********************************
***
***        OFS_PROJECT: n6001
***        OFS_BOARD: fseries-dk
***        Q_PROJECT:  ofs_top
***        Q_REVISION: ofs_top
***        SEED: 6
***        Build Complete
***        Timing Passed!
***
***********************************

Set up a JTAG connection to the fseries-dk. Refer to Walkthrough: Set up JTAG section for step-by-step instructions.
Copy the ofs_top.sof and STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp files to the machine which is connected to the fseries-dk via JTAG.
From the JTAG connected machine, program the $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_hello_fim_with_stp/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.sof image to the fseries-dk FPGA. Refer to the Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG section for step-by-step programming instructions.
Open the Quartus Signal Tap GUI
```
$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/bin/quartus_stpw
```
In the Signal Tap Logic Analyzer window, select File -> Open, and choose the STP_For_Hello_FIM.stp file.
In the right pane of the Signal Tap GUI, in the Hardware: selection box select the cable for the fseries-dk. In the Device: selection box select the Agilex device.
If the Agilex Device is not displayed in the Device: list, click the 'Scan Chain' button to re-scan the JTAG device chain.
Create the trigger conditions. In this example, we will capture data on a rising edge of the Read Address Valid signal.
Start analysis by selecting the 'STP_For_Hello_FIM' instance and pressing 'F5' or clicking the Run Analysis icon in the toolbar. You should see a green message indicating the Acquisition is in progress. Then, move to the Data Tab to observe the signals captured.
To generate traffic in the csr_lite_if signals of the Hello FIM module, walk the DFH list or peek/poke the Hello FIM registers.
```
opae.io init -d 0000:b1:00.0
opae.io walk -d 0000:b1:00.0
opae.io release -d 0000:b1:00.0
```
The signals should be captured on the rising edge of arvalid in this example. Zoom in to get a better view of the signals.

4.2 Preparing FIM for AFU Development¶

To save area, the default Host Excercisers in the FIM can be replaced by a "he_null" blocks. There are a few things to note:

"he_null" is a minimal block with registers that responds to PCIe MMIO request. MMIO responses are required to keep PCIe alive (end points enabled in PCIe-SS needs service downstream requests).
If an exerciser with other I/O connections such as "he_mem" or "he_hssi" is replaced, then then those I/O ports are simply tied off.
The options supported are null_he_lb, null_he_hssi, null_he_mem and null_he_mem_tg. Any combination, order or all can be enabled at the same time.
Finer grain control is provided for you to, for example, turn off only the exercisers in the Static Region in order to save area.

4.2.1 Walkthrough: Compile the FIM in preparation for designing your AFU¶

Perform the following steps to compile a FIM for where the exercisers are removed and replaced with an he_null module while keeping the PF/VF multiplexor connections.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the [Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment] Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the [Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository] section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the [Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables] section for step-by-step instructions.

Compile the FIM with the HE_NULL compile options

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk:null_he_lb,null_he_hssi,null_he_mem,null_he_mem_tg work_fseries-dk

4.3 Partial Reconfiguration Region¶

To take advantage of the available resources in the Intel® Agilex® 7 FPGA for an AFU design, you can adjust the size of the AFU PR partition. An example reason for the changing the size of PR region is if you add more logic to the FIM region, then you may need to adjust the PR region to fit the additional logic into the static region. Similarly, if you reduce logic in the FIM region, then you can adjust the PR region to provide more logic resources for the AFU.

After the compilation of the FIM, the resources usage broken down by partitions as reported in the following file:

$OFS_ROOTDIR/<WORDK_DIRECTORY>/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.fit.rpt

An example report of the resources usage by partitions defined for the FIM is shown as follows:

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
; Logic Lock Region Constraints                                                            ;
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
; Name                                 ; Place Region Constraint ; Route Region Constraint ;
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
; afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main ; (90, 40) to (350, 220)  ; (0, 0) to (385, 329)    ;
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+


+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
; Logic Lock Region Usage Summary                                                              ;
+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
; Statistic                                             ; afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main ;
+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
; ALMs needed [=A-B+C]                                  ; 48011.2 / 351140 ( 13 % )            ;
;     [A] ALMs used in final placement                  ; 53324.4 / 351140 ( 15 % )            ;
;     [B] Estimate of ALMs recoverable by dense packing ; 5452.3 / 351140 ( 1 % )              ;
;     [C] Estimate of ALMs unavailable                  ; 139.0 / 351140 ( < 1 % )             ;
; ALMs used for memory                                  ; 450.0                                ;
; Combinational ALUTs                                   ; 67166                                ;
; Dedicated Logic Registers                             ; 87533 / 1404560 ( 6 % )              ;
; I/O Registers                                         ; 0                                    ;
; Block Memory Bits                                     ; 1737568                              ;
; M20Ks                                                 ; 137 / 5049 ( 2 % )                   ;
; DSP Blocks needed [=A-B]                              ; 0 / 3439 ( 0 % )                     ;
;     [A] DSP Blocks used in final placement            ; 0 / 3439 ( 0 % )                     ;
;     [B] Estimate of DSPs recoverable by dense merging ; 0 / 3439 ( 0 % )                     ;
; Pins                                                  ; 0                                    ;
; IOPLLs                                                ; 0                                    ;
;                                                       ;                                      ;
; Region Placement                                      ; (90, 40) to (350, 220)               ;
+-------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+

In this case, the default size for the afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main PR partition is large enough to hold the logic of the default AFU, which is mainly occupied by the Host Exercisers. However, larger designs might require additional resources.

4.3.1 Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region¶

Perform the following steps to first analyze the PR logic lock regions in a default FIM design, then resize the PR region:

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

The OFS flow provides the TCL file $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/pr_assignments.tcl which defines the PR partition where the AFU is allocated. Each region is a rectangle defined by the origin coordinate (X0, Y0) and the top right corner coordinate (X1, Y1).

#####################################################
# Main PR Partition -- green_region
#####################################################
set_instance_assignment -name PARTITION green_region -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main
set_instance_assignment -name CORE_ONLY_PLACE_REGION ON -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main
set_instance_assignment -name RESERVE_PLACE_REGION ON -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main
set_instance_assignment -name PARTIAL_RECONFIGURATION_PARTITION ON -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main


set_instance_assignment -name PLACE_REGION "X90 Y40 X350 Y220" -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main
set_instance_assignment -name ROUTE_REGION "X0 Y0 X385 Y329" -to afu_top|port_gasket|pr_slot|afu_main

[OPTIONAL] Use Quartus Chip Planner to visualize the default PR region allocation.
1. Run the setup stage of the build script to create a work directory.
```
cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --stage setup --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_resize_pr
```
2. Open the project in the Quartus GUI
```
quartus $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_resize_pr/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qpf
```
3. In the Compilation Dashboard, click the arrow next to Compile Design to start the compilation.
4. Once compilation is complete, click Tools -> Chip Planner to open the Chip Planner.
5. Analyze the regions shown. Note that the regions are made of rectangles described by an origin coordinate, region height, and region width. If you are modifying the regions, you will need to identify the coordinates of your desired region.
6. Close the Quartus GUI.
Make changes to the partial reconfiguraton region in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/pr_assignments.tcl file. You can modify the size and location of existing lock regions or add new ones and assign them to the AFU PR partition.

Recompile your FIM and create the PR relocatable build tree using the following commands.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR    

ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_resize_pr

Analyze the resource utilization report $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.fit.rpt produced after recompiling the FIM.
Perform further modification to the PR regions until the results are satisfactory. Make sure timing constraints are met.

For more information on how to optimize the floor plan of your Partial Reconfiguration design refer to the following online documentation.

Analyzing and Optimizing the Design Floorplan

Partial Reconfiguration Design Flow - Step 3 - Floorplan the Design

4.4 PF/VF MUX Configuration¶

The default PF/VF MUX configuration for OFS PCIe Attach FIM for the fseries-dk can support up to 8 PFs and 2000 VFs distributed accross all PFs.

For reference FIM configurations, 0 VFs on PF0 is not supported. This is because the PR region cannot be left unconnected. A NULL AFU may need to be instantiated in this special case. PFs must be consecutive. the PF/VF Limitations table describes the supported number of PFs and VFs.

Table: PF/VF Limitations

Parameter	Value
Min # of PFs	1 (on PF0)
Max # of PFs	8
Min # of VFs	1 on PF0
Max # of VFs	2000 distributed across all PFs

The OFSS methodology allows you to easily reconfigure the default number of PFs and VFs on your design.

4.4.1 Walkthrough: Modify the PF/VF MUX Configuration¶

Perform the following steps to modify the PF/VF MUX configuration.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

View the default OFS PCIe Attach FIM for the fseries-dk PF/VF configuration in the the $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_host.ofss file.

[ip]
type = pcie

[settings]
output_name = pcie_ss

[pf0]
num_vfs = 3
bar0_address_width = 20
vf_bar0_address_width = 20

[pf1]

[pf2]
bar0_address_width = 18

[pf3]

[pf4]

Create a new PCIe OFSS file from the existing pcie_host.ofss file

cp $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_host.ofss $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_pfvf_mod.ofss

Configure the new pcie_pfvf_mod.ofss with your desired PF/VF settings. In this example we will add PF5 with 2 VFs.

[ip]
type = pcie

[settings]
output_name = pcie_ss

[pf0]
num_vfs = 3
bar0_address_width = 20
vf_bar0_address_width = 20

[pf1]

[pf2]
bar0_address_width = 18

[pf3]

[pf4]

[pf5]
num_vfs = 2

Edit the $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss file to use the new PCIe configuration file pcie_pfvf_mod.ofss

[include]
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_pfvf_mod.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/iopll/iopll.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/memory/memory_ftile.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss

Compile the FIM.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pfvf_mod

Copy the resulting $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_pfvf_mod/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.sof image to your deployment environmenment.
Switch to your deployment environment.
Program the ofs_top.sof image to the fseries-dk FPGA. Refer to the Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG Section for step-by-step programming instructions.

Verify the number of VFs on the newly added PF5. In this example, we defined 2 VFs on PF5 in Step 5.

sudo lspci -vvv -s b1:00.5 | grep VF

Example output:

Initial VFs: 2, Total VFs: 2, Number of VFs: 0, Function Dependency Link: 05
VF offset: 4, stride: 1, Device ID: bccf
VF Migration: offset: 00000000, BIR: 0

Verify communication with the newly added PF5. New PF/VF are seamlessly connected to their own CSR stub, which can be read at DFH Offset 0x0. You can bind to the function and perform opae.io peek commands to read from the stub CSR. Similarly, perform opae.io poke commands to write into the stub CSRs. Use this mechanism to verify that the new PF/VF Mux configuration allows to write and read back values from the stub CSRs.

The GUID for every new PF/VF CSR stub is the same.
```
* NULL_GUID_L           = 64'haa31f54a3e403501
* NULL_GUID_H           = 64'h3e7b60a0df2d4850
```
1. Initialize the driver on PF5
```
sudo opae.io init -d b1:00.5
```
2. Read the GUID for the PF5 CSR stub.
```
sudo opae.io -d b1:00.5 -r 0 peek 0x8
sudo opae.io -d b1:00.5 -r 0 peek 0x10
```
  Example output:
```
0xaa31f54a3e403501
0x3e7b60a0df2d4850
```

4.5 Minimal FIM¶

In a minimal FIM, the exercisers are removed. This minimal FIM is useful for HDL applications.

4.5.1 Walkthrough: Create a Minimal FIM¶

Perform the following steps to create a Minimal FIM.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Create a new platform OFSS file that will use a 1PF/1VF PCIe configuration.

cp $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_1pf_1vf.ofss

Edit the $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_1pf_1vf.ofss file to use the 1PF/1VF PCIe configuration file pcie_1pf_1vf.ofss

[include]
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_1pf_1vf.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/iopll/iopll.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/memory/memory_ftile.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss

Compile the FIM with Null HEs compile option, the No HSSI compile option, and 1PF/1VF configuration OFSS file.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_1pf_1vf.ofss fseries-dk:null_he_lb,null_he_hssi,null_he_mem,null_he_mem_tg,no_hssi work_fseries-dk_minimal_fim

Review the $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_minimal_fim/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.fit.rpt utilization report to see the utilization statistics for the Minimal fim. Refer to Appendix A Table A-4 for the expected utilization for this Minimal FIM.
Copy the resulting $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_minimal_fim/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.sof image to your deployment environmenment.
Switch to your deployment environment, if different than your development environment.
Program the ofs_top.sof image to the fseries-dk FPGA. Refer to the Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG Section for step-by-step programming instructions.

Use lspci to verify that the PCIe changes have been implemented.

sudo lspci -vvv -s b1:00.0 | grep VF

Example output:

Initial VFs: 1, Total VFs: 1, Number of VFs: 0, Function Dependency Link: 00
VF offset: 1, stride: 1, Device ID: bcce
VF Migration: offset: 00000000, BIR: 0

You may wish to adjust the PR logic lock regions to maximize the resources available for the AFU. Refer to the Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region section for instructions.

4.6 PCIe-SS Configuration Registers¶

The PCIe-SS configuration registers contain the Vendor, Device and Subsystem Vendor ID registers which are used in PCIe add-in cards to uniquely identify the card for assignment to software drivers. OFS has these registers set with Intel values for out of the box usage. If you are using OFS for a PCIe add in card that your company manufactures, then update the PCIe Subsytem Subsystem ID and Vendor ID registers as described below and change OPAE provided software code to properly operate with your company's register values.

The Vendor ID is assigned to your company by the PCI-SIG (Special Interest Group). The PCI-SIG is the only body officially licensed to give out IDs. You must be a member of PCI-SIG to request your own ID. Information about joining PCI-SIG is available here: PCI-SIG. You select the Subsystem Device ID for your PCIe add in card.

4.6.1 Walkthrough: Modify the PCIe IDs using OFSS Configuration Starting Point¶

Perform the following steps to customize the PCIe Device ID and Revision number using an PCIe OFSS configuration as a starting point. While this walkthrough only changes the PCIe Device ID and Revsision number, the general modificaton flow is required to make any modifications not natively supported by OFSS.

Pre-Requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

Steps:

[OPTIONAL] In your deployment environment, check the current PCIe device information using lspci and your board <B:D.F>

lspci -vmms

Example output:

Slot:   98:00.0
Class:  1200
Vendor: 8086
Device: bcce
SVendor:        8086
SDevice:        1771
PhySlot:        1-1
Rev:    01
NUMANode:       1
IOMMUGroup:     8

Switch to your development environment.
Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Run the setup stage of the build script using your desired OFSS configration to create a working directory for the fseries-dk design.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --stage setup --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod

Open the PCIe-SS in the work directory using Quartus Parameter Editor.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod/ipss/pcie/qip

qsys-edit pcie_ss.ip

Scroll down to the PCIe Interfaces 0 Ports Settings tab and select the PCIe0 Device identification registers tab. Modify the settings as desired. In this case, we are changing the Device ID to 0xbccf and the Revision ID to 0x2.
Make any other desired modifications.
Click Generate HDL and save.
Close the Quartus Parameter Editor

Run the compile stage of the build script.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR
./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --stage compile --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod

Run the finish stage of the build script.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR
./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --stage finish --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod

Copy the resulting $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/output_files/ofs_top.sof image to your deployment environmenment.
Switch to your deployment environment.
Program the ofs_top.sof image to the fseries-dk FPGA. Refer to the Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG Section for step-by-step programming instructions.
Use lspci to verify that the PCIe changes have been implemented.
```
lspci -nvmms 98:00.0
```
Example output:
```
Slot:   98:00.0
Class:  1200
Vendor: 8086
Device: bccf
SVendor:        8086
SDevice:        1771
PhySlot:        1-1
Rev:    02
NUMANode:       1
IOMMUGroup:     8
```
At this point in the walkthrough, the PCIe modifications are contained within the work directory. The remaining steps give instructions for copying the PCIe IP file generated in Step 8 to the source directory so that future compiles outside of this work directory will implement the modifications. Note that this will change the default IP in the source files to now target the fseries-dk.
Switch back to your development environment.
Copy the pcie_ss.ip file from the work directory and save it over the existing pcie_ss.ip in the source directory.
```
cp $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod/ipss/pcie/qip/pcie_ss.ip $OFS_ROOTDIR/ipss/pcie/qip/pcie_ss.ip
```
If you are using OFSS files for other IPs in your design, you must remove the PCIe OFSS file from the list of included OFSS files in $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss

Compile the design.

With OFSS

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_pcie_mod.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod_2

Without OFSS

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_pcie_mod_2

[OPTIONAL] Repeat Steps 13 through 16 to program the generated image and verify the PCIe changes.

4.7 Migrating to a Different Agilex Device Number¶

The following instructions enable a user to change the device part number of the Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile). Please be aware that this release works with Intel® Agilex® 7 FPGA devices that have F-tile for PCIe and Ethernet. Other tiles will take further work.

You may wish to change the device part number for the following reasons

Migrate to same device package but with a different density
Migrate to a different package and with a different or same density

The default device for the Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) is AGFB027R24C2E2VR2

4.7.1 Walkthrough: Migrating to a Different Agilex Device Number¶

Perform the following steps to migrate to a different Agilex Device. In this example, we will migrate from the default AGFB027R24C2E2VR2 device to AGFB027R31C2E2V. The package will change from R24C to R31C.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Modify the part field in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss file to use AGFB027R31C2E2V.

[ip]
type = ofs

[settings]
platform = n6001
family = agilex
fim = base_x16
part = AGFB027R31C2E2V 
device_id = 6001

Modify the DEVICE field in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_top.qsf file to use AGFB027R31C2E2V.

############################################################################################
# FPGA Device
############################################################################################

set_global_assignment -name FAMILY "Agilex 7"
set_global_assignment -name DEVICE AGFB027R31C2E2V

Modify the DEVICE field in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/syn_top/ofs_pr_afu.qsf file to use AGFB027R31C2E2V.

############################################################################################
# FPGA Device
############################################################################################

set_global_assignment -name FAMILY Agilex 7
set_global_assignment -name DEVICE AGFB027R31C2E2V

If the device you are migrating to uses the same package and pinout, you do not need to modify the pinout constraints. In this example, because we are migrating from package R24C to R31C, we need to modify the pinout to match the new device. If you would like Quartus to attempt to pin out the design automatically, you may remove all pin assignments. Typically, you will still need to set certain pins manually in order to guide Quartus for a successful compile (e.g. transceiver reference clocks).

Commment out all pin assignments in the following files: * $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/emif_loc.tcl * $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/hps_loc.tcl * $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/top_loc.tcl
Identify the pins in the design that will be constrained. In this example we will manually constrain the QSFP reference clock and the PCIe reference clock to help guide the fitter. The Device Migration Pinout Table shows th pin assignments that will be set, along with the pin number for both the old R24C package and the new R31C package.

Net Name	Pin Name	AGF 027 R24C Pin #	AGF 027 R31C Pin #
"qsfp_ref_clk(n)"	REFCLK_FGTL12C_Q1_RX_CH2n	AV48	BD57
qsfp_ref_clk	REFCLK_FGTL12C_Q1_RX_CH2p	AW49	BB57
"PCIE_REFCLK0(n)"	REFCLK_FGTR13A_Q1_RX_CH2n	BU7	BP13
PCIE_REFCLK0	REFCLK_FGTR13A_Q1_RX_CH2p	BR7	BN14

Constrain the pins identified in Step 6.B in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/top_loc.tcl file for the new pinout for the AGF 027 R31C package.

set_location_assignment PIN_BB57 -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_location_assignment PIN_BD57 -to "qsfp_ref_clk(n)"

set_location_assignment PIN_BP13 -to "PCIE_REFCLK0(n)"
set_location_assignment PIN_BN14 -to PCIE_REFCLK0

Uncomment the instance assignments related to he QSFP reference clock in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/top_loc.tcl file.

set_instance_assignment -name IO_STANDARD "CURRENT MODE LOGIC (CML)" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_enable_termination=enable_term" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_enable_3p3v=disable_3p3v_tol" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_disable_hysteresis=enable_hyst" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_input_freq=156250000" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_powerdown_mode=false" -to qsfp_ref_clk
set_instance_assignment -name HSSI_PARAMETER "refclk_divider_use_as_bti_clock=TRUE" -to qsfp_ref_clk

Compile a flat design. It is recommended to compile a flat design first before incorporating a PR region in the design.

cd $OFS_ROOTDIR
./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk:flat work_fseries-dk

Verify that the build completes successfuly. If there are timing violation, try building with a different seed. Refer to the Walkthrough: Change the Compilation Seed section for instructions on changing the build seed.
When you are satisfied with the pinout, preserve it by hard-coding the desired pinout to followig files:
- $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/emif_loc.tcl
- $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/hps_loc.tcl
- $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/top_loc.tcl
When you are ready to re-incorporate PR into the design, modify the PR region to be compatible with the new device. Refer to the Walkthrough: Resize the Partial Reconfiguration Region section for instructions.

4.9 Modify the Ethernet Sub-System¶

This section describes the flows for modifying the Ethernet Sub-System.

Note: The default HSSI-SS configuration for the fseries-dk is 2x4x25GbE.

4.9.1 Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 2x4x10GbE¶

Perform the following steps to modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 2x4x10GbE. In this walkthrough, we will create a new IP presets file that will be used during the build flow.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Run the setup stage of the build script to create a work directry for the ${{ env.FTLE_DK_MODEL }} design.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --stage setup --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_eth_mod

Open the HSSI-SS IP in the work directory using qsys-edit

qsys-edit $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_eth_mod/ipss/hssi/qip/hssi_ss/hssi_ss.ip

Change the PORT*_PROFILE parameter from 25GbE to 10GbE for Ports 0 through 7.
Click Generate HDL at the bottom right of the Parameter Editor to verify that this configuration can be compiled. This will overwrite the IP in the work directory.
To preserve this HSSI-SS configuration in the source dirctory, you must generate a presets file. In the current release, only one presets file for the fseries-dk may exist in the source directory; future releases will allow for multiple presets files which may be switched between at build-time.
1. Click New in the bottom right corner of the Presets window.
2. In the New Preset window, set the Preset name to fseries-dk.
  
  Note: In the current release, the OFSS script requires that preset files be named n6001, fseries-dk, or f2000x. Future releases will allow for any preset name.
3. Click the ... button to select the save location of the Preset file.
4. In the Save As window, navigate to the $OFS_ROODIR/ipss/hssi/qip/hssi_ss/presets directory. Select the existing hssi_preset.qprs file to overwrite it. Then click OK.
5. In the New Preset window, click Save. Approve any requests to overwrite existing presets. Click No when prompted to add the file to the IP search path.
Close out of the IP Parameter Editor GUI. You may save the IP when prompted if desired; this will update the IP configuration in the work directory, however we will not use this work directory to compile.

Create a generic HSSI OFSS file named hssi_ftile.ofss based on the existing hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss.

cp $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss

View the contents of the newly created $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss file. The num_channels and data_rate settings will be overwritten by the preset file at build time; thus, no changes are required in this file.
```
[ip]
type = hssi

[settings]
output_name = hssi_ss
num_channels = 8
data_rate = 25GbE
preset = fseries-dk
```

Modify the top level OFSS file $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss to use the new generic HSSI OFSS file hssi_ftile.ofss.

[include]
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_host.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/iopll/iopll.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/memory/memory_ftile.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss

Build the FIM.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_eth_8x10

4.9.2 Walkthrough: Modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 3x4x10GbE¶

Perform the following steps to modify the Ethernet Sub-System to 3x4x10GbE. In this walkthrough, we will create a new IP presets file that will be used during the build flow.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires a development environment. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Up Development Environment Section for instructions on setting up a development environment.

Steps:

Clone the OFS PCIe Attach FIM repository (or use an existing cloned repository). Refer to the Walkthrough: Clone FIM Repository section for step-by-step instructions.
Set development environment variables. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set Development Environment Variables section for step-by-step instructions.

Run the setup stage of the build script to create a work directry for the ${{ env.FTLE_DK_MODEL }} design.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh --stage setup --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_eth_mod

Open the HSSI-SS IP in the work directory using qsys-edit

qsys-edit $OFS_ROOTDIR/work_fseries-dk_eth_mod/ipss/hssi/qip/hssi_ss/hssi_ss.ip

Change the NUM_ENABLED_PORTS parameter from 8 to 12.
Change the PORT*_PROFILE parameter from 25GbE to 10GbE for Ports 0 through 11.
Click Generate HDL at the bottom right of the Parameter Editor to verify that this configuration can be compiled. This will overwrite the IP in the work directory.
To preserve this HSSI-SS configuration in the source dirctory, you must generate a presets file. In the current release, only one presets file for the fseries-dk may exist in the source directory; future releases will allow for multiple presets files which may be switched between at build-time.
1. Click New in the bottom right corner of the Presets window.
2. In the New Preset window, set the Preset name to fseries-dk.
  
  Note: In the current release, the OFSS script requires that preset files be named n6001, fseries-dk, or f2000x. Future releases will allow for any preset name.
3. Click the ... button to select the save location of the Preset file.
4. In the Save As window, navigate to the $OFS_ROODIR/ipss/hssi/qip/hssi_ss/presets directory. Select the existing hssi_preset.qprs file to overwrite it. Then click OK.
5. In the New Preset window, click Save. Approve any requests to overwrite existing presets. Click No when prompted to add the file to the IP search path.
Close out of the IP Parameter Editor GUI. You may save the IP when prompted if desired; this will update the IP configuration in the work directory, however we will not use this work directory to compile.

Create a generic HSSI OFSS file named hssi_ftile.ofss based on the existing hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss.

cp $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_8x25_ftile.ofss $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss

View the contents of the newly created $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss file. The num_channels and data_rate settings will be overwritten by the preset file at build time; thus, no changes are required in this file.
```
[ip]
type = hssi

[settings]
output_name = hssi_ss
num_channels = 8
data_rate = 25GbE
preset = fseries-dk
```

Modify the top level OFSS file $OFS_ROOTDIR/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss to use the new generic HSSI OFSS file hssi_ftile.ofss.

[include]
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk_base.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/pcie/pcie_host.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/iopll/iopll.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/memory/memory_ftile.ofss
"$OFS_ROOTDIR"/tools/ofss_config/hssi/hssi_ftile.ofss

Change the number of QSFP ports from 2 to 3 in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/ipss/hssi/rtl/inc/ofs_fim_eth_plat_if_pkg.sv file.
```
localparam NUM_QSFP_PORTS = 3; // QSFP cage on board
```

Add the pin location assignments for the new QSFP channels in the $OFS_ROOTDIR/syn/board/fseries-dk/setup/top_loc.tcl file. In this example we will use channels 4 through 7 of the QSFPDD-56.

set_location_assignment PIN_AC55 -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_p[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_R55  -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_p[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_AG55 -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_p[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_W55  -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_p[3]

set_location_assignment PIN_AD54 -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_n[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_T54  -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_n[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_AH54 -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_n[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_Y54  -to qsfp_serial[2].rx_n[3]

set_location_assignment PIN_AF52 -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_p[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_W49  -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_p[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_AK52 -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_p[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_AB52  -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_p[3]

set_location_assignment PIN_AE51 -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_n[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_Y48  -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_n[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_AJ51 -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_n[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_AA51  -to qsfp_serial[2].tx_n[3]

Build the FIM.

./ofs-common/scripts/common/syn/build_top.sh -p --ofss tools/ofss_config/fseries-dk.ofss fseries-dk work_fseries-dk_eth_8x10

5. FPGA Configuration¶

Configuring the Agilex FPGA on the fseries-dk is done by programming a SOF image to the FPGA via JTAG using Quartus Programer.

5.1 Walkthrough: Set up JTAG¶

The Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) has an on-board FPGA Download Cable II module which is used to program the FPGA via JTAG.

Perform the following steps to establish a JTAG connection with the fseries-dk.

Pre-requisites:

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

This walkthrough requires a workstation with Quartus Prime Pro Version 23.2 tools installed, specifically the jtagconfig tool.

Steps:

Refer to the following figure for Steps 2 and 3.
Locate Single DIP Switch SW2 and 4-position DIP switch SW3 on the fseries-dk. These switches control the JTAG setup for the board. Ensure that both SW2 and SW3.3 are set to ON.
Locate the J10 Micro-USB port on the fseries-dk. Connect a Micro-USB to USB-A cable between the J10 port and the workstation that has Quartus Prime Pro tools installed.

Use the jtagconfig tool to check that the JTAG chain contains the AGFB027R24C2E2VR2 device.

<QUARTUS_INSTALL_DIR>/23.2/quartus/bin/jtagconfig

Example expected output:

1) Agilex F-Series FPGA Dev Kit [1-6]
0343B0DD   AGFB027R24C(.|R2|R0)/..
020D10DD   VTAP10

This concludes the walkthrough for establishing a JTAG connection on the fseries-dk.

5.2 Walkthrough: Program the FPGA via JTAG¶

This walkthrough describes the steps to program the Agilex FPGA on the Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) with a SOF image via JTAG.

Pre-Requisites:

This walkthrough requires an OFS Agilex PCIe Attach deployment environment. Refer to the [Getting Started Guide: Open FPGA Stack for Intel® Agilex® 7 PCIe Attach FPGAs (Intel Agilex 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2xF-Tile))] for instructions on setting up a deployment environment.

This walkthrough requires a SOF image which will be programmed to the Agilex FPGA. Refer to the Walkthrough: Compile OFS FIM Section for step-by-step instructions for generating a SOF image.

This walkthrough requires a JTAG connection to the fseries-dk. Refer to the Walkthrough: Set up JTAG section for step-by-step instructions.

This walkthrough requires a Full Quartus Installation or Standalone Quartus Prime Programmer & Tools running on the machine where the Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Development Kit (2x F-Tile) is connected via JTAG.

Steps:

Start in your deployment environment.

If the card is already programmed with an OFS enabled design, determine the PCIe B:D.F of the card using OPAE command fpgainfo fme. In this example, the PCIe B:D.F is B1:00.0.

fpgainfo fme

Example output:

Intel Acceleration Development Platform N6001
board_n6000.c:306:read_bmcfw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:482:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read bmc version
board_n6000.c:332:read_max10fw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:488:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read max10 version
Board Management Controller NIOS FW version:
Board Management Controller Build version:
//****** FME ******//
Interface                        : DFL
Object Id                        : 0xEF00001
PCIe s:b:d.f                     : 0000:B1:00.0
Vendor Id                        : 0x8086
Device Id                        : 0xBCCE
SubVendor Id                     : 0x8086
SubDevice Id                     : 0x1771
Socket Id                        : 0x00
Ports Num                        : 01
Bitstream Id                     : 0x5010202A8769764
Bitstream Version                : 5.0.1
Pr Interface Id                  : b541eb7c-3c7e-5678-a660-a54f71594b34
Boot Page                        : N/A

Note: The errors related to the BMC are the result of the OFS BMC not being present on the fseries-dk design. These will be removed in a future release.

Remove the card from PCIe prior to programming. This will disable AER for the PCIe root port to prevent a surprise link-down event during programming.
```
sudo pci_device b1:00.0 unplug
```
Switch to the machine with JTAG connection to the fseries-dk, if different than your deployment machine.
Open the Quartus programmer GUI
```
quartus_pgmw
```
Click Hardware Setup to open the Hardware Setup dialog window.
1. In the Currently selected hardware field select the fseries-dk.
2. In the Hardware frequency field enter 16000000 Hz
3. Click Close
In the Quartus Prime Programmer window, click Auto Detect.
If prompted, select the AGFB027R24C2E2VR2 device. The JTAG chain should show the device.
Right click the AGFB027R24C2E2VR2 row and selct Change File.
In the Select New Programming File window that opens, select the .sof image you wish to program and click Open.
Check the Program/Configure box for the AGFB027R24C2E2VR2 row, then click Start. Wait for the Progress bar to show 100% (Success).
Close the Quartus Programmer GUI.
Switch to the deployment environment, if different than the JTAG connected machine.
Replug the board PCIe
```
sudo pci_device b1:00.0 plug
```

Run fpgainfo fme to verify communication with the board, and to check the PR Interface ID.

Intel Acceleration Development Platform N6001
board_n6000.c:306:read_bmcfw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:482:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read bmc version
board_n6000.c:332:read_max10fw_version() **ERROR** : Failed to get read object
board_n6000.c:488:print_board_info() **ERROR** : Failed to read max10 version
Board Management Controller NIOS FW version:
Board Management Controller Build version:
//****** FME ******//
Interface                        : DFL
Object Id                        : 0xEF00001
PCIe s:b:d.f                     : 0000:B1:00.0
Vendor Id                        : 0x8086
Device Id                        : 0xBCCE
SubVendor Id                     : 0x8086
SubDevice Id                     : 0x1771
Socket Id                        : 0x00
Ports Num                        : 01
Bitstream Id                     : 0x501020241BF165B
Bitstream Version                : 5.0.1
Pr Interface Id                  : e7f69412-951f-5d1a-8cb7-8c778ac02055
Boot Page                        : N/A

Note: The errors related to the BMC are the result of the OFS BMC not being present on the fseries-dk design. These will be removed in a future release.

Appendix¶

Appendix A: Resource Utilization Tables¶

Table A-1 Default Flat FIM Resource Utilization

Compilation Hierarchy Node	ALMs needed	ALM Utilization %	M20Ks	M20K Utilization %
	153105.5	16.77	624	4.7
afu_top	83365.9	9.13	274	2.06
auto_fab_0	1339.6	0.15	9	0.07
bpf	780.1	0.09	0	0.0
fme_top	658.5	0.07	6	0.05
hps_ss	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
hssi_wrapper	11681.9	1.28	81	0.61
mem_ss_top	5712.9	0.63	38	0.29
ofs_top_auto_tiles	8180.5	0.9	20	0.15
pcie_wrapper	39444.9	4.32	188	1.42
pmci_dummy_csr	668.2	0.07	0	0.0
qsfp_0	627.1	0.07	4	0.03
qsfp_1	624.6	0.07	4	0.03
rst_ctrl	17.1	0.0	0	0.0
sys_pll	0.4	0.0	0	0.0

Table A-2 Default In-Tree PR FIM Resource Utilization

Compilation Hierarchy Node	ALMs needed	ALM Utilization %	M20Ks	M20K Utilization %
	158371.6	17.35	624	4.7
afu_top	88125.9	9.65	274	2.06
auto_fab_0	1305.6	0.14	9	0.07
bpf	782.5	0.09	0	0.0
fme_top	650.5	0.07	6	0.05
hps_ss	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
hssi_wrapper	11757.4	1.29	81	0.61
mem_ss_top	6155.1	0.67	38	0.29
ofs_top_auto_tiles	8263.6	0.91	20	0.15
pcie_wrapper	39393.5	4.32	188	1.42
pmci_dummy_csr	658.9	0.07	0	0.0
qsfp_0	625.0	0.07	4	0.03
qsfp_1	632.8	0.07	4	0.03
rst_ctrl	16.3	0.0	0	0.0
sys_pll	0.4	0.0	0	0.0

Table A-3 Default Out-of-Tree FIM Resource Utilization

Compilation Hierarchy Node	ALMs needed	ALM Utilization %	M20Ks	M20K Utilization %
	158287.4	17.34	624	4.7
afu_top	88046.1	9.65	274	2.06
auto_fab_0	1313.2	0.14	9	0.07
bpf	784.7	0.09	0	0.0
fme_top	656.1	0.07	6	0.05
hps_ss	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
hssi_wrapper	11781.0	1.29	81	0.61
mem_ss_top	6164.6	0.68	38	0.29
ofs_top_auto_tiles	8224.2	0.9	20	0.15
pcie_wrapper	39365.6	4.31	188	1.42
pmci_dummy_csr	665.1	0.07	0	0.0
qsfp_0	635.1	0.07	4	0.03
qsfp_1	631.7	0.07	4	0.03
rst_ctrl	15.1	0.0	0	0.0
sys_pll	0.5	0.0	0	0.0

Table A-4 Minimal FIM Resource Utilization

Compilation Hierarchy Node	ALMs needed	ALM Utilization %	M20Ks	M20K Utilization %
	101487.5	11.12	453	3.41
afu_top	31185.9	3.42	105	0.79
auto_fab_0	1309.6	0.14	9	0.07
bpf	797.6	0.09	0	0.0
fme_top	656.8	0.07	6	0.05
hps_ss	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
hssi_wrapper	11649.8	1.28	81	0.61
mem_ss_top	6447.4	0.71	38	0.29
ofs_top_auto_tiles	8288.5	0.91	20	0.15
pcie_wrapper	39208.5	4.3	186	1.4
pmci_dummy_csr	670.4	0.07	0	0.0
qsfp_0	623.6	0.07	4	0.03
qsfp_1	627.8	0.07	4	0.03
rst_ctrl	16.2	0.0	0	0.0
sys_pll	0.4	0.0	0	0.0

Appendix B: Glossary¶

Term	Abbreviation	Description
Advanced Error Reporting	AER	The PCIe AER driver is the extended PCI Express error reporting capability providing more robust error reporting. (link)
Accelerator Functional Unit	AFU	Hardware Accelerator implemented in FPGA logic which offloads a computational operation for an application from the CPU to improve performance. Note: An AFU region is the part of the design where an AFU may reside. This AFU may or may not be a partial reconfiguration region.
Basic Building Block	BBB	Features within an AFU or part of an FPGA interface that can be reused across designs. These building blocks do not have stringent interface requirements like the FIM's AFU and host interface requires. All BBBs must have a (globally unique identifier) GUID.
Best Known Configuration	BKC	The software and hardware configuration Intel uses to verify the solution.
Board Management Controller	BMC	Supports features such as board power managment, flash management, configuration management, and board telemetry monitoring and protection. The majority of the BMC logic is in a separate component, such as an Intel® Max® 10 or Intel Cyclone® 10 device; a small portion of the BMC known as the PMCI resides in the main Agilex FPGA.
Configuration and Status Register	CSR	The generic name for a register space which is accessed in order to interface with the module it resides in (e.g. AFU, BMC, various sub-systems and modules).
Data Parallel C++	DPC++	DPC++ is Intel’s implementation of the SYCL standard. It supports additional attributes and language extensions which ensure DCP++ (SYCL) is efficiently implanted on Intel hardware.
Device Feature List	DFL	The DFL, which is implemented in RTL, consists of a self-describing data structure in PCI BAR space that allows the DFL driver to automatically load the drivers required for a given FPGA configuration. This concept is the foundation for the OFS software framework. (link)
FPGA Interface Manager	FIM	Provides platform management, functionality, clocks, resets and standard interfaces to host and AFUs. The FIM resides in the static region of the FPGA and contains the FPGA Management Engine (FME) and I/O ring.
FPGA Management Engine	FME	Performs reconfiguration and other FPGA management functions. Each FPGA device only has one FME which is accessed through PF0.
Host Exerciser Module	HEM	Host exercisers are used to exercise and characterize the various host-FPGA interactions, including Memory Mapped Input/Output (MMIO), data transfer from host to FPGA, PR, host to FPGA memory, etc.
Input/Output Control	IOCTL	System calls used to manipulate underlying device parameters of special files.
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O	Intel VT-d	Extension of the VT-x and VT-I processor virtualization technologies which adds new support for I/O device virtualization.
Joint Test Action Group	JTAG	Refers to the IEEE 1149.1 JTAG standard; Another FPGA configuration methodology.
Memory Mapped Input/Output	MMIO	The memory space users may map and access both control registers and system memory buffers with accelerators.
oneAPI Accelerator Support Package	oneAPI-asp	A collection of hardware and software components that enable oneAPI kernel to communicate with oneAPI runtime and OFS shell components. oneAPI ASP hardware components and oneAPI kernel form the AFU region of a oneAPI system in OFS.
Open FPGA Stack	OFS	OFS is a software and hardware infrastructure providing an efficient approach to develop a custom FPGA-based platform or workload using an Intel, 3^rd party, or custom board.
Open Programmable Acceleration Engine Software Development Kit	OPAE SDK	The OPAE SDK is a software framework for managing and accessing programmable accelerators (FPGAs). It consists of a collection of libraries and tools to facilitate the development of software applications and accelerators. The OPAE SDK resides exclusively in user-space.
Platform Interface Manager	PIM	An interface manager that comprises two components: a configurable platform specific interface for board developers and a collection of shims that AFU developers can use to handle clock crossing, response sorting, buffering and different protocols.
Platform Management Controller Interface	PMCI	The portion of the BMC that resides in the Agilex FPGA and allows the FPGA to communicate with the primary BMC component on the board.
Partial Reconfiguration	PR	The ability to dynamically reconfigure a portion of an FPGA while the remaining FPGA design continues to function. For OFS designs, the PR region is referred to as the pr_slot.
Port	N/A	When used in the context of the fpgainfo port command it represents the interfaces between the static FPGA fabric and the PR region containing the AFU.
Remote System Update	RSU	The process by which the host can remotely update images stored in flash through PCIe. This is done with the OPAE software command "fpgasupdate".
Secure Device Manager	SDM	The SDM is the point of entry to the FPGA for JTAG commands and interfaces, as well as for device configuration data (from flash, SD card, or through PCI Express* hard IP).
Static Region	SR	The portion of the FPGA design that cannot be dynamically reconfigured during run-time.
Single-Root Input-Output Virtualization	SR-IOV	Allows the isolation of PCI Express resources for manageability and performance.
SYCL	SYCL	SYCL (pronounced "sickle") is a royalty-free, cross-platform abstraction layer that enables code for heterogeneous and offload processors to be written using modern ISO C++ (at least C++ 17). It provides several features that make it well-suited for programming heterogeneous systems, allowing the same code to be used for CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs or any other hardware accelerator. SYCL was developed by the Khronos Group, a non-profit organization that develops open standards (including OpenCL) for graphics, compute, vision, and multimedia. SYCL is being used by a growing number of developers in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and consumer electronics.
Test Bench	TB	Testbench or Verification Environment is used to check the functional correctness of the Design Under Test (DUT) by generating and driving a predefined input sequence to a design, capturing the design output and comparing with-respect-to expected output.
Universal Verification Methodology	UVM	A modular, reusable, and scalable testbench structure via an API framework. In the context of OFS, the UVM enviroment provides a system level simulation environment for your design.
Virtual Function Input/Output	VFIO	An Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU)/device agnostic framework for exposing direct device access to userspace. (link)

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