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On what CycloneIV Dev.Kit "PCI Express High Performance Reference Design" can be run?

Altera_Forum
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Can "PCI Express High Performance Reference Design" be run on "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit" or only on "Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit"? 

Deliverable from Altera "Download a PCI Express High-Performance Reference Design" page include hip_c4gx_gen1_x4.qar, that could mean that "PCI Express High Performance Reference Design" could be run on "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit", because gen1_x4 is on "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit", not on "Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit". 

But "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit" is not mentioned in " PCI Express High-Performance Reference Design" data sheet, only "Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit" is mentioned.:(
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Altera_Forum
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Hi Aphraton, the "development kit" has a x4 device so it should be able to run the reference design. I think the reference design was written for the x4 "development kit" since I remember when I tried it on my "starter kit", I had to make some small changes(pin out, etc) to make it work.

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Altera_Forum
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Why then "Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit" is not mentioned in " PCI Express High-Performance Reference Design" data sheet, only "Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit" is mentioned?

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Altera_Forum
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You meant AN456? It looks like it didn't mention the Cyclone IV GX development kit. It mentioned "FPGA programming files for the Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit for ×1 and ×4 Gen1 operation" but I am not aware there is a x4 device for the starter kit. Maybe someone from Altera could clear up the issue.

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Altera_Forum
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Yes, AN456. 

Here's the quote from AN456 ( page 12 ): 

 

Hardware Requirements 

The reference design requires the following hardware: 

■ The Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit, the cyclone iv gx transceiver starter kit, or the Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit. 

 

I am about to buy Cyclone IV GX development kit and I want to be sure, that I would be able to run "PCI Express High-Performance Reference Design" on that kit.
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Altera_Forum
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An answer to myself. 

"PCI Express High-Performance Reference Design" can be run on Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit.  

I tested it in reality.
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