Link Up

Upon power on reset, the PCIe Controller is ready for link training in 100 ms. After the PERST# signal is deasserted, the PCIe link goes through training and achieves link active (L0) state in another 100 ms.

Figure 1. PCIe Controller Link Up Mechanism
  1. The core configuration length depends on the configuration mode. In some modes the FPGA enters user mode before the PCIe link up.
  2. To meet b, Efinix recommends you use SPI passive programming or SPI active programming with the following configuration:
Programing Mode External Clock Frequency (MHz) Internal Oscillator CLock Divider
SPI active x1 8.04 DIV4, DIV2, DIV1
SPI active x2 4.04 DIV8, DIV4, DIV2, DIV1
SPI active x4 2.04 DIV8, DIV4, DIV2, DIV1
SPI active x8 1.04 DIV8, DIV4, DIV2, DIV1