SNLA415 August   2022 DS160PT801

 

  1.   Abstract
  2.   Trademarks
  3. 1Introduction
  4. 2History
  5. 3Components of PCIe Communication
    1. 3.1 Root Complex
    2. 3.2 Repeater
    3. 3.3 Endpoints
  6. 4Signaling
    1. 4.1 PERST
    2. 4.2 WAKE and CLKREQ
    3. 4.3 REFCLK
  7. 5Link Training
    1. 5.1 Receiver Detect (Rx Detect)
    2. 5.2 Polling
    3. 5.3 Configuration
  8. 6Link Equalization
    1. 6.1 Phase 0 and 1
    2. 6.2 Phase 2 and 3
  9. 7Summary
  10. 8References

1 Introduction

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a motherboard expansion bus standard introduced in 2003 to enable high-speed serial communication between the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and its peripheral components. Today, it has become the primary motherboard expansion bus standard and a popular communication method for many other onboard applications. PCIe is often used for Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and solid-state drives (SSD) to send and receive data with the CPU.