PCI Literature

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Our PCI library, and the means in which to order documentation, is constantly expanding. Refer to this page whenever you need the latest status on Xilinx PCI literature.

Last updated 12/10/96

PCI Documentation	Status	Date	PCI Packet
Using Programmable Logic in PCI Designs		1/96	Included
XC3100A Component Electrical Checklist			Included
XC4000E Component Electrical Checklist			Included
XC73108 Component Electrical Checklist			Included
XC73144 Component Electrical Checklist			Included
LogiCORE Press Release		7/29/96	Included
LogiCORE PCI Interface Master & Slave Datasheet		10/96	Included
LogiCORE PCI Master & Slave Interface User Guide		8/2/96	Separate
LogiCORE PCI Protocol Compliance Checklist		7/7/96	Separate
FPGA Compiler Design Methodology Using Drop-in LogiCore Elements		3/30/96	Separate
XC3164A PCI Application Note (171kB)		1/95	Included
Implementing FIFOs in XC4000 Series RAM (222kB)	Revised	7/7/96	Included
Article Reprint: High-Speed State Machine Design		7/95	Included

How to Order Documents

Ordering the PCI Packet
The easiest and most complete way to obtain a hard copy of all the Xilinx PCI documents is to order our PCI Packet, since not all documentation is available in electronic form. The packet also includes the design files of our free reference designs on diskette. To order a copy, send E-mail to literature@xilinx.com and specifically request the PCI Packet. Include your name, company name, and postal address. One will be mailed to you via regular postal mail. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery, possibly more for international locations. (Note: The LogiCore PCI User Guide must be ordered separately. See below.)

Ordering the LogiCORE PCI Interface User Guide
The LogiCORE PCI Interface User Guide is currently not part of our PCI Packet and must be ordered separately. To order a copy, send E-mail to literature@xilinx.com and specifically request the PCI LogiCORE User Guide. Include your name, company name, and postal address. One will be mailed to you via regular postal mail. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery, possibly more for international locations.

Document Descriptions

X-Note 5A: Using Programmable Logic in PCI Designs
This X-Note has been completely revised. It focuses primarily on how PCI compliance relates to programmable logic and how many claims of PCI-compliant PLDs are incomplete and potentially misleading. Know the full story before you commit to a particular device or reference design. Also included is a guide for selecting the most suitable device for your design.

Component Electrical Checklists
The component electrical checklist is a list of electrical parameters specified by the PCI Special Interest Group that integrated circuits must adhere to in order to be electrically compliant to the PCI specification . Completed checklists are available for the Xilinx programmable logic families listed in the summary table above.

Xilinx LogiCORE(TM) Solutions
Xilinx LogiCORE (tm) Solutions are logic modules for highly integrated system building blocks. The first LogiCORE release is the PCI Interface Module , the programmable logic industry's most successful, fully-tested and pre-implemented PCI Interface module.

FPGA Compiler Design Methodology Using LogiCORE Modules
This Application Note addresses the design flow used to insert a PCI Target LogiCORE into a VHDL design that is processed using Synopsis' FPGA Compiler. The flow using Design Compiler is similar. This is currently not part of the PCI Packet, but is downloadable directly from the table above.

Application Note: Fully Compliant PCI Interface in an XC3164A FPGA
A PCI Target interface implemented in a Xilinx XC3100A-2 FPGA device. VIEWlogic schematics and Verilog source code are available. The Verilog source has been optimized for use with Exemplar Logic's CORE logic synthesis software.

Application Note: Implementing FIFOs in XC4000E RAM
This Application Note demonstrates how to use the new RAM modes in the XC4000E logic block. A PCI Write FIFO is implemented in several different ways, using various combinations of asynchronous and synchronous, level-sensitive and edge-triggered, single-port and dual-port RAM.

Article Reprint: High-Speed State Machine Design
This article focuses on a methodology for developing fast state machines that achieve both function and performance in FPGAs. PCI state machines are analyzed as an example.

PCI Packet
The PCI Packet contains a hard copy of all of the Xilinx PCI literature (except for the LogiCore PCI Interface User Guide, which must be ordered separately) plus a diskette of the design files of our free PCI reference designs. Click here to see how to order one.

LogiCore PCI Interface User Guide
The User Guide gives you a complete description of the LogiCore PCI Interface and how it is implemented in the Xilinx XC4000E FPGA family.

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