hssi_loopback¶

NAME¶

hssi_loopback - Software utility to run HSSI loopback tests on FPGA

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

The hssi_loopback utility works in conjunction with a packet generator accelerator function unit (AFU) to test high-speed serial interface (HSSI) cards. The hssi_loopback utility tests both external and internal loopbacks. hssi_loopback runs an external loopback test when the command line arguments include both source and destination ports. hssi_loopback runs an internal loopback test when command line arguments include a single port. hssi_loopback only runs on the Intel Xeon with Arria 10 FPGA. You cannot run it on the Intel PAC (programmable accelerator card).

NOTE: The following limitations apply to the current version of hssi_loopback:

For the external loopback the two port arguments can be the same. For the e10 design, the ports should be the same.
The hssi_loopback test supports only the e40 and e10 E2E AFUs. The e10 E2E AFU tests HSSI with a retimer card.
The hssi_loopback test uses the control and status registers (CSRs) defined in the AFU.

OPTIONS¶

-S SOCKET_ID, --socket-id SOCKET_ID

Socket ID FPGA resource.

-B BUS, --bus BUS

Bus ID of FPGA resource.

-D DEVICE, --device DEVICE

Device ID of FPGA resource.

-F FUNCTION, --function FUNCTION

Function ID of FPGA resource.

-G, --guid

Specifies guid for the AFC enumeration.

-m, --mode

One of the following: [auto, e40, e10] auto is the default and indicates that the software runs the mode based on the first accelerator functional context (AFC) it enumerates.

-t, --timeout

Timeout (in seconds) before the application terminates in continuous mode. Continuous mode is the default when you do not specify the number of packets.

-y, --delay

Delay (in seconds) between printing out a simple status line. Default is 0.100 seconds (100 milliseconds).

-c, --packet-count

The number of packets to send.

-d, --packet-delay

The delay in between packets. This delay is the number of 100 MHz clock cycles, roughly 10 nanoseconds.

-s, --packet-size

The packet size to send. The minimum is 46 bytes and the maximum is 1500 bytes. The default is 46 bytes.

COMMANDS¶

send <source port> [<destination port>] [--packet-count|-c <count>] [--packet-delay|-d <delay>] [--packet-length|-l <length>]

Send packets from one port to the other. If the command line does not specify a destination port, the test runs an internal loopback. Otherwise, the test runs an external loopback from the source port to the destination port.

status [clear]

Read and interpret the status registers and print to the screen. clear clears the status registers.

stop

Issue a stop command to all Ethernet controllers in the AFU.

readmacs

Read and display the port MAC addresses. An EEPROM stores the MAC addresses.

EXIT CODES¶

0 Success - Number of packets received are equal to the number of packets sent and no errors are reported.

-1 Loopback failure - Either number of packets does not match or the test detected errors.

-2 Errors parsing arguments.

EXAMPLES¶

Read the MAC addresses of the AFU loaded on bus 0x5e:

>sudo hssi_loopback readmacs -B 0x5e

Run an external loopback, sending 100 packets from port 0 to port 1. The AFU is on bus 0x5e:

>sudo hssi_loopback -B 0x5e send 0 1 -c 100

Run an internal loopback until a timeout of 5 seconds is reached. The AFU is on bus 0x5e:

>sudo hssi_loopback -B 0x5e send 0 -t 5

Revision History¶

Document Version	Intel Acceleration Stack Version	Changes
2018.10.15	1.2. (Supported with Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition 17.1.1.)	No changes from previous release.
2018.05.21	1.1 Beta. (Supported with Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition 17.1.)	Corrected typos.